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Richard E. Dyszel was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from SIU with a degree in Radio-TV, Dyszel became M.T. Graves, a TV host at WDXR-TV in Paducah, Kentucky in 1971 where he introduced weekly horror films. In 1972, Dyszel took his character to Channel 20 on WDCA-TV in Washington D.C... See full bio »

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Richard E. Dyszel
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

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2010 The Dreadful Hallowgreen Special (TV movie)
Count Gore DeVol
 
2010 The Dead Matter
The Narrator
 
2010 Adventures of Louanna Lee Episode Two (video)
The Count
 
2005 Raising the Stakes
Union Vampire (as Count Gore De Vol)
 
2004 Chainsaw Sally
Count Gore (as Count Gore De Vol)
 
2004 Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood (video)
Count Gore De Vol (as Count Gore De Vol)
 
2004 Crawler (video)
Mayor
 
2002 Stakes (video)
Count Gore De Vol (as Dick Dyszel)
 
2001 Chiller Cinema (TV series)
Count Gore DeVol
– Blood and Pastries (2001) … Count Gore DeVol
 
1985 The Galaxy Invader (video)
Dr. William Tracy
 
1982 Nightbeast
Mayor Bert Wicker
 
1978 The Alien Factor
Mayor Wicker
 
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2009 Every Other Day Is Halloween (video documentary) (associate producer)
 
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2012 Beast Wishes (documentary) (special thanks - as Count Gore De Vol)
 
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2012 That $#!% Will Rot Your Brain: How the Monster Kids Transformed Popular Culture (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Every Other Day Is Halloween (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The Fanex Files, Volume 2: Samuel Z. Arkoff (video)
Himself
 
2006 American Scary (documentary)
Himself / 'Count Gore DeVol'
 
2004 Joe Nosferatu: Homeless Vampire (short)
Himself
 
2001 Cremains (video)
Himself (as Count Gore De Vol)
 

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The Galaxy Invader -- An alien is hunted by a gang of drunken hillbillies who saw him crash-land his spaceship. American Scary -- American Scary is a look at the nation's tradition of horror hosting, from Zacherley to A. Ghastlee Ghoul. This is a preview of the section on Zacherley. The Dead Matter -- The Dead Matter is about a vampire relic with occult powers that falls into the hands of a grief-stricken young woman who will do anything to contact her dead brother.
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Host and producer of weekly horror movie program "Creature Feature" on Channel 20 in Washington DC for most of the 1970's. "Count Gore de Vol" was, and still remains a cult favorite.

Alternate Names:

Count Gore De Vol | Dick Dyszel | M.T. Graves

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Inducted into the Horror Host Hall of Fame in 2011, as his character Count Gore deVol. See more »

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