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* The Inquisitor from ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' fits this greatly, bald, bone white skin, sharp teeth, and golden Sith eyes. With tattoos for extra evilness. Makes sense since he is a pau'an, the Orlok-looking species mentioned above in Star Wars Film entry.

* The Inquisitor from ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' fits this greatly, bald, bone white skin, sharp teeth, and golden Sith eyes. With tattoos for extra evilness.

* PlayedForLaughs with the "vampire" in the video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZkmvk5_LWY La Floripondio's "Zunga de cuero"]].

* In Kim Newman's "Literature/AnnoDracula" series, Baron Orlok looks like himself (and moves with a weird jerkiness).

* [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Pau%27an The pau'an species]], as seen in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels, are obviously based on Orlok's looks; though in a subversion of the expected demeanor, [[DarkIsNotEvil they're actually a very decent people]], who usually do their best to take the more moral side in a conflict. A more famous ''Star Wars'' example would be [[BigBad the Emperor himself]], who plays the evil part straight.

* Vampires from the ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain'' series go through a progression of appearance as they age; they start out fairly human-looking, develop into a more elven/bishonen form with talon-like nails, further evolve to gain more bestial traits like three-clawed hands and feet, and the really ancient ones like Kain and Vorador end up with a far more monstrous look. The games also show vampires evolving out of humanoid form entirely, given enough time and the right circumstances.

* The vampire in the 1979 TV movie version of Creator/StephenKing's ''[[Literature/SalemsLot Salem's Lot]]''.

* Vampires from the ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain'' series go through a progression of appearance as they age; they start out fairly human-looking, develop into a more elven/bishonen form with talon-like nails, further evolve to gain more bestial traits like three-clawed hands and feet, and the really ancient ones like Kain and Vorador end up with a far more reptilian look.

* The Vampire units (as well as many of the Heroes) of Necropolis city in ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic 3'' (''HOMM 2'' vampires are {{Classical Movie Vampire}}s with some minor Orlok-ish traits like gray skin, and ''HOMM 5'' vampires look like undead nobles in battle garb).

* The makers of ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'' were going for this look for the Remans. They ended up looking like [[LuridTalesOfDoom Bat Boy]].

* ''Anime/{{Hellsing}}'', the antagonist Incognito's appearance seems to be based on that of Count Orlok. By contrast, Alucard is based on the more popular imagery of the [[EvilIsSexy suave]] Dracula. Then again, [[SdrawkcabAlias Alucard]] ''[[SdrawkcabAlias is]]'' [[SdrawkcabAlias Dracula.]]

* In a JhonenVasquez comic, an [[VampireVannabe angsty teenage boy]] desperately wishes to be made a real vampire-- and his wish is granted by one. Instead of becoming a [[EvilIsCool hip and stylish regent of the night]], though, he gains a hideous form whose oversized bald cranium and tusk-like fangs only keep growing as he drinks blood. The final page shows him far into the future, with a head the size of a van, watching TV and thinking "That ''fucking'' vampire."
* The Carnival Geek Cannibal version of The Vulture in ''ComicBook/SpiderManNoir'' is based on Orlok.
** The main Franchise/MarvelUniverse Vulture almost fits the trope to begin with.

* Creator/WernerHerzog's movie ''[=Nosferatu=] The Vampyre'', staring KlausKinski, which is sort of a remake, keeps this character design, but changes Orlok's name back to Dracula.

* Timothy Spall's Peter Pettigrew in ''Film/HarryPotter'' has elements of this, though he's only bald''ing'' and he ditches the longcoat for a much-less-impressive cheap suit. He's TheRenfield, and the character, like Orlock, is associated with rats, so it's kinda fitting.
* Creator/NicolasCage does a rather impressive physical impression of Orlok in the movie ''Film/VampiresKiss.''

* The Penguin in ''BatmanReturns'', though shorter and stouter than most examples, shares Orlok's sunken eyes, elongated nose, pointy fingers, and hunch, although he's more clearly modeled on [[Film/TheCabinetOfDrCaligari Dr. Caligari]].

* There was a Nosferatu look-alike in an episode of ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'' titled "The Tale Of The Midnight Madness".
** It should be noted that the "look-alike" actually ''was'' Nosferatu, come to life from a version of the film where he kills everyone and ''[[TheBadGuyWins wins!]]'' Sleep well, kids!

* Though [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Magus]] is often drawn as a PrettyBoy in FanArt, and his sprite could be mistaken for one, his character portrait is basically Orlok with long, blue-white hair and red eyes.

* Ordinary Vampires in ''VideoGame/RuneScape'' look like this. The more [[NighInvulnerable powerful]] and civilized [[PhantasySpelling Vampyres]], however, are more human-looking. (Sans the Vyrewatch, who are [[OurVampiresAreDifferent completely different.]])

* Camille, the main vampire character of ''Webcomic/BloodyUrban" is essentially the CuteMonsterGirl version of Orlok- she has sunken in eyes, pronounced fangs on both her front teeth and canines, and large, bat-like ears.

* [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Mr. Burns]] looks like Orlok even when he's ''not'' a vampire. Especially when he wriggles his fingers...
** There's a HalloweenEpisode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' in which Mr. Burns is Dracula, and a few of his underlings look very Orlokian. Burns himself is primarily a parody of Creator/GaryOldman's portrayal of Dracula in [[Film/BramStokersDracula the Coppola movie]], but he does look a little Orlokian, too.

