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* ImmigrantPatriotism: Lugosi was a proud and patriotic naturalized American, though also maintained pride in his Hungarian roots.
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After some minor film roles through the '20s (already typecast as villains) and a successful stage career (where he often played romantic and heroic characters), Lugosi achieved his StarMakingRole as Count Dracula in Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston's stage adaptation of ''Dracula''. Lugosi began the role in 1927, playing the Count in 261 performances on Broadway before touring the country. After the tour concluded he relocated to Los Angeles and began focusing on movies. Ironically, he had to lobby to play ''Dracula'' on film as Universal initially wanted an established star for the role.
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After some minor film roles through the '20s (already typecast as villains) and a successful stage career (where he often played romantic and heroic characters), Lugosi achieved his StarMakingRole as Count Dracula in Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston's stage adaptation of ''Dracula''. Lugosi began the role in 1927, playing the Count in 261 performances on Broadway before touring the country. After the tour concluded he relocated to Los Angeles and began focusing on movies. Ironically, he had to lobby to play ''Dracula'' on film as Universal initially wanted an established star for the role. \n [[note]][[Creator/LonChaney Lon Chaney, Sr.]] was Universal's first choice, but he died before production began[[/note]]
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* WhiteDwarfStarlet: He got roles after Dracula, but they eventually dried up.
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* WhiteDwarfStarlet: He got roles after Dracula, but they eventually dried up. You can see ''Film/EdWood'' for a potrayal of his later years.
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(1959)[[note]]Released posthumously; Lugosi's only appearance consists of unrelated footage of him prancing about a yard in his Dracula costume, inserted into the film just to give him a creditable role[[/note]]
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The character of Count Dracula is not Vlad the Impaler, that connection was not made in the original Bram Stoker novel.
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* RealityIsUnrealistic: Although more modern Dracula adaptations avoid imitating his accent like the plague, it may be the most accurate one, as historically Vlad Țepeș was ethnically Hungarian.
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Lugosi was born Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó in Lugos, Hungary (hence his stage name). He began acting in theater at a young age and served in the Austro-Hungarian Army in UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, being wounded in action against Russia. Lugosi began his film career while the war was still ongoing, but after Bela Kun's failed Communist revolution, Lugosi (active in trade unions and a supporter of Kun's government) was blacklisted in his home country and fled to Germany, where he continued his film career. He emigrated to the United States in 1920 and became a citizen in 1931.
After some minor film roles through the '20s (already typecast as villains) and a successful stage career (where he often played romantic and heroic characters), Lugosi achieved his StarMakingRole as Count Dracula in Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston's stage adaptation of ''Dracula''. Lugosi began the role in 1927, playing the Count in 261 performances on Broadway before touring the country. After the tour concluded he relocated to Los Angeles and began focusing on his film career. Ironically, he had to lobby to play ''Dracula'' on film as Universal initially wanted an established star for the role.
After some minor film roles through the '20s (already typecast as villains) and a successful stage career (where he often played romantic and heroic characters), Lugosi achieved his StarMakingRole as Count Dracula in Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston's stage adaptation of ''Dracula''. Lugosi began the role in 1927, playing the Count in 261 performances on Broadway before touring the country. After the tour concluded he relocated to Los Angeles and began focusing on his film career. Ironically, he had to lobby to play ''Dracula'' on film as Universal initially wanted an established star for the role.
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Lugosi was born Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó in Lugos, Hungary (hence his stage name). He began acting in theater at a young age and served in the Austro-Hungarian Army in UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, being wounded in action against Russia. Lugosi began his film career while the war was still ongoing, but after Bela Kun's failed Communist revolution, Lugosi (active in trade unions and a supporter of Kun's government) was blacklisted in his home country and fled to Germany, where he continued his film career.career, including, oddly enough, several successful Westerns. He emigrated to the United States in 1920 and became a citizen in 1931.
After some minor film roles through the '20s (already typecast as villains) and a successful stage career (where he often played romantic and heroic characters), Lugosi achieved his StarMakingRole as Count Dracula in Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston's stage adaptation of ''Dracula''. Lugosi began the role in 1927, playing the Count in 261 performances on Broadway before touring the country. After the tour concluded he relocated to Los Angeles and began focusing onhis film career.movies. Ironically, he had to lobby to play ''Dracula'' on film as Universal initially wanted an established star for the role.
After some minor film roles through the '20s (already typecast as villains) and a successful stage career (where he often played romantic and heroic characters), Lugosi achieved his StarMakingRole as Count Dracula in Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston's stage adaptation of ''Dracula''. Lugosi began the role in 1927, playing the Count in 261 performances on Broadway before touring the country. After the tour concluded he relocated to Los Angeles and began focusing on
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He worked on several occasions with/was overshadowed by Creator/BorisKarloff. He managed to make a sort of comeback in death, however, when Creator/MartinLandau won an Oscar for his brilliant portrayal of Lugosi in Creator/TimBurton's 1994 film ''Film/EdWood''.
