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Bela Lugosi

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Born: October 17, 1882
Died: August 16, 1956
From: Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Lugoj, Timis County, Romania]

Also known as

Béla Ferenc Dezsõ Blaskó · Olt Arisztid · Mr. Blasko · Albert Lugesi · Belo Lugosi · Arisztid Olt · Бела Лугоші · Blaskó Béla Ferenc Dezső

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

White Zombie

The Black Cat

Bride of the Monster

The Wolf Man

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

The Body Snatcher

Filmography

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2025

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2023

Crew (In Memory Of)

A Brief History of Porn Cinema with Bela Lugosi

Acting (Host)

2016

Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2015

Extraordinary Tales

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

2014

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

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

2013

The Trail of Dracula

Acting (Self (Archival Footage))

2011

Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode

Acting (Dracula (archive footage))

2007

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Acting (Self (archive))

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

Acting (Himself (archive footage))

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Acting (Self (archive footage))

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

Acting (Riley Chandler (archive footage))

2006

Lugosi: The Dark Prince

Acting (Self (archive footage))

Terror in the Tropics

Acting (Vitus Tesla (archive footage))

2005

The Tell Tale Heart

Acting (Narrator)

2004

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

Acting (Self (archive footage))

Ed Wood: Making Bela

Acting (Self / Count Dracula (archive footage))

Monster Movie Trivia Quiz

2003

Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites

Acting (archive footage)

2001

Heroes of Horror

Acting (archive footage)

2000

The American Nightmare

Acting (Self)

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Acting (Self (archive footage))

The Many Faces of Dracula

Acting (Dracula (archive footage))

1999

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

Acting (Self (archive footage))

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

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1998

Universal Horror

Acting (archive footage)

1997

Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1996

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

Acting (Himself (archive footage))

1995

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Acting (Self / Dracula (archive footage))

1994

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

Acting (Self (archive footage))

The Our Gang Story

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1993

Acting (Archival)