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 is famous for playing Dracula?
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.
Who played Dracula in 1950?
LONDON – Christopher Lee , the English actor who found fame as Count Dracula in the 1950s and whose career was resurrected a half century later with villainous roles in the “Star Wars” and “Lord of The Rings” franchises, has died.
Who played Dracula in the 40's?
| Dracula | Based on Dracula (novel) by Bram Stoker Dracula (play) by Hamilton Deane John L. Balderston | Produced by Tod Browning Carl Laemmle Jr. | Starring Bela Lugosi David Manners Helen Chandler Dwight Frye Edward Van Sloan | Cinematography Karl Freund |
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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 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)
Did Christopher Plummer ever play a vampire?
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer, CC (born December 13, 1929) is a Canadian theatre, film and television actor. He portrayed Abraham Van Helsing, in the film Dracula 2000 .
How many times did Frank Langella play Dracula?
6 Langella Played Dracula On Broadway.
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.
Who kills Dracula in the book?
Harker cuts Dracula's head off while Morris stabs him in the heart. Dracula's body crumbles into dust, signaling that he is finally defeated, and that Mina is no longer in danger. Morris dies of his wounds, and when Mina and Harker later have a son, they name him after their fallen comrade.
Who was the first vampire?
The first vampire started out as not a vampire at all, but as a human man named Ambrogio . He was an Italian-born adventurer who fate brought to Delphi, in Greece. You can read the full story here, but in a nutshell a series of blessings and curses transformed this young man into history's first vampire.
How did Dracula become a vampire?
As Dracula slowly drains Lucy's blood, she dies from acute blood loss and later transforms into a vampire, despite the efforts of Seward and Van Helsing to provide her with blood transfusions. He is aided by powers of necromancy and divination of the dead, that all who die by his hand may reanimate and do his bidding.
Who was the scariest Dracula?
- 1 BEST: BELA LUGOSI — DRACULA (1931)
- 2 WORST: GERARD BUTLER — DRACULA 2000. ...
- 3 BEST: CHRISTOPHER LEE — HORROR OF DRACULA. ...
- 4 WORST: UDO KIER — BLOOD FOR DRACULA. ...
- 5 BEST: FRANK LANGELLA — DRACULA (1979) ...
- 6 WORST: RICHARD ROXBURGH — VAN HELSING. ...
What is a good vampire name?
- Elena Gilbert from The Vampire Diaries.
- Edward Cullen from Twilight.
- Lestat de Lioncourt from The Vampire Chronicles.
- Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- Bill Compton from True Blood.
- Grandpa Munster from The Munsters.
- Marceline the Vampire Queen from Adventure Time.
Which Dracula film is closest to the book?
GOOD: Dracula (1979)
Visually, this is the closest film has come to capturing the rotten gothic allure of the novel (thanks to production design inspired by Edward Gorey), and it's the first Dracula to fully embrace the notion of the Count as a romantic hero.
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.
