Bela Lugosi

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
October 17, 1882 (73 years old)
Died
August 16, 1956
Place of Birth
Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Lugoj, Timis County, Romania]
Popular Genres
Horror Comedy Science Fiction
Career Span
– Present

Bela Lugosi

18 nominations
149 credits

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.

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Personal Info

Born
Oct 17, 1882
From
Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Lugoj, Timis County, Romania]
Known For
Acting
Career
– Present

Award Recognition

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Wins
18
Nominations

Complete Filmography

2025

El Hada de tus dientes as Scientist ( archivo de imagen)

2023

A Brief History of Porn Cinema with Bela Lugosi as Host

2022

Dracula Unearthed as Count Dracula (archive footage)

2016

Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror as Self (archive footage)

2014

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film as Dracula / Dr. Werdegast / Count Mora (archive footage)

2013

Extraordinary Tales as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Tell-Tale Heart')
The Trail of Dracula as Self

2011

Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode as Dracula (archive footage)

2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb as Riley Chandler (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire as Himself (archive footage)

2006

Lugosi: The Dark Prince as Self (archive footage)
Terror in the Tropics as Vitus Tesla (archive footage)

2005

The Tell Tale Heart as Narrator

2004

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made as Dr. Zabor (archive footage) Award
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
Ed Wood: Making Bela as Self / Count Dracula (archive footage)
Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!% as Self (archive footage)

2003

Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites as (archive footage)

2001

Heroes of Horror as (archive footage)

2000

The Many Faces of Dracula as Dracula (archive footage)
The American Nightmare as Self
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed as Self (archive footage)

1999

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' as Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl as Self (archive footage)

1998

Universal Horror as (archive footage)

1997

Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula as Self (archive footage)

1996

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. as Himself (archive footage)

1995

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons as Self / Dracula (archive footage)

1994

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld as Self (archive footage)
The Our Gang Story as Self (archive footage)

1993

Homo Promo as (Archival)

1992

Death Scenes 2 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Count Dracula / Count Mora / Nardo / Leonide Von Housen / Tesla
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as The Monster / Ygor (archive footage)

1990

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths as (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies as Outtake

1987

Amazon Women on the Moon as Pete Jones (segment "Reckless Youth") (archive footage) Award

1986

Lugosi: The Forgotten King as (archive footage)

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Dracula in 'Screen Snapshots A-8' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Horror of It All as Dracula / Joseph / Legendre (archive footage)

1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)

1980

Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)

1979

The Horror Show as (archive footage)

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)

1974

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute as Self (archive footage)

1968

The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)

1965

The World of Abbott and Costello as Count Dracula (archive footage)

1963

Dracula as Count Dracula (archive footage)

1959

Plan 9 from Outer Space as Ghoul Man Award
Lock Up Your Daughters

1956

The Black Sleep as Casimir

1955

Bride of the Monster as Dr. Eric Vornoff Award

1953

Glen or Glenda as Scientist Award

1952

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla as Dr. Zabor
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire as Von Housen

1949

The Phantom Creeps as Dr. Alex Zorka

1948

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein as Dracula

1947

Scared to Death as Prof Leonide

1946

Genius at Work as Stone

1945

The Body Snatcher as Joseph
Zombies on Broadway as Dr. Paul Renault

1944

Return of the Ape Man as Prof. Dexter
One Body Too Many as Murkil
Voodoo Man as Dr. Richard Marlowe

1943

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man as The Frankenstein Monster Award
Ghosts on the Loose as Emil Award
The Return of the Vampire as Armand Tesla Award
The Ape Man as Dr. James Brewster

1942

The Ghost of Frankenstein as Ygor Award
Bowery at Midnight as Prof. Frederick Brenner aka Karl Wagner Award
Black Dragons as Dr. Melcher/ Monsieur Colomb
The Corpse Vanishes as Dr. Lorenz
Night Monster as Rolf

1941

The Wolf Man as Bela Award
The Black Cat as Eduardo Vidos
Invisible Ghost as Dr. Charles Kessler
Spooks Run Wild as Nardo

1940

Black Friday as Eric Marnay
The Devil Bat as Dr. Paul Carruthers
You'll Find Out as Prince Saliano
The Saint's Double Trouble as Partner

1939

Ninotchka as Commissar Razinin Award
Son of Frankenstein as Ygor Award
The Human Monster as Dr. Feodor Orloff / Prof. John Dearborn
The Gorilla as Peters - the Butler
The Phantom Creeps as Dr. Alex Zorka / Dr. Zane

1937

SOS Coast Guard as Boroff

1936

The Invisible Ray as Dr. Felix Benet
Postal Inspector as Gregory Benez
Shadow of Chinatown as Victor Poten
Shadow of Chinatown as Victor Poten

1935

Mark of the Vampire as Count Mora
The Raven as Dr. Richard Vollin
The Mysterious Mr. Wong as Mr. Fu Wong aka Lysee
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste as Anton Lorenzen
Murder by Television as Arthur Perry
Chandu on the Magic Island as Frank Chandler (Chandu)
The Best Man Wins as Doc Boehm

1934

The Black Cat as Dr. Vitus Werdegast Award
The Return of Chandu as Frank Chandler (Chandu)
Screen Snapshots No. 11 as Himself
Gift of Gab as Himself

1933

International House as General Petronovich
The Whispering Shadow as Professor Adam Anton Strang
Night of Terror as Degar
The Devil's in Love as Military Prosecutor
Hollywood on Parade No. A-8 as Dracula

1932

Murders in the Rue Morgue as Dr. Mirakle Award
White Zombie as Legendre Award
Island of Lost Souls as The Sayer of the Law
Chandu the Magician as Roxor
The Death Kiss as Joseph Steiner

1931

Dracula as Count Dracula Award
Drácula as Count Dracula (archive footage) (uncredited) Award
The Black Camel as Tarneverro
Women of All Nations as Prince Hassan
50 Million Frenchmen as Orizon - Magician
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3) as Self
Broadminded as Pancho Arango
Intimate Interviews: Bela Lugosi as Himself

1930

King of Jazz as Emcee - Hungarian Version
Renegades as The Marabout - Sheik Muhammed Halid
Oh, for a Man! as Frescatti
Wild Company as Felix Brown
Such Men Are Dangerous as Dr. Goodman
Viennese Nights as Count von Ratz--Hungarian Ambassador

1929

The Thirteenth Chair as Inspector Delzante
Prisoners as Brottos--Nightclub Owner
The Veiled Woman as Murdered Suitor

1928

How to Handle Women as Diplomat's Aide (uncredited)

1925

The Midnight Girl as Nicholas Harmon
Daughters Who Pay as Serge Romonsky

1924

He Who Gets Slapped as Extra (uncredited) Award
The Rejected Woman as Jean Gagnon

1923

The Silent Command as Hisston

1920

The Head of Janus as Warren's Butler
Daughter of the Night as Andrew Fleurot
Deerslayer as Chingachgook
Caravan of Death as Scheik
Sklaven fremden Willens as Professor Mors
Daughter of the Night 2 as Andrew Fleurot
Die Teufelsanbeter
Die Frau im Delphin, oder 30 Tage auf dem Meeresgrund as Tom Bill

1918

The Leopard
Álarcosbál
The Royal Life as Lord Henry Wotton

Homo Promo as (Archival)

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Amazon Women on the Moon
Plan 9 from Outer Space
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Ninotchka
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Son of Frankenstein
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
The Black Cat

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