Herbert Lom

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 12, 1917

died

September 27, 2012

place of birth

Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary

also known as

Herbert Karel Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru · هربرت لوم

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Herbert Lom (born Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru; 11 September 1917 – 27 September 2012) was a Czech-born British film and television actor who moved to the United Kingdom in 1939. In a career lasting more than 60 years, he appeared in character roles, often portraying criminals or villains early in his career and professional men in later years.

Lom was noted for his precise, elegant enunciation of English. He is best known for his roles in The Ladykillers, The Pink Panther film series and the television series The Human Jungle.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Spartacus
7.5

Spartacus

1960as Tigranes Levantus
The Dead Zone
7.0

The Dead Zone

1983as Dr. Sam Weizak
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
6.9

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976as Dreyfus
Villa Rides
6.3

Villa Rides

1968as General Huerta
El Cid
6.8

El Cid

1961as Ben Yussuf
A Shot in the Dark
7.2

A Shot in the Dark

1964as Charles Dreyfus
Mysterious Island
6.6

Mysterious Island

1961as Captain Nemo
The Return of the Pink Panther
6.8

The Return of the Pink Panther

1975as Chief Inspector Dreyfus
War and Peace
6.7

War and Peace

1956as Napoleon
King Solomon's Mines
5.4

King Solomon's Mines

1985as Colonel Bockner
Trail of the Pink Panther
5.2

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982as Chef Inspektor Charles Dreyfus
Curse of the Pink Panther
4.6

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983as Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus
Revenge of the Pink Panther
6.4

Revenge of the Pink Panther

1978as Chief Inspector Dreyfus
Gambit
7.0

Gambit

1966as Shahbandar
Son of the Pink Panther
4.6

Son of the Pink Panther

1993as Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus
The Ladykillers
7.3

The Ladykillers

1955as Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
And Then There Were None
5.7

And Then There Were None

1974as Dr. Edward Armstrong
Asylum
6.0

Asylum

1972as Byron
Hopscotch
7.0

Hopscotch

1980as Yaskov
The Lady Vanishes
6.0

The Lady Vanishes

1979as Dr. Egon Hartz
The Sect
6.3

The Sect

1991as Moebius Kelly
99 Women
5.4

99 Women

1969as Governor Santos
Hell Drivers
6.7

Hell Drivers

1957as Gino Rossi
Night and the City
7.5

Night and the City

1950as Kristo
The Phantom of the Opera
6.4

The Phantom of the Opera

1962as The Phantom (Prof. L. Petrie)
Treasure of Silver Lake
7.1

Treasure of Silver Lake

1962as Colonel Brinkley
Doppelgänger
6.2

Doppelgänger

1969as Doctor Hassler
Mark of the Devil
6.2

Mark of the Devil

1970as Lord Cumberland
Count Dracula
5.9

Count Dracula

1970as Van Helsing
The Black Rose
6.7

The Black Rose

1950as Anthemus
Ten Little Indians
4.9

Ten Little Indians

1989as Gen. Brancko Romensky
Murders in the Rue Morgue
5.1

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1971as Rene Marot
Dark Places
5.5

Dark Places

1973as Prescot
The Big Fisherman
5.1

The Big Fisherman

1959as Herod Antipas
The Pope Must Die
5.0

The Pope Must Die

1991as Vittorio Corelli
And Now the Screaming Starts!
5.9

And Now the Screaming Starts!

1973as Henry Fengriffen
River of Death
5.1

River of Death

1989as Colonel Ricardo Diaz
No Trees in the Street
5.8

No Trees in the Street

1959as Wilkie
State Secret
6.9

State Secret

1950as Karl Theodor
I Accuse!
6.6

I Accuse!

1958as Maj. DuPaty de Clam
Uncle Tom's Cabin
5.9

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1965as Simon Legree
Charleston
5.5

Charleston

1977as Inspector Watkins
Return from the Ashes
6.2

Return from the Ashes

1965as Dr. Charles Bovard
Action of the Tiger
4.8

Action of the Tiger

1957as Trifon, Albania Bandit
The Karate Killers
5.1

The Karate Killers

1967as Randolph
Fire Down Below
5.9

Fire Down Below

1957as Harbour Master
North West Frontier
6.8

North West Frontier

1959as Van Layden
Tiara Tahiti
6.2

Tiara Tahiti

1962as Chong Sing
The Frightened City
6.6

The Frightened City

1961as Waldo Zhernikov
Good-Time Girl
6.4

Good-Time Girl

1948as Max Vine