Bela Lugosi (born Bela Ferenc Dezso Blasko) was a Hungarian stage, screen, and television actor. He was born on October 20, 1882 and passed away on August 16, 1956. He is best remembered for his iconic portrayal of Count Dracula in the classic 1931 Dracula film.
Known For
The Black Cat
(1934)
Dr. Vitus Werdegast
Dracula
(1931)
Count Dracula
The Wolf Man
(1941)
Bela
The Ape Man
(1943)
Dr. James Brewster
The Gorilla
(1939)
Peters - the Butler
The Ghost of Frankenstein
(1942)
Ygor
Son of Frankenstein
(1939)
Ygor
Ninotchka
(1939)
Commissar Razinin
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
(1948)
Count Dracula
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
(1943)
The Frankenstein Monster
White Zombie
(1932)
Legendre
Plan 9 from Outer Space
(1959)
Ghoul Man
Black Dragons
(1942)
Dr. Melcher/ Monsieur Colomb
Terror in the Aisles
(1984)
Count Dracula (Archive Footage)
Murders in the Rue Morgue
(1932)
Dr. Mirakle
The Body Snatcher
(1945)
Joseph
Full Filmography
Acting
Küzdelem a Létért
(1918)
The Royal Life
(1918)
Lord Henry Wotton
Álarcosbál
(1918)
The Head of Janus
(1920)
Warren's Butler
Caravan of Death
(1920)
Scheik
Deerslayer
(1920)
Chingachgook
Daughter of the Night 2
(1920)
Andrew Fleurot
Daughter of the Night
(1920)
Andrew Fleurot
Die Teufelsanbeter
(1920)
Sklaven fremden Willens
(1920)
Professor Mors
Die Frau im Delphin, oder 30 Tage auf dem Meeresgrund
(1920)
Tom Bill
The Silent Command
(1923)
Hisston
The Rejected Woman
(1924)
Jean Gagnon
The Midnight Girl
(1925)
Nicholas Harmon
Daughters Who Pay
(1925)
Serge Romonsky
How to Handle Women
(1928)
Diplomat's Aide (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Chair
(1929)
Inspector Delzante
Prisoners
(1929)
Brottos--Nightclub Owner
The Veiled Woman
(1929)
Murdered Suitor
Renegades
(1930)
The Marabout - Sheik Muhammed Halid
Wild Company
(1930)
Felix Brown
King of Jazz
(1930)
Emcee - Hungarian Version
Viennese Nights
(1930)
Count von Ratz--Hungarian Ambassador
Oh, for a Man!
(1930)
Frescatti
Such Men Are Dangerous
(1930)
Dr. Goodman
Dracula
(1931)
Count Dracula
The Black Camel
(1931)
Tarneverro
Broadminded
(1931)
Pancho Arango
Intimate Interviews: Bela Lugosi
(1931)
Himself
50 Million Frenchmen
(1931)
Orizon - Magician
Women of All Nations
(1931)
Prince Hassan
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
(1931)
Self
Drácula
(1931)
Count Dracula (archive footage) (uncredited)
Island of Lost Souls
(1932)
The Sayer of the Law
White Zombie
(1932)
Legendre
Murders in the Rue Morgue
(1932)
Dr. Mirakle
The Death Kiss
(1932)
Joseph Steiner
Chandu the Magician
(1932)
Roxor
The Whispering Shadow
(1933)
Professor Adam Anton Strang
Night of Terror
(1933)
Degar
The Devil's in Love
(1933)
Military Prosecutor
Hollywood on Parade No. A-8
(1933)
International House
(1933)
General Petronovich
The Black Cat
(1934)
Dr. Vitus Werdegast
The Return of Chandu
(1934)
Frank Chandler (Chandu)
Gift of Gab
(1934)
Himself
Screen Snapshots No. 11
(1934)
Himself
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
(1935)
Anton Lorenzen
Murder by Television
(1935)
Arthur Perry
Mark of the Vampire
(1935)
Count Mora
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
(1935)
Mr. Fu Wong aka Lysee
The Raven
(1935)
Dr. Richard Vollin
Chandu on the Magic Island
(1935)
Frank Chandler (Chandu)
The Best Man Wins
(1935)
Doc Boehm
The Invisible Ray
(1936)
Dr. Felix Benet
Shadow of Chinatown
(1936)
Victor Poten
Postal Inspector
(1936)
Gregory Benez
Shadow of Chinatown
(1936)
Victor Poten
SOS Coast Guard
(1937)
Boroff
Ninotchka
(1939)
Commissar Razinin
Son of Frankenstein
(1939)
Ygor
The Human Monster
(1939)
Dr. Feodor Orloff / Prof. John Dearborn
The Phantom Creeps
(1939)
Dr. Alex Zorka / Dr. Zane
The Gorilla
(1939)
Peters - the Butler
Black Friday
(1940)
Eric Marnay
The Devil Bat
(1940)
Dr. Paul Carruthers
The Saint's Double Trouble
(1940)
Partner
You'll Find Out
(1940)
Prince Saliano
Invisible Ghost
(1941)
Dr. Charles Kessler
The Wolf Man
(1941)
Bela
The Black Cat
(1941)
Eduardo Vidos
Spooks Run Wild
(1941)
Nardo
The Ghost of Frankenstein
(1942)
Ygor
Black Dragons
(1942)
Dr. Melcher/ Monsieur Colomb
The Corpse Vanishes
