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Dwight Frye

Acting

Born February 22, 1899 · Salina, Kansas, USA

Died November 7, 1943

Also known as Dwight Iliff Fry · Dwight I. Frye

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Biography

Dwight Iliff Frye was an American character actor of stage and screen. He is best known for his portrayals of neurotic, murderous villains in several classic Universal horror films, such as Renfield in Dracula (1931) and Fritz in Frankenstein (1931).

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Filmography28 titles

Exit Smiling

1926as Balcony Heckler (uncredited)

Invisible Enemy

1938as Alex

Bride of Frankenstein

1935as Karl

The Invisible Man

1933as Reporter (uncredited)

Frankenstein

1931as Fritz

Dracula

1931as Renfield

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939as Fouquet's Valet

Hangmen Also Die!

1943as Hostage

Drácula

1931as Renfield (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Strange Adventure

1932as Robert Wayne

The Doorway to Hell

1930as Monk, Gangster

The Maltese Falcon

1931as Wilmer Cook

Dangerous Blondes

1943as Hoodlum (uncredited)

Man to Man

1930as Vint Glade

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

1943as Rudi a Vasarian

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940as Pavlov's Secretary (Uncredited)

Something to Sing About

1937as Mr. Easton (makeup supervisor)

The Black Camel

1931as Jessop the Butler (uncredited)

Upstream

1927as Theatre Audience Spectator

Beware Of Ladies

1936as Swanson

The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942as Villager at Meeting / Grave Robber (flashback) (uncredited)

Sky Bandits

1940as Speavy

The Vampire Bat

1933as Herman Gleib

Sinners in Paradise

1938as Marshall (uncredited)

The Crime of Doctor Crespi

1935as Dr. Thomas

Submarine Alert

1943as Haldine (uncredited)

Dead Men Walk

1943as Zolarr

Flying Blind

1941as Leo Qualen