Bela Lugosi

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Bela Lugosi

Acting October 17, 1882

Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Lugoj, Timis County, Romania]

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 remember…

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Dracula

Dracula

7.2 1931 Movie
The Wolf Man

The Wolf Man

7.0 1941 Movie
Plan 9 from Outer Space

Plan 9 from Outer Space

4.2 1957 Movie
Ninotchka

Ninotchka

7.5 1939 Movie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

7.1 1948 Movie
The Black Cat

The Black Cat

6.7 1934 Movie
Son of Frankenstein

Son of Frankenstein

6.7 1939 Movie
White Zombie

White Zombie

6.0 1932 Movie
Innocent Blood

Innocent Blood

6.2 1992 Movie
Island of Lost Souls

Island of Lost Souls

6.9 1932 Movie
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

6.2 1943 Movie
Amazon Women on the Moon

Amazon Women on the Moon

5.9 1987 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

    Movie Self - (archive footage)

  2. 2023
    Falcatus

    Movie In Memory Of

  3. 2023
    A Brief History of Porn Cinema with Bela Lugosi

    Movie Host

  4. 2016
    Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 2015
    Extraordinary Tales

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

  6. 2014
    Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

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

  7. 2013
    The Trail of Dracula

    Movie Self (Archival Footage)

  8. 2011
    Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode

    Movie Dracula (archive footage)

  9. 2007
    Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

    Movie Self (archive)

  10. 2007
    Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

    Movie Himself (archive footage)

  11. 2007
    Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  12. 2007
    Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

    Movie Riley Chandler (archive footage)

  13. 2006
    Lugosi: The Dark Prince

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  14. 2006
    Terror in the Tropics

    Movie Vitus Tesla (archive footage)

  15. 2005
    The Tell Tale Heart

    Movie Narrator

  16. 2004
    Ed Wood: Making Bela

    Movie Self / Count Dracula (archive footage)

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  1. 2004
    Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2004
    Monster Movie Trivia Quiz

    Movie

  3. 2003
    Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites

    Movie (archive footage)

  4. 2001
    Heroes of Horror

    Movie (archive footage)

  5. 2000
    The American Nightmare

    Movie Self

  6. 2000
    Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  7. 2000
    The Many Faces of Dracula

    Movie Dracula (archive footage)

  8. 1999
    Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  9. 1999
    Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  10. 1998
    Universal Horror

    Movie (archive footage)

  11. 1997
    Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  12. 1996
    The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

    Movie Himself (archive footage)

  13. 1995
    Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

    Movie Self / Dracula (archive footage)

  14. 1994
    Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  15. 1994
    The Our Gang Story

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  16. 1993
    Homo Promo

    Movie (Archival)

  17. 1992
    Innocent Blood

    Movie Count Dracula (archive footage)

  18. 1992
    Death Scenes 2

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  19. 1992
    Dracula in the Movies

    Movie (archive footage)

  20. 1991
    Halloween Monster Bash

    Movie Dr. Feodor Orloff /Dr. Charles Kessler /Dr. Lorenz /Dr. James Brewster (archive footage)

  21. 1991
    Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Movie The Monster / Ygor (archive footage)

  22. 1991
    Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Movie Count Dracula / Count Mora / Nardo / Leonide Von Housen / Tesla

  23. 1990
    Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

    Movie (archive footage)

  24. 1990
    Abbott and Costello in the Movies

    Movie Outtake