Bela Lugosi (1882–1956), best known for the original screen portrayal of Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1931, performed in many films during the course of his 39-year film career. He appeared in films made in his native Hungary, Germany and New York before re-locating to Hollywood in 1928. Films are listed in order of release. (see Bela Lugosi for his biography.)
This is a list of confirmed film roles Lugosi has performed in. [1] Some films from other filmography sources have not been included here such as Star Film's Casanova (1918), Lulu (1918) and Lili (1917), all of which had announced that Lugosi would appear in them, but Lugosi was apparently dropped from the cast before production began. [1]
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1917 | Leoni Leo | Leoni Leo | Alfréd Deésy | Billed as Arisztid Olt. Previewed in August 1917. | [2] |
Álarcosbál ( transl. The Masked Ball) | René | Alfréd Deésy | Billed as Arisztid Olt. Previewed in late October 1917, released on March 11, 1918. | [2] | |
Radmirov Katalin ( transl. Catherine Radmirov) | Undetermined | Alfréd Deésy | Previewed in late October 1917. It is uncertain if Lugosi ever appeared in this film. | [3] [2] | |
1918 | Az élet királya ( transl. The Royal Life) | Lord Harry Wotton | Alfréd Deésy | Billed as Arisztid Olt. Previewed on October 23, 1917. Released in January 21, 1918. | [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] |
A Nászdal ( transl. The Wedding Song) | Paul Bertram | Alfréd Deésy | billed as Arisztid Olt | [2] [8] | |
A Régiséggyüjtö ( transl. The Antiquarian) | Unknown | Michael Curtiz | Billed as Arisztid Olt; comedy short. Previewed on February 28, 1918. Released on March 6, 1918. | [9] [2] | |
Tavaszi vihar ( transl. Spring Tempest) | Renner | Alfréd Deésy | Billed as Arisztid Olt. Previewed on February 28, 1918, released on April 22, 1918. | [2] [10] | |
Küzdelem a létért ( transl. The Struggle for Life) | Pal Orlay | Alfréd Deésy | Billed as Arisztid Olt. Previewed on July 16, 1918, released on September 22, 1918. | [2] [11] [8] | |
99-es számú bérkocsi | Detective Ward | Michael Curtiz | Previewed on September 12, 1918, released on November 8, 1918. | [12] | |
Az ezredes ( transl. The Colonel) | The Colonel | Michael Curtiz | previewed on December 30, 1918 | [13] |
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1920 | Hypnose: Sklaven fremden Willens ( transl. Hypnosis: Slave of a Foreign Will) | Professor Mors. | Richard Eichberg | Later released as Sklaven fremden Willens. Premiered January 1920 | [14] [13] |
Daughter of the Night | Andre Fleurot | Richard Eichberg | Released in Germany (as Der Tanz auf dem Vulkan) in two parts: Sybil Joung and Der Tod Des Grobfirsten. First part premiered in February 1920. | [15] [16] [13] [17] | |
Der Januskopf | Butler | F. W. Murnau | Originally screened as Schrecken. Previewed in April 1920. Premiered on August 26, 1920. | [18] [13] [19] | |
Der Fluch der Menschheit (The Curse of Man) | Malzer | Richard Eichberg | Released in two Parts: Die Tochter der Arbeit and Im Rausche der Milliarden. Premiered in September 1920. | [20] [21] | |
Das ganze Sein ist flammend Leid (transl. All Existence is a Flaming Sorrow) | Unknown role | Ottmar Ostermayr | Premiered in September 1920. | [20] [22] | |
Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses (On the Brink of Paradise) | Unknown role | Josef Stein | Premiered in October 1920. Received general release in November 1920. [23] | [20] [24] | |
Lederstrumpf (Leatherstocking) | Chingachgook | Arthur Wellim | Shown in two parts: as The Deerslayer and Chingachgook and The Last of the Mohicans (1920 German film). Previewed in October, had general release in November 1920. Later released in a condensed version in the U.S. as The Deerslayer. | [20] [25] | |
Die Frau im Delphin (The Woman in the Dolphin) | Tom Bill | Arthur Kiekebusch | First screened in November 1920. | [20] [26] | |
Die Todeskarawane (Caravan of Death) | Sheik | Josef Stein | Premiered in November 1920. | [20] [27] | |
Nat Pinkerton im Kampf (Nat Pinkerton in the Fight) | Gang Leader | Wolfgang Neff | Released in two parts, Das Ende des Artisten Bartolini and Diebesfallen. Lugosi only appears in the first part. | [20] [28] | |
Die Teufelsanbeter (The Devil Worshippers) | Unknown role | Marie Louise Droop, Muhsin Ertuğrul |
[29] | ||
John Hopkins the Third | Cowboy | Wolfgang Neff | German: Die verschwundene Million | [30] [31] [32] [33] | |
1921 | Der Sklavenhalter von Kansas-City ( transl. The Slaveholder of Kansas City) | George Corvin | Wolfgang Neff | Premiered in 1920, earliest known public screenings in February 1921. | [34] [35] |
