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Herbert Lom
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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.
Notable films
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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
Spartacus
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Ladykillers
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Dead Zone
As Dr. Sam Weizak
King Solomon's Mines
As Colonel Bockner
A Shot in the Dark
As Charles Dreyfus
Mysterious Island
As Captain Nemo
And Then There Were None
As Dr. Edward Armstrong
El Cid
As Ben Yussuf
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
The Writer's Fight
From Spartacus to the shadows of the blacklist, a chain of films that honours the courage of Hollywood's silenced screenwriters.
8 films
The Quiet Art of the British Character Actor
Eight films that celebrate the scene-stealers, the scene-setters, and the soul of British cinema: the character actors who make every frame richer.
8 films
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Whoops Apocalypse
1986 · Gen. Mosquera
King Solomon's Mines
1985 · Colonel Bockner
The Dead Zone
1983 · Dr. Sam Weizak
And Then There Were None
1974 · Dr. Edward Armstrong
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1971 · Rene Marot
Gambit
1966 · Shahbandar
A Shot in the Dark
1964 · Charles Dreyfus
Mysterious Island
1961 · Captain Nemo
El Cid
1961 · Ben Yussuf
Spartacus
1960 · Tigranes Levantus
The Ladykillers
1955 · Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
Star of India
1954 · Governor Narbonne
Snowbound
1948 · Von Kellerman, alias Keramikos
Night Boat to Dublin
1946 · Keitel