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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 Birth:
20 October 1882, Lugos, Austria-Hungary. [now Lugoj, Romania] more
Date of Death:
16 August 1956, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
It's ironic that Martin Landau won an Oscar for impersonating Bela Lugosi... more
Trivia:
In 1929, he married a wealthy San Francisco widow named Beatrice Weeks... more
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Awards:
1 win more
Alternate Names:
Olt Arisztid | Béla Lugosi | Arisztid Olt

Filmography

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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) Ghoul Man 1959 - 3.6 (17,081)
- 2. The Black Sleep (1956)   Casimir 1956 - 5.9 (297)
AKAs:
  • Dr. Cadman's Secret (USA: reissue title)
- 3. Bride of the Monster (1955)   Dr. Eric Vornoff 1955 - 3.6 (2,812)
AKAs:
  • Bride of the Atom
- 4. Glen or Glenda (1953)   Scientist 1953 - 3.6 (3,863)
AKAs:
  • Glen or Glenda: Confessions of Ed Wood
  • He or She
  • I Changed My Sex
  • I Led 2 Lives (UK)
  • Male or Female (USA: poster title)
  • The Transvestite
- 5. Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)   Dr. Zabor 1952 - 2.2 (839)
AKAs:
  • Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
  • The Boys from Brooklyn
  • The Monster Meets the Gorilla
- 6. Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952)   Von Housen 1952 - 2.4 (330)
AKAs:
  • Dracula's Desire
  • Mother Riley Runs Riot
  • My Son, the Vampire (USA)
  • Old Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
  • Vampire Over London (USA)
- 7. "Suspense" (1949)   General Fortunato (1 episode, 1949) 1949 - 8.7 (36)
1 TV episode:
- 8. Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)   Count Dracula 1948 - 7.5 (4,995)
AKAs:
  • Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (USA: alternative title)
  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Ghosts (UK)
- 9. Scared to Death (1947) Prof. Leonide 1947 - 3.7 (553)
- 10. Genius at Work (1946) Stone 1946 - 4.9 (81)
- 11. The Body Snatcher (1945)   Joseph 1945 - 7.5 (2,583)
AKAs:
  • Robert Louis Stevenson's 'The Body Snatcher' (USA: complete title)
- 12. Zombies on Broadway (1945)   Dr. Paul Renault 1945 - 4.9 (279)
AKAs:
  • Loonies on Broadway (UK)
- 13. One Body Too Many (1944) Murkil 1944 - 5.0 (334)
- 14. Return of the Ape Man (1944) Prof. Dexter 1944 - 4.2 (58)
- 15. Voodoo Man (1944) Dr.Richard Marlowe 1944 - 5.2 (99)
- 16. The Return of the Vampire (1944) Armand Tesla / Dr. Hugo Bruckner 1944 - 5.8 (484)
- 17. Ghosts on the Loose (1943)   Emil 1943 - 5.3 (645)
AKAs:
  • Ghosts in the Night (UK)
  • The East Side Kids Meet Bela Lugosi
- 18. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)   Monster 1943 - 6.4 (2,046)
AKAs:
  • Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (USA: video box title)
- 19. The Ape Man (1943)   Dr. James Brewster 1943 - 4.1 (426)
AKAs:
  • Lock Your Doors (UK)
- 20. Bowery at Midnight (1942) Prof. Frederick Brenner, alias Karl Wagner 1942 - 5.3 (292)
- 21. Night Monster (1942)   Rolf 1942 - 6.0 (199)
AKAs:
  • House of Mystery (UK)
- 22. The Corpse Vanishes (1942)   Dr. Lorenz 1942 - 3.8 (1,114)
AKAs:
  • The Case of the Missing Brides (UK)
- 23. The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) Ygor 1942 - 5.9 (1,540)
- 24. Black Dragons (1942) Dr. Melcher/Monsieur Colomb 1942 - 4.0 (410)
- 25. The Wolf Man (1941) Bela 1941 - 7.4 (5,059)
- 26. Spooks Run Wild (1941) Nardo 1941 - 5.6 (829)
- 27. The Black Cat (1941) Eduardo 1941 - 6.1 (330)
- 28. Invisible Ghost (1941) Charles Kessler 1941 - 4.7 (589)
- 29. You'll Find Out (1940)   Prince Saliano 1940 - 5.8 (345)
AKAs:
  • Here Come the Boogie Men
