Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

1917-09-12 Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary 108 Credits

Biography

Herbert Lom (born Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru) 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 serie...

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Dracula vs. Vampir

2012

Acting

In 1970, the iconoclast Jess Franco directs a version of Dracula with Christopher Lee and Klaus Kinski. Making the most of the occasion, Pere Portabel...

Beloved Count

Beloved Count

2007

as (archive footage)

Acting

Cult director Jess Franco recalls the making of his adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula starring Christopher Lee.

The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau

The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau

2002

as self

Acting

DA-DUN DA-DUN DA-DUN-DA-DUN-DA-DUN-DA-DUN-DA-DUUUUN Henry Mancini’s iconic score, Peter Sellers’ bumbling Inspector Clouseau, and those unforgettable...

Son of the Pink Panther

Son of the Pink Panther

1993

as Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus

4.6
Acting

The illegitimate son of Inspector Clouseau is on the case of the kidnapped Princess Yasmin.

The Pope Must Die

The Pope Must Die

1991

as Vittorio Corelli

4.9
Acting

A less-than-qualified and far-from-perfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. As the pontiff, he must deal with Vatican corruption, the Mob and ...

The Sect

The Sect

1991

as Moebius Kelly

6.2
Acting

A spree of grisly murders is perpetrated in Frankfurt by a group of Satan worshippers. A lonely schoolteacher almost runs over an elderly man and take...

Ten Little Indians

Ten Little Indians

1989

as Gen. Brancko Romensky

4.9
Acting

Ten people are invited to go on an African safari, only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. Could one of them be the killer?

The Masque of the Red Death

The Masque of the Red Death

1989

as Ludwig

3.3
Acting

Lovely photographer Rebecca winds up in a Bavarian castle at a "Masque of the Red Death" party hosted by the wealthy Ludwig. Mayhem ensues as assorted...

River of Death

River of Death

1989

as Colonel Ricardo Diaz

4.9
Acting

An adventurer (Hamilton) decides to go in search of the Lost City in the Amazon jungle. A motley crew of other people decide to join him for the wealt...

Skeleton Coast

Skeleton Coast

1988

as Elia

3.9
Acting

A retired Army colonel attempts to rescue his imprisoned son in this action packed thriller. To save his CIA operative son from terrorists, Col. Smith...

Going Bananas

Going Bananas

1987

as Captain Mackintosh

3.0
Acting

An evil circus owner chases a chimp and his friends through Africa. Not necessarily 'Dyn-O-Mite!', but this silly monkey business is decent family fun...

Master of Dragonard Hill

Master of Dragonard Hill

1987

as Le Farge

3.7
Acting

In the 18th-century British Caribbean colony of St. Joseph's, decadent and hedonistic aristocrats rule with an iron fist and terrorize slaves and susp...

Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse

1986

as Gen. Mosquera

5.6
Acting

When a small British owned island in the Caribbean is invaded and the world's most dangerous terrorist kidnaps a member of the Royal family, the count...

King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

1985

as Colonel Bockner

5.4
Acting

Ever in search of adventure, explorer Allan Quatermain agrees to join the beautiful Jesse Huston on a mission to locate her archaeologist father, who ...

Memed My Hawk

Memed My Hawk

1984

as Ali Safa Bey

5.0
Acting

In 1920s Turkey, a young peasant is smitten with a beautiful young girl, who has been promised in marriage to the fat, dullard cousin of the province'...

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

1984

as Dr. Larsen (archive footage) (uncredited)

Acting

Retrospective of the life and movie work of British actor James Mason. The documentary presents interview footage interspersed with some movie excerpt...

The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone

1983

as Dr. Sam Weizak

7.0
Acting

Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which lea...

Curse of the Pink Panther

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983

as Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus

4.6
Acting

Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for him. However, Clouseau's enemy, Dreyfus, rigs the Su...

Trail of the Pink Panther

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982

as Chef Inspektor Charles Dreyfus

5.2
Acting

The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief Inspector Clouseau from France. His plane disappears en-ro...

