Hollywood Faces Dossier
32 Archival Vault Holdings
📍 Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Lugoj, Timis County, Romania]
Bela Lugosi
1882 – 1956
Blaskó Béla Ferenc Dezső (October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), better known by the stage name Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian stage, screen, and television actor. He is best remembered for his iconic portrayal of Count Dracula in the classic 1931 Dracula film.
Mike Jones's Video Boneyard archive currently preserves 32 physical recordings spanning 22 productions featuring Bela Lugosi.
Archival Holdings in The Video Boneyard
The following 22 canonical motion pictures and broadcast master recordings featuring Bela Lugosi are preserved in the studio archives:
| Year | Production Title | Character / Role | Director / Studio | The Video Boneyard | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Dracula 6 Copies | Count Dracula | Tod Browning / Universal Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1932 | Island of Lost Souls | Featured Cast | Erle C. Kenton / Paramount Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1932 | Murders in the Rue Morgue | Featured Cast | Robert Florey / Universal Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1932 | White Zombie | Murder Legendre | Victor Hugo Halperin / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Unrenewed PD |
| 1933 | International House | Featured Cast | A. Edward Sutherland / Paramount Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1934 | The Black Cat | Featured Cast | Edgar G. Ulmer / Universal Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1935 | Mark of the Vampire 2 Copies | Featured Cast | Tod Browning / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1935 | The Raven | Featured Cast | Lew Landers / Universal Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1936 | The Invisible Ray | Featured Cast | Lambert Hillyer / Universal Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1939 | Son of Frankenstein | Igor | Rowland V. Lee / Universal Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1939 | The Dark Eyes of London | Supporting Cast | Walter Summers / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1940 | The Devil Bat | Supporting Cast | Jean Yarbrough / Producers Releasing Corporation | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1941 | Invisible Ghost | Co-Star | Joseph H. Lewis / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1942 | Bowery at Midnight | Featured Cast | Wallace Fox / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1942 | The Corpse Vanishes | Featured Cast | Wallace Fox / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1942 | The Ghost of Frankenstein 2 Copies | Featured Cast | Erle C. Kenton / Universal Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1943 | Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man 2 Copies | Frankenstein's monster | Roy William Neill / Universal Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1943 | The Ape Man | Featured Cast | William Beaudine / Monogram Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1944 | The Return of the Vampire | Supporting Cast | Lew Landers / Columbia Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1945 | The Body Snatcher | Featured Cast | Robert Wise / RKO Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1947 | Scared to Death | Featured Cast | Christy Cabanne / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1948 | Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 3 Copies | Count Dracula | Charles Barton / Universal Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
Complete Career & Landmark Filmography
Major theatrical features, landmark television appearances, and key credited roles across Bela Lugosi's historic screen career:
| Year | Production Title | Character / Role | Department / Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 99 | Kurt Lingner | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1918 | Lulu | Actor | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1918 | Spring Tempest | Renner | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1918 | The Leopard | Actor | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1918 | The Royal Life | Lord Henry Wotton | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1918 | Álarcosbál | Actor | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1920 | Caravan of Death | Scheik | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1920 | Daughter of the Night | Andrew Fleurot | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1920 | Daughter of the Night 2 | Andrew Fleurot | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1920 | Deerslayer | Chingachgook | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1920 | Die Frau im Delphin, oder 30 Tage auf dem Meeresgrund | Tom Bill | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1920 | Die Teufelsanbeter | Actor | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1920 | Sklaven fremden Willens | Professor Mors | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1920 | The Head of Janus | Warren's Butler | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1923 | The Silent Command | Hisston | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1924 | He Who Gets Slapped | Extra (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1924 | The Rejected Woman | Jean Gagnon | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1925 | Daughters Who Pay | Serge Romonsky | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1925 | The Midnight Girl | Nicholas Harmon | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1928 | How to Handle Women | Diplomat's Aide (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1929 | Prisoners | Brottos--Nightclub Owner | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1929 | The Thirteenth Chair | Inspector Delzante | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1929 | The Veiled Woman | Murdered Suitor | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1930 | King of Jazz | Emcee - Hungarian Version | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1930 | Oh, for a Man! | Frescatti | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1930 | Renegades | The Marabout - Sheik Muhammed Halid | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1930 | Such Men Are Dangerous | Dr. Goodman | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1930 | Viennese Nights | Count von Ratz--Hungarian Ambassador | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1930 | Wild Company | Felix Brown | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1931 | 50 Million Frenchmen | Orizon - Magician | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1931 | Broadminded | Pancho Arango | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1931 | Dracula | Count Dracula | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1931 | Drácula | Count Dracula (archive footage) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1931 | Intimate Interviews: Bela Lugosi | Himself | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1931 | The Black Camel | Tarneverro | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1931 | Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3) | Self | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1931 | Women of All Nations | Prince Hassan | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1932 | Chandu the Magician | Roxor | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1932 | Island of Lost Souls | The Sayer of the Law | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1932 | Murders in the Rue Morgue | Dr. Mirakle | Actor (Feature Film) |
⚖️ Archival Preservation & Scholarship:
All film excerpts, technical specifications, and character credits cataloged in this dossier are curated for film scholarship, legal public domain verification, and historical media education under 17 U.S.C. § 107.