1922 | Asszonyszivek kalandora ( transl. The Adventurer of Women's Hearts) | Title character | — | A two-act short feature film, possibly edited down from an earlier film. | [2] [36] |
1923 | Ihre Hoheit die Tänzerin ( transl. Her Highness, the Dancer) | Unknown role | Richard Eichberg and Fritz Bernhardt | title changed in 1923 to Der Leidensweg der Eva Grunwald (transl. The Ordeal of Eva Grunwald) by the censors, [37] but was unable to be released [38] | [39] [40] |
The Silent Command | Benedict Hisston | J. Gordon Edwards | [41] [5] | ||
1924 | The Rejected Woman | Jean Gagnon | Albert Parker | [41] [42] | |
1925 | The Midnight Girl | Nicholas Harmon | Wilfred Noy | [41] [43] | |
Daughters Who Pay | Serge Romonsky | George Terwilleger | [41] [43] | ||
1926 | Punchinello | Pierrot, a harlequin | Duncan Renaldo | Later rereleased as The Mask | [44] [45] [46] |
1928 | How to Handle Women | Bodyguard | William J. Kraft | [41] [47] | |
1929 | The Veiled Woman | Nanon's Suitor | Emmett Flynn | [41] [48] | |
Prisoners | Brottos | William A. Seiter | [41] [48] | ||
The Thirteenth Chair | Inspector Delzante | Tod Browning | [41] [49] | ||
The Last Performance | Erik the Great | Paul Fejos | Lugosi dubbed Conrad Veidt's English-speaking character into Hungarian in the Hungarian version only. Released in Hungary approximately around February 1930. | [45] [47] |
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1952 | Mother Riley Meets the Vampire | Von Houssen | John Gilling | Released as both Vampire Over London and My Son, the Vampire in the United States | [122] [123] |
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla | Dr. Zabor | William Beaudine | aka The Boys From Brooklyn | ||
1953 | Glen or Glenda | Spirit/Narrator | Ed Wood | ||
1955 | Bride of the Monster | Dr. Eric Vornoff | Ed Wood | ||
1956 | The Black Sleep | Casimir, the butler | Reginald Le Borg | Re-released in 1963 as Dr. Cadman's Secret | [124] |
1957 | Plan 9 from Outer Space | The Ghoul Man | Ed Wood | (archival footage) released posthumously |
(Note* - Lugosi appeared in at least 172 plays in his native Hungary between 1902 and 1918) [130]
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help)Bela Lugosi (1882–1956), best known for the original screen portrayal of Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1931, performed in many films during the course of his 39-year film career. He appeared in films made in his native Hungary, Germany and New York before re-locating to Hollywood in 1928. Films are listed in order of release. (see Bela Lugosi for his biography.)
This is a list of confirmed film roles Lugosi has performed in. [1] Some films from other filmography sources have not been included here such as Star Film's Casanova (1918), Lulu (1918) and Lili (1917), all of which had announced that Lugosi would appear in them, but Lugosi was apparently dropped from the cast before production began. [1]
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1917 | Leoni Leo | Leoni Leo | Alfréd Deésy | Billed as Arisztid Olt. Previewed in August 1917. | [2] |
Álarcosbál ( transl. The Masked Ball) | René | Alfréd Deésy | Billed as Arisztid Olt. Previewed in late October 1917, released on March 11, 1918. | [2] | |
Radmirov Katalin ( transl. Catherine Radmirov) | Undetermined | Alfréd Deésy | Previewed in late October 1917. It is uncertain if Lugosi ever appeared in this film. | [3] [2] | |
1918 | Az élet királya ( transl. The Royal Life) | Lord Harry Wotton | Alfréd Deésy | Billed as Arisztid Olt. Previewed on October 23, 1917. Released in January 21, 1918. | [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] |
A Nászdal ( transl. The Wedding Song) | Paul Bertram | Alfréd Deésy | billed as Arisztid Olt | [2] [8] | |
A Régiséggyüjtö ( transl. The Antiquarian) | Unknown | Michael Curtiz | Billed as Arisztid Olt; comedy short. Previewed on February 28, 1918. Released on March 6, 1918. | [9] [2] | |
Tavaszi vihar ( transl. Spring Tempest) | Renner | Alfréd Deésy | Billed as Arisztid Olt. Previewed on February 28, 1918, released on April 22, 1918. | [2] [10] | |
Küzdelem a létért ( transl. The Struggle for Life) | Pal Orlay | Alfréd Deésy | Billed as Arisztid Olt. Previewed on July 16, 1918, released on September 22, 1918. | [2] [11] [8] | |
99-es számú bérkocsi | Detective Ward | Michael Curtiz | Previewed on September 12, 1918, released on November 8, 1918. | [12] | |
Az ezredes ( transl. The Colonel) | The Colonel | Michael Curtiz | previewed on December 30, 1918 | [13] |