* At the end of the Graveyard Shift episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', the lights start to flicker, and thinking that it's the Hash Slinging Slasher's doing, everyone looks over and is relieved to find that it was only that silly Nosferatu!

* In ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', The Wasp watches a horror movie featuring a very Orlokian looking vampire.

* Jean Mark for ''Literature/DoraWilkSeries'', who tries to look like "classic" vampire despite the fact that in setting, VampiresAreSexGods. Effects are... mixed.

* Dreadlords from ''VideoGame/WarCraft'', though they are demons instead of vampires, are a species of Orlok lookalikes.
** Despite being demons Dreadlords are very heavily based on vampires, with the ability to control bats, hypnotize victims to sleep, and occasionally life-draining powers.
** The "true" vampires in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', the darkfallen, are NOT this, however. Since they are all undead [[OurElvesAreBetter blood elves]] it's no surprise they qualify for TheBeautifulElite.

* Many of the Nosferatu in game art took on this appearance in ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'', but it could differ quite a bit from the Orlokian norm, as long as it was hideous. This was likely intentional, since the clan has the same name as the movie Orlok came from and has abilities similar to his.
** The version of the Nosferatu in ''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'' could take on many forms foul and fair, but regardless of appearance always had an [[UncannyValley unsettling aura]] that made social interaction difficult.

History time: In the original folklore, most vampires were short, ugly, Eastern European peasants. Then Polidori creates the character of [[Literature/TheVampyre Lord Ruthven]] and suddenly they're all elegant, English, aristocratic and [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed look suspiciously like Lord Byron]]. Rymer's ''Literature/VarneyTheVampire'' gives them fangs and the whole "wandering the world hating what they've become" thing. Then Sheridan Le Fanu's ''Literature/{{Carmilla}}'' was written, and vampires suddenly became alluring, [[LesbianVampire bisexual]] upper-class gothic girls. Then, ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' was written, and they're still elegant aristocrats, but moved back to Eastern Europe, [[EvilIsSexy sexy and deadly]], outwardly beautiful yet disguising an inner corruption. Thus, horror turned to fetish, and pop culture... ''ahem''... the world was never the same again. And we all know [[Literature/{{Twilight}} what happened since]].

* [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Pau%27an The pau'an species]], as seen in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels, are obviously based on Orlok's looks; though in a subversion of the expected demeanour [[DarkIsNotEvil they're actually a very decent people]], who usually do their best to take the more moral side in a conflict.

* The Elder Vampire from ''Film/DraculaUntold'', is bald, white-skinned, has pointy teeth, and long claws. He lacks the elongated nose, but other than that he's pretty much Count Orlok. [[spoiler:Subverted in the present-day epilogue, where he's still the same ancient vampire, but has reverted to or assumed his fully human appearance.]]

* Vampires in ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' become increasingly monstrous the longer they go without feeding, with their faces becoming gaunt and weathered. Vampires of Elven origin, with their already slim builds and pointy ears, are particularly prone to looking like Orlok. The trope is played most straight with the Volkihar Clan in the ''Dawnguard'' expansion of ''{{VideoGame/Skyrim}}'', who have the power to [[OneWingedAngel transform]] at will into a [[http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/File:VampireLord.png Vampire Lord]] with grotesque features, pale skin, pointed ears, deadly claws and a partially bald head. Unlike Orlok, Vampire Lords wear loincloths (although Lord Harkon also wears a cloak with a high collar) and have impressive physical builds, skeletal wings and claw-like feet.

* In ''DayBreakers,'' most of the world's population are now vampires. Unfortunately, that means the human blood is running out. Most vampires are the pretty or at least normal human-looking type, but blood deprivation causes the body and brain to deteriorate, making you look less like Lestat and more like Orlok. By this point you're a barely-sentient animal who will attack human and vampire alike for blood. Vampires in this state are called "subsiders."

* ''Series/TheLeagueOfGentlemen'' contained a rare female example. Well, the character was female. But was played by a male actor.

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'', Nosferatu are [[OurVampiresAreDifferent one of several types of vampire]] in the game setting; and yes, they look like the gentlemen pictured at the top of this page. They even have different abilities than the common-or-garden vampire, all of which are taken from the original film, such as telepathy, telekinesis, and the ability to turn into a swarm of rats, but just like Orlock, they can't create new vampires by drinking blood.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheModifyers'': Baron Vain can be considered a caricature of Orlok, given the similarities in appearance (bald, blueskinned, etc.), though [[BigBadWannabe he was hardly menacing.]] Nor did he seem to be a vampire.

* The Baron from rejected Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} pilot, ''WesternAnimation/TheModifyers''.

** The Prince of Lies in ''Series/{{Angel}}'' (episode "Why We Fight") is probably the most explicitly based on Orlok, with trademark pointed ears and long fingers. Like other Buffyverse examples, his appearance is credited to age.

* The Elder Vampire from ''Film/DraculaUntold'', is bald, white-skinned, has pointy teeth, and long claws. He lacks the elongated nose, but other than that he's pretty much Count Orlok.