Bela Lugosi
, original name Blasko Béla Ferenc Dezső, (born October 20, 1882, Lugos, Hungary [now Lugoj, Romania]—died August 16, 1956, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), Hungarian-born motion-picture actor who was most famous for his sinister portrayal of the elegantly mannered vampire Count Dracula.
Who played Dracula in the 1980s?
| Dracula | Starring Frank Langella Laurence Olivier Donald Pleasence Kate Nelligan | Cinematography Gilbert Taylor | Edited by John Bloom | Music by John Williams |
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Who played Dracula in the 70s and 80s?
Bela Lugosi
played Count Dracula in the classic 1931 film. Christopher Lee starred in several Dracula movies from the late 1950s through the early 1970s. Adam Sandler voiced Count Dracula for the animated movie “Hotel Transylvania.”
Who played Dracula back in the 60s?
| Béla Lugosi | Years active 1901/02–1956 | Spouse(s) Ilona Szmick ( m. 1917; div. 1920) Ilona von Montagh ( m. 1921; div. 1924) Beatrice Weeks ( m. 1929; div. 1929) Lillian Arch ( m. 1933; div. 1953) Hope Lininger ( m. 1955) | Children Bela George Lugosi | Website belalugosi.com |
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Which actor played Dracula the most?
Bela Lugosi
is perhaps the actor best associated with the character, Dracula. He portrayed the iconic vampire in the 1931 film, Dracula. Other actors who famously played Dracula include Gerard Butler and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Although he may be more memorable, Christopher Lee played the count ten times.
Who has played a vampire?
- Max Schreck in ‘Nosferatu' …
- Bela Lugosi in ‘Dracula' (1931) …
- Christopher Lee in ‘Horror of Dracula' (1958) …
- George Hamilton in ‘Love at First Bite' (1979) …
- Catherine Deneuve in ‘The Hunger' (1980) …
- Lauren Hutton in ‘Once Bitten' (1985) …
- Adam Ant in ‘Love Bites' (1993)
Who was the first Dracula?
| Count Dracula | Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula in the 1931 film Dracula | First appearance Dracula (1897) | Created by Bram Stoker | Based on Vlad III Dracula |
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Which Dracula is the best?
- 1 Nosferatu (1922) (7.9)
- 2 Dracula (1931) (7.5) …
- 3 Count Dracula (1977) (7.5) …
- 4 Nosferatu The Vampyre (1979) (7.5) …
- 5 Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) (7.4) …
- 6 Dracula (1958) (7.3) …
- 7 The Monster Squad (1987) (7.1) …
- 8 Hotel Transylvania (2013) (7.1) …
Who played the most movies?
John Carradine
Best known for his work in horror, Westerns and Shakespearean theatre, John Carradine is one of film's most prolific actors, with 233 film credits.
Did Ed Wood really meet Orson Welles?
In a magnificent scene near the end of the film, Wood meets his director hero,
Orson Welles
(played with uncanny accuracy by Vincent D'Onofrio), in a bar. … When Wood mentioned his link to Welles earlier in the film, it seemed like a joke. But for Burton, they're both Don Quixotes, tilting heroically at windmills.
How many times did Frank Langella play Dracula?
6
Langella Played Dracula On Broadway.
Who was the first actor?
The First Actor
Most theater and history buffs can name
Thespis
of ancient Greece, the world's first known actor, and the origin of theater term thespian. Some believe he was also a priest for the Greek god of food and wine, Dionysus.
Who wrote Dracula?
Abraham Stoker
(1845 – 1912) the Irish writer who wrote the classic horror story ‘Dracula' in 1897. In the summer of 1890, a 45-year-old Bram Stoker entered the Subscription Library in Whitby, England, and requested a specific title — The Accounts of Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia by William Wilkinson.
Has Vincent Price played Dracula?
There is one (1) feature film in which Vincent Price plays a vampire, and it didn't come until 1981, when he was 70. It was
The Monster Club
, the very last of the famed Amicus Productions anthology horror films.
Who is the most handsome vampire?
- Jasper Cullen. Get ready to see a lot of Twilight's Cullen boys on this list, because they are all hot with a capital H. …
- Damon Salvatore. …
- Laurent. …
- Brad Pitt. …
- Edward Cullen. …
- Emmett Cullen. …
- Marcel Gerard. …
- Lestat de Lioncourt.
