Acting

Bela Lugosi

Born 1882-10-17 · Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Lugoj, Timis County, Romania]

Died 1956-08-16

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.

Credits

Newest first

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Falcatus
In Memory Of
2023
A Brief History of Porn Cinema with Bela Lugosi
as Host
2023
Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Extraordinary Tales
as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Tell-Tale Heart')
2015
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as Dracula / Dr. Werdegast / Count Mora (archive footage)
2014
The Trail of Dracula
as Self (Archival Footage)
2013
Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode
as Dracula (archive footage)
2011
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
as Self (archive)
2007
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
as Himself (archive footage)
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
as Riley Chandler (archive footage)
2007
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Terror in the Tropics
as Vitus Tesla (archive footage)
2006
The Tell Tale Heart
as Narrator
2005
Ed Wood: Making Bela
as Self / Count Dracula (archive footage)
2004
Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
2004
Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites
as (archive footage)
2003
Heroes of Horror
as (archive footage)
2001
The American Nightmare
as Self
2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
as Self (archive footage)
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Dracula (archive footage)
2000
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
1998
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula
as Self (archive footage)
1997
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
as Himself (archive footage)
1996
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self / Dracula (archive footage)
1995
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
as Self (archive footage)
1994
The Our Gang Story
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Homo Promo
as (Archival)
1993
Innocent Blood
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
1992
Death Scenes 2
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
Dracula in the Movies
as (archive footage)
1992
Halloween Monster Bash
as Dr. Feodor Orloff /Dr. Charles Kessler /Dr. Lorenz /Dr. James Brewster (archive footage)
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Count Dracula / Count Mora / Nardo / Leonide Von Housen / Tesla
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as The Monster / Ygor (archive footage)
1991
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
as Outtake
1990
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as Self (archive footage)
1990
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Pete Jones (segment "Reckless Youth") (archive footage)
1987
Lugosi: The Forgotten King
as (archive footage)
1986
Classic Comedy Teams
as Emil (segment "Ghosts On The Loose") (archive footage)
1986
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Dracula in 'Screen Snapshots A-8' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
The Horror of It All
as Dracula / Joseph / Legendre (archive footage)
1983
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
1982
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
1980
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1979
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)
1974
Head
as Dr. Vitus Werdegast (Archival Footage) (uncredited)
1968
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
1968
The World of Abbott and Costello
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
1965
Lock Up Your Daughters
1959
Plan 9 from Outer Space
as Ghoul Man
1957
The Black Sleep
as Casimir
1956
Bride of the Monster
as Dr. Eric Vornoff
1955
Glen or Glenda
as Scientist
1953
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
as Dr. Zabor
1952
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
as Von Housen
1952
The Phantom Creeps
as Dr. Alex Zorka
1949
Suspense
as Gen. Fortunato
1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
as Dracula
1948
Scared to Death
as Prof Leonide
1947
Genius at Work
as Stone
1946
The Body Snatcher
as Joseph
1945
Zombies on Broadway
as Dr. Paul Renault
1945
One Body Too Many
as Murkil
1944
Return of the Ape Man
as Prof. Dexter
1944
Voodoo Man
as Dr. Richard Marlowe
1944
The Return of the Vampire
as Armand Tesla
1943
Ghosts on the Loose
as Emil
1943
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
as The Frankenstein Monster
1943
The Ape Man
as Dr. James Brewster
1943
Bowery at Midnight
as Prof. Frederick Brenner aka Karl Wagner
1942
Night Monster
as Rolf
1942
The Corpse Vanishes
as Dr. Lorenz
1942
The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Ygor
1942