Herbert Lom

from Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary

Artwork for SpartacusImage of Herbert Lom

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.

Timeline

2012Aged 95

2007Aged 90

  • Poster for Beloved Count

    (archive footage)

2002Aged 85

  • Poster for The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau

    self

1993Aged 76

  • Poster for Son of the Pink Panther

    Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus

1991Aged 74

  • Poster for The Sect

    Moebius Kelly

  • Poster for The Pope Must Die

    Vittorio Corelli

1989Aged 72

  • Poster for River of Death

    Colonel Ricardo Diaz

  • Poster for The Masque of the Red Death

    Ludwig

  • Poster for Ten Little Indians

    Gen. Brancko Romensky

1988Aged 71

  • Poster for Skeleton Coast

    Elia

1987Aged 70

  • Poster for Master of Dragonard Hill

    Le Farge

  • Poster for Going Bananas

    Captain Mackintosh

1986Aged 69

  • Poster for Whoops Apocalypse

    Gen. Mosquera

1985Aged 68

  • Poster for King Solomon's Mines

    Colonel Bockner

1984Aged 67

  • Poster for James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

    Dr. Larsen (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Memed My Hawk

    Ali Safa Bey

1983Aged 66

  • Poster for Curse of the Pink Panther

    Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus

  • Poster for The Dead Zone

    Dr. Sam Weizak

1982Aged 65

  • Poster for I Have Been Here Before

    Dr. Görtler

  • Poster for Trail of the Pink Panther

    Chef Inspektor Charles Dreyfus

1980Aged 63

  • Poster for Hopscotch

    Yaskov

  • Poster for The Man with Bogart's Face

    Mr. Zebra

1979Aged 62

  • Poster for The Lady Vanishes

    Dr. Egon Hartz

1978Aged 61

  • Poster for Revenge of the Pink Panther

    Chief Inspector Dreyfus

1977Aged 60

  • Poster for Charleston

    Inspector Watkins

1976Aged 59

  • Poster for Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Simon Legree (archive)

  • Poster for The Pink Panther Strikes Again

    Dreyfus

1975Aged 58

  • Poster for The Return of the Pink Panther

    Chief Inspector Dreyfus

1974Aged 57

  • Poster for And Then There Were None

    Dr. Edward Armstrong

1973Aged 56

  • Poster for And Now the Screaming Starts!

    Henry Fengriffen

  • Poster for Dark Places

    Prescot

1972Aged 55

  • Poster for Vampir Cuadecuc

    Self

  • Poster for Asylum

    Byron

1971Aged 54

  • Poster for Murders in the Rue Morgue

    Rene Marot

1970Aged 53

  • Poster for Mark of the Devil

    Lord Cumberland

  • Poster for Mister Jerico

    Victor Russo

  • Poster for Count Dracula

    Van Helsing

  • Poster for Dorian Gray

    Henry Wotton

1969Aged 52

  • Poster for 99 Women

    Governor Santos

  • Poster for Doppelgänger

    Doctor Hassler

1968Aged 51

  • Poster for Assignment to Kill

    Matt Wilson

  • Poster for Villa Rides

    General Huerta

  • Poster for Eve

    Diego

1967Aged 50

  • Poster for Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2

    Etzel

  • Poster for The Karate Killers

    Randolph

1966Aged 49

  • Poster for Our Man in Marrakesh

    Mr. Casimir

  • Poster for Gambit

    Shahbandar

1965Aged 48

  • Poster for Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Simon Legree

  • Poster for Return from the Ashes

    Dr. Charles Bovard

1964Aged 47

  • Poster for The Horse Without a Head

    Schiapa

  • Poster for A Shot in the Dark

    Charles Dreyfus

1962Aged 45

  • Poster for The Phantom of the Opera

    The Phantom (Prof. L. Petrie)

  • Poster for Tiara Tahiti

    Chong Sing

  • Poster for Treasure of Silver Lake

    Colonel Brinkley

1961Aged 44

  • Poster for Mr. Topaze

    Castel Benac

  • Poster for The Frightened City

    Waldo Zhernikov

  • Poster for El Cid

    Ben Yussuf

  • Poster for Mysterious Island

    Captain Nemo

1960Aged 43

  • Poster for I Aim at the Stars

    Anton Reger

  • Poster for Spartacus

    Tigranes Levantus

1959Aged 42

  • Poster for No Trees in the Street

    Wilkie

  • Poster for The Big Fisherman

    Herod Antipas

  • Poster for North West Frontier

    Van Layden

  • Poster for Perilous Assignment

    Self

  • Poster for Third Man on the Mountain

    Emil Saxo

1958Aged 41

  • Poster for Chase a Crooked Shadow

    Police Commissar Vargas

  • Poster for I Accuse!

    Maj. DuPaty de Clam

  • Poster for Intent to Kill

    Juan Menda

  • Poster for The Roots of Heaven

    Orsini

  • Poster for Passport to Shame

    Nick Biaggi

1957Aged 40

  • Poster for Fire Down Below

    Harbour Master

  • Poster for Hell Drivers

    Gino Rossi

  • Poster for Action of the Tiger

    Trifon, Albania Bandit

1956Aged 39

  • Poster for War and Peace

    Napoleon

1955Aged 38

  • Poster for The Ladykillers

    Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'

1954Aged 37

  • Poster for Star of India

    Governor Narbonne

  • Poster for The Love Lottery

    André Amico

  • Poster for Beautiful Stranger

    Emil Landosh

1953Aged 36

  • Poster for The Net

    Dr. Alex Leon

  • Poster for Rough Shoot

    Sandorski

1952Aged 35

  • Poster for Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard

    Roger Ford

  • Poster for The Ringer

    Maurice Meister

  • Poster for The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

    Julius de Koster, Jr.

1951Aged 34

  • Poster for Hell Is Sold Out

    Dominic Danges

  • Poster for Two on the Tiles

    Ford

  • Poster for Mr. Denning Drives North

    Mados

1950Aged 33

  • Poster for Golden Salamander

    Rankl

  • Poster for Night and the City

    Kristo

  • Poster for The Black Rose

    Anthemus

  • Poster for State Secret

    Karl Theodor

  • Poster for Cage of Gold

    Rahman

1948Aged 31

  • Poster for Snowbound

    Von Kellerman, alias Keramikos

  • Poster for Good-Time Girl

    Max Vine

  • Poster for Brass Monkey

    Peter Hobart

  • Poster for Portrait from Life

    Fritz Kottler Hendlemann

1947Aged 30

  • Poster for Dual Alibi

    Jules de Lisle / Georges de Lisle

1946Aged 29

  • Poster for Night Boat to Dublin

    Keitel

  • Poster for Appointment with Crime

    Gregory Lang

1945Aged 28

  • Poster for The Seventh Veil

    Dr. Larsen

1944Aged 27

  • Poster for Hotel Reserve

    Andre Roux

1943Aged 26

  • Poster for Tomorrow We Live

    Kurtz

  • Poster for The Dark Tower

    Stephen Torg

1942Aged 25

  • Poster for The Young Mr. Pitt

    Napoleon

  • Poster for Secret Mission

    Medical Officer

1940Aged 23

  • Poster for After Mein Kampf

    (Unknown)

1939Aged 22

  • Poster for Dad for a Day

    Gas Station Patron

1938Aged 21

1937Aged 20