Bela Lugosi filmography

Bela Lugosi (1882–1956), best known for the original screen portrayal of Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1931, was in many movies during the course of his career. The following list is believed complete.

Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula in 1931

1910s

• Leoni Leo (1917) as Leoni Leo (film debut)
• Lulu (1918) as Plinchard / General
• The Picture of Dorian Gray (1918) as Lord Henry Wotton
• A Régiséggyűjtő (1917) (Short)
• Masked Ball (1918) as René
• The Wedding Song (1918) as Bertram, hegedűművész
• (Spring Tempest) Tavaszi vihar (1918) as Renner fölbirtokos, a férje
• 99 (1918) as Kurt Lingner
• The Leopard (1918) as Orlay Pál, építész
• The Colonel (1918) as Ezredes
• Lili (1918)
• Casanova (1919) as Casanova
• Nachenschnur des tot (1919)

1920s

• Hypnose (1920) as Professor Mors
• Dance on the Volcano (1920) as Andrew Fleurot
• In the Ecstasy of Billions (1920) as Andrew Fleurot
• Die Sklavenhalter von Kansas-City (1920) as George Corvin
• Nat Pinkerton in the Fight (1920) as Gang Leader
• The Head of Janus (1920) as Dr. Warren's Diener
• Das ganze Sein ist flammend Leid (1920)
• The Deerslayer and Chingachgook (1920) as Chingachgook
• Der Fluch der Menschheit - 2. Im Rausche der Milliarden (1920)
• On the Brink of Paradise (1920)
• The Woman in the Dolphin (1920) as Tom Bill
• The Last of the Mohicans (1920) as Chingachgook
• Caravan of Death (1920) as Scheik
• The Devil Worshippers (1920)
• The Curse of Man (1920) as Reckless Saboteur
• John Hopkins the Third (1921)
• Ihre Hoheit die Tänzerin (1922)
• The Silent Command (1923) as Hisston
• The Rejected Woman (1924) as Jean Gagnon
• He Who Gets Slapped (1924) as Clown (uncredited)
• The Midnight Girl (1925) as Nicholas Harmon
• Daughters Who Pay (1925) as Serge Romonsky
• Punchinello (1926, short) as Pierrot
• How to Handle Women (1928) as Diplomat's Aide (uncredited)
• The Veiled Woman (1929) as Murdered Suitor
• Prisoners (1929) as Brottos--Nightclub Owner
• The Last Performance (1929) as Erik's Screen Voice in Hungarian Version (voice, uncredited)
• The Thirteenth Chair (1929) as Inspector Delzante

1930s

Such Men Are Dangerous (1930) as Dr. Goodman King of Jazz (1930) as Emcee - Hungarian Version (uncredited) Wild Company (1930) as Felix Brown Renegades (1930) as The Marabout - Sheik Muhammed Halid Viennese Nights (1930) as Count von Ratz - Hungarian Ambassador (uncredited) Oh, For a Man! (1930) as Frescatti Dracula (1931) as Count Dracula 50 Million Frenchmen (1931) as Orizon - Magician (uncredited) Women of All Nations (1931) as Prince Hassan (uncredited) The Black Camel (1931) as Tarneverro Broadminded (1931) as Pancho Arango Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) as Dr. Mirakle White Zombie (1932) as 'Murder' Legendre Chandu the Magician (1932) as Roxor The Death Kiss (1932) as Joseph Steiner Island of Lost Souls (1932) as Sayer of the Law The Whispering Shadow (1933, Serial) as Professor Adam Anton Strang Night of Terror (1933) as Degar International House (1933) as General Nicholas Branovsky Petronovich The Devil's in Love (1933) as Military Prosecutor (uncredited) The Black Cat (1934) as Dr. Vitus Werdegast Gift of Gab (1934) as French Apache Dancer