I Have Been Here Before

I Have Been Here Before

1982

as Dr. Görtler

Acting

Guests at a small hotel are disquieted by the insistence of a mysterious doctor that he has been there before.

The Man with Bogart's Face

The Man with Bogart's Face

1980

as Mr. Zebra

6.3
Acting

In this send-up of the Humphrey Bogart detective films of the 1940s, a man idolizes Bogart so much that he has his features altered to look exactly li...

Hopscotch

Hopscotch

1980

as Yaskov

7.0
Acting

When CIA operative Miles Kendig deliberately lets KGB agent Yaskov get away, his boss threatens to retire him. Kendig beats him to it, however, destro...

The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

1979

as Dr. Egon Hartz

6.0
Acting

On the eve of World War II, zany heiress Amanda Kelly travels by train to Switzerland. While passing through Germany, she meets a sweet elderly lady, ...

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Revenge of the Pink Panther

1978

as Chief Inspector Dreyfus

6.4
Acting

Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau is dead. At least that is what the world—and Charles Dreyfus—believe when a dead body is discovered in Clouseau's car...

Charleston

Charleston

1977

as Inspector Watkins

5.4
Acting

Charleston is a 1977 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marcello Fondato. It reprises the style of the film The Sting.

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976

as Dreyfus

6.9
Acting

Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid...

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1976

as Simon Legree (archive)

6.0
Acting

A sadistic plantation owner pushes his slaves to the point of rebellion.

The Return of the Pink Panther

The Return of the Pink Panther

1975

as Chief Inspector Dreyfus

6.8
Acting

The famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. The Inspector is convinced that 'The ...

And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None

1974

as Dr. Edward Armstrong

5.7
Acting

Ten people are invited to a hotel in the Iranian desert, only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. Could one of them be the kille...

Dark Places

Dark Places

1973

as Prescot

5.5
Acting

A scheming couple plot to conceal a hidden cache of stolen money from its rightful owner. The only problem is that the house they plan to hide it in i...

And Now the Screaming Starts!

And Now the Screaming Starts!

1973

as Henry Fengriffen

6.0
Acting

In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of husband Charles Fengriffen. The bride, Catherine, falls victim to a curse pla...

Asylum

Asylum

1972

as Byron

6.0
Acting

A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the patients...

Vampir Cuadecuc

Vampir Cuadecuc

1972

as Self

6.0
Acting

An atmospheric essay, which is an alternative version of Count Dracula, a film directed by Jess Franco in 1970; a ghostly narration between fiction an...

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1971

as Rene Marot

5.1
Acting

In Paris, in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, Cesar Charron owns a theater at the Rue Morgue where he performs the play "Murders in the Rue Mor...

Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray

1970

as Henry Wotton

5.1
Acting

London, England. Dorian Gray is a young man who somehow keeps his beauty eternally, while a mysterious portrait of himself gradually reveals his moral...

Count Dracula

Count Dracula

1970

as Van Helsing

5.8
Acting

Jess Franco's version of the Bram Stoker classic has Count Dracula as an old man who grows younger whenever he dines on the blood of young maidens.

Mister Jerico

Mister Jerico

1970

as Victor Russo

5.0
Acting

Con man Dudley Jerico sets out to rob corrupt millionaire Victor Rosso of his legendary Gemini diamond, but there's another operator in town who is ou...

Mark of the Devil

Mark of the Devil

1970

as Lord Cumberland

6.2
Acting

In 1700s Austria, a witch-hunter's apprentice has doubts about the righteousness of witch-hunting when he witnesses the brutality, the injustice, the ...

Doppelgänger

Doppelgänger

1969

as Doctor Hassler

6.2
Acting

A planet is discovered in the same orbit as Earth's but is located on the exact opposite side of the sun, making it not visible from Earth. The Europe...

99 Women

99 Women

1969

as Governor Santos

5.4
Acting

Female prisoners endure the horrors of drug abuse, prostitution and rampant sadism at an island prison. When an escape attempt goes awry, the fugitive...

