Talk:Herbert Lom

A question of proportion
Hi:

Truly, does the Pink Panther series merit only a sentence in this man's biography?

Andy —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.157.175.167 (talk) 05:21, 23 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Possibly more than a single sentence, but not much more. I think you need to examine his career more closely. Hanoi Road (talk) 01:35, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

His full name
The main text gives the last part of his full name as "ze Schluderpacheru," but the text box to the right gives it as "von Schluderbacheru." I can understand that "ze" may be the Czech equivalent of "von," but why the different spelling of the last word? Wbkelley (talk) 02:00, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

I see that Schluderbacher is more common on Google than Schluderpacher, though there are plenty of both. I theorize the "u" at the end is a Czech-language grammatical suffix. Wbkelley (talk) 02:12, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

You are completely right. Redy

His correct and full names were: Herbert Karel Angelo Kuchačevitc ze Schluderpacheru Heysford

Maybe I can clear this up - being czech. 'ze' is czech for "of"/"from" in this case. It has the same meaning as "von" does in German. And yes, the ending "u" is a grammatical suffix. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.73.69.132 (talk) 00:24, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Is Herbert Lom Jewish?
Is Herbert Lom Jewish?80.141.201.187 (talk) 20:57, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
 * His parents were definitely not Jewish by religion. According to this, his mother's side had Jewish ancestry of an unspecified sort. His father wasn't Jewish at all, it appears. All Hallow&#39;s Wraith (talk) 03:37, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

Thespian
"Czech-born thespian (commonly styled actor)"

Really? A thespian (commonly styled actor)? Are thespians commonly styled actors? Or are they usually just called actors? Are you foreign? Is English a second language for you? Are you and idiot? Or is this just some kind of clever joke on the clueless dumbbells that one finds lurking around wikipedia pages? I think it must be some kind of joke and a pretty good one too. Subtle enough so that a human has to think twice and way too subtle for Cluebot to identify as vandalism. My hat is off to you.75.157.135.57 (talk) 10:04, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Well, I don't know how you define idiot, but I can proofread without relying solely on spell-check. Can you Mister "and idiot"? If you had bothered to check the history closely you would have seen that the inclusion of the phrase "commonly styled actor" was included to satisfy an educated native English speaker such as yourself who could not understand what thespian meant when I originally used the word by itself in referring to the subject of the article. I appreciate your praise none the less. Thank you very much.

Hewmorris — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hewmorris (talk • contribs) 10:36, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, Hewidiot, it appears (after examining the history) that there are others who find the use of 'thespian' a little pretentious. Such usages are an impediment to communication and meant mostly to flatter the author's ego. 'Complex thoughts, simply expressed' is always a good motto. And shame on you for calling attention to my typo in defense of your pretensions. That ad hominem remark has caused me to undoff my hat: you are nothing but a half-clever poseur.75.157.135.57 (talk) 06:48, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

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Suavity
I added the word 'suave' to better describe his various portrayal of criminals. These were far from the uncouth louts ubiquitous on screen at the time. Think 'The Frightened City' or 'Passport to Shame' in which films he both appears as a Savile Row-suited, debonair mastermind. And there are others. Lom never played a thug. Hanoi Road (talk) 19:10, 11 December 2020 (UTC)