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Herbert Lom
Acting
Born: September 12, 1917
Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
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 series The Human Jungle.
Known For
Spartacus
as Tigranes Levantus
99 Women
as Governor Santos
A Shot in the Dark
as Charles Dreyfus
El Cid
as Ben Yussuf
The Dead Zone
as Dr. Sam Weizak
Mysterious Island
as Captain Nemo
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
as Julius de Koster, Jr.
King Solomon's Mines
as Colonel Bockner
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus
War and Peace
as Napoleon