Eve

Eve

1968

as Diego

3.2
Acting

Adventurer and treasure hunter Mike Yates is hoping to find a cache of Incan treasure lost in the Amazon jungle. While looking for his missing partner...

Villa Rides

Villa Rides

1968

as General Huerta

6.3
Acting

Pulled into the Mexican Revolution by his own greed, Texas gunrunner and pilot Lee Arnold joins bandit-turned-patriot Pancho Villa and his band of ded...

Assignment to Kill

Assignment to Kill

1968

as Matt Wilson

6.0
Acting

A private eye is hired by an insurance company to investigate a shipping magnate suspected of deliberately sinking his own ships for the insurance mon...

The Karate Killers

The Karate Killers

1967

as Randolph

4.9
Acting

International spies Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) travel around the globe in an effort to track down a secret form...

Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2

Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2

1967

as Etzel

6.3
Acting

Now Brunhild knows by which treason she was won for king Gunther of Burgund by Siegfried of Xanthen, and has been revenged by his foul murder by Hagen...

Gambit

Gambit

1966

as Shahbandar

7.0
Acting

Harry Dean is a career burglar set on stealing a piece of priceless art from the world's wealthiest man, Mr. Shahbandar. With the help of exotic showg...

Our Man in Marrakesh

Our Man in Marrakesh

1966

as Mr. Casimir

5.8
Acting

One of six travelers who catch the bus from Casablanca airport to Marrakesh is carrying $2 million to pay a local operator to fix United Nations votes...

Return from the Ashes

Return from the Ashes

1965

as Dr. Charles Bovard

6.1
Acting

A Jewish woman, Dr. Michele Wolf, interred in a Nazi concentration camp during WWII returns to her Paris home after the war's end. She's unaware that ...

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1965

as Simon Legree

5.7
Acting

In the pre-Civil War South, a sadistic plantation owner brutalizes his slaves to the point of rebellion. Always obedient, peaceful and honest old slav...

A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1964

as Charles Dreyfus

7.2
Acting

Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic ser...

The Horse Without a Head

The Horse Without a Head

1964

as Schiapa

6.0
Acting

Five pampered French children with their wheeled, headless, toy horse accidentally become tangled up in a plot to rob the Dijon- Paris express of 100,...

Treasure of Silver Lake

Treasure of Silver Lake

1962

as Colonel Brinkley

7.0
Acting

Fred Engel's father is murdered by Colonel Brinkley in order to acquire a treasure map, however the Colonel only acquires half of it, the other half a...

Tiara Tahiti

Tiara Tahiti

1962

as Chong Sing

5.6
Acting

James Mason and John Mills star in this comedy-drama about a tough colonel and a refined captain who clashed during the war, and continue their person...

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

1962

as The Phantom (Prof. L. Petrie)

6.4
Acting

A London opera house is haunted by tragic events on its opening night, but when its star is kidnapped, a producer tracks down the Phantom who is inten...

Mysterious Island

Mysterious Island

1961

as Captain Nemo

6.5
Acting

During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They mus...

El Cid

El Cid

1961

as Ben Yussuf

6.8
Acting

Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeed...

The Frightened City

The Frightened City

1961

as Waldo Zhernikov

6.4
Acting

A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in h...

Mr. Topaze

Mr. Topaze

1961

as Castel Benac

5.5
Acting

Mr. Topaze is an unassuming school teacher in an unassuming small French town, who is honest to a fault. He is fired when he refuses to give a passing...

Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

as Tigranes Levantus

7.5
Acting

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena,...

I Aim at the Stars

I Aim at the Stars

1960

as Anton Reger

5.7
Acting

The life story of the famed rocket scientist Dr. Werner von Braun, one of the most brilliant and controversial figures of the space age. Dr. von Braun...

Third Man on the Mountain

Third Man on the Mountain

1959

as Emil Saxo

6.7
Acting

Famous British mountaineer Winter wants to climb a difficult summit, the Citadel. He goes to a small village but no guide wants to accompany him. A yo...

