Number of actors who played dracula in movie theater: 59 Photos
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Ever since Bram Stoker published his Gothic horror novel Dracula in 1897, the infamous vampire has been brought to life by dozens of actors around the world, making it one of the most remade movies of all time. Here are 19 notable actors who have played Dracula over the years.
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Character | Grand Theatre | Duke of York's Theatre |
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Count Dracula | Edmund Blake | Raymond Huntley |
Abraham van Helsing | Hamilton Deane | Sam Livesey |
Doctor Seward | Stuart Lomath | Vincent Holman |
Jonathan Harker | Bernard Guest | Stringer Davis |
As of August 2015, Bram Stoker's Count Dracula has been portrayed in a total of 538 films (both cinema releases and TV films) โ more than any other literary character.
Bela Lugosi. Arguably the most famous and definitive performance of the character came from Bela Lugosi in the classic Universal Pictures film Dracula (1931).);})();(function(){window.jsl.dh(brnFZoK5M57OwPAPkrXE6Qg__52,
Bela Lugosi. Bela Lugosi (born October 20, 1882, Lugos, Hungary [now Lugoj, Romania]โdied August 16, 1956, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was a Hungarian-born motion-picture actor who was most famous for his sinister portrayal of the elegantly mannered vampire Count Dracula.