Herbert Lom
Known for ActingBorn 1917-09-12 — died 2012-09-27Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
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.
Known for
Spartacus
1960 · as Tigranes Levantus
The Dead Zone
1983 · as Dr. Sam Weizak
War and Peace
1956 · as Napoleon
Mysterious Island
1961 · as Captain Nemo
El Cid
1961 · as Ben Yussuf
The Return of the Pink Panther
1975 · as Chief Inspector Dreyfus
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976 · as Dreyfus
A Shot in the Dark
1964 · as Charles Dreyfus
King Solomon's Mines
1985 · as Colonel Bockner
Son of the Pink Panther
1993 · as Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus
The Ladykillers
1955 · as Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
The Lady Vanishes
1979 · as Dr. Egon Hartz
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978 · as Chief Inspector Dreyfus
Hell Drivers
1957 · as Gino Rossi
Vampir Cuadecuc
1972 · as Self
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983 · as Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus
Golden Salamander
1950 · as Rankl
And Then There Were None
1974 · as Dr. Edward Armstrong