Bela Lugosi

Actor. Born 17 October 1882 in Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Lugoj, Timis County, Romania]. Died 16 August 1956.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 5 titles

Born

17 October 1882, Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Lugoj, Timis County, Romania]

Died

16 August 1956

Active

1931–1957

Frequently works with

Carl Laemmle Jr., David Manners

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

77Fi1m

74Critics

We rate Bela’s work 3 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 2 of 4 billed first or second
Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $3m across 3 films with figures
Active: 1931–1957

Genres

Horror4
Comedy1
Drama1
Romance1
Science Fiction1
Thriller1

Best and worst on Fi1m

82BestNinotchka1939

67WorstPlan 9 from Outer Space1957

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

61910s

171920s

411930s

271940s

71950s

21960s

11970s

81980s

91990s

72000s

32010s

22020s

Co-stars most worked with

David Manners2 titles

Producers most worked with

Carl Laemmle Jr.2 titles