Person

Bela Lugosi

Acting · 1882–1956 · Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Lugoj, Timis County, Romania]

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.

Known for

Filmography

2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf - (archive footage)
2023FalcatusIn Memory Of
2023A Brief History of Porn Cinema with Bela LugosiHost
2022Moonage DaydreamSelf (archive footage)
2016Lugosi: The Forgotten King of HorrorSelf (archive footage)
2015Extraordinary TalesNarrator (voice) (segment 'The Tell-Tale Heart')
2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmDracula / Dr. Werdegast / Count Mora (archive footage)
2013The Trail of DraculaSelf (Archival Footage)
2011Dracula: The Vampire and the VoivodeDracula (archive footage)
2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle StorySelf (archive)
2007Bela Lugosi: The Fallen VampireHimself (archive footage)
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf (archive footage)
2007Terror in the Pharaoh's TombRiley Chandler (archive footage)
2006Lugosi: The Dark PrinceSelf (archive footage)
2006Terror in the TropicsVitus Tesla (archive footage)
2005The Tell Tale HeartNarrator
2004Ed Wood: Making BelaSelf / Count Dracula (archive footage)
2004Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%Self (archive footage)
2004Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
2003Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites(archive footage)
2001Heroes of Horror(archive footage)
2000The American NightmareSelf
2000Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition UnearthedSelf (archive footage)
2000The Many Faces of DraculaDracula (archive footage)
1999Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" GirlSelf (archive footage)
1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Self (archive footage)
1998Universal Horror(archive footage)
1997Lugosi: Hollywood's DraculaSelf (archive footage)
1996The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.Himself (archive footage)
1995Betty Boop: Queen of the CartoonsSelf / Dracula (archive footage)
1994Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry SeinfeldSelf (archive footage)
1994The Our Gang StorySelf (archive footage)
1993Homo Promo(Archival)
1992Innocent BloodCount Dracula (archive footage)
1992Death Scenes 2Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1992Dracula in the Movies(archive footage)
1991Halloween Monster BashDr. Feodor Orloff /Dr. Charles Kessler /Dr. Lorenz /Dr. James Brewster (archive footage)
1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookCount Dracula / Count Mora / Nardo / Leonide Von Housen / Tesla
1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookThe Monster / Ygor (archive footage)
1990Abbott and Costello in the MoviesOuttake
1990Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths(archive footage)
1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies(archive footage) (uncredited)
1987Amazon Women on the MoonPete Jones (segment "Reckless Youth") (archive footage)
1986Lugosi: The Forgotten King(archive footage)
1986Classic Comedy TeamsEmil (segment "Ghosts On The Loose") (archive footage)
1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageDracula in 'Screen Snapshots A-8' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983The Horror of It AllDracula / Joseph / Legendre (archive footage)
1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!Self (archive footage)
1980Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
1979The Horror Show(archive footage)
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteSelf (archive footage)
1968HeadDr. Vitus Werdegast (Archival Footage) (uncredited)
1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)
1965The World of Abbott and CostelloCount Dracula (archive footage)
1963DraculaCount Dracula (archive footage)
