Bela Lugosi
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Oct 17, 1882 (143 years old)
Place of Birth
Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Lugoj, Timis County, Romania]
Biography
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
| 2025 | Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf - (archive footage) | |
| 2023 | A Brief History of Porn Cinema with Bela LugosiHost | |
| 2022 | Moonage DaydreamSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2016 | Lugosi: The Forgotten King of HorrorSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2015 | Extraordinary TalesNarrator (voice) (segment 'The Tell-Tale Heart') | |
| 2014 | Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmDracula / Dr. Werdegast / Count Mora (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | The Trail of DraculaSelf (Archival Footage) | |
| 2011 | Dracula: The Vampire and the VoivodeDracula (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Bela Lugosi: The Fallen VampireHimself (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Terror in the Pharaoh's TombRiley Chandler (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | Lugosi: The Dark PrinceSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | Terror in the TropicsVitus Tesla (archive footage) | |
| 2005 | The Tell Tale HeartNarrator | |
| 2004 | Monster Movie Trivia Quiz | |
| 2004 | Ed Wood: Making BelaSelf / Count Dracula (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%Self (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites(archive footage) | |
| 2001 | Heroes of Horror(archive footage) | |
| 2000 | The American NightmareSelf | |
| 2000 | The Many Faces of DraculaDracula (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition UnearthedSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" GirlSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Self (archive footage) | |
| 1998 | Universal Horror(archive footage) | |
| 1997 | Lugosi: Hollywood's DraculaSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.Himself (archive footage) | |
| 1995 | Betty Boop: Queen of the CartoonsSelf / Dracula (archive footage) | |
| 1994 | The Our Gang StorySelf (archive footage) | |
| 1994 | Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry SeinfeldSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1993 | Homo Promo(Archival) | |
| 1992 | Death Scenes 2Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1992 | Innocent BloodCount Dracula (archive footage) | |
| 1992 | Dracula in the Movies | |
| 1991 | Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookCount Dracula / Count Mora / Nardo / Leonide Von Housen / Tesla | |
| 1991 | Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookThe Monster / Ygor (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Halloween Monster BashDr. Feodor Orloff /Dr. Charles Kessler /Dr. Lorenz /Dr. James Brewster (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Abbott and Costello in the MoviesOuttake | |
| 1990 | Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths(archive footage) | |
| 1988 | Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies | |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the MoonPete Jones (segment "Reckless Youth") (archive footage) | |
| 1986 | Lugosi: The Forgotten King(archive footage) | |
| 1986 | Classic Comedy TeamsEmil (segment "Ghosts On The Loose") (archive footage) | |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage) | |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageDracula in 'Screen Snapshots A-8' (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1983 | The Horror of It AllDracula / Joseph / Legendre (archive footage) | |
| 1982 | Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!Self (archive footage) | |
| 1980 | Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!) | |
| 1979 | The Horror Show(archive footage) | |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage) | |
| 1974 | The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1968 | The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage) | |
| 1968 | HeadDr. Vitus Werdegast (Archival Footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1965 | The World of Abbott and CostelloCount Dracula (archive footage) | |
| 1963 | DraculaCount Dracula (archive footage) | |
| 1959 | Lock Up Your Daughters | |
| 1957 | Plan 9 from Outer SpaceGhoul Man | |
| 1956 | The Black SleepCasimir | |
| 1955 | Bride of the MonsterDr. Eric Vornoff | |
| 1953 | Glen or GlendaScientist | |
