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Bela Lugosi

1882 - 1956

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Blaskó Béla Ferenc Dezső (Hungarian: [ˈblɒʃkoː ˈbeːlɒ ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈdɛʒøː]; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), better known by the stage name Bela Lugosi ( lə-GOH-see; Hungarian: [ˈluɡoʃi]), was a Hungarian–American actor. He was best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the horror film classic Dracula (1931), Ygor in Son of Frankenstein (1939) and his roles in many other horror films from 1931 through 1956. Lugosi began acting on the Hungarian stage in 1902, appearing in more than a hundred productions. Beginning in 1917, he performed in Hungarian silent films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bela Lugosi is the 320th most popular actor (up from 378th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Romania (up from 45th in 2019) and the most popular Romanian Actor.

Bela Lugosi is most famous for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 film "Dracula."

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bela Lugosi ranks 320 out of 13,578. Before him are Sophie Marceau, Montgomery Clift, Pierre Richard, James Coburn, Emma Thompson, and Julie Christie. After him are Julie Harris, Robert Downey Sr., Leonard Nimoy, Ralph Fiennes, Angela Lansbury, and Bryan Cranston.

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Among people born in 1882, Bela Lugosi ranks 33. Before him are Emmerich Kálmán, Umberto Boccioni, Princess Marie Bonaparte, Rodolfo Graziani, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, and Hans Geiger. After him are William Halsey Jr., Arthur Eddington, Princess Margaret of Connaught, René Coty, Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, and Charles Ponzi. Among people deceased in 1956, Bela Lugosi ranks 15. Before him are Jules Rimet, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Emil Nolde, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, and Robert Walser. After him are Lucien Febvre, Risto Ryti, Konstantin Päts, A. A. Milne, Alfred Kinsey, and Bolesław Bierut.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Bela Lugosi ranks 31 out of 844. Before him are György Ligeti (1923), János Bolyai (1802), Nadia Comăneci (1961), Stephen III of Moldavia (1433), Mircea Lucescu (1945), and Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901). After him are Klaus Iohannis (1959), Álmos (820), Elie Wiesel (1928), Michael the Brave (1558), Dimitrie Cantemir (1673), and Sergiu Celibidache (1912).

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Among ACTORS In Romania

Among actors born in Romania, Bela Lugosi ranks 1. After him are Edward G. Robinson (1893), Maia Morgenstern (1962), Marcel Iureș (1951), Sebastian Stan (1982), John Houseman (1902), Maria Tănase (1913), Mircea Diaconu (1949), Ágnes Esterházy (1891), Elvira Popescu (1894), Natalya Varley (1947), and Alexandra Maria Lara (1978).

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