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Lugosi was born Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó in Lugos, Hungary (hence his stage name). He began acting in theater at a young age and served in the Austro-Hungarian Army in UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, being wounded in action against Russia. Lugosi began his film career while the war was still ongoing, but after Bela Kun's failed Communist revolution, Lugosi (active in trade unions and a supporter of Kun's government) was blacklisted in his home country and fled to Germany, where he continued his film career. He emigrated to the United States in 1920 and became a citizen in 1931.
After some minor film roles through the '20s (already typecast as villains) and a successful stage career (where he often played romantic and heroic characters), Lugosi achieved his StarMakingRole as Count Dracula in Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston's stage adaptation of ''Dracula''. Lugosi began the role in 1927, playing the Count in 261 performances on Broadway before touring the country. After the tour concluded he relocated to Los Angeles and began focusing on his film career. Ironically, he had to lobby to play ''Dracula'' on film as Universal initially wanted an established star for the role.
Although Lugosi appeared in several successful films for Universal after ''Dracula'', he failed to break through his typecasting and remained overwhelmingly cast in horror and science fiction movies, often of negligible quality. During this time, he worked on several occasions with/was overshadowed by Creator/BorisKarloff. He managed to make a sort of comeback in death, however, when Creator/MartinLandau won an Oscar for his brilliant portrayal of Lugosi in Creator/TimBurton's 1994 film ''Film/EdWood''.
After some minor film roles through the '20s (already typecast as villains) and a successful stage career (where he often played romantic and heroic characters), Lugosi achieved his StarMakingRole as Count Dracula in Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston's stage adaptation of ''Dracula''. Lugosi began the role in 1927, playing the Count in 261 performances on Broadway before touring the country. After the tour concluded he relocated to Los Angeles and began focusing on his film career. Ironically, he had to lobby to play ''Dracula'' on film as Universal initially wanted an established star for the role.
Although Lugosi appeared in several successful films for Universal after ''Dracula'', he failed to break through his typecasting and remained overwhelmingly cast in horror and science fiction movies, often of negligible quality. During this time, he worked on several occasions with/was overshadowed by Creator/BorisKarloff. He managed to make a sort of comeback in death, however, when Creator/MartinLandau won an Oscar for his brilliant portrayal of Lugosi in Creator/TimBurton's 1994 film ''Film/EdWood''.
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* StageName: He was born Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (or Blaskó Béla Ferenc Dezső in Hungarian name order), and took the name Lugosi from his hometown of Lugos, Hungary (which is now Lugoj, Romania). In many of his Hungarian films, Lugosi also used the name Arisztid Olt.
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Other notable or infamous movies in which he appeared: ''Film/WhiteZombie'', ''Film/MurdersInTheRueMorgue'', ''[[Film/TheWolfMan1941 The Wolf Man]]'', ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'' (as Ygor, generally regarded as one of his best performances), ''Film/GlenOrGlenda'' and ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''. He also had a supporting role in the classic Creator/GretaGarbo comedy ''Film/{{Ninotchka}}'', which was his favorite role, since he got to be a) in a comedy, and b) was a romantic lead-type. Many ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' fans will also remember him from the serial ''The Phantom Creeps'' ([[MemeticMutation "Zees vill zimplify everytink!"]]), as well as the movie ''Film/BrideOfTheMonster'' ([[MemeticMutation "He tampered in God's domain"]]).
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Other notable or infamous movies in which he appeared: ''Film/WhiteZombie'', ''Film/MurdersInTheRueMorgue'', ''[[Film/TheWolfMan1941 The Wolf Man]]'', ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'' (as Ygor, generally regarded as one of his best performances), ''Film/GlenOrGlenda'' and ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''. He also had a supporting role in the classic Creator/GretaGarbo comedy ''Film/{{Ninotchka}}'', which was his favorite role, since he got to be a) in although he's still scary (he's a comedy, and b) was a romantic lead-type.commissar). Many ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' fans will also remember him from the serial ''The Phantom Creeps'' ([[MemeticMutation "Zees vill zimplify everytink!"]]), as well as the movie ''Film/BrideOfTheMonster'' ([[MemeticMutation "He tampered in God's domain"]]).
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Other notable or infamous movies in which he appeared: ''Film/WhiteZombie'', ''Film/MurdersInTheRueMorgue'', ''[[Film/TheWolfMan1941 The Wolf Man]]'', ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'' (as Ygor, generally regarded as one of his best performances), ''Film/GlenOrGlenda'' and ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''. He also had a supporting role in the classic Creator/GretaGarbo comedy ''Film/{{Ninotchka}}'', and many ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' fans will also remember him from the serial ''The Phantom Creeps'' ([[MemeticMutation "Zees vill zimplify everytink!"]]), as well as the movie ''Film/BrideOfTheMonster'' ([[MemeticMutation "He tampered in God's domain"]]).
