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Bela Lugosi

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Overview

Date of Death:
16 August 1956, Los Angeles, California, USA (heart attack) more
Mini Biography:
It's ironic that Martin Landau won an Oscar for impersonating Bela Lugosi... more
Trivia:
Long, extensive classical career in Hungary including roles in "Hamlet"... more
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Rockin' The Reel: Musicians Turned Moviemakers (From IFC. 27 June 2008, 8:49 AM, PDT)
A Little Fright Music (From Studio Briefing. 7 October 1999)
Alternate Names:
Olt Arisztid | Béla Lugosi | Arisztid Olt

Filmography

Actor:
  1. The Black Sleep (1956) .... Casimir
    ... aka Dr. Cadman's Secret (USA: reissue title)
  2. Bride of the Monster (1955) .... Dr. Eric Vornoff
    ... aka Bride of the Atom
  3. Glen or Glenda (1953) .... Scientist
    ... aka Glen or Glenda: Confessions of Ed Wood
    ... aka He or She
    ... aka I Changed My Sex
    ... aka I Led 2 Lives (UK)
    ... aka The Transvestite
  4. Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) .... Dr. Zabor
    ... aka Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
    ... aka The Boys from Brooklyn
    ... aka The Monster Meets the Gorilla
  5. Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952) .... Von Housen
    ... aka Dracula's Desire
    ... aka Mother Riley Runs Riot
    ... aka My Son, the Vampire (USA)
    ... aka Old Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
    ... aka Vampire Over London (USA)

  6. "Suspense" .... Gen. Fortunato (1 episode, 1949)
        - A Cask of Amontillado (1949) TV episode .... Gen. Fortunato
  7. Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) .... Count Dracula
    ... aka Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Abbott and Costello Meet the Ghosts (UK)
  8. Scared to Death (1947) .... Prof. Leonide
  9. Genius at Work (1946) .... Stone
  10. The Body Snatcher (1945) .... Joseph
    ... aka Robert Louis Stevenson's 'The Body Snatcher' (USA: complete title)
  11. Zombies on Broadway (1945) .... Dr. Paul Renault
    ... aka Loonies on Broadway (UK)
  12. One Body Too Many (1944) .... Murkil
  13. Return of the Ape Man (1944) .... Prof. Dexter
  14. Voodoo Man (1944) .... Dr.Richard Marlowe
  15. The Return of the Vampire (1944) .... Armand Tesla/Dr. Hugo Bruckner
  16. Ghosts on the Loose (1943) .... Emil
    ... aka Ghosts in the Night (UK)
    ... aka The East Side Kids Meet Bela Lugosi
  17. The Ape Man (1943) .... Dr. James Brewster
    ... aka Lock Your Doors (UK)
  18. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) .... Monster
  19. Bowery at Midnight (1942) .... Prof. Frederick Brenner, alias Karl Wagner
  20. Night Monster (1942) .... Rolf
    ... aka House of Mystery (UK)
  21. The Corpse Vanishes (1942) .... Dr. Lorenz
    ... aka The Case of the Missing Brides (UK)
  22. The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) .... Ygor
  23. Black Dragons (1942) .... Dr. Melcher/Monsieur Colomb
  24. The Wolf Man (1941) .... Bela
  25. Spooks Run Wild (1941) .... Nardo
  26. The Black Cat (1941) .... Eduardo
  27. Invisible Ghost (1941) .... Charles Kessler
  28. You'll Find Out (1940) .... Prince Saliano
    ... aka Here Come the Boogie Men
  29. The Devil Bat (1940) .... Dr. Paul Carruthers
    ... aka Killer Bats (USA: 16mm release title)
  30. Black Friday (1940) .... Eric Marnay
  31. The Saint's Double Trouble (1940) .... The Partner
  32. The Dark Eyes of London (1940) .... Dr. Feodor Orloff / Prof. John Dearborn
    ... aka Dead Eyes of London (International: English title)
    ... aka The Human Monster (USA)

  33. Ninotchka (1939) .... Kommissar Razinin
  34. The Gorilla (1939) .... Peters - the Butler
  35. Son of Frankenstein (1939) .... Ygor
  36. The Phantom Creeps (1939) .... Dr. Alex Zorka
    ... aka The Shadow Creeps
  37. S.O.S. Coast Guard (1937) .... Boroff, alias M.A. Anderson
  38. Shadow of Chinatown (1936/I) .... Victor Poten
    ... aka Yellow Phantom (USA: reissue title)
  39. Postal Inspector (1936) .... Gregory Benez
  40. The Invisible Ray (1936) .... Dr. Felix Benet
  41. Murder by Television (1935) .... Arthur Perry
  42. The Raven (1935) .... Dr. Richard Vollin
  43. The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (1935) .... Anton Lorenzen
    ... aka Phantom Ship
    ... aka The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
  44. Mark of the Vampire (1935) .... Count Mora
    ... aka Vampires of Prague
  45. The Best Man Wins (1935) .... Doc Boehm
  46. The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1934) (as Béla Lugosi) .... Mr. Fu Wong, aka Lysee
  47. The Return of Chandu (1934/I) .... Frank Chandler, aka Chandu the Magician
    ... aka Chandu's Return
    ... aka The Return of Chandu the Magician (video title)
  48. Gift of Gab (1934) .... Cameo Appearance
  49. The Black Cat (1934) .... Dr. Vitus Werdegast
    ... aka The House of Doom (UK)
    ... aka The Vanishing Body (USA: reissue title)
  50. The Devil's in Love (1933) (uncredited) .... Military Prosecutor
  51. International House (1933) .... Gen. Nicholas Petronovich
  52. Night of Terror (1933) .... Degar
    ... aka He Lived to Kill
  53. The Whispering Shadow (1933) .... Prof. Anton Strang
  54. Island of Lost Souls (1932) .... Sayer of the Law
  55. The Death Kiss (1932) .... Joseph Steiner
  56. Chandu the Magician (1932) .... Roxor
  57. White Zombie (1932) .... 'Murder' Legendre
  58. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) .... Dr. Mirakle
  59. Broadminded (1931) .... Pancho
  60. The Black Camel (1931) .... Tarneverro
  61. Women of All Nations (1931) (uncredited) .... Prince Hassan
  62. 50 Million Frenchmen (1931) (uncredited) .... Orizon - Magician
  63. Dracula (1931) .... Count Dracula
  64. Oh, for a Man (1930) .... Frescatti
  65. Viennese Nights (1930) .... Count von Ratz, Hungarian Ambassador
  66. Renegades (1930) .... Marabout
  67. Wild Company (1930) .... Felix Brown
  68. Such Men Are Dangerous (1930) .... Dr. Erdmann

  69. The Thirteenth Chair (1929) .... Inspector Delzante
    ... aka The 13th Chair (USA: promotional title)
  70. Prisoners (1929/I) .... Brottos, Nightclub Owner
  71. The Veiled Woman (1929) .... Murdered suitor
  72. How to Handle Women (1928) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
    ... aka Fresh Every Hour (copyright title)
    ... aka The Prince of K'nuts (UK)
    ... aka The Prince of Peanuts
  73. Punchinello (1926) .... Harlequin
  74. Daughters Who Pay (1925) .... Serge Romonsky
  75. The Midnight Girl (1925) .... Nicholas Schuyler
  76. He Who Gets Slapped (1924) (uncredited) .... Clown Extra
  77. The Rejected Woman (1924) .... Jean Gagnon
  78. The Silent Command (1923) .... Hisston
  79. Ihre Hoheit die Tänzerin (1922)
  80. Apachenrache, 3. Teil - Die verschwundene Million (1921)
    ... aka Apachenrache, 3. Teil (Germany: short title)
    ... aka Johann Hopkins, der Dritte (Germany: alternative title)
    ... aka John Hopkins the Third (International: English title)
    ... aka Verschwundene Million, Die (Germany: subtitle)
  81. Todeskarawane, Die (1920) .... Scheik
    ... aka Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses, 2. Teil (Germany)
    ... aka Caravan of Death (USA)
  82. Lederstrumpf, 2. Teil: Der Letzte der Mohikaner (1920) .... Chingachook
    ... aka Last of the Mohicans (International: English title)
  83. Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses (1920)
  84. Fluch der Menschheit - 2. Im Rausche der Milliarden, Der (1920)
    ... aka In the Ecstasy of Billions (International: English title)
  85. Lederstrumpf, 1. Teil: Der Wildtöter und Chingachgook (1920) .... Chingachgook
    ... aka The Deerslayer and Chingachgook
  86. Januskopf, Der (1920) .... Dr. Warren's Butler
    ... aka Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (UK)
    ... aka Januskopf - Eine Tragödie am Rande der Wirklichkeit, Der (Germany)
    ... aka Love's Mockery
    ... aka The Head of Janus
    ... aka The Janus Head
    ... aka The Two-Faced Man (USA: informal literal English title)
  87. Nat Pinkerton im Kampf, 1. Teil - Das Ende des Artisten Bartolini (1920) .... Gang Leader
    ... aka Ende des Artisten Bartolini 1, Das (Germany)
  88. Tanz auf dem Vulkan - 2. Der Tod des Großfürsten, Der (1920)
  89. Tanz auf dem Vulkan - 1. Sybil Young, Der (1920) .... Andrew Fleurot
    ... aka Dance on the Volcano
    ... aka Daughter of the Night
  90. Hypnose (1920)
    ... aka Hypnosis (International: English title)
    ... aka Sklaven fremden Willens (Germany: subtitle)
  91. Teufelsanbeter, Die (1920)
    ... aka The Devil Worshippers (USA: informal English title)
  92. Fluch der Menschheit - 1. Die Tochter der Arbeit, Der (1920) .... Reckless Saboteur
    ... aka The Curse of Man (International: English title)
  93. Frau im Delphin, oder 30 Tage auf dem Meeresgrund, Die (1920) .... Tom Bill
    ... aka The Woman in the Dolphin (International: English title)

  94. 99 (1918) (as Béla Lugosi)
    ... aka A 99-es számú bérkocsi (Hungary)
    ... aka Droschke 99
    ... aka Lilencvenkilenc (Hungary)
    ... aka Ninety Nine (International: English title)
  95. Élet királya, Az (1918) (as Arisztid Olt) .... Lord Henry Wotton
    ... aka The Picture of Dorian Gray
  96. Lili (1918) (as Arisztid Olt) .... Plinchard/General
    ... aka Nagymama naplójából, Egy (Hungary: subtitle)
  97. Álarcosbál (1918)
    ... aka Masked Ball (USA)
  98. Lulu (1918) (as Béla Lugosi)
  99. Tavaszi vihar (1918)
    ... aka Spring Tempest (International: English title)
  100. Küzdelem a létért (1918) (as Arisztid Olt) .... Orlay Pál,építész
    ... aka Kűzdelem a létért (Hungary)
    ... aka The Leopard
  101. Casanova (1918) (as Olt Arisztid)
  102. Leoni Leo (1917) (as Arisztid Olt) .... Leoni Leo
  103. A Régiséggyüjtö (1917) (as Arisztid Olt)
    ... aka A Régiséggyűjtő (Hungary)
  104. Ezredes, Az (1917)
    ... aka The Colonel
  105. Nászdal (1917) .... Bertram
    ... aka The Wedding Song (International: English title)
Soundtrack:
  1. Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997) (performer: "We're Horrible, Horrible Men", "There Are Such Things")
    ... aka Bela Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (USA)
Costume and Wardrobe Department:
  1. Mark of the Vampire (1935) (costumes: Count Mora) (uncredited)
    ... aka Vampires of Prague
Thanks:
  1. Lover from Beyond the Grave (2006) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. "Burke's Law" .... Himself in Photo (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed Purity Mather? (1963) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself in Photo

  2. "Starlit Time" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode dated 21 May 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Himself

  3. Screen Snapshots Series 24, No. 4 (1944) .... Himself, Blood Donor

  4. Hollywood on Parade No. A-8 (1933) .... Dracula
  5. Bela Lugosi (1931) .... Himself
    ... aka Intimate Interviews: Bela Lugosi (USA: series title)
Archive Footage:
  1. "Muchachada nui"
        - Rosa León (2008) TV episode
        - Episode #1.4 (2007) TV episode (uncredited) .... Bela Lugosir
  2. "The O'Reilly Factor"
        - Episode dated 29 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Count Dracula
  3. "Close-up"
        - Bela Lugosi: Dracula's Dubbelganger (2007) TV episode .... Himself/Dracula/Ygor/Various
  4. Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) .... Himself
  5. Vampire déchu, Le (2007) (TV) .... Himself/Dracula
  6. Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (2007) (V) .... Riley Chandler
  7. Beloved Count (2007) (V) (uncredited) .... Count Dracula
  8. Lugosi, the Dark Prince (2006) (V) .... Himself
  9. It's a Digital World! (2006) .... The Scientist
  10. Terror in the Tropics (2006) (V) .... Vitus Tesla
  11. Karloff, the Gentle Monster (2006) (V)
  12. The Tell Tale Heart (2005) (voice) .... Narrator
  13. Cineastas contra magnates (2005) (uncredited) .... Dracula
  14. Making Bela (2004) (V) .... Himself/Count Dracula
  15. Van Helsing: The Man and the Monsters (2004) (TV) .... Count Dracula
  16. The Revamping of Dracula (2004) (V)
  17. Van Helsing: Behind the Screams (2004) (V)
  18. Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  19. AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  20. Chair (2001) .... Himself
  21. Heroes of Horror (2001) (TV) .... Himself/Count Dracula/Legendre/Dr. Vitus Werdegast/Joseph
  22. The Road to Dracula (1999) .... Himself
  23. Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (1999) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  24. Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (1999) (V)
  25. Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997)
  26. The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr. (1996) .... Himself
  27. "Biography"
        - Bela Lugosi: Hollywood's Dark Prince (1995) TV episode .... Himself
        - Boris Karloff: The Gentle Monster (1995) TV episode .... Himself
  28. Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994) (TV)
  29. Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora (1994) (V) .... Himself/The Great Spirit
  30. The Vampire Interviews (1994) (V) .... Himself
  31. Death Scenes 2 (1992) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
  32. Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990) (V) .... Himself
  33. Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) .... Pete Jones
  34. "Hunter"
        - From San Francisco with Love (1986) TV episode (voice) .... Voice from David's TV
  35. Classic Comedy Teams (1986) (V) .... Emil (segment "Ghosts On The Loose" )
  36. It Came from Hollywood (1982)
  37. Nightmare in Blood (1978)
  38. Head (1968) (uncredited) .... Himself, Actor in clip from 'The Black Cat'
  39. The Movie Orgy (1968) (uncredited)
  40. The Son of Frankenstein (1966) .... The Hunchback
  41. Dracula (1966/I) .... Count Dracula
  42. The World of Abbott and Costello (1965) .... Count Dracula in Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein
  43. "Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."
        - The Monsters (1965) TV episode .... Various
  44. "Hollywood and the Stars"
        - Monsters We've Known and Loved (1964) TV episode .... Count Dracula
  45. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) .... Ghoul Man
  46. Lock Up Your Daughters (1951)
  47. The Phantom Creeps (1949) (TV) .... Dr. Alex Zorka
  48. S.O.S. Coast Guard (1942) .... Boroff
  49. Shadow of Chinatown (1936/II) .... Victor Poten
  50. Revolt of the Zombies (1936) .... The Eyes
  51. Chandu on the Magic Island (1935) .... Frank Chandler (Chandu)
  52. The Return of Chandu (1934/II) .... Frank Chandler (Chandu)


Additional Details

Other Works:
Play: "Devil's Paradise" (1956) (as "drug smuggler"), Hollywood more
Publicity Listings:
7 Biographical Movies | 1 Portrayal | 13 Print Biographies | 11 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos more
Genres:
Horror | Drama | Comedy | Sci-Fi more
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