- 30. The Devil Bat (1940)   Dr. Paul Carruthers 1940 - 5.1 (952)
AKAs:
  • Killer Bats (USA: 16mm release title)
- 31. Black Friday (1940) Eric Marnay 1940 - 6.3 (490)
- 32. The Saint's Double Trouble (1940) The Partner 1940 - 6.0 (207)
- 33. The Dark Eyes of London (1940)   Dr. Feodor Orloff / Prof. John Dearborn 1940 - 5.5 (381)
AKAs:
  • Dead Eyes of London (International: English title)
  • The Human Monster (USA)
- 34. Ninotchka (1939) Kommissar Razinin 1939 $2.28M 7.9 (6,081)
- 35. The Gorilla (1939) Peters - the Butler 1939 - 4.7 (458)
- 36. Son of Frankenstein (1939) Ygor 1939 - 7.1 (2,387)
- 37. The Phantom Creeps (1939)   Dr. Alex Zorka 1939 - 4.4 (327)
AKAs:
  • The Shadow Creeps
- 38. S.O.S. Coast Guard (1937) Boroff, alias M.A. Anderson 1937 - 5.9 (74)
- 39. Shadow of Chinatown (1936/I)   Victor Poten 1936 - 4.3 (59)
AKAs:
  • Yellow Phantom (USA: reissue title)
- 40. Postal Inspector (1936) Gregory Benez 1936 - 5.2 (32)
- 41. The Invisible Ray (1936) Dr. Felix Benet 1936 - 6.6 (595)
- 42. Murder by Television (1935) Arthur Perry 1935 - 4.1 (224)
- 43. The Raven (1935) Dr. Richard Vollin 1935 - 7.0 (1,303)
- 44. The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (1935)   Anton Lorenzen 1935 - 5.6 (240)
AKAs:
  • Phantom Ship
  • The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
- 45. Mark of the Vampire (1935)   Count Mora 1935 - 6.2 (1,477)
AKAs:
  • Vampires of Prague
- 46. The Best Man Wins (1935) Doc Boehm 1935 - 6.4 (14)
- 47. The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1934) (as Béla Lugosi) Mr. Fu Wong, aka Lysee 1934 - 4.8 (246)
- 48. The Return of Chandu (1934/I)   Frank Chandler, aka Chandu the Magician 1934 - 6.0 (106)
AKAs:
  • Chandu's Return
  • The Return of Chandu the Magician (video title)
- 49. Gift of Gab (1934) Cameo Appearance 1934 - 5.4 (26)
- 50. The Black Cat (1934)   Dr. Vitus Werdegast 1934 - 7.3 (2,239)
AKAs:
  • The House of Doom (UK)
  • The Vanishing Body (USA: reissue title)
- 51. The Devil's in Love (1933) (uncredited) Military Prosecutor 1933 - 5.6 (46)
- 52. International House (1933) Gen. Nicholas Petronovich 1933 - 7.1 (497)
- 53. Night of Terror (1933)   Degar 1933 - 5.8 (58)
AKAs:
  • He Lived to Kill
- 54. The Whispering Shadow (1933) Professor Anton Strang 1933 - 5.2 (58)
- 55. Island of Lost Souls (1932) Sayer of the Law 1932 - 7.9 (1,180)
- 56. The Death Kiss (1932) Joseph Steiner 1932 - 6.2 (303)
- 57. White Zombie (1932) 'Murder' Legendre 1932 - 6.5 (2,319)
- 58. Chandu the Magician (1932) Roxor 1932 - 6.2 (272)
- 59. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) Dr. Mirakle 1932 - 6.3 (944)
- 60. Broadminded (1931) Pancho 1931 - 5.9 (98)
- 61. The Black Camel (1931) Tarneverro 1931 - 7.4 (418)
- 62. Women of All Nations (1931) (uncredited) Prince Hassan 1931 - 5.9 (26)
- 63. 50 Million Frenchmen (1931) (uncredited) Orizon - Magician 1931 - 5.8 (35)
- 64. Dracula (1931) Count Dracula 1931 - 7.7 (11,950)
- 65. Oh, for a Man (1930) Frescatti 1930 - 5.6 (15)
- 66. Viennese Nights (1930) Count von Ratz, Hungarian Ambassador 1930 - 7.3 (23)
- 67. Renegades (1930) Marabout 1930 - 5.1 (154)
- 68. Wild Company (1930) Felix Brown 1930 - 5.9 (13)
- 69. Such Men Are Dangerous (1930) Dr. Goodman 1930 - 6.7 (14)
- 70. The Thirteenth Chair (1929)   Inspector Delzante 1929 - 5.5 (150)
AKAs:
  • The 13th Chair (USA: promotional title)
- 71. Prisoners (1929/I) Brottos, Nightclub Owner 1929 - 6.5 (6)
- 72. The Veiled Woman (1929) Murdered suitor 1929 - -
- 73. How to Handle Women (1928)   (uncredited) Bit Part 1928 - -
AKAs:
  • Fresh Every Hour (copyright title)
  • The Prince of K'nuts (UK)
  • The Prince of Peanuts
- 74. Punchinello (1926) Harlequin 1926 - -
- 75. Daughters Who Pay (1925) Serge Romonsky 1925 - -
