Bela Lugosi

Oct 17, 1882 - Aug 16, 1956 (73 years old) in 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 remembered for his iconic portrayal of Count Dracula in the classic 1931 Dracula film.

Known For

poster

The Horror Show

(archive footage)

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Return of the Ape Man

Prof. Dexter

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Suspense

Gen. Fortunato

poster

The Phantom Creeps

Dr. Alex Zorka / Dr. Zane

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King of Jazz

Emcee - Hungarian Version

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Daughters Who Pay

Serge Romonsky

poster

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Dr. Mirakle

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Spooks Run Wild

Nardo

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The Body Snatcher

Joseph

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The Phantom Creeps

Dr. Alex Zorka

Credits

Homo Promo Future

(Archival)

★ NR
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies 2025

Self - (archive footage)

★ NR
Your tooth Fairy 2025

Scientist ( archivo de imagen)

★ NR
A Brief History of Porn Cinema with Bela Lugosi 2023

Host

★ NR
Moonage Daydream 2022

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.5
Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror 2016

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Extraordinary Tales 2015

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

★ 6.5
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film 2014

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

★ 7.5
The Trail of Dracula 2013

Self (Archival Footage)

★ 10
Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode 2011

Dracula (archive footage)

★ 10
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire 2007

Himself (archive footage)

★ 6.3
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman 2007

Self (archive footage)

★ 9
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb 2007

Riley Chandler (archive footage)

★ NR
Lugosi: The Dark Prince 2006

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.6
Terror in the Tropics 2006

Vitus Tesla (archive footage)

★ NR
The Tell Tale Heart 2005

Narrator

★ 6
Ed Wood: Making Bela 2004

Self / Count Dracula (archive footage)

★ 7.3
Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!% 2004

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz 2004

★ NR
Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites 2003

(archive footage)

★ 5
Heroes of Horror 2001

(archive footage)

★ 9
The American Nightmare 2000

Self

★ 6.8
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed 2000

Self (archive footage)

★ 7
The Many Faces of Dracula 2000

Dracula (archive footage)

★ 3.5
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl 1999

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.7
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' 1999

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.9
Universal Horror 1998

(archive footage)

★ 7.1
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula 1997

Self (archive footage)

★ 8
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. 1996

Himself (archive footage)

★ 7.6
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons 1995

Self / Dracula (archive footage)

★ 8
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld 1994

Self (archive footage)

★ 7
The Our Gang Story 1994

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Innocent Blood 1992

Count Dracula (archive footage)

★ 6.2
Death Scenes 2 1992

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 5.7
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991

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

★ 10
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991

The Monster / Ygor (archive footage)

★ 5.7
Abbott and Costello in the Movies 1990

Outtake

★ NR
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths 1990

(archive footage)

★ 5.7
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies 1988

★ NR
Amazon Women on the Moon 1987

Pete Jones (segment "Reckless Youth") (archive footage)

★ 5.9
Lugosi: The Forgotten King 1986

(archive footage)

★ NR
Classic Comedy Teams 1986

Emil (segment "Ghosts On The Loose") (archive footage)

★ NR
Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984

(archive footage)

★ 10
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983

Dracula in 'Screen Snapshots A-8' (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 6.5
The Horror of It All 1983

Dracula / Joseph / Legendre (archive footage)

★ 8
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 1982

Self (archive footage)

★ 6
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!) 1980

★ NR
The Horror Show 1979

(archive footage)

★ 3.8
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.1
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute 1974

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.7
Head 1968

Dr. Vitus Werdegast (Archival Footage) (uncredited)

★ 6.2
The Movie Orgy 1968

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.3
The World of Abbott and Costello 1965

Count Dracula (archive footage)

