Born in Rózsahegy, Hungary, to Alois and Elvira Löwenstein, young Peter was educated in elementary and secondary schools in Vienna, Austria. He ran away from home when he was 17 and joined an improvised theater. In 1922, he worked as a bank clerk, performed bits with a company in Breslau, then secured a part in Galsworthy's "Society" in Zurich. He played in Vienna for two years before going to Berlin. He adopted the stage name "Lorre" in 1925. In 1928, he appeared in "Pioniere in Ingolstadt". He also appeared in "Spring's Awakening" (date unknown) and then in 1931 caused a sensation with his portayal of a child killer in the famous M (1931) directed by Fritz Lang.
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