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Bela Lugosi
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Biography
Blaskó Béla Ferenc Dezső (October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), better known by the stage name Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian stage, screen, and television actor. He is best remembered for his iconic portrayal of Count Dracula in the classic 1931 Dracula film.
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KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Sequels That Broke the Mold
From a surreal western to a psychedelic horror, these films took their franchises in wild new directions and found cult glory.
7 films
Fur and Fangs
From the eerie moors of England to the neon streets of Tokyo, this chain of eight films reveals the werewolf as a creature of endless reinvention, embodying hor...
8 films
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Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror
2016 · Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
1968 · Self (archive footage)
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957 · Ghoul Man
Bride of the Monster
1955 · Dr. Eric Vornoff
Scared to Death
1947 · Prof Leonide
The Body Snatcher
1945 · Joseph
One Body Too Many
1944 · Murkil
Ghosts on the Loose
1943 · Emil
Black Dragons
1942 · Dr. Melcher/ Monsieur Colomb
The Wolf Man
1941 · Bela
Black Friday
1940 · Eric Marnay
Ninotchka
1939 · Commissar Razinin
The Gorilla
1939 · Peters
Son of Frankenstein
1939 · Ygor
The Phantom Creeps
1939 · Dr. Alex Zorka / Dr. Zane
The Raven
1935 · Dr. Richard Vollin
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
1935 · Anton Lorenzen
The Black Cat
1934 · Dr. Vitus Werdegast
Island of Lost Souls
1932 · The Sayer of the Law
White Zombie
1932 · Legendre
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1932 · Dr. Mirakle
Dracula
1931 · Count Dracula