Birthday

1882-10-17

Died

1956-08-16

Birthplace

Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Lugoj, Timis County, Romania]

Gender

Male

Known For

Acting

Bela Lugosi

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.

Acting Credits

Dracula

Count Dracula

The Movie Orgy

Self (archive footage)

The Head of Janus

Warren's Butler

Plan 9 from Outer Space

Ghoul Man

Island of Lost Souls

The Sayer of the Law

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Dracula

The Ghost of Frankenstein

Ygor

Son of Frankenstein

Ygor

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

The Frankenstein Monster

Ninotchka

Commissar Razinin

Zombies on Broadway

Dr. Paul Renault

The Body Snatcher

Joseph

Invisible Ghost

Dr. Charles Kessler

One Body Too Many

Murkil

The Black Cat

Dr. Vitus Werdegast

Black Dragons

Dr. Melcher/ Monsieur Colomb

Scared to Death

Prof Leonide

The Corpse Vanishes

Dr. Lorenz

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste

Anton Lorenzen

The Return of the Vampire

Armand Tesla

The Dark Eyes of London

Dr. Feodor Orloff / Prof. John Dearborn

Monster Movie Trivia Quiz

White Zombie

Legendre

The Horror Show

(archive footage)

The Invisible Ray

Dr. Felix Benet

The Wolf Man

Bela

Heroes of Horror

(archive footage)

Voodoo Man

Dr. Richard Marlowe

Murder by Television

Arthur Perry

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Dr. Mirakle

The Black Sleep

Casimir

The Devil Bat

Dr. Paul Carruthers

Black Friday

Eric Marnay

Mark of the Vampire

Count Mora

Bride of the Monster

Dr. Eric Vornoff

The Black Cat

Eduardo Vidos

Return of the Ape Man

Prof. Dexter

Álarcosbál

The Ape Man

Dr. James Brewster

Spooks Run Wild

Nardo

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

Self (archive footage)

Bowery at Midnight

Prof. Frederick Brenner aka Karl Wagner

The Our Gang Story

Self (archive footage)

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

Dr. Zabor

The Black Camel

Tarneverro

The Mysterious Mr. Wong

Mr. Fu Wong aka Lysee

The Saint's Double Trouble

Partner

The Phantom Creeps

Dr. Alex Zorka / Dr. Zane

The Raven

Dr. Richard Vollin

You'll Find Out

Prince Saliano

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Dracula in 'Screen Snapshots A-8' (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

Himself (archive footage)

Ghosts on the Loose

Emil

The American Nightmare

Self

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

Himself (archive footage)

The Death Kiss

Joseph Steiner

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

Von Housen

The Return of Chandu

Frank Chandler (Chandu)

The Veiled Woman

Murdered Suitor

Chandu the Magician

Roxor

The Gorilla

Peters

Night Monster

Rolf

The Thirteenth Chair

Inspector Delzante

Shadow of Chinatown

Victor Poten

Deerslayer

Chingachgook

Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode

Dracula (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Count Dracula / Count Mora / Nardo / Leonide Von Housen / Tesla

The Many Faces of Dracula

Dracula (archive footage)

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

The Monster / Ygor (archive footage)

The Whispering Shadow

Professor Adam Anton Strang

Gift of Gab

Himself

Night of Terror

Degar

Postal Inspector

Gregory Benez

Chandu on the Magic Island

Frank Chandler (Chandu)

Genius at Work

Stone

The Midnight Girl

Nicholas Harmon

Daughter of the Night

Andrew Fleurot

Daughter of the Night 2

Andrew Fleurot

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Self (archive footage)

SOS Coast Guard

Boroff

Renegades

The Marabout - Sheik Muhammed Halid

The Silent Command

Hisston

Broadminded

Pancho Arango

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Self / Dracula (archive footage)

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

Self (archive footage)

Intimate Interviews: Bela Lugosi

Himself

The Best Man Wins

Doc Boehm

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

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

How to Handle Women

Diplomat's Aide (uncredited)

Lugosi: The Dark Prince

Self (archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

(archive footage)

The Horror of It All

Dracula / Joseph / Legendre (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello in the Movies

Outtake

Wild Company

Felix Brown

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

(archive footage)

The Devil's in Love

Military Prosecutor

Extraordinary Tales

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

King of Jazz

Emcee - Hungarian Version

Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

Self (archive footage)

Shadow of Chinatown

Victor Poten

Dracula

Count Dracula (archive footage)

A Brief History of Porn Cinema with Bela Lugosi

Host

Hollywood on Parade No. A-8

Dracula

The Rejected Woman

Jean Gagnon

Lock Up Your Daughters

Women of All Nations

Prince Hassan

International House

General Petronovich

Viennese Nights

Count von Ratz--Hungarian Ambassador

50 Million Frenchmen

Orizon - Magician

Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)

Sklaven fremden Willens

Professor Mors

Die Teufelsanbeter

Caravan of Death

Scheik

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)

Self

Terror in the Tropics

Vitus Tesla (archive footage)

The Phantom Creeps

Dr. Alex Zorka

Prisoners

Brottos--Nightclub Owner

The Trail of Dracula

Self (Archival Footage)

Oh, for a Man!

Frescatti

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

Die Frau im Delphin, oder 30 Tage auf dem Meeresgrund

Tom Bill

Drácula

Count Dracula (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Tell Tale Heart

Narrator

Glen or Glenda

Scientist

Daughters Who Pay

Serge Romonsky

Ed Wood: Making Bela

Self / Count Dracula (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots No. 11

Himself

The Leopard

Such Men Are Dangerous

Dr. Goodman

The Royal Life

Lord Henry Wotton

The World of Abbott and Costello

Count Dracula (archive footage)

Lugosi: The Forgotten King

(archive footage)

Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites

(archive footage)

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

Riley Chandler (archive footage)

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Self (archive footage)

Death Scenes 2

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Self (archive footage)

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

Self (archive footage)

Universal Horror

(archive footage)

Amazon Women on the Moon

Pete Jones (segment "Reckless Youth") (archive footage)

He Who Gets Slapped

Extra (uncredited)

Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%

Self (archive footage)

Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror

Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

Self (archive footage)

Homo Promo

(Archival)

Homo Promo

(Archival)

Your tooth Fairy

Scientist ( archivo de imagen)

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Innocent Blood

Count Dracula (archive footage)

Classic Comedy Teams

Emil (segment "Ghosts On The Loose") (archive footage)

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self - (archive footage)

Suspense

Gen. Fortunato

Film Credits

Falcatus

In Memory Of