How tall is Peter Lorre?
Peter Lorre's listed height was 160 cm (5'3"). He was taller than about 5% of men in the United States.
Where 160 cm sits among men in the United States
Taller than about 5% of men in the United States born in 1904 (average 171.9 cm).
Lorre next to his co-stars
Humphrey Bogart is 13 cm taller than Peter Lorre (173 cm), Casablanca co-star.
John Carradine is 23 cm taller than Peter Lorre (183 cm), Around the World in 80 Days co-star.
Vincent Price is 33 cm taller than Peter Lorre (193 cm), The Raven co-star.
About Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre was a Hungarian and American actor, born László Löwenstein on 26 June 1904 in Ružomberok. He began his stage career in Vienna before moving to Germany, where he worked on stage and then in film in Berlin during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Lorre, who was Jewish, left Germany after Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power. He died on 23 March 1964.
Lorre caused an international sensation in the 1931 film M, in which he portrayed a serial killer. His first English-language film was Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much, made in the United Kingdom in 1934. Settling in Hollywood, he became a featured player in many Warner Bros. crime and mystery films, including The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca and Arsenic and Old Lace. He was known for timidly devious characters and an accented voice.
Lorre stood a listed 160 cm (5'3"). He was 13 cm shorter than Humphrey Bogart, listed at 173 cm (5'8"), with whom he appeared in Casablanca. He was also 23 cm shorter than John Carradine, listed at 183 cm (6'0"), his co-star in Around the World in 80 Days.
Frequently asked
How tall is Peter Lorre in feet and inches? Peter Lorre was 5'3" tall, which is 160 cm, 63 inches or 1.60 m.
How tall is Peter Lorre compared to Humphrey Bogart? Humphrey Bogart is 13 cm taller than Peter Lorre: 173 cm (5'8") vs 160 cm (5'3").
How tall is Peter Lorre compared to John Carradine? John Carradine is 23 cm taller than Peter Lorre: 183 cm (6'0") vs 160 cm (5'3").
How tall is Peter Lorre compared to Vincent Price? Vincent Price is 33 cm taller than Peter Lorre: 193 cm (6'4") vs 160 cm (5'3").
Is Peter Lorre tall for men in the United States? At 160 cm he was taller than about 5% of men in the United States born in 1904, whose average height is 171.9 cm.
Sources
- Peter Lorre on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Peter Lorre on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
- Peter Lorre on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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