Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi was a Hungarian-American actor best known for playing Count Dracula in the 1931 film, a role that defined his career and typecast him in horror.
His name evokes old Hollywood horror—cape, accent, hypnotic stare.
He's doing his Bela Lugosi impression.
Lugosi was buried in his Dracula cape.
- HungarianCentral European language
- TransylvaniaRomanian historical region
- DraculaLegendary Transylvanian vampire
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- monster moviesFilms featuring frightening beasts
Ed Wood · White Zombie · undead · Bram Stoker · macabre · morphine · actor · Renfield · Nosferatu · creature feature · coffin · bat · silent films · Peter Lorre · shadows · vampire mythology · cape · fangs
- Stage NamesLady Gaga, Marilyn Monroe, Cary Grant, John Wayne, Cher
- 1930sNew Deal, Hitler, Nazi Germany, Great Depression, appeasement
- Pre-Code HollywoodNight Nurse, 42nd Street, Scarface, Little Caesar, The Public Enemy
- Cult IconsElvira, Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Bruce Campbell, Tim Curry
- GothJoy Division, Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, The Damned, Robert Smith
- RomaniansTristan Tzara, Nadia Comaneci, Vlad the Impaler
horror vs. non-horror film persona
Bela LugosiShirley Temple
Non-alcoholic cherry drink
Fred Astaire · Gene Kelly · Mickey Rooney · Bing Crosby · Bob Hope
villain vs. hero archetype
Bela LugosiJohn Wayne
tragic career decline vs. sustained success
Bela LugosiBoris Karloff
Vincent Price · Christopher Lee · Peter Cushing · Anthony Hopkins · critical acclaim