He made numerous appearances in British films throughout the 1940s, usually in villainous roles, although he later appeared in comedies as well. ĭue to the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany, Poland and Hungary in 1938–39, Lom immigrated to Britain in 1939. At this time he also changed his surname to Lom ("quarry" or "breakage" in Czech) because it was the shortest he found in a local telephone directory. His early film appearances were mainly supporting roles, with the occasional top billing. Lom's film debut was in the Czech film Žena pod křížem ("A Woman Under Cross", 1937) followed by the Boží mlýny ("Mills of God", 1938). He studied philosophy for some time at the German University in Prague, but ceased his studies to become an actor. The family lived at various Prague city quarters: Žižkov before moving to Vysočany, subsequently lived at Vinohrady, then New Town, where Lom attended a famous German grammar school. Lom's father, as a younger son, inherited little, supporting his family by variously running a printing business, a car repair shop, and trying to establish himself as an art agent. His grandfather owned property in Prague and Bohemian Forest, with his income deriving mainly from two restaurants and a guest house. Lom's family were comfortable, but not grandly aristocratic. His ancestor, Christian Schluderpacher, a burgher of Bozen, was ennobled in 1601.
Lom was born in Prague to Karl Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru and Olga Gottlieb.
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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 noted for his precise, elegant enunciation of English.
Highly versatile, he proved a skilled comic actor in The Pink Panther franchise, as Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus.
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In a career lasting more than 60 years, he generally appeared in character roles, often portraying criminals or suave villains in his younger years, and professional men as he aged. Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru (11 September 1917 – 27 September 2012), known professionally as Herbert Lom ( Czech pronunciation: ), was a Czech-British actor who moved to the United Kingdom in 1939.
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