Perilous Assignment

Perilous Assignment

1959

as Self

10.0
Acting

"Perilous Assignment" is an episode of ABC's Walt Disney Presents. Disney loved to show viewers behind the scenes of the daring shoots of its theatric...

North West Frontier

North West Frontier

1959

as Van Layden

6.7
Acting

In the rebellious northern frontier province of colonial India, British Army Captain Scott, a young prince and the boy's governess escape by an obsole...

The Big Fisherman

The Big Fisherman

1959

as Herod Antipas

4.6
Acting

Drama that focuses on the later life of Peter, one of the closest disciples of Jesus.

No Trees in the Street

No Trees in the Street

1959

as Wilkie

5.8
Acting

Based on the play by Ted Willis, the film is set in the years just before World War II, when England hadn't completely dug itself out of the worldwide...

Passport to Shame

Passport to Shame

1958

as Nick Biaggi

6.4
Acting

British melodrama about a cabbie befriending a girl caught up in the white slave trade.

The Roots of Heaven

The Roots of Heaven

1958

as Orsini

6.2
Acting

In French Equatorial Africa, an idealist campaigns to save the African elephant, gaining support from a nightclub hostess and an ex-soldier. His cause...

Intent to Kill

Intent to Kill

1958

as Juan Menda

5.2
Acting

While resisting pressure from his upper-class wife to take a higher-paying job in London, a Montreal physician prepares to carry out brain surgery on ...

I Accuse!

I Accuse!

1958

as Maj. DuPaty de Clam

6.1
Acting

Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason and made a scapegoat for military espionage in an ac...

Chase a Crooked Shadow

Chase a Crooked Shadow

1958

as Police Commissar Vargas

7.0
Acting

A woman who lives in Spain has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her dead brother's identity.

Action of the Tiger

Action of the Tiger

1957

as Trifon, Albania Bandit

4.9
Acting

A woman hires soldier-of-fortune Carson to smuggle her into Albania by way of Greece. Their trouble is just beginning when they get there.

Hell Drivers

Hell Drivers

1957

as Gino Rossi

6.8
Acting

An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.

Fire Down Below

Fire Down Below

1957

as Harbour Master

5.7
Acting

Tony and Felix own a tramp boat, and sail around the Caribbean doing odd jobs and drinking a lot. They agree to ferry the beautiful but passportless I...

War and Peace

War and Peace

1956

as Napoleon

6.7
Acting

The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invad...

The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

1955

as Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'

7.3
Acting

Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicia...

Beautiful Stranger

Beautiful Stranger

1954

as Emil Landosh

5.0
Acting

An ex-chorus girl lives on the Riviera, supported by a married man she doesn't know is a crook.

The Love Lottery

The Love Lottery

1954

as André Amico

4.8
Acting

Rex Allerton is a top Hollywood star and an idol of the female population. To get away from the pressure of the fans who won't leave him alone, he rel...

Star of India

Star of India

1954

as Governor Narbonne

4.0
Acting

Squire Pierre St. Laurent returns from wars in India to 17th-century provincial France to find his estate confiscated by governor Narbonne, for back t...

Rough Shoot

Rough Shoot

1953

as Sandorski

6.2
Acting

An American military officer and his wife move to a cottage in what they think is the peaceful English countryside, only to discover the area is a hot...

The Net

The Net

1953

as Dr. Alex Leon

5.5
Acting

A secret jet aircraft capable of traveling three times the speed of sound is being developed by a group of scientists. On the day of the test flight, ...

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

1952

as Julius de Koster, Jr.

6.0
Acting

A Dutch company's owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company funds but he is caught i...

The Ringer

The Ringer

1952

as Maurice Meister

5.8
Acting

An underhand solicitor receives threatening notes, and the police are called in to protect him.

Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard

Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard

1952

as Roger Ford

6.0
Acting

Mystery directed by Francis Searle.

Mr. Denning Drives North

Mr. Denning Drives North

1951

as Mados

6.0
Acting

When well-off aircraft designer Denning finds his daughter's current boyfriend is a nasty character he tries to buy him off, ending up hitting him and...

