"finally came to pass with ""Scars of Dracula,"" a garish live-action cartoon."" John Kenneth Muir in ""Horror Films of the 1970s"" called the film ""a by-the-numbers sequel that amply demonstrates why the studio's audience was shrinking as the 1960s became the 1970s."" Scars of Dracula Scars of Dracula is a 1970 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker for Hammer Studios. It stars Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, along with Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Patrick Troughton, and Michael Gwynn. Although disparaged by some critics, the film does restore a few elements of Bram Stoker's original character: the Count is"
"Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor, singer, military officer, and author. With a career spanning nearly 70 years, Lee was well known for portraying villains and became best known for his role as Count Dracula in a sequence of Hammer Horror films, a typecasting situation he always lamented. His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film ""The Man with the Golden Gun"" (1974), Saruman in ""The Lord of the Rings"" film trilogy (2001–2003) and ""The Hobbit"" film trilogy (2012–2014), and Count Dooku in the"
"John Forbes-Robertson (actor) John Forbes-Robertson (10 May 1928 – 14 May 2008) was a British actor best known for being the only actor other than Christopher Lee to play the title role in the Hammer horror series of Dracula films. He was born in Worthing, Sussex. He was not the son of actor-manager Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson as erroneously stated in the press at the time of his 2008 death. He is related to Sir Johnston, being the grandson of one of Sir Johnston's brothers. He began his acting career on the stage starting at the Intimate Theatre before pursuing a"
"his grandfather Dracula. When Mavis and Johnny go on a visit to Johnny's parents, Dracula calls his friends to help him make Dennis a vampire. Soon, things turn upside-down when Dracula's old-school human-hating father Vlad unexpectedly visits the hotel. Original voices from the first film—Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, Fran Drescher and Molly Shannon—returned for the sequel, with Keegan-Michael Key replacing CeeLo Green as Murray. New additions to the cast include Mel Brooks, Asher Blinkoff, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Dana Carvey and Rob Riggle. The film was released on September 25, 2015, by"
"three greatest horror film roles to be ""The Awful Dr. Orloff"" (1961) which introduced Franco's famed mad doctor character, ""Dracula vs Frankenstein"" (1971) in which he played Count Dracula and ""The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein"" (1972) in which he played the insanely evil Count Cagliostro. He remained active until his death from natural causes in 1996. He died in Paris, France, 10 days after his 82nd birthday. Howard Vernon Howard Vernon (15 July 1914 – 25 July 1996) was a Swiss actor. In the 1960s, he became a favourite actor of Spanish horror director Jesús Franco and began starring in"
"Bela Lugosi Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (; 20 October 1882 – 16 August 1956), better known as Bela Lugosi (; ), was a Hungarian-American actor famous for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 film and for his roles in other horror films. After playing small parts on the stage in his native Hungary, Lugosi got his first role in a film in 1917. He had to leave the country after the failed Hungarian Communist Revolution of 1919. He acted in several films in Weimar Germany before arriving in the United States as a seaman on a merchant ship. In 1927,"
"Edward Van Sloan Edward Van Sloan (November 1, 1882 – March 6, 1964) was an American film character actor best remembered for his roles in the Universal Studios horror films such as ""Dracula"" (1931), ""Frankenstein"" (1931), and ""The Mummy"" (1932). He died in 1964 in California, at age 81. Van Sloan's roles in Universal's films date from the 1930s, including ""Dracula"" (1931), ""Frankenstein"" (1931), and ""The Mummy"" (1932). In the first of these, he played Professor Van Helsing, the famous vampire-hunter, a role he had first taken in the successful touring production of ""Dracula"" by Hamilton Deane and John L."
"His last appearance on screen was in a documentary, ""The Legend of Hammer: Vampires"" (2008), directed by Don Fearney. John Forbes-Robertson (actor) John Forbes-Robertson (10 May 1928 – 14 May 2008) was a British actor best known for being the only actor other than Christopher Lee to play the title role in the Hammer horror series of Dracula films. He was born in Worthing, Sussex. He was not the son of actor-manager Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson as erroneously stated in the press at the time of his 2008 death. He is related to Sir Johnston, being the grandson of one of"
"acclaimed Tod Browning-directed screen production of ""Dracula"". He died in 1964 at age 81. Edward Van Sloan Edward Van Sloan (November 1, 1882 – March 6, 1964) was an American film character actor best remembered for his roles in the Universal Studios horror films such as ""Dracula"" (1931), ""Frankenstein"" (1931), and ""The Mummy"" (1932). He died in 1964 in California, at age 81. Van Sloan's roles in Universal's films date from the 1930s, including ""Dracula"" (1931), ""Frankenstein"" (1931), and ""The Mummy"" (1932). In the first of these, he played Professor Van Helsing, the famous vampire-hunter, a role he had first"
"Carlos Aured, and was proud of the films they did together. The only horror film actor who ever portrayed Dracula, the Mummy, the Frankenstein Monster, Fu Manchu, the Hunchback, Rasputin, a warlock, a zombie, a medieval Inquisitor, a serial killer (not to mention a werewolf in 16 different films) died on November 30, 2009 from pancreatic cancer in Madrid. A hardcover book entitled ""Muchas Gracias, Senor Lobo"" was published in Germany after Naschy's death, collecting hundreds of rare photos, lobby cards, posters, etc. that had been used to promote Naschy's films over the decades in a number of different countries."
"list of ""Hollywood's Most Powerful Vampires"", as well as ""The Guardian""s ""10 best screen vampires"". In honor of Syfy's 25th anniversary in 2017, the channel compiled ""25 greatest"" lists celebrating the last 25 years of all science fiction, fantasy, and horror: Oldman's Dracula was included in ""The 25 Greatest Movie Performances from the Last 25 years"". Bram Stoker's Dracula Bram Stoker's Dracula is a 1992 American gothic horror film directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel ""Dracula"" by Bram Stoker. It stars Gary Oldman as Count Dracula, Winona Ryder as Mina Harker, Anthony Hopkins as Professor"
"It to Death"". On stage, this song would be portrayed with Cooper in a straitjacket trying to escape, and finally breaking free at the end of the song to strangle the nurse with the ties. Dwight Frye Dwight Iliff Frye (born Fry; February 22, 1899 – November 7, 1943) was an American character actor of stage and screen. He is best known for his portrayals of neurotic, murderous villains in several classic Universal horror films, such as Renfield in ""Dracula"" (1931) and Fritz in ""Frankenstein"" (1931). Frye was born in Salina, Kansas and studied for a career in music and"
"2018, Butler's home was destroyed in the Woolsey Fire. The actor posted video of the damage on social media. A sampling of Butler's work: Gerard Butler Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and producer. After studying law, Butler turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as ""Mrs Brown"" (1997), the James Bond film ""Tomorrow Never Dies"" (1997), and ""Tale of the Mummy"" (1998). In 2000, he starred as Dracula in the horror film ""Dracula 2000"" with Christopher Plummer and Jonny Lee Miller. He subsequently played Attila the Hun in the"
"in the health center of a retirement community in Santa Barbara, California. His body was cremated and the ashes were taken to San Bernardino County and scattered at Rancho Yucca Loma in Victor Valley. David Manners David Joseph Manners (born Rauff de Ryther Duan Acklom, April 30, 1900 – December 23, 1998) was a Canadian-American actor who played John Harker in Todd Browning's 1931 horror classic ""Dracula"", which starred Bela Lugosi in the title role. The following year, Manners portrayed the archaeologist Frank Whemple in ""The Mummy"", another pre-Code thriller by Universal Pictures. David Manners (originally Rauff Acklom) was born"
"House of Dracula House of Dracula is a 1945 American monster crossover horror film released by Universal Pictures. It was a direct sequel to ""House of Frankenstein"", and continued the theme of combining Universal's three most popular monsters: Frankenstein's monster (Glenn Strange), Count Dracula (John Carradine), and the Wolf Man (Lon Chaney Jr.). The film, which was the seventh Universal film to feature Frankenstein's monster, as well as the fourth with Count Dracula and the Wolf Man, was a commercial success, but was one of the last Universal movies featuring Frankenstein's monster, vampires, and werewolves, with the exception of the"
"during the 1930s and 1940s, it was only in this final film that he played Count Dracula on-screen for the second (and last) time. A transition between the Universal tradition and the later Hammer style is exemplified by the 1957 Mexican film ""El Vampiro"" that showed the vampire's fangs (Universal did not). Dracula was reincarnated for a new generation in the Hammer Films series starring Christopher Lee as the Count. In the first of these films ""Dracula"" (1958) the spectacular death of the title character through being exposed to the sun reinforced this part of vampire lore, first established in"
"Dwight Frye Dwight Iliff Frye (born Fry; February 22, 1899 – November 7, 1943) was an American character actor of stage and screen. He is best known for his portrayals of neurotic, murderous villains in several classic Universal horror films, such as Renfield in ""Dracula"" (1931) and Fritz in ""Frankenstein"" (1931). Frye was born in Salina, Kansas and studied for a career in music and first appeared as a concert pianist. In the 1920s, he made his name as a stage actor, often in comedies. In 1924, he played the Son in a production of Luigi Pirandello's ""Six Characters in"
"Wes Craven Wesley Earl Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American film director, writer, producer, and actor. He was known for his pioneering work in the genre of horror films, particularly slasher films, where his impact on the genre was considered prolific and influential. Due to the success and cultural impact of his works in the horror film genre, Craven has been called a ""Master of Horror"". He is best known for creating ""A Nightmare on Elm Street"" and ""Scream"", featuring the characters of Freddy Krueger