History Main / LorreLookalike

* In a "Creator/Richard Matheson" short story 'Shipshape Home,' a sinister janitor was described as looking like Peter Lorre. Naturally when the story was adapted for the anthology series 'Studio 57' (as the episode 'Young Couples Only'), Lorre played the character.

As a StockParody archetype, Lorre Lookalikes have long outlasted Lorre himself, with new ones being made well into the 21st century. As the films he starred in have largely faded from the general public consciousness, he's increasingly suffered from ParodyDisplacement, with hardly anyone outside of classic cinephiles knowing that these reedy-voiced, weepy-eyed characters are based on a real actor. Creator/TimBurton admitted he [[DeniedParody didn't even know Peter Lorre's name]] when he first created the character of Maggot for ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride''.[[note]]Which seems odd-- as a big Creator/VincentPrice fan you'd think he must have seen ''Film/TalesOfTerror'', ''Film/TheRaven1963'' or ''Film/TheComedyOfTerrors''![[/note]]He's also been largely LostInImitation, with most later parodies being based on those by ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' -- Creator/MelBlanc's impression of his voice in "WesternAnimation/HairRaisingHare" and his appearance in Creator/TexAvery's "WesternAnimation/HollywoodStepsOut" being the most common sources.

* Doctor S from ''WesternAnimation/AllHailKingJulien'' is a MadScientist cobra and the kingdom's [[BackAlleyDoctor highly enthusiastic but grossly incompetent doctor]], who also sounds like Peter Lorre.