Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

147

Gender

Male

Birthday

1882-10-17

Deathday

1956-08-16 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Bela Lugosi

Biography

Bela Lugosi (born Bela Ferenc Dezso Blasko) was a Hungarian stage, screen, and television actor. He was born on October 20, 1882 and passed away on August 16, 1956. He is best remembered for his iconic portrayal of Count Dracula in the classic 1931 Dracula film.

Known For

7.2%

Dracula

Feb 12, 1931

7.0%

The Wolf Man

Dec 12, 1941

4.2%

Plan 9 from Outer Space

Jul 22, 1959

7.5%

Ninotchka

Nov 23, 1939

7.1%

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Jun 15, 1948

6.7%

The Black Cat

May 7, 1934

6.7%

Son of Frankenstein

Jan 13, 1939

5.9%

White Zombie

Jul 28, 1932

6.9%

Island of Lost Souls

Dec 24, 1932

6.2%

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Mar 5, 1943

7.0%

The Body Snatcher

May 25, 1945

5.9%

Amazon Women on the Moon

Sep 18, 1987

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Acting

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		The Trail of Dracula as Self
2013		Extraordinary Tales as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Tell-Tale Heart')

2011

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

2007		Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire as Himself (archive footage)
2007		Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)
2007		Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb as Riley Chandler (archive footage)

2006		Lugosi: The Dark Prince as Self (archive footage)
2006		Terror in the Tropics as Vitus Tesla (archive footage)

2005

The Tell Tale Heart as Narrator

2004		Ed Wood: Making Bela as Self / Count Dracula (archive footage)
2004		Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!% as Self (archive footage)
2004		The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made as Dr. Zabor (archive footage)
2004		Monster Movie Trivia Quiz

2003

Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites as (archive footage)

2001

Heroes of Horror as (archive footage)

2000		The American Nightmare as Self
2000		Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed as Self (archive footage)
2000		The Many Faces of Dracula as Dracula (archive footage)

1999		Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl as Self (archive footage)
1999		Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' 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		Svengoolie as Count Dracula
1995		Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons as Self / Dracula (archive footage)

1994

The Our Gang Story as Self (archive footage)

1992

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

1991		Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as The Monster / Ygor (archive footage)
1991		Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Count Dracula / Count Mora / Nardo / Leonide Von Housen / Tesla

1990		Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths as (archive footage)
1990		Abbott and Costello in the Movies as Outtake

1987

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

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)
1983		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
1959		Lock Up Your Daughters

1956

The Black Sleep as Casimir

1955

Bride of the Monster as Dr. Eric Vornoff

1953

Glen or Glenda as Scientist

1952		Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla as Dr. Zabor
1952		Mother Riley Meets the Vampire as Von Housen

1949		The Phantom Creeps as Dr. Alex Zorka
1949		Suspense as Gen. Fortunato

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
1945		Zombies on Broadway as Dr. Paul Renault

1944		One Body Too Many as Murkil
1944		Return of the Ape Man as Prof. Dexter
1944		Voodoo Man as Dr. Richard Marlowe

1943		The Return of the Vampire as Armand Tesla
1943		Ghosts on the Loose as Emil
1943		Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man as The Frankenstein Monster
1943		The Ape Man as Dr. James Brewster

1942		Bowery at Midnight as Prof. Frederick Brenner aka Karl Wagner
1942		Night Monster as Rolf
1942		The Corpse Vanishes as Dr. Lorenz
1942		The Ghost of Frankenstein as Ygor
1942		Black Dragons as Dr. Melcher/ Monsieur Colomb

1941		The Wolf Man as Bela
1941		Spooks Run Wild as Nardo
1941		The Black Cat as Eduardo Vidos
1941		Invisible Ghost as Dr. Charles Kessler

1940		The Devil Bat as Dr. Paul Carruthers
1940		You'll Find Out as Prince Saliano
1940		Black Friday as Eric Marnay
1940		The Saint's Double Trouble as Partner

1939		Ninotchka as Commissar Razinin
1939		The Human Monster as Dr. Feodor Orloff / Prof. John Dearborn
1939		The Gorilla as Peters - the Butler
1939		Son of Frankenstein as Ygor
1939		The Phantom Creeps as Dr. Alex Zorka / Dr. Zane

1937

SOS Coast Guard as Boroff

1936		Shadow of Chinatown as Victor Poten
1936		Shadow of Chinatown as Victor Poten
1936		Postal Inspector as Gregory Benez
1936		The Invisible Ray as Dr. Felix Benet

1935		Murder by Television as Arthur Perry
1935		The Raven as Dr. Richard Vollin
1935		The Mystery of the Mary Celeste as Anton Lorenzen
1935		Mark of the Vampire as Count Mora
1935		The Mysterious Mr. Wong as Mr. Fu Wong aka Lysee
1935		The Best Man Wins as Doc Boehm
1935		Chandu on the Magic Island as Frank Chandler (Chandu)

1934		The Return of Chandu as Frank Chandler (Chandu)
1934		Gift of Gab as Himself
1934		The Black Cat as Dr. Vitus Werdegast
1934		Screen Snapshots No. 11 as Himself

1933		The Devil's in Love as Military Prosecutor
1933		International House as General Petronovich
1933		Night of Terror as Degar
1933		The Whispering Shadow as Professor Adam Anton Strang
1933		Hollywood on Parade No. A-8 as Dracula

1932		Island of Lost Souls as The Sayer of the Law
1932		The Death Kiss as Joseph Steiner
1932		Chandu the Magician as Roxor
1932		White Zombie as Legendre
1932		Murders in the Rue Morgue as Dr. Mirakle

1931		Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3) as Self
1931		Intimate Interviews: Bela Lugosi as Himself
1931		Broadminded as Pancho Arango
1931		The Black Camel as Tarneverro
1931		Women of All Nations as Prince Hassan
1931		Dracula (Spanish Version) as Count Dracula (archive footage) (uncredited)
1931		50 Million Frenchmen as Orizon - Magician
1931		Dracula as Count Dracula

1930		Oh, for a Man! as Frescatti
1930		Viennese Nights as Count von Ratz--Hungarian Ambassador
1930		Renegades as The Marabout - Sheik Muhammed Halid
1930		Wild Company as Felix Brown
1930		King of Jazz as Emcee - Hungarian Version
1930		Such Men Are Dangerous as Dr. Goodman

1929		The Thirteenth Chair as Inspector Delzante
1929		Prisoners as Brottos--Nightclub Owner
1929		The Veiled Woman as Murdered Suitor

1928

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

1925		Daughters Who Pay as Serge Romonsky
1925		The Midnight Girl as Nicholas Harmon

1924		He Who Gets Slapped as Extra (uncredited)
1924		The Rejected Woman as Jean Gagnon

1923

The Silent Command as Hisston

1920		Die Teufelsanbeter
1920		Caravan of Death as Scheik
1920		Die Frau im Delphin, oder 30 Tage auf dem Meeresgrund as Tom Bill
1920		Daughter of the Night 2 as Andrew Fleurot
1920		Deerslayer as Chingachgook
1920		The Head of Janus as Warren's Butler
1920		Daughter of the Night as Andrew Fleurot
1920		Sklaven fremden Willens as Professor Mors

1918		The Leopard
1918		Álarcosbál
1918		The Royal Life as Lord Henry Wotton

Crew

2023

Falcatus as In Memory Of