(1942)
Dr. Lorenz
Bowery at Midnight
(1942)
Prof. Frederick Brenner aka Karl Wagner
Night Monster
(1942)
Rolf
The Return of the Vampire
(1943)
Armand Tesla
The Ape Man
(1943)
Dr. James Brewster
Ghosts on the Loose
(1943)
Emil
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
(1943)
The Frankenstein Monster
One Body Too Many
(1944)
Murkil
Voodoo Man
(1944)
Dr. Richard Marlowe
Return of the Ape Man
(1944)
Prof. Dexter
Zombies on Broadway
(1945)
Dr. Paul Renault
The Body Snatcher
(1945)
Joseph
Genius at Work
(1946)
Stone
Scared to Death
(1947)
Prof Leonide
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
(1948)
Count Dracula
The Phantom Creeps
(1949)
Dr. Alex Zorka
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
(1952)
Dr. Zabor
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
(1952)
Von Housen
Glen or Glenda
(1953)
Scientist
Bride of the Monster
(1955)
Dr. Eric Vornoff
The Black Sleep
(1956)
Casimir
Plan 9 from Outer Space
(1959)
Ghoul Man
Dracula
(1963)
Count Dracula (archive footage)
The World of Abbott and Costello
(1965)
Count Dracula (archive footage)
The Son of Frankenstein
(1965)
The Hunchback (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
(1968)
Self (archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
(1974)
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
(1975)
Self (archive footage)
The Horror Show
(1979)
(archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
(1982)
Self (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
(1983)
Dracula / Joseph / Legendre (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(1983)
Dracula in 'Screen Snapshots A-8' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(1984)
(archive footage)
Terror in the Aisles
(1984)
Count Dracula (Archive Footage)
Lugosi: The Forgotten King
(1985)
(archive footage)
Horrible Horror
(1986)
Clips in Various Movies
Vincent Price's Dracula
(1986)
Count Mora / Armand Tesla - (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
(1990)
Outtake
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(1990)
(archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991)
Count Dracula / Count Mora / Nardo / Leonide Von Housen / Tesla
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991)
The Monster / Ygor (archive footage)
Death Scenes 2
(1992)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Our Gang Story
(1994)
Self (archive footage)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
(1995)
Self / Dracula (archive footage)
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
(1996)
Himself (archive footage)
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
(1998)
(archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
(1999)
Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
(1999)
Self (archive footage)
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
(2000)
Self (archive footage)
The American Nightmare
(2000)
Self
The Many Faces of Dracula
(2000)
Dracula (archive footage)
Heroes of Horror
(2001)
(archive footage)
Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites
(2003)
(archive footage)
Ed Wood: Making Bela
(2004)
Self / Count Dracula (archive footage)
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
(2004)
The Tell Tale Heart
(2005)
Narrator
Terror in the Tropics
(2006)
Vitus Tesla (archive footage)
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
(2006)
Self (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
(2007)
Himself (archive footage)
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
(2007)
Riley Chandler (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
(2007)
Self (archive footage)
Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode
(2011)
Dracula (archive footage)
Extraordinary Tales
(2013)
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Tell-Tale Heart')
The Trail of Dracula
(2013)
Self
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
(2014)
Dracula / Dr. Werdegast / Count Mora (archive footage)
Dracula Unearthed
(2022)
Count Dracula (Archive Footage)
A Brief History of Porn Cinema with Bela Lugosi
(2023)
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