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1920 | Hypnose: Sklaven fremden Willens ( transl. Hypnosis: Slave of a Foreign Will) | Professor Mors. | Richard Eichberg | Later released as Sklaven fremden Willens. Premiered January 1920 | [14] [13] |
Daughter of the Night | Andre Fleurot | Richard Eichberg | Released in Germany (as Der Tanz auf dem Vulkan) in two parts: Sybil Joung and Der Tod Des Grobfirsten. First part premiered in February 1920. | [15] [16] [13] [17] | |
Der Januskopf | Butler | F. W. Murnau | Originally screened as Schrecken. Previewed in April 1920. Premiered on August 26, 1920. | [18] [13] [19] | |
Der Fluch der Menschheit (The Curse of Man) | Malzer | Richard Eichberg | Released in two Parts: Die Tochter der Arbeit and Im Rausche der Milliarden. Premiered in September 1920. | [20] [21] | |
Das ganze Sein ist flammend Leid (transl. All Existence is a Flaming Sorrow) | Unknown role | Ottmar Ostermayr | Premiered in September 1920. | [20] [22] | |
Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses (On the Brink of Paradise) | Unknown role | Josef Stein | Premiered in October 1920. Received general release in November 1920. [23] | [20] [24] | |
Lederstrumpf (Leatherstocking) | Chingachgook | Arthur Wellim | Shown in two parts: as The Deerslayer and Chingachgook and The Last of the Mohicans (1920 German film). Previewed in October, had general release in November 1920. Later released in a condensed version in the U.S. as The Deerslayer. | [20] [25] | |
Die Frau im Delphin (The Woman in the Dolphin) | Tom Bill | Arthur Kiekebusch | First screened in November 1920. | [20] [26] | |
Die Todeskarawane (Caravan of Death) | Sheik | Josef Stein | Premiered in November 1920. | [20] [27] | |
Nat Pinkerton im Kampf (Nat Pinkerton in the Fight) | Gang Leader | Wolfgang Neff | Released in two parts, Das Ende des Artisten Bartolini and Diebesfallen. Lugosi only appears in the first part. | [20] [28] | |
Die Teufelsanbeter (The Devil Worshippers) | Unknown role | Marie Louise Droop, Muhsin Ertuğrul |
[29] | ||
John Hopkins the Third | Cowboy | Wolfgang Neff | German: Die verschwundene Million | [30] [31] [32] [33] | |
1921 | Der Sklavenhalter von Kansas-City ( transl. The Slaveholder of Kansas City) | George Corvin | Wolfgang Neff | Premiered in 1920, earliest known public screenings in February 1921. | [34] [35] |
1922 | Asszonyszivek kalandora ( transl. The Adventurer of Women's Hearts) | Title character | — | A two-act short feature film, possibly edited down from an earlier film. | [2] [36] |
1923 | Ihre Hoheit die Tänzerin ( transl. Her Highness, the Dancer) | Unknown role | Richard Eichberg and Fritz Bernhardt | title changed in 1923 to Der Leidensweg der Eva Grunwald (transl. The Ordeal of Eva Grunwald) by the censors, [37] but was unable to be released [38] | [39] [40] |
The Silent Command | Benedict Hisston | J. Gordon Edwards | [41] [5] | ||
1924 | The Rejected Woman | Jean Gagnon | Albert Parker | [41] [42] | |
1925 | The Midnight Girl | Nicholas Harmon | Wilfred Noy | [41] [43] | |
Daughters Who Pay | Serge Romonsky | George Terwilleger | [41] [43] | ||
1926 | Punchinello | Pierrot, a harlequin | Duncan Renaldo | Later rereleased as The Mask | [44] [45] [46] |
1928 | How to Handle Women | Bodyguard | William J. Kraft | [41] [47] | |
1929 | The Veiled Woman | Nanon's Suitor | Emmett Flynn | [41] [48] | |
Prisoners | Brottos | William A. Seiter | [41] [48] | ||
The Thirteenth Chair | Inspector Delzante | Tod Browning | [41] [49] | ||
The Last Performance | Erik the Great | Paul Fejos | Lugosi dubbed Conrad Veidt's English-speaking character into Hungarian in the Hungarian version only. Released in Hungary approximately around February 1930. | [45] [47] |
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | Mother Riley Meets the Vampire | Von Houssen | John Gilling | Released as both Vampire Over London and My Son, the Vampire in the United States | [122] [123] |
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla | Dr. Zabor | William Beaudine | aka The Boys From Brooklyn | ||
1953 | Glen or Glenda | Spirit/Narrator | Ed Wood | ||
1955 | Bride of the Monster | Dr. Eric Vornoff | Ed Wood | ||
1956 | The Black Sleep | Casimir, the butler | Reginald Le Borg | Re-released in 1963 as Dr. Cadman's Secret | [124] |
1957 | Plan 9 from Outer Space | The Ghoul Man | Ed Wood | (archival footage) released posthumously |
(Note* - Lugosi appeared in at least 172 plays in his native Hungary between 1902 and 1918) [130]
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