Editing Peter Lorre (section)

== Legacy and honors ==
[[File:PeterLorre.jpg|left|thumb|Portrait of Peter Lorre by [[Yousuf Karsh]] (1946)]]
Lorre was inducted into the [[Grand Order of Water Rats]], the world's oldest theatrical fraternity, in 1942.<ref>{{harvnb|Youngkin|2005|p=312}}: "The Grand Order of Water Rats ... inducted Lorre into the oldest theatrical fraternity in the world the following day. Having developed a close friendship with the actor (Lockwood), and feeling that he would fit the requirements (two years' experience as a professional entertainer; no objections from any other Rat; fund-raising activities for charity), Lockwood proposed Lorre for membership in the elite charitable organization."</ref> Lorre was honored with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 6619 Hollywood Boulevard in February 1960.

Being [[Warner Bros. Cartoons|Warner Bros. cartoonists]]' favorite characterization, Lorre was regularly caricatured in numerous ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' animated film shorts, including ''[[Hollywood Steps Out]]'' (1941), ''[[Horton Hatches the Egg (film)|Horton Hatches the Egg]]'' (1942), ''[[Hair-Raising Hare]]'' (1946), and many more through the 1940s and 1950s.{{sfn|Youngkin|2005|pp=214, 451–453}} Future caricatures of Lorre have persisted in film and television for decades afterwards, including live-action and animated bit characters in numerous films and television programs.{{sfn|Youngkin|2005|pp=214, 451–453}} Vocal impressions of Lorre have been used to create the voices of cartoon characters such as [[Morocco Mole]] on ''[[The Secret Squirrel Show]]'' in the 1960s,{{sfn|Youngkin|2005|pp=214, 451–453}} [[Ren and Stimpy (characters)#Ren Höek|Ren Höek]] in ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show]]'' in the 1990s,<ref name="NYTMeisler">{{cite news|first=Andy|last=Meisler|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/16/arts/television-ren-and-stimpy-s-triumphant-return.html|title=TELEVISION; Ren and Stimpy's Triumphant Return|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 16, 1992|access-date=October 27, 2009}}</ref> and [[Kamek]] the magician in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Re-VIEW: 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' – Simply a Delight |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/re-view-super-mario-bros-movie-simply-delight |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Animation World Network |language=en}}</ref>

Actor Eugene Weingand, who was unrelated to Lorre, attempted in 1963 to trade on his slight resemblance to the actor by changing his name to "Peter Lorie", but his petition was rejected by the courts. After Lorre's death, however, he referred to himself as "Peter Lorre Jr.", claiming to be Lorre's son.<ref>{{harvnb|Youngkin|2005|p=443}}: "After the actor's death, however, he began passing himself off as Lorre's son, repeatedly contradicting his earlier testimony."</ref> He obtained a few small acting roles as a result, including a brief uncredited appearance as a cab driver in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Torn Curtain]]'' (1966) starring [[Paul Newman]] and [[Julie Andrews]].

[[Filk]] songwriter [[Tom Smith (filker)|Tom Smith]] (1988) wrote a tribute to Lorre's acting called "I Want to Be Peter Lorre", which was nominated for the "Best Tribute" [[Pegasus Award]] in 1992 and 2004, and which won the award for "Best Classic [[Filk Music|Filk]] Song" in 2006.<ref>[http://www.ovff.org/pegasus/songs/peter-lorre.html Pegasus Awards − I Want To Be Peter Lorre]</ref>

[[Punk cabaret]] band [[The World/Inferno Friendship Society]]'s 2007 album ''[[Addicted to Bad Ideas: Peter Lorre's Twentieth Century]]'' is a concept album written as a tribute to Lorre, focusing on the transition from Weimar Germany to the [[Nazi Germany|Third Reich]], and Lorre's later career and death. The World/Inferno Friendship Society's lead singer [[Jack Terricloth]] describes Lorre as "a strangely charismatic, extremely creepy person, which I think most punk rockers can identify with ... It's the lure of the other. He's the underdog, the outsider."<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/arts/music/08worl.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1233371008-A5h/u2e3DLMa+7cq/HCPQg | work=The New York Times | first=Ben | last=Sisario | title=Addicted to Peter Lorre (That Voice, Those Eyes) |date=January 8, 2009}}</ref>