No Longer Twitching
(Accolades to Monty)
Herbert Lom, the schlimazel to Peter Sellers’ schlemiel in The Pink Panther movies, has died at the age of 95. He originated the role of the King of Siam in the London production of The King and I, played Captain Nemo in Mysterious Island and reprised the role of The Phantom of the Opera in the Hammer Films remake. Like most lower level distinguished character actors, he had to pay some bills in low-budget horror films, most notably Mark of the Devil, notorious for its graphic torture scenes which led cinemas to hand out sick bags to patrons at screenings of the film. He also was Johnny’s neurologist in The Dead Zone, kidnapped Sharon Stone’s dad in King Solomon's Mines, and chased Christopher Lee as Van Helsing in Dracula.
Herbert Lom, the schlimazel to Peter Sellers’ schlemiel in The Pink Panther movies, has died at the age of 95. He originated the role of the King of Siam in the London production of The King and I, played Captain Nemo in Mysterious Island and reprised the role of The Phantom of the Opera in the Hammer Films remake. Like most lower level distinguished character actors, he had to pay some bills in low-budget horror films, most notably Mark of the Devil, notorious for its graphic torture scenes which led cinemas to hand out sick bags to patrons at screenings of the film. He also was Johnny’s neurologist in The Dead Zone, kidnapped Sharon Stone’s dad in King Solomon's Mines, and chased Christopher Lee as Van Helsing in Dracula.
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