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Bela Lugosi

Acting

Born October 17, 1882 · Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Lugoj, Timis County, Romania]

Died August 16, 1956

Also known as Béla Ferenc Dezsõ Blaskó · Olt Arisztid · Mr. Blasko

Biography

Blaskó Béla Ferenc Dezső (October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), better known by the stage name Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian stage, screen, and television actor. He is best remembered for his iconic portrayal of Count Dracula in the classic 1931 Dracula film.

Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography50+ titles

The Trail of Dracula

2013as Self (Archival Footage)

The Horror of It All

1983as Dracula / Joseph / Legendre (archive footage)

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

2007as Self (archive)

He Who Gets Slapped

1924as Extra (uncredited)

Moonage Daydream

2022as Self (archive footage)

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014as Dracula / Dr. Werdegast / Count Mora (archive footage)

Ninotchka

1939as Commissar Razinin

Dracula

1931as Count Dracula

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

1948as Dracula

Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror

2016as Self (archive footage)

The Body Snatcher

1945as Joseph

The Wolf Man

1941as Bela

Postal Inspector

1936as Gregory Benez

Wild Company

1930as Felix Brown

Island of Lost Souls

1932as The Sayer of the Law

Drácula

1931as Count Dracula (archive footage) (uncredited)

Son of Frankenstein

1939as Ygor

The Black Cat

1934as Dr. Vitus Werdegast

The Raven

1935as Dr. Richard Vollin

Extraordinary Tales

2013as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Tell-Tale Heart')

Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites

2003as (archive footage)

The Black Cat

1941as Eduardo Vidos

The Invisible Ray

1936as Dr. Felix Benet

Night Monster

1942as Rolf

King of Jazz

1930as Emcee - Hungarian Version

Innocent Blood

1992as Count Dracula (archive footage)

Head

1968as Dr. Vitus Werdegast (Archival Footage) (uncredited)

The Black Sleep

1956as Casimir

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

1943as The Frankenstein Monster

Mark of the Vampire

1935as Count Mora

The Return of the Vampire

1943as Armand Tesla

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1932as Dr. Mirakle

The Black Camel

1931as Tarneverro

Black Friday

1940as Eric Marnay

White Zombie

1932as Legendre

The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942as Ygor

The Dark Eyes of London

1939as Dr. Feodor Orloff / Prof. John Dearborn

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

1990as (archive footage)

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste

1935as Anton Lorenzen

The Thirteenth Chair

1929as Inspector Delzante

Invisible Ghost

1941as Dr. Charles Kessler

The Devil Bat

1940as Dr. Paul Carruthers

Night of Terror

1933as Degar

The Death Kiss

1932as Joseph Steiner

One Body Too Many

1944as Murkil

Chandu on the Magic Island

1935as Frank Chandler (Chandu)

Bowery at Midnight

1942as Prof. Frederick Brenner aka Karl Wagner

Spooks Run Wild

1941as Nardo

Suspense

as Gen. Fortunato

Voodoo Man

1944as Dr. Richard Marlowe