1959Lock Up Your Daughters
1957Plan 9 from Outer SpaceGhoul Man
1956The Black SleepCasimir
1955Bride of the MonsterDr. Eric Vornoff
1953Glen or GlendaScientist
1952Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn GorillaDr. Zabor
1952Mother Riley Meets the VampireVon Housen
1949The Phantom CreepsDr. Alex Zorka
1949SuspenseGen. Fortunato
1948Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinDracula
1947Scared to DeathProf Leonide
1946Genius at WorkStone
1945The Body SnatcherJoseph
1945Zombies on BroadwayDr. Paul Renault
1944One Body Too ManyMurkil
1944Return of the Ape ManProf. Dexter
1944Voodoo ManDr. Richard Marlowe
1943The Return of the VampireArmand Tesla
1943Ghosts on the LooseEmil
1943Frankenstein Meets the Wolf ManThe Frankenstein Monster
1943The Ape ManDr. James Brewster
1942Bowery at MidnightProf. Frederick Brenner aka Karl Wagner
1942Night MonsterRolf
1942The Corpse VanishesDr. Lorenz
1942The Ghost of FrankensteinYgor
1942Black DragonsDr. Melcher/ Monsieur Colomb
1941The Wolf ManBela
1941Spooks Run WildNardo
1941The Black CatEduardo Vidos
1941Invisible GhostDr. Charles Kessler
1940The Devil BatDr. Paul Carruthers
1940You'll Find OutPrince Saliano
1940Black FridayEric Marnay
1940The Saint's Double TroublePartner
1939NinotchkaCommissar Razinin
1939The Dark Eyes of LondonDr. Feodor Orloff / Prof. John Dearborn
1939The GorillaPeters
1939Son of FrankensteinYgor
1939The Phantom CreepsDr. Alex Zorka / Dr. Zane
1937SOS Coast GuardBoroff
1936Shadow of ChinatownVictor Poten
1936Shadow of ChinatownVictor Poten
1936Postal InspectorGregory Benez
1936The Invisible RayDr. Felix Benet
1935Murder by TelevisionArthur Perry
1935The RavenDr. Richard Vollin
1935The Mystery of the Mary CelesteAnton Lorenzen
1935Mark of the VampireCount Mora
1935The Mysterious Mr. WongMr. Fu Wong aka Lysee
1935The Best Man WinsDoc Boehm
1935Chandu on the Magic IslandFrank Chandler (Chandu)
1934The Return of ChanduFrank Chandler (Chandu)
1934Gift of GabHimself
1934The Black CatDr. Vitus Werdegast
1934Screen Snapshots No. 11Himself
1933The Devil's in LoveMilitary Prosecutor
1933International HouseGeneral Petronovich
1933Night of TerrorDegar
1933The Whispering ShadowProfessor Adam Anton Strang
1933Hollywood on Parade No. A-8Dracula
1932Island of Lost SoulsThe Sayer of the Law
1932The Death KissJoseph Steiner
1932Chandu the MagicianRoxor
1932White ZombieLegendre
1932Murders in the Rue MorgueDr. Mirakle
1931Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)Self
1931Intimate Interviews: Bela LugosiHimself
1931BroadmindedPancho Arango
1931The Black CamelTarneverro
1931Women of All NationsPrince Hassan
1931DráculaCount Dracula (archive footage) (uncredited)
193150 Million FrenchmenOrizon - Magician
1931DraculaCount Dracula
1930Oh, for a Man!Frescatti
1930Viennese NightsCount von Ratz--Hungarian Ambassador
1930RenegadesThe Marabout - Sheik Muhammed Halid
1930Wild CompanyFelix Brown
1930King of JazzEmcee - Hungarian Version
1930Such Men Are DangerousDr. Goodman
1929The Thirteenth ChairInspector Delzante
1929PrisonersBrottos--Nightclub Owner
1929The Veiled WomanMurdered Suitor
1928How to Handle WomenDiplomat's Aide (uncredited)
1925Daughters Who PaySerge Romonsky
1925The Midnight GirlNicholas Harmon
1924He Who Gets SlappedExtra (uncredited)
1924The Rejected WomanJean Gagnon
1923The Silent CommandHisston
1920Die Teufelsanbeter
1920Caravan of DeathScheik
1920Die Frau im Delphin, oder 30 Tage auf dem MeeresgrundTom Bill
1920Daughter of the Night 2Andrew Fleurot
1920DeerslayerChingachgook
1920The Head of JanusWarren's Butler
1920Daughter of the NightAndrew Fleurot
1920Sklaven fremden WillensProfessor Mors
1918The Leopard
1918Lulu
191899Kurt Lingner
1918Spring TempestRenner
1918Álarcosbál
1918The Royal LifeLord Henry Wotton
—Homo Promo(Archival)

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