| 1952 | Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn GorillaDr. Zabor | |
| 1952 | Mother Riley Meets the VampireVon Housen | |
| 1949 | The Phantom CreepsDr. Alex Zorka | |
| 1949 | SuspenseGen. Fortunato | |
| 1948 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinDracula | |
| 1947 | Scared to DeathProf Leonide | |
| 1946 | Genius at WorkStone | |
| 1945 | Zombies on BroadwayDr. Paul Renault | |
| 1945 | The Body SnatcherJoseph | |
| 1944 | One Body Too ManyMurkil | |
| 1944 | Voodoo ManDr. Richard Marlowe | |
| 1944 | Return of the Ape ManProf. Dexter | |
| 1943 | Frankenstein Meets the Wolf ManThe Frankenstein Monster | |
| 1943 | The Return of the VampireArmand Tesla | |
| 1943 | The Ape ManDr. James Brewster | |
| 1943 | Ghosts on the LooseEmil | |
| 1942 | The Ghost of FrankensteinYgor | |
| 1942 | Black DragonsDr. Melcher/ Monsieur Colomb | |
| 1942 | The Corpse VanishesDr. Lorenz | |
| 1942 | Bowery at MidnightProf. Frederick Brenner aka Karl Wagner | |
| 1942 | Night MonsterRolf | |
| 1941 | Invisible GhostDr. Charles Kessler | |
| 1941 | The Wolf ManBela | |
| 1941 | The Black CatEduardo Vidos | |
| 1941 | Spooks Run WildNardo | |
| 1940 | The Devil BatDr. Paul Carruthers | |
| 1940 | Black FridayEric Marnay | |
| 1940 | The Saint's Double TroublePartner | |
| 1940 | You'll Find OutPrince Saliano | |
| 1939 | Son of FrankensteinYgor | |
| 1939 | NinotchkaCommissar Razinin | |
| 1939 | The Dark Eyes of LondonDr. Feodor Orloff / Prof. John Dearborn | |
| 1939 | The Phantom CreepsDr. Alex Zorka / Dr. Zane | |
| 1939 | The GorillaPeters | |
| 1937 | SOS Coast GuardBoroff | |
| 1936 | The Invisible RayDr. Felix Benet | |
| 1936 | Shadow of ChinatownVictor Poten | |
| 1936 | Postal InspectorGregory Benez | |
| 1936 | Shadow of ChinatownVictor Poten | |
| 1935 | The Mystery of the Mary CelesteAnton Lorenzen | |
| 1935 | Murder by TelevisionArthur Perry | |
| 1935 | Mark of the VampireCount Mora | |
| 1935 | The Mysterious Mr. WongMr. Fu Wong aka Lysee | |
| 1935 | The RavenDr. Richard Vollin | |
| 1935 | Chandu on the Magic IslandFrank Chandler (Chandu) | |
| 1935 | The Best Man WinsDoc Boehm | |
| 1934 | The Black CatDr. Vitus Werdegast | |
| 1934 | The Return of ChanduFrank Chandler (Chandu) | |
| 1934 | Gift of GabHimself | |
| 1934 | Screen Snapshots No. 11Himself | |
| 1933 | The Whispering ShadowProfessor Adam Anton Strang | |
| 1933 | Night of TerrorDegar | |
| 1933 | The Devil's in LoveMilitary Prosecutor | |
| 1933 | Hollywood on Parade No. A-8Dracula | |
| 1933 | International HouseGeneral Petronovich | |
| 1932 | Island of Lost SoulsThe Sayer of the Law | |
| 1932 | White ZombieLegendre | |
| 1932 | Murders in the Rue MorgueDr. Mirakle | |
| 1932 | The Death KissJoseph Steiner | |
| 1932 | Chandu the MagicianRoxor | |
| 1931 | DraculaCount Dracula | |
| 1931 | The Black CamelTarneverro | |
| 1931 | BroadmindedPancho Arango | |
| 1931 | Intimate Interviews: Bela LugosiHimself | |
| 1931 | Women of All NationsPrince Hassan | |
| 1931 | 50 Million FrenchmenOrizon - Magician | |
| 1931 | Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)Self | |
| 1931 | DráculaCount Dracula (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1930 | RenegadesThe Marabout - Sheik Muhammed Halid | |
| 1930 | Wild CompanyFelix Brown | |
| 1930 | King of JazzEmcee - Hungarian Version | |
| 1930 | Viennese NightsCount von Ratz--Hungarian Ambassador | |
| 1930 | Oh, for a Man!Frescatti | |
| 1930 | Such Men Are DangerousDr. Goodman | |
| 1929 | The Veiled WomanMurdered Suitor | |
| 1929 | The Thirteenth ChairInspector Delzante | |
| 1929 | PrisonersBrottos--Nightclub Owner | |
| 1928 | How to Handle WomenDiplomat's Aide (uncredited) | |
| 1925 | The Midnight GirlNicholas Harmon | |
| 1925 | Daughters Who PaySerge Romonsky | |
| 1924 | The Rejected WomanJean Gagnon | |
| 1924 | He Who Gets SlappedExtra (uncredited) | |
| 1923 | The Silent CommandHisston | |
| 1920 | The Head of JanusWarren's Butler | |
| 1920 | DeerslayerChingachgook | |
| 1920 | Daughter of the NightAndrew Fleurot | |
| 1920 | Daughter of the Night 2Andrew Fleurot | |
| 1920 | Sklaven fremden WillensProfessor Mors | |
| 1920 | Die Teufelsanbeter | |
| 1920 | Caravan of DeathScheik | |
| 1920 | Die Frau im Delphin, oder 30 Tage auf dem MeeresgrundTom Bill | |
| 1918 | Álarcosbál | |
| 1918 | The Leopard | |
| 1918 | The Royal LifeLord Henry Wotton | |
| 1918 | Spring TempestRenner | |
| 1918 | The ColonelEzredes | |
| 1918 | Lulu | |
| 1918 | 99Kurt Lingner | |
| - | Homo Promo(Archival) |
| 2023 | FalcatusIn Memory Of |