Eugene Weingand (1 April 1934 â€" 30 November 1986) was an American
actor, known as Peter Lorie Jr.Weingand was born in Karlsruhe, Germany
as Eugen Weingand and immigrated to the US at age of 20. Because of
his resemblance to Peter Lorre he began calling himself Peter Lorie
Jr. (sic). In 1963 he applied to have his name legally changed to
Peter Lorie Jr., but Peter Lorre objected, as did American
International Pictures, which had Lorre under contract. After a
hearing in which the judge denied Weingand's petition, by deciding he
was merely trying to cash in on the name, Weingand was barred from
using the name Peter Lorie Jr. without Lorre's permission. After
Lorre's death a few months later, Weingand began calling himself Peter
Lorre Jr. and claimed to be the son of the actor. Under this name, he
made a handful of film and TV appearances in the 1960s and 70s.
including The Cat Creature, scripted by Robert Bloch. He had an
uncredited appearance in the Alfred Hitchcock movie Torn Curtain as a
taxi driver.He also was the voice of Booberry in a breakfast cereal
television advertisement for the breakfast cereal of the same name.He
died in Houston, Texas, USA.
actor, known as Peter Lorie Jr.Weingand was born in Karlsruhe, Germany
as Eugen Weingand and immigrated to the US at age of 20. Because of
his resemblance to Peter Lorre he began calling himself Peter Lorie
Jr. (sic). In 1963 he applied to have his name legally changed to
Peter Lorie Jr., but Peter Lorre objected, as did American
International Pictures, which had Lorre under contract. After a
hearing in which the judge denied Weingand's petition, by deciding he
was merely trying to cash in on the name, Weingand was barred from
using the name Peter Lorie Jr. without Lorre's permission. After
Lorre's death a few months later, Weingand began calling himself Peter
Lorre Jr. and claimed to be the son of the actor. Under this name, he
made a handful of film and TV appearances in the 1960s and 70s.
including The Cat Creature, scripted by Robert Bloch. He had an
uncredited appearance in the Alfred Hitchcock movie Torn Curtain as a
taxi driver.He also was the voice of Booberry in a breakfast cereal
television advertisement for the breakfast cereal of the same name.He
died in Houston, Texas, USA.
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