The Return of Chandu (1934, film serial also released as two feature films) as Frank Chandler (Chandu) The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1934) as Mr. Fu Wong aka Li See The Best Man Wins (1935) as Doc Boehm Mark of the Vampire (1935) as Count Mora The Raven (1935) as Dr. Richard Vollin Chandu on the Magic Island (1935, One of two feature versions of the serial The Return of Chandu) as Frank Chandler (Chandu) Murder by Television (1935) as Dr. Arthur Perry / Edwin Perry The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935) (released in the USA as Phantom Ship) as Anton Lorenzen / A. Gottlieb The Invisible Ray (1936) as Dr. Felix Benet Postal Inspector (1936) as Gregory Benez Shadow of Chinatown (1936, film serial also released as a feature film) as Victor Poten S.O.S. Coast Guard (1937, film serial also released as a 1942 feature film) as Boroff The Phantom Creeps (1939, film serial also released as a feature film) as Dr. Alex Zorka Son of Frankenstein (1939) as Ygor The Gorilla (1939) as Peters The Dark Eyes of London (1939) as Dr. Feodor Orloff Ninotchka (1939) as Commissar Razinin

1940s

• The Saint's Double Trouble (1940) as The Partner
• Black Friday (1940) as Eric Marnay
• The Devil Bat (1940) as Dr. Paul Carruthers
• You'll Find Out (1940) as Prince Saliano
• Invisible Ghost (1941) as Dr. Charles Kessler
• The Black Cat (1941) as Eduardo Vigos
• Spooks Run Wild (1941) as Nardo
• The Wolf Man (1941) as Bela
• Black Dragons (1942) as Dr. Melcher aka Monsieur Colomb / Cell Prisoner
• The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) as Ygor
• S.O.S. Coast Guard (1942) as Boroff (archive footage)
• The Corpse Vanishes (1942) as Dr. George Lorenz
• Night Monster (1942) as Rolf
• Bowery at Midnight (1942) as Professor Brenner aka Karl Wagner
• The Ape Man (1943) as Dr. James Brewster
• Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) as Monster
• Ghosts on the Loose (1943) as Emil
• The Return of the Vampire (1943) as Armand Tesla / Dr. Hugo Bruckner
• Voodoo Man (1944) as Dr. Marlowe
• Return of the Ape Man (1944) as Prof. Dexter
• One Body Too Many (1944) as Merkil
• The Body Snatcher (1945) as Joseph
• Zombies on Broadway (1945) as Professor Paul Renault
• Genius at Work (1946) as Stone
• Scared to Death (1947) as Prof. Leonide
• Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) as Dracula

1950s

• Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952) as The Vampire
• Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) as Dr. Zabor
• Glen or Glenda (1953) as Scientist
• Bride of the Monster (1955) as Dr. Eric Vornoff
• The Black Sleep (1956) as Casimir (final film)
• Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) as Ghoul Man (archive footage)

Television

• Backstage at the Spa Theater (August 6, 1947)
• The Guy LeBow Show (1948)
• Texaco Star Theatre (September 27, 1949)
• Texaco Star Theatre (October 8, 1949)
• Suspense (episode "The Cask of Amontillado" October 11, 1949) as Gen. Fortunato
• Celebrity Time (January 22, 1950)
• Bonnie Maid Versatile Varieties (January 27, 1950)
• Starlit Time (May 21, 1950)
• The Spiedel Show (October 2, 1950)
• Okay, Mother (December 28, 1950)
• The Charlie Chester Show (April 14, 1951) BBC
• Ship’s Reporter (December 11, 1951)
• The House of Wax Premiere (April 16, 1953)
• You Asked For It (July 27, 1953)
• The Spade Cooley Show (October 31, 1953)
• The Red Skelton Show (June 15, 1954) with Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney, Jr. and Maila Nurmi (as Vampira)
• Metropolitan State Hospital Interview (August 1, 1955)
• The Tom Duggan Show (1956)
• The Black Sleep Premiere (June 27, 1956)

Select theatre credits

• The Red Poppy - Dec 20, 1922 - Dec 1922
• Arabesque - Oct 20, 1925 - Nov 07, 1925
• Open House - Dec 14, 1925 - Feb 1926
• Devil in the Cheese - Dec 29, 1926 - May 1927
• Dracula - Oct 05, 1927 - May 1928
• Murder at the Vanities - Sep 12, 1933 - Mar 10, 1934

References

• Béla Lugosi on IMDb

Further reading

• Gary Don Rhodes (1997). Lugosi. His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-78640257-1.