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Other notable or infamous movies in which he appeared: ''Film/WhiteZombie'', ''Film/MurdersInTheRueMorgue'', ''[[Film/TheWolfMan1941 The Wolf Man]]'', ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'' (as Ygor, generally regarded as one of his best performances), ''Film/GlenOrGlenda'' and ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''. He also had a supporting role in the classic Creator/GretaGarbo comedy ''Film/{{Ninotchka}}'', which was his favorite role, since he got to be a) in a comedy, and many b) was a romantic lead-type. Many ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' fans will also remember him from the serial ''The Phantom Creeps'' ([[MemeticMutation "Zees vill zimplify everytink!"]]), as well as the movie ''Film/BrideOfTheMonster'' ([[MemeticMutation "He tampered in God's domain"]]).
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* StageName: He was born Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó, and took the name Lugosi from his hometown of Lugos, Hungary (which is now Lugoj, Romania).
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* StageName: He was born Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó, Blaskó (or Blaskó Béla Ferenc Dezső in Hungarian name order), and took the name Lugosi from his hometown of Lugos, Hungary (which is now Lugoj, Romania).
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* ''Theatre/{{Dracula|1924}}'' (1927 Broadway production)
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* HighCollarOfDoom: By wearing the collar of the black cape up in the stage play of ''Dracula'', turning around would blend in with the curtain and make it seem like he disappeared. In the movie version, he kept the collar up just for the heck of it, and high collars became an iconic part of the VillainousFashionSense.
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* HighCollarOfDoom: By wearing the collar of the black cape up in the stage play of ''Dracula'', ''Theatre/{{Dracula|1924}}'', turning around would blend in with the curtain and make it seem like he disappeared. In the movie version, he kept the collar up just for the heck of it, and high collars became an iconic part of the VillainousFashionSense.
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* ''Film/SonOfDracula'' (1943)
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* ''Film/MarkOfTheVampire'' (1935)
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* ''Film/TheRaven1935''''Film/{{The Raven|1935}}'' (1935)
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* VampiresAreSexGods: He played Dracula as a seductive and charismatic villain.
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* VampiresAreSexGods: He played Dracula as a seductive and charismatic villain. The studio forbade him from [[HomoeroticSubtext preying on men]] for [[ValuesDissonance exactly this reason]].
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* {{Badass}}: Served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during UsefulNotes/WorldWarI as an officer in an alpine regiment. His battlefield wounds led to the painkiller addiction that plagued him for the rest of his life.
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Other notable or infamous movies in which he appeared: ''Film/WhiteZombie'', ''Film/MurdersInTheRueMorgue'', ''Film/TheWolfMan1941'', ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'' (as Ygor, generally regarded as one of his best performances), ''Film/TheGhostOfFrankenstein'', ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloMeetFrankenstein'', ''Film/GlenOrGlenda'' and ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''. He also had a supporting role in the classic Creator/GretaGarbo comedy ''Film/{{Ninotchka}}'', and many ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' fans will also remember him from the serial ''The Phantom Creeps'' ([[MemeticMutation "Zees vill zimplify everytink!"]]), as well as the movie ''Film/BrideOfTheMonster'' ([[MemeticMutation "He tampered in God's domain"]]).
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Other notable or infamous movies in which he appeared: ''Film/WhiteZombie'', ''Film/MurdersInTheRueMorgue'', ''Film/TheWolfMan1941'', ''[[Film/TheWolfMan1941 The Wolf Man]]'', ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'' (as Ygor, generally regarded as one of his best performances), ''Film/TheGhostOfFrankenstein'', ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloMeetFrankenstein'', ''Film/GlenOrGlenda'' and ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''. He also had a supporting role in the classic Creator/GretaGarbo comedy ''Film/{{Ninotchka}}'', and many ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' fans will also remember him from the serial ''The Phantom Creeps'' ([[MemeticMutation "Zees vill zimplify everytink!"]]), as well as the movie ''Film/BrideOfTheMonster'' ([[MemeticMutation "He tampered in God's domain"]]).
