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 Morgue1932 dir. Robert Florey Cast Sidney Fox Bela Lugosi |
 Mark of the Vampire1935 dir. Tod Browning Starring Lionel Barrymore Lugosi |  Ninotchka1939 dir. Ernst Lubitsch Starring Garbo Melvyn Douglas |
| The Devil Bat 1940 dir. Jean Yarbrough Cast Lugosi Suzanne Kaaren |  Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein1948 dir. Charles Barton starring Wilbur Grey Chick Young |
 Plan 9 From Outer Space1959 |
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