Herbert Lom

Acting

September 12, 1917 – September 27, 2012 (aged 95)

Prague, 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.

Filmography

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies2021 · Self - (archive footage)

Dracula vs. Vampir

Dracula vs. Vampir2012

Beloved Count2007 · (archive footage)

The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau

The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau2002 · self

The World of Hammer

The World of Hammer1994 · Self (archive footage)

Son of the Pink Panther

Son of the Pink Panther1993 · Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus

The Detectives

The Detectives1993 · Van der Dyck

The Pope Must Die

The Pope Must Die1991 · Vittorio Corelli

The Sect

The Sect1991 · Moebius Kelly

The Masque of the Red Death

The Masque of the Red Death1989 · Ludwig

River of Death

River of Death1989 · Colonel Ricardo Diaz

Ten Little Indians

Ten Little Indians1989 · Gen. Brancko Romensky

Skeleton Coast

Skeleton Coast1988 · Elia

Going Bananas

Going Bananas1987 · Captain Mackintosh

Master of Dragonard Hill

Master of Dragonard Hill1987 · Le Farge

Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse1986 · Gen. Mosquera

King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines1985 · Colonel Bockner

Memed My Hawk

Memed My Hawk1984 · Ali Safa Bey

Pope Joan

Pope Joan1984 · Monsier Chardin

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate1984 · Dr. Larsen (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone1983 · Dr. Sam Weizak

Father Matthew

Father Matthew1983 · Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus

Trail of the Pink Panther

Trail of the Pink Panther1982 · Chef Inspektor Charles Dreyfus

I Have Been Here Before

I Have Been Here Before1982 · Dr. Görtler

Darkroom

Darkroom1981 · The Phantom of the Opera (archive footage)

Peter and Paul

Peter and Paul1981 · Barnabas

Genroku Ryoran

Genroku Ryoran1980 · Mr. Zebra

Hopscotch

Hopscotch1980 · Yaskov

The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes1979 · Dr. Egon Hartz

Wagon Train

Wagon Train1978 · Chief Inspector Dreyfus

Charleston

Charleston1977 · Inspector Watkins

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

The Pink Panther Strikes Again1976 · Dreyfus

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin1976 · Simon Legree (archive)

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place1975 · Chief Inspector Dreyfus

And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None1974 · Dr. Edward Armstrong

Dark Places

Dark Places1973 · Prescot

And Now the Screaming Starts!

And Now the Screaming Starts!1973 · Henry Fengriffen

Asylum

Asylum1972 · Byron

Vampir Cuadecuc

Vampir Cuadecuc1972 · Self

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue1971 · Rene Marot

A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark1964

The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle1963 · Dr. Roger Corder