- 76. The Midnight Girl (1925) Nicholas Harmon 1925 - 6.2 (16)
- 77. He Who Gets Slapped (1924) (unconfirmed) (uncredited) Clown Extra 1924 - 7.9 (792)
- 78. The Rejected Woman (1924) Jean Gagnon 1924 - -
- 79. The Silent Command (1923) Hisston 1923 - 5.4 (8)
- 80. Ihre Hoheit die Tänzerin (1922) 1922 - -
- 81. Apachenrache, 3. Teil - Die verschwundene Million (1921)   1921 - -
AKAs:
  • Apachenrache, 3. Teil (Germany: short title)
  • Die verschwundene Million (Germany: subtitle)
  • Johann Hopkins, der Dritte (Germany: alternative title)
  • John Hopkins the Third (International: English title)
- 82. Die Todeskarawane (1920)   Scheik 1920 - -
AKAs:
  • Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses, 2. Teil (Germany)
  • Caravan of Death (USA)
- 83. Lederstrumpf, 2. Teil: Der Letzte der Mohikaner (1920)   Chingachook 1920 - 7.4 (8)
AKAs:
  • Last of the Mohicans (International: English title)
- 84. Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses (1920) 1920 - -
- 85. Das ganze Sein ist flammend Leid (1920) 1920 - -
- 86. Der Fluch der Menschheit - 2. Im Rausche der Milliarden (1920)   1920 - -
AKAs:
  • In the Ecstasy of Billions (International: English title)
- 87. Lederstrumpf, 1. Teil: Der Wildtöter und Chingachgook (1920)   Chingachgook 1920 - 5.6 (20)
AKAs:
  • The Deerslayer and Chingachgook
- 88. Der Januskopf (1920)   Dr. Warren's Butler 1920 - 8.8 (36)
AKAs:
  • Der Januskopf - Eine Tragödie am Rande der Wirklichkeit (Germany: alternative title)
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (UK)
  • Love's Mockery
  • The Head of Janus
  • The Janus Head
  • The Two-Faced Man (USA: informal literal English title)
- 89. Nat Pinkerton im Kampf, 1. Teil - Das Ende des Artisten Bartolini (1920)   Gang Leader 1920 - -
AKAs:
  • Das Ende des Artisten Bartolini 1 (Germany)
- 90. Die Sklavenhalter von Kansas-City (1920) George Corvin 1920 - -
- 91. Der Tanz auf dem Vulkan - 1. Sybil Young (1920)   Andrew Fleurot 1920 - 6.1 (11)
AKAs:
  • Dance on the Volcano I (International: English title)
  • Daughter of the Night (USA: recut version)
- 92. Der Tanz auf dem Vulkan - 2. Der Tod des Großfürsten (1920)   Andre Fleurot 1920 - 5.6 (6)
AKAs:
  • Dance on the Volcano II (International: English title)
  • Daughter of the Night (USA: recut version)
- 93. Hypnose (1920)   1920 - -
AKAs:
  • Hypnosis (International: English title)
  • Sklaven fremden Willens (Germany: subtitle)
- 94. Die Teufelsanbeter (1920)   1920 - 7.7 (8)
AKAs:
  • The Devil Worshippers (USA: informal English title)
- 95. Der Fluch der Menschheit - 1. Die Tochter der Arbeit (1920)   Reckless Saboteur 1920 - -
AKAs:
  • The Curse of Man (International: English title)
- 96. Die Frau im Delphin, oder 30 Tage auf dem Meeresgrund (1920)   Tom Bill 1920 - -
AKAs:
  • The Woman in the Dolphin (International: English title)
- 97. 99 (1918)   (as Béla Lugosi) 1918 - 4.3 (6)
AKAs:
  • A 99-es számú bérkocsi (Hungary)
  • Droschke 99
  • Kilencvenkilenc (Hungary)
  • Ninety Nine (International: English title)
- 98. Az élet királya (1918)   (as Arisztid Olt) Lord Henry Wotton 1918 - -
AKAs:
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray
- 99. Lili (1918)   (as Arisztid Olt) Plinchard/General 1918 - 3.3 (5)
AKAs:
  • Egy nagymama naplójából (Hungary: subtitle)
- 100. Casanova (1918) (as Olt Arisztid) 1918 - 7.8 (5)
- 101. Álarcosbál (1918)   1918 - -
AKAs:
  • Masked Ball (USA)
- 102. Lulu (1918) (as Béla Lugosi) 1918 - -
- 103. Tavaszi vihar (1918)   1918 - -
AKAs:
  • Spring Tempest (International: English title)
- 104. Küzdelem a létért (1918)   (as Arisztid Olt) Orlay Pál,építész 1918 - -
AKAs:
  • Kűzdelem a létért (Hungary)
  • The Leopard
- 105. Az ezredes (1917)   1917 - 7.1 (28)
AKAs:
  • The Colonel
- 106. Nászdal (1917)   Bertram 1917 - 6.9 (12)