Two on the Tiles

Two on the Tiles

1951

as Ford

5.5
Acting

A married couple both face temptations while separated for a few days. The husband meets an attractive female fellow traveler in Paris while the wife ...

Hell Is Sold Out

Hell Is Sold Out

1951

as Dominic Danges

5.7
Acting

A supposedly dead writer suddenly turns up to confront the young woman who is using his penname.

Cage of Gold

Cage of Gold

1950

as Rahman

6.6
Acting

The love that Judy, a young painter, feels for Alan, a promising doctor to whom she is engaged, falters when Bill, an old friend, suddenly appears.

State Secret

State Secret

1950

as Karl Theodor

6.5
Acting

While working in England, an American surgeon Dr. John Marlowe is invited to Vosnia (a fictitious East-European country) to receive an award and demon...

The Black Rose

The Black Rose

1950

as Anthemus

6.5
Acting

In the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England. With his friend, Tristram, he falls in with the army of ...

Night and the City

Night and the City

1950

as Kristo

7.5
Acting

Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed...

Golden Salamander

Golden Salamander

1950

as Rankl

5.9
Acting

An archaeologist stumbles into the territory of an evil crime syndicate and struggles to set things right.

Brass Monkey

Brass Monkey

1948

as Peter Hobart

5.5
Acting

Carroll Levis, a radio variety host, gets involved in murder and theft.

Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life

1948

as Fritz Kottler Hendlemann

5.9
Acting

A British army officer becomes fascinated by the portrait of a young woman. He travels to Germany to find her, only to discover that she is suffering ...

Good-Time Girl

Good-Time Girl

1948

as Max Vine

6.1
Acting

Sent to a home for "problem" girls, incipient juvenile delinquent Gwen receives a crash course in petty crime. Back on the outside, she falls in with...

Snowbound

Snowbound

1948

as Von Kellerman, alias Keramikos

5.9
Acting

Good and bad characters are stuck in a ski chalet near buried Nazi gold in the Alps.

Dual Alibi

Dual Alibi

1947

as Jules de Lisle / Georges de Lisle

5.7
Acting

A French PR man and his girlfriend steal a lottery ticket from twin trapeze artists, prompting murder.

Appointment with Crime

Appointment with Crime

1946

as Gregory Lang

5.9
Acting

Small-time jewel thief Leo Martin is deserted by his partners-in-crime, club owner Gus Loman and driver Hatchett, when the robbery they are committing...

Night Boat to Dublin

Night Boat to Dublin

1946

as Keitel

6.3
Acting

British intelligence officers head off a Nazi plot to kidnap an atomic scientist.

The Seventh Veil

The Seventh Veil

1945

as Dr. Larsen

6.4
Acting

A concert pianist with amnesia fights to regain her memory.

Hotel Reserve

Hotel Reserve

1944

as Andre Roux

6.5
Acting

A hunt for a spy, in a hotel in the South of France just before World War Two.

The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower

1943

as Stephen Torg

6.1
Acting

While working at a circus, a man hypnotizes a trapezist to kill her partner.

Tomorrow We Live

Tomorrow We Live

1943

as Kurtz

6.0
Acting

British World War II film set in occupied France, portraying the activities of members of the French Resistance and the Nazi tactic of taking and shoo...

Secret Mission

Secret Mission

1942

as Medical Officer

4.3
Acting

World War II drama in which a member of the French Resistance and three British agents undertake a hazardous mission to infiltrate a German HQ in sear...

The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942

as Napoleon

5.7
Acting

This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24.

After Mein Kampf

After Mein Kampf

1940

Acting

Allied propaganda in the form of cartoons and newsreels shows the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.

Dad for a Day

Dad for a Day

1939

as Gas Station Patron

6.0
Acting

The "Our Gang" kids encourage a shy man to take a widow and her son to a picnic.

Boží mlýny

1938

Acting

An old peasant from Chodský, Záhor, claims to the young Podestát that he returned three hundred gold pieces to his father before the old Podestát died...

Žena pod křížem

1937

as Gustav

10.0
Acting