★ 6.3
Lock Up Your Daughters 1959

★ NR
Plan 9 from Outer Space 1957

Ghoul Man

★ 4.2
The Black Sleep 1956

Casimir

★ 6.1
Bride of the Monster 1955

Dr. Eric Vornoff

★ 4.4
Glen or Glenda 1953

Scientist

★ 4.6
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla 1952

Dr. Zabor

★ 3.3
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire 1952

Von Housen

★ 4.2
Suspense 1949

Gen. Fortunato

★ 4.9
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948

Dracula

★ 7.1
Scared to Death 1947

Prof Leonide

★ 4.1
Genius at Work 1946

Stone

★ 6
The Body Snatcher 1945

Joseph

★ 7
Zombies on Broadway 1945

Dr. Paul Renault

★ 5.1
One Body Too Many 1944

Murkil

★ 5
Return of the Ape Man 1944

Prof. Dexter

★ 5.4
Voodoo Man 1944

Dr. Richard Marlowe

★ 4.9
The Return of the Vampire 1943

Armand Tesla

★ 6.1
Ghosts on the Loose 1943

Emil

★ 4.2
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man 1943

The Frankenstein Monster

★ 6.2
The Ape Man 1943

Dr. James Brewster

★ 4.3
Bowery at Midnight 1942

Prof. Frederick Brenner aka Karl Wagner

★ 5
Night Monster 1942

Rolf

★ 6.2
The Corpse Vanishes 1942

Dr. Lorenz

★ 4.2
The Ghost of Frankenstein 1942

Ygor

★ 5.8
Black Dragons 1942

Dr. Melcher/ Monsieur Colomb

★ 4.5
The Wolf Man 1941

Bela

★ 7
Spooks Run Wild 1941

Nardo

★ 4.9
Invisible Ghost 1941

Dr. Charles Kessler

★ 5.3
The Devil Bat 1940

Dr. Paul Carruthers

★ 5.3
You'll Find Out 1940

Prince Saliano

★ 5.5
Black Friday 1940

Eric Marnay

★ 6
The Saint's Double Trouble 1940

Partner

★ 5.7
Ninotchka 1939

Commissar Razinin

★ 7.5
The Dark Eyes of London 1939

Dr. Feodor Orloff / Prof. John Dearborn

★ 5.7
The Gorilla 1939

Peters

★ 4.6
Son of Frankenstein 1939

Ygor

★ 6.7
The Phantom Creeps 1939

Dr. Alex Zorka / Dr. Zane

★ 4.2
SOS Coast Guard 1937

Boroff

★ 4.7
Shadow of Chinatown 1936

Victor Poten

★ 4.6
Postal Inspector 1936

Gregory Benez

★ 6.2
The Invisible Ray 1936

Dr. Felix Benet

★ 6.3
Murder by Television 1935

Arthur Perry

★ 4
The Raven 1935

Dr. Richard Vollin

★ 6.6
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste 1935

Anton Lorenzen

★ 5.3
Mark of the Vampire 1935

Count Mora

★ 6.1
The Mysterious Mr. Wong 1935

Mr. Fu Wong aka Lysee

★ 4.2
The Best Man Wins 1935

Doc Boehm

★ 5.8
Chandu on the Magic Island 1935

Frank Chandler (Chandu)

★ 4.8
The Return of Chandu 1934

Frank Chandler (Chandu)

★ 4.5
Gift of Gab 1934

Himself

★ 2.5
The Black Cat 1934

Dr. Vitus Werdegast

★ 6.7
Screen Snapshots No. 11 1934

Himself

★ NR
The Devil's in Love 1933

Military Prosecutor

★ 5
International House 1933

General Petronovich

★ 5.5
Night of Terror 1933

Degar

★ 5.3
The Whispering Shadow 1933

Professor Adam Anton Strang

★ 4.4
Hollywood on Parade No. A-8 1933

Dracula

★ 6.5
Island of Lost Souls 1932

The Sayer of the Law

★ 6.9
The Death Kiss 1932

Joseph Steiner

★ 5.1
Chandu the Magician 1932

Roxor

★ 6.3
White Zombie 1932

Legendre

★ 6
Murders in the Rue Morgue 1932

Dr. Mirakle

★ 6.1
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3) 1931

Self

★ NR
Intimate Interviews: Bela Lugosi 1931

Himself

★ 6.8
Broadminded 1931

Pancho Arango

★ 3.7
The Black Camel 1931

Tarneverro

★ 6.1
Women of All Nations 1931

Prince Hassan

★ 2.3
Drácula 1931

Count Dracula (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 6.8
50 Million Frenchmen 1931

Orizon - Magician

★ 6.3
Dracula 1931

Count Dracula

★ 7.2
Oh, for a Man! 1930

Frescatti

★ 5.7
Viennese Nights 1930

Count von Ratz--Hungarian Ambassador

★ 2
Renegades 1930

The Marabout - Sheik Muhammed Halid

★ 4
Wild Company 1930

Felix Brown

★ 5
King of Jazz 1930

Emcee - Hungarian Version

★ 6.2
Such Men Are Dangerous 1930

Dr. Goodman

★ 4.8
The Thirteenth Chair 1929

Inspector Delzante

★ 4.9
Prisoners 1929

Brottos--Nightclub Owner

★ NR
The Veiled Woman 1929

Murdered Suitor

★ NR
How to Handle Women 1928

Diplomat's Aide (uncredited)

★ NR
Daughters Who Pay 1925

Serge Romonsky

★ NR
The Midnight Girl 1925

Nicholas Harmon

★ 5.2
He Who Gets Slapped 1924

Extra (uncredited)

★ 7.6
The Rejected Woman 1924

Jean Gagnon

★ 5
The Silent Command 1923

Hisston

★ 5
Die Teufelsanbeter 1920

★ NR
Caravan of Death 1920

Scheik

★ NR
Die Frau im Delphin, oder 30 Tage auf dem Meeresgrund 1920

Tom Bill

★ NR
Daughter of the Night 2 1920

Andrew Fleurot

★ NR
Deerslayer 1920

Chingachgook

★ 5.7
The Head of Janus 1920

Warren's Butler

★ NR
Daughter of the Night 1920

Andrew Fleurot

★ 5.2
Sklaven fremden Willens 1920

Professor Mors

★ NR
The Leopard 1918

★ 6
Spring Tempest 1918

Renner

★ NR
Álarcosbál 1918

★ NR
The Royal Life 1918

Lord Henry Wotton

★ 6