AKAs:
  • The Wedding Song (International: English title)
- 107. A Régiséggyüjtö (1917)   (as Arisztid Olt) 1917 - 6.1 (7)
AKAs:
  • A régiséggyűjtő (Hungary)
- 108. Leoni Leo (1917) (as Arisztid Olt) Leoni Leo 1917 - -
Soundtrack
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- 1. Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997)   (performer: "We're Horrible, Horrible Men", "There Are Such Things") 1997 - 9.1 (47)
AKAs:
  • Bela Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (USA: alternative title)
Costume and Wardrobe Department
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- 1. Mark of the Vampire (1935)   (costumes: Count Mora) (uncredited) 1935 - 6.2 (1,477)
AKAs:
  • Vampires of Prague
Thanks
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- 1. Lover from Beyond the Grave (2006) (V) (special thanks) 2006 - 6.0 (5)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Hollywood and the Stars" (1963)   Count Dracula (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 6.9 (13)
- 2. "Burke's Law" (1963)   Himself in Photo (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.7 (141)
AKAs:
  • Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 3. "You Asked for It" (1950)   Himself (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 6.3 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 4. "Starlit Time" (1950)   Himself (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - -
1 TV episode:
- 5. Screen Snapshots Series 24, No. 4 (1944) Himself, Blood Donor 1944 - -
- 6. Hollywood on Parade No. A-8 (1933) Dracula 1933 - 5.3 (10)
- 7. Bela Lugosi (1931)   Himself 1931 - 6.3 (17)
AKAs:
  • Intimate Interviews: Bela Lugosi (USA: series title)
Archive Footage
- 1. Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) (uncredited) Himself
- 2. "Muchachada nui"  
3 TV episodes:
  • Episode #3.8 (2009) Bela Lugosi (segment "Mundo Viejuno: El oso goloso")
  • Episode #2.5 (2008) (uncredited) (segment "Mundo Viejuno: Matrimoniadas sex")
  • Episode #1.4 (2007) (uncredited) Bela Lugosir
- 3. "The O'Reilly Factor"  
1 TV episode:
- 4. "Close-up"  
1 TV episode:
- 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"  
3 TV episodes:
- 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"  
1 TV episode:
- 39. "Muppet Babies"  
1 TV episode:
- 40. Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) Pete Jones
- 41. "Hunter"  
1 TV episode:
- 42. Classic Comedy Teams (1986) (V) Emil (segment "Ghosts On The Loose" )
- 43. It Came from Hollywood (1982)
- 44. The Horror Show (1979)
- 45. Nightmare in Blood (1978)
- 46. "Night Gallery"  
1 TV episode:
- 47. The Movie Orgy (1968) (uncredited)
- 48. The Son of Frankenstein (1966) The Hunchback
- 49. Dracula (1966/I) Count Dracula
- 50. The World of Abbott and Costello (1965) Count Dracula in Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein
- 51. "Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."  
1 TV episode:
- 52. Lock Up Your Daughters (1951)
- 53. The Phantom Creeps (1949) (TV) Dr. Alex Zorka
- 54. S.O.S. Coast Guard (1942) Boroff
- 55. Shadow of Chinatown (1936/II) Victor Poten
- 56. Revolt of the Zombies (1936) The Eyes
- 57. Chandu on the Magic Island (1935) Frank Chandler (Chandu)
- 58. The Return of Chandu (1934/II) Frank Chandler (Chandu)
- 59. Drácula (1931) (uncredited) Conde Drácula

Additional Details

Other Works:
Play: "Devil's Paradise" (1956) (as "drug smuggler"), Hollywood more
Publicity Listings:
7 Biographical Movies | 2 Portrayals | 13 Print Biographies | 20 Articles | 4 Magazine Cover Photos more
Genres:
Horror | Drama | Comedy | Sci-Fi more
Plot Keywords:
Murder | Beautiful Woman | Police | Based On Novel more

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