Bela Lugosi
Taking his stage name from his birthplace -- Lugos, Hungary -- legendary movie monster Bela Lugosi enjoyed an illustrious stage career before gaining fame in motion pictures. Born Bela Blasko Oct. 20, 1882, the actor immigrated to Germany in 1919 and later to America because of political unrest.

Lugosi played bit parts and character roles on stage and screen until 1927, when he landed the lead in the Broadway version of Bram Stoker's &NBi;Dracula. Lugosi reprised the role on the silver screen in 1931: The film turned him into an international star but ultimately became a millstone, forever branding him a cinematic villain. For the rest of the decade and beyond, Lugosi appeared in a series of chillers, including The Black Cat (1934) and The Wolf Man (1941).

Lugosi slowly faded from public view and died of cardiac failure Aug. 16, 1956; he was buried in his Dracula garb.

Featured Movies
  • DraculaDracula

    Bela Lugosi turns in a landmark horror performance in this 1931 adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic vampire novel. Revisit Transylvania for the eerie mood created by spectacular cinematography and Lugosi's oft-copied take on the infamous Dracula. Dwight Frye as Renfield also helps define the... Read More

  • The Return of the VampireThe Return of the Vampire

    The silver screen's greatest vampire (Bela Lugosi) dons his cape and fangs once again as Dracula -- this time, terrorizing a family in battered World War II London. Aided by a werewolf assistant and posing as a scientist who just escaped from a concentration camp, Dracula tries to put the bite on... Read More

  • White ZombieWhite Zombie

    Made in just 11 days back in 1932, with a $50,000 budget and sets left standing from Universal's Dracula and Frankenstein, this film remains a horror classic. Keeping dialogue to a minimum, cameraman Arthur Martinelli cuts loose on this odd fairy tale about a newlywed couple menaced by zombies.... Read More

  • Glen or GlendaGlen or Glenda

    In legendary filmmaker Ed Wood's cinematic debut, a conflicted transvestite (Wood) tries to decide whether to reveal his cross-dressing fetish to his fiancée, Barbara (Dolores Fuller), who's begun to notice clothes disappearing from her closet. This campy B movie includes Wood's trademark... Read More

  • The Return of ChanduThe Return of Chandu

    Bela Lugosi plays Frank Chandler, a mysterious man who moonlights as the mystic Chandu, in this 1934 film that's part of a series showcasing the supernatural powers of the good-hearted magician. This time around, Chandu's betrothed, the Egyptian princess Nadji (Maria Alba), is kidnapped by a... Read More

All Bela Lugosi Movies
RiffTrax: Plan 9 from Outer Space (2009)
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RiffTrax: Plan 9 from Outer Space: LIVE! (2009)
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You'll Find Out / Zombies on Broadway (2009)
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Weird Cinema: 15 Freaky Flicks (2007)
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Hollywood Rivals (2005)
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Tales of the Unexplained (2005)
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Apartment 51: Devil Bat (2004)
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Heroes of Horror (2001)
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100 Years of Horror (1996)
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The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1996)
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Grampa's Monster Movies (1990)
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MST3K: The Corpse Vanishes (1989)
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Plan 9 from Outer Space (1958)
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The Black Sleep (1956)
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Bride of the Monster (1955)
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Glen or Glenda (1953)
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Ape Man / The Gorilla / White Zombie (1952)
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My Son the Vampire (1952)
An American Vampire in London
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Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)
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Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
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Best of Abbott & Costello: Vol. 3 (1948)
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Scared to Death (1947)
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Return of the Ape Man (1944)
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RiffTrax: Voodoo Man (1944)
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The Return of the Vampire (1944)
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One Body Too Many (1944)
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I Walked with a Zombie / Body Snatcher (1943)
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Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
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The Ape Man (1943)
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Bowery at Midnight (1942)
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The Black & Blue Collection (1942)
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The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
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The Wolf Man (1941)
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Wolf Man / Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1941)
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The Black Cat (1941)
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East Side Kids Double Feature (1941)
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Invisible Ghost (1941)
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The Devil Bat (1940)
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Son of Frankenstein (1939)
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Ninotchka (1939)
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Son of Frankenstein /Ghost of Frankenstein (1939)
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The Gorilla / Nabonga (1939)
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The Gorilla (1939)
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The Phantom Creeps (1939)
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S.O.S. Coast Guard (1937)
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Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)
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Postal Inspector (1936)
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Shadow of Chinatown (1936)
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Mysterious Mr. Wong (1935)
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Murder by Television (1935)
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Phantom Ship (1935)
The Mystery of the Marie Celeste
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The Return of Chandu (1934)
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Human Monster / Mystery Liner (1934)
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Chandu on the Magic Island (1934)
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The Whispering Shadow (1933)
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International House (1933)
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White Zombie (1932)
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Island of Lost Souls (1932)
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The Bela Lugosi Collection (1932)
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Chandu the Magician (1932)
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Hollywood's Legends of Horror Collection (1932)
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Fright Fest: Bela Lugosi (1932)
White Zombie / Corpse Vanishes / Scared to Death
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The Death Kiss (1932)
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White Zombie / Corpse Vanishes / One Body (1932)
Bela Lugosi: King of the Undead
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Dracula (1931)
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The Black Camel (1931)
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The Midnight Girl (1925)
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Deerslayer and Chingachgook (1920)
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