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The Black Sleep (1956) -- The masters of classic horror (Basil Rathbone, John Carradine, Bela Lugosi, and Lon Chaney, Jr.) gather together and meet in a spooky old house in which a crazed scientist creates frightening human mutants.
The Body Snatcher (1945) -- A ruthless doctor and his young prize student find themselves continually harassed by their murderous supplier of illegal cadavers.
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr. (1996) -- How could it be that Ed Wood, Jr., the young man who wore a woman's bra and panties at the Battle of Tarawa in World War II, went on to become the Orson Welles of low-budget films?
The Phantom Creeps (1939) -- A military intelligence officer and a pretty reporter try to find a scientist whose inventions can destroy the world.
The Phantom Creeps (1939) -- A military intelligence officer and a pretty reporter try to find a scientist whose inventions can destroy the world.

Overview

Date of Death:
16 August 1956, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Born Be'la Ferenc Dezso Blasko on October 20, 1882, Lugos, Hungary (now Lugoj... more
Trivia:
In 1929, he married a wealthy San Francisco widow named Beatrice Weeks... more
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Down 1% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(103 articles)
Sherlock Holmes | Film review
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 15 December 2009, 2:19 AM, PST)

Watch Out!: Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2002)
 (From JustPressPlay. 12 November 2009, 10:00 PM, PST)

Alternate Names:
Olt Arisztid | Béla Lugosi | Arisztid Olt

Filmography

Actor:
  1. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) .... Ghoul Man
  2. The Black Sleep (1956) .... Casimir
    ... aka Dr. Cadman's Secret (USA: reissue title)
  3. Bride of the Monster (1955) .... Dr. Eric Vornoff
    ... aka Bride of the Atom
  4. 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 Male or Female (USA: poster title)
    ... aka The Transvestite
  5. 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
  6. 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)

  7. "Suspense" .... General Fortunato (1 episode, 1949)
        - A Cask of Amontillado (1949) TV episode .... General Fortunato
  8. 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)
  9. Scared to Death (1947) .... Prof. Leonide
  10. Genius at Work (1946) .... Stone
  11. The Body Snatcher (1945) .... Joseph
    ... aka Robert Louis Stevenson's 'The Body Snatcher' (USA: complete title)
  12. Zombies on Broadway (1945) .... Dr. Paul Renault
    ... aka Loonies on Broadway (UK)
  13. One Body Too Many (1944) .... Murkil
  14. Return of the Ape Man (1944) .... Prof. Dexter
  15. Voodoo Man (1944) .... Dr.Richard Marlowe
  16. The Return of the Vampire (1944) .... Armand Tesla / Dr. Hugo Bruckner
  17. Ghosts on the Loose (1943) .... Emil
    ... aka Ghosts in the Night (UK)
    ... aka The East Side Kids Meet Bela Lugosi
  18. The Ape Man (1943) .... Dr. James Brewster
    ... aka Lock Your Doors (UK)
  19. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) .... Frankenstein Monster
    ... aka Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (USA: video box title)
  20. Bowery at Midnight (1942) .... Prof. Frederick Brenner, alias Karl Wagner
  21. Night Monster (1942) .... Rolf
    ... aka House of Mystery (UK)
  22. The Corpse Vanishes (1942) .... Dr. Lorenz
    ... aka The Case of the Missing Brides (UK)
  23. The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) .... Ygor
  24. Black Dragons (1942) .... Dr. Melcher/Monsieur Colomb
  25. The Wolf Man (1941) .... Bela
  26. Spooks Run Wild (1941) .... Nardo
  27. The Black Cat (1941) .... Eduardo
  28. Invisible Ghost (1941) .... Charles Kessler
  29. You'll Find Out (1940) .... Prince Saliano
    ... aka Here Come the Boogie Men
  30. The Devil Bat (1940) .... Dr. Paul Carruthers
    ... aka Killer Bats (USA: 16mm release title)
  31. Black Friday (1940) .... Eric Marnay
  32. The Saint's Double Trouble (1940) .... The Partner
  33. 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)

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

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

  97. 99 (1918) (as Béla Lugosi)
    ... aka A 99-es számú bérkocsi (Hungary)
    ... aka Droschke 99
    ... aka Kilencvenkilenc (Hungary)
    ... aka Ninety Nine (International: English title)
  98. Az élet királya (1918) (as Arisztid Olt) .... Lord Henry Wotton
    ... aka The Picture of Dorian Gray
  99. Lili (1918) (as Arisztid Olt) .... Plinchard/General
    ... aka Egy nagymama naplójából (Hungary: subtitle)
  100. Álarcosbál (1918)
    ... aka Masked Ball (USA)
  101. Lulu (1918) (as Béla Lugosi)
  102. Tavaszi vihar (1918)
    ... aka Spring Tempest (International: English title)
  103. Küzdelem a létért (1918) (as Arisztid Olt) .... Orlay Pál,építész
    ... aka Kűzdelem a létért (Hungary)
    ... aka The Leopard
  104. Casanova (1918) (as Olt Arisztid)
  105. Leoni Leo (1917) (as Arisztid Olt) .... Leoni Leo
  106. A Régiséggyüjtö (1917) (as Arisztid Olt)
    ... aka A régiséggyűjtő (Hungary)
  107. Az ezredes (1917)
    ... aka The Colonel
  108. 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: alternative title)
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. "Hollywood and the Stars" .... Count Dracula (1 episode, 1964)
        - Monsters We've Known and Loved (1964) TV episode (also archive footage) .... Count Dracula
  2. "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