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!!Bela Lugosi on TV Tropes:
* ''[[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} Dracula]]'' (1931)
* ''Film/IslandOfLostSouls'' (1932)
* ''Film/WhiteZombie'' (1932)
* ''Film/TheBlackCat'' (1934)
* ''Film/TheInvisibleRay'' (1936)
* ''Film/{{Ninotchka}}'' (1939)
* ''[[Film/TheWolfMan1941 The Wolf Man]]'' (1941)
* ''Film/TheCorpseVanishes'' (1942)
* ''Film/FrankensteinMeetsTheWolfMan'' (1943)
* ''Film/SonOfDracula'' (1943)
* ''Film/TheBodySnatcher'' (1945)
* ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloMeetFrankenstein'' (1948)
* ''Film/GlenOrGlenda'' (1953)
* ''Film/BrideOfTheMonster'' (1955)
* ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace'' (1959)
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* ''[[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} Dracula]]'' (1931)
* ''Film/IslandOfLostSouls'' (1932)
* ''Film/WhiteZombie'' (1932)
* ''Film/TheBlackCat'' (1934)
* ''Film/TheInvisibleRay'' (1936)
* ''Film/{{Ninotchka}}'' (1939)
* ''[[Film/TheWolfMan1941 The Wolf Man]]'' (1941)
* ''Film/TheCorpseVanishes'' (1942)
* ''Film/FrankensteinMeetsTheWolfMan'' (1943)
* ''Film/SonOfDracula'' (1943)
* ''Film/TheBodySnatcher'' (1945)
* ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloMeetFrankenstein'' (1948)
* ''Film/GlenOrGlenda'' (1953)
* ''Film/BrideOfTheMonster'' (1955)
* ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace'' (1959)
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Though he almost exclusively played villain parts, his co-stars almost all agree that, despite his drug addiction and occasional diva behavior, Lugosi was a pleasant, sensitive man and a consumate professional.
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* HeReallyCanAct: Even discounting ''Film/{{Dracula 1931}}'', his performances in ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'' and ''Film/TheBlackCat'' (among others) are proof that he really did have great talent.
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* IAmNotSpock: Subverted, as with Leonard Nimoy himself. Lugosi may have resented how thoroughly he would end up type-cast, but he was always rather fond of the role of Dracula and proud of making such an indelible mark on popular culture.
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'''Bela Lugosi''' (October 20, 1882 -- August 16, 1956; born ''Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó'') was a Hungarian-born stage and screen actor mostly known for his work in horror movies, in particular the title role in the [[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} 1931 version]] of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}''. Following this film's success, he suffered severely from type-casting and the limitations of his heavy native accent, and spent the vast bulk of his career eking out a living in various low-budget productions, culminating (if that is the word) in his work with director Creator/EdWood.
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'''Bela Lugosi''' (October 20, 1882 -- August 16, 1956; born ''Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó'') was a Hungarian-born stage and screen actor mostly known for his work in horror movies, in particular the title role in the [[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} 1931 version]] of ''{{Dracula}}''. Following this film's success, he suffered severely from type-casting and the limitations of his heavy native accent, and spent the vast bulk of his career eking out a living in various low-budget productions, culminating (if that is the word) in his work with director Creator/EdWood.
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'''Bela Lugosi''' (October 20, 1882 -- August 16, 1956; born ''Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó'') was a Hungarian-born stage and screen actor mostly known for his work in horror movies, in particular the title role in the [[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} 1931 version]] of ''{{Dracula}}''.''Literature/{{Dracula}}''. Following this film's success, he suffered severely from type-casting and the limitations of his heavy native accent, and spent the vast bulk of his career eking out a living in various low-budget productions, culminating (if that is the word) in his work with director Creator/EdWood.
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* HeReallyCanAct: Even discounting ''Film/{{Dracula}}'', ''Film/{{Dracula 1931}}'', his performances in ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'' and ''Film/TheBlackCat'' (among others) are proof that he really did have great talent.
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Also rather well known for being [[Music/{{Bauhaus}} dead]]. It wasn't his idea, but he was buried in Dracula costume. A persistent urban myth holds that Creator/PeterLorre, joked at Lugosi's funeral that they should drive a stake through his heart just in case. In fact, Peter Lorre wasn't even at Lugosi's funeral.
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Also rather well known for being [[Music/{{Bauhaus}} dead]]. It wasn't his idea, but he was buried in Dracula costume. A persistent urban myth holds that Creator/PeterLorre, Creator/PeterLorre joked at Lugosi's funeral that they should drive a stake through his heart just in case. In fact, Peter Lorre wasn't even at Lugosi's funeral.
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Also rather well known for being [[Music/{{Bauhaus}} dead]]. It wasn't his idea, but he was buried in Dracula costume. A persistent urban myth holds that Creator/PeterLorre, who attended the funeral, joked that they should drive a stake through his heart just in case. In fact, Peter Lorre wasn't even at Lugosi's funeral.
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Also rather well known for being [[Music/{{Bauhaus}} dead]]. It wasn't his idea, but he was buried in Dracula costume. A persistent urban myth holds that Creator/PeterLorre, who attended the funeral, joked at Lugosi's funeral that they should drive a stake through his heart just in case. In fact, Peter Lorre wasn't even at Lugosi's funeral.
