Herbert Charles Angelo KuchaÄ eviÄ ze Schluderpacheru, known
professionally as Herbert Lom (Czech pronunciation: [ɦɛrbɛrt lom];
11 September 1917 â€" 27 September 2012), was a Czech 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, War and
Peace and the television series The Human Jungle.Lom was born Herbert
Charles Angelo KuchaÄ eviÄ ze Schluderpacheru in Prague to Karl
KuchaÄ eviÄ ze Schluderpacheru, and Olga Gottlieb, who was of Jewish
ancestry. Lom claimed that his family had been ennobled and that the
family title dated from 1601.
professionally as Herbert Lom (Czech pronunciation: [ɦɛrbɛrt lom];
11 September 1917 â€" 27 September 2012), was a Czech 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, War and
Peace and the television series The Human Jungle.Lom was born Herbert
Charles Angelo KuchaÄ eviÄ ze Schluderpacheru in Prague to Karl
KuchaÄ eviÄ ze Schluderpacheru, and Olga Gottlieb, who was of Jewish
ancestry. Lom claimed that his family had been ennobled and that the
family title dated from 1601.
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