Herbert Lom
Born	Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchacevich ze Schluderpacheru 11 September 1917 (1917-09-11) (age 90) Prague, Austria-Hungary
Years active	1937-2004
Spouse(s)	Dina Schea (10 January 1948 - 1971)

Herbert Lom [Czech IPA: ɦɛrbɛrd lom] (b. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. 11 September 1917) is a Czech British international film actor. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Czech migration to the United Kingdom refers to the phenomenon of Czech people migrating to the United Kingdom from the Czech Republic or from the Leonard Maltin wrote of him, “At one time considered a British counterpart to Charles Boyer (whom he resembled), Lom didn't get as many starring assignments as he rated, but makes a lasting impression in character parts. Leonard Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American Film critic and Film Historian. Charles Boyer (28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978 was a four-time Academy Award -nominated French Actor who starred in a number of classic Hollywood ”

He was born Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchacevich ze Schluderpacheru in Prague to upper-class parents. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. [1]

Contents 1 Career 2 Writing 3 Quotes 4 Selected filmography 5 References 6 External links

Career

Lom's film debut was in the Czech film Žena pod křížem (1937). His early film appearances were mainly supporting roles, with the occasional top billing.

He moved to Britain in 1939 and made many appearances in British films throughout the 1940s, usually in villainous roles, although he later appeared in comedies as well. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He managed to escape being typecast as a European heavy by securing a diverse range of castings, including as Napoleon Bonaparte in The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) (and again in the 1956 version of War and Peace). Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The Young Mr Pitt is a 1942 Biopic of William Pitt the Younger. War and Peace is the first English film version of the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. In a rare starring role, Lom played twin trapeze artists in Dual Alibi (1946). He continued into the 1950s with roles opposite Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers in The Ladykillers, and with Robert Mitchum, Jack Lemmon and Rita Hayworth in Fire Down Below (1957). Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (2 April 1914 &ndash 5 August 2000 was an English Actor. Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British This article is about the 1955 film For the remake see The Ladykillers (2004 film. Robert Charles Durman Mitchum ( August 6, 1917 &ndash July 1, 1997) was an Academy Award nominated American film John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles Rita Hayworth (October 17 1918 &ndash May 14 1987 born Margarita Carmen Cansino was a Spanish-American actress who rose to stardom in the 1940s as the era's leading Sex symbol Fire Down Below is a 1957 Drama film starring Rita Hayworth, Jack Lemmon and Robert Mitchum.

The 1960s was a highly successful decade for Lom, with a wide range of parts, starting with Spartacus in 1960, El Cid, and the role of Captain Nemo in Mysterious Island, both in 1961. El Cid is a 1961 historical Epic film made by Samuel Bronston Productions in association with The Rank Organisation For the Jules Verne novel see The Mysterious Island. For the Tokyo DisneySea land see Mysterious Island. He received top billing again in Hammer Films' 1962 production of The Phantom of the Opera. Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. The Phantom of the Opera is a 1962 British Film based on the novel by Gaston Leroux. Lom's English is noted for a precise, elegant delivery. The phantom mask in this version was full face, which made casting an actor with a reputation for such vocal talents a wise choice. "It was wonderful to play such a part, but I was disappointed with the picture," Lom says. "This version of the famous Gaston Leroux story dragged. Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux ( 6 May, 1868, Paris France &ndash 15 April, 1927) was a French Journalist The Phantom wasn't given enough to do, but at least I wasn't the villain, for a change. Michael Gough was the villain. Michael Gough (born November 23 1913) is an Academy Award -nominated British Character actor who has appeared in over 100 films "

Hammer Films produced endless low-budget horror films. Lom recalled in one interview how producers expected actors to throw themselves into their work: "For one of my scenes, the Hammer people wanted me to smash my head against a stone pillar, because they said they couldn't afford one made of rubber," Lom reveals. "I refused to beat my head against stone, of course. This caused a 'big crisis,' because it took them half a day to make a rubber pillar that looked like stone. And of course, it cost a few pennies more. Horror indeed!"

Other low budget horror films he starred in included the notorious witchhunting film Mark of the Devil that depicted very graphic torture scenes. Mark of the Devil, or in original German Hexen bis aufs Blut gequält is a German Horror film released in 1970 and The film was most famous for theaters handing out sick bags to every patron.

Lom is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus, Inspector Clouseau's long-suffering superior in Blake Edwards's Pink Panther films. The Pink Panther is a series of comedy films featuring the bumbling French police detective Jacques Clouseau that began in 1963 with the release of Inspector Jacques Clouseau (later chief inspector is a fictional Detective in Blake Edwards 's Pink Panther series Blake Edwards (born July 26, 1922) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Screenwriter, and producer The Pink Panther is a series of comedy films featuring the bumbling French police detective Jacques Clouseau that began in 1963 with the release of

Writing

Lom has also written two historical novels, one on the playwright Christopher Marlowe (Enter a Spy: The Double Life of Christopher Marlowe, 1971) and another on the French Revolution (Dr. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Guillotin: The Eccentric Exploits of an Early Scientist, 1992). The movie rights to the latter have been purchased but no film to date has been produced.

Quotes

• " Peter [Sellers] was always a mixed-up guy, a childish fellow. Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British But if you're fond of children, you're also fond of childish men. He was always very helpful to me. After he was famous, and when I was still in trouble with the US embassy, he wrote a letter in support of me which was magnificent. But it is true that he was very cruel to his children. He was so hurt by the way children treat you when you're their father. I have been hurt by my children. But he was not in possession of a proper brain when it came to these things. "^[1]

• "You know, I always do my best, no matter the quality of the film. One thing I hate is when directors come to me before shooting a take and say: 'Herbert, give me your best!' And I think: 'But it's my job to give my best. I can't give anything else!' Whether it is good enough for those who sit in the cinema is quite another matter. "

Selected filmography

• The Young Mr Pitt (1942), (as Napoleon Bonaparte)
• The Seventh Veil (1946)
• Night and the City (1950)
• The Ladykillers (1955)
• War and Peace (1956) (as Napoleon)
• Chase a Crooked Shadow (1957)
• Hell Drivers (1957)
• Northwest Frontier (1959)
• I Aim at the Stars (1959)
• Spartacus (1960)
• El Cid (1961)
• Mysterious Island (1961)
• Der Schatz im Silbersee (The Treasure of Silver Lake) (1962), dir. The Young Mr Pitt is a 1942 Biopic of William Pitt the Younger. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The Seventh Veil is a 1945 British melodramatic Film made by Sydney Box Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Night and the City ( 1950) is a Film noir based on the novel by Gerald Kersh, directed by Jules Dassin, and starring Richard Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the 1955 film For the remake see The Ladykillers (2004 film. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) War and Peace is the first English film version of the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Hell Drivers is a 1957 British film directed by Cy Endfield and starring Stanley Baker, Peggy Cummins, Patrick McGoohan Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Northwest Frontier (retitled Flame Over India in the US is a 1959 British adventure Film starring Kenneth More The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. I Aim at the Stars is a 1960 biographical Film which tells the story of the life of Wernher von Braun. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. El Cid is a 1961 historical Epic film made by Samuel Bronston Productions in association with The Rank Organisation Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Jules Verne novel see The Mysterious Island. For the Tokyo DisneySea land see Mysterious Island. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. : Dr. Harald Reinl
• The Phantom of the Opera (1962) (in the title role)
• A Shot in the Dark (1964)
• Gambit (1966)
• Doppelgänger (1969)
• Ten Little Indians (1974)
• The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
• The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
• Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
• The Lady Vanishes (1979)
• Hopscotch (1980)
• Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
• Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
• The Dead Zone (1983)
• Son of the Pink Panther (1993)

References

External links

• Herbert Lom at the Internet Movie Database
• HERBERT LOM Unofficial - Unofficial fan website

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