Bela Lugosi (1882–1956)

Born: October 20, 1882 in Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Lugoj, Timis County, Romania]
Died: August 16, 1956 (age 73) in Los Angeles, California, USA

[on being typecast in villain roles] I find that, because of my language and gestures, that I am cataloged as what you call a heavy. My accent stamped me, in the imagination of the producers, as an enemy. Therefore, I must be a heavy.

Dracula 1931 dir. Tod Browning Karl Freund Cast Lugosi Dwight Frye

Murders in the Rue Morgue 1932 dir. Robert Florey Cast Sidney Fox Bela Lugosi

Mark of the Vampire 1935 dir. Tod Browning Starring Lionel Barrymore Lugosi

Ninotchka 1939 dir. Ernst Lubitsch Starring Garbo Melvyn Douglas

The Devil Bat 1940 dir. Jean Yarbrough Cast Lugosi Suzanne Kaaren

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948 dir. Charles Barton starring Wilbur Grey Chick Young

Plan 9 From Outer Space 1959 dir. Edward D. Wood Jr. Starring Gregory Walcott Mona McKinnon

THE WOLF MAN 1941 dir. George Waggner Starring: Lon Chaney Jr. Claude Rains

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