  3. "You Asked for It" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode dated 27 July 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "Starlit Time" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode dated 21 May 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Himself

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

  6. Hollywood on Parade No. A-8 (1933) .... Dracula
  7. Bela Lugosi (1931) .... Himself
    ... aka Intimate Interviews: Bela Lugosi (USA: series title)
Archive Footage:
  1. Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) (uncredited) .... Himself
  2. "Muchachada nui"
        - Episode #3.8 (2009) TV episode .... Bela Lugosi (segment "Mundo Viejuno: El oso goloso")
        - Episode #2.5 (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... (segment "Mundo Viejuno: Matrimoniadas sex")
        - Episode #1.4 (2007) TV episode (uncredited) .... Bela Lugosir
  3. "The O'Reilly Factor"
        - Episode dated 29 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Count Dracula
  4. "Close-up"
        - Bela Lugosi: Dracula's Dubbelganger (2007) TV episode .... Himself/Dracula/Ygor/Various
  5. Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) .... Himself
  6. Le vampire déchu (2007) (TV) .... Himself/Dracula
  7. Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007) .... Himself
  8. Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (2007) (V) .... Riley Chandler
  9. Beloved Count (2007) (V) (uncredited) .... Count Dracula
  10. Lugosi, the Dark Prince (2006) (V) .... Himself
  11. The Sci-Fi Boys (2006) .... Himself
  12. It's a Digital World! (2006) .... The Scientist
  13. Terror in the Tropics (2006) (V) .... Vitus Tesla
  14. Karloff, the Gentle Monster (2006) (V)
  15. The Tell Tale Heart (2005) (voice) .... Narrator
  16. Cineastas contra magnates (2005) (uncredited) .... Dracula
  17. Making Bela (2004) (V) .... Himself/Count Dracula
  18. Van Helsing: The Man and the Monsters (2004) (TV) .... Count Dracula
  19. The Revamping of Dracula (2004) (V)
  20. Van Helsing: Behind the Screams (2004) (V)
  21. Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  22. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  23. Chair (2001) .... Himself
  24. Heroes of Horror (2001) (TV) .... Himself/Count Dracula/Legendre/Dr. Vitus Werdegast/Joseph
  25. Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (1999) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  26. Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (1999) (V)
  27. Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997)
  28. "Biography"
        - Bud Abbott & Lou Costello: Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996) TV episode
        - Bela Lugosi: Hollywood's Dark Prince (1995) TV episode .... Himself
        - Boris Karloff: The Gentle Monster (1995) TV episode .... Himself
  29. The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr. (1996) .... Himself
  30. Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995) .... Himself/Dracula
  31. Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994) (TV)
  32. Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora (1994) (V) .... Himself/The Great Spirit
  33. The Vampire Interviews (1994) (V) .... Himself
  34. Death Scenes 2 (1992) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
  35. The Horror Hall of Fame II (1991) (TV) .... Himself - Inductee
  36. Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) .... The Monster/Ygor
  37. Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990) (V) .... Himself
  38. "Mystery Science Theater 3000"
        - The Corpse Vanishes (1989) TV episode .... Dr. Lorenz
  39. "Muppet Babies"
        - Is There a Muppet in the House? (1988) TV episode .... Emil/'Murder' Legendre
  40. Monsters & Maniacs (1988) (V) .... Himself
  41. Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) .... Pete Jones
  42. "Hunter"
        - From San Francisco with Love (1986) TV episode (voice) .... Voice from David's TV
  43. Classic Comedy Teams (1986) (V) .... Emil (segment "Ghosts On The Loose" )
  44. Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) (uncredited) .... Himself
  45. It Came from Hollywood (1982)
  46. The Horror Show (1979)
  47. Nightmare in Blood (1978)
  48. "Night Gallery"
        - The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes/Miss Lovecraft Sent Me/The Hand of Borgus Weems/Phantom of What Opera? (1971) TV episode .... The Sayer of the Law in 'Island of Lost Souls' clips
  49. The Movie Orgy (1968) (uncredited)
  50. The Son of Frankenstein (1966) .... The Hunchback
  51. Dracula (1966/I) .... Count Dracula
  52. The World of Abbott and Costello (1965) .... Count Dracula in Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein
  53. "Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."
        - The Monsters (1965) TV episode .... Various
  54. Lock Up Your Daughters (1951)
  55. The Phantom Creeps (1949) (TV) .... Dr. Alex Zorka
  56. S.O.S. Coast Guard (1942) .... Boroff
  57. Shadow of Chinatown (1936/II) .... Victor Poten
  58. Revolt of the Zombies (1936) .... The Eyes
  59. Chandu on the Magic Island (1935) .... Frank Chandler (Chandu)
  60. The Return of Chandu (1934/II) .... Frank Chandler (Chandu)
  61. Drácula (1931) (uncredited) .... Conde Drácula


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Other Works:
Play: "Devil's Paradise" (1956) (as "drug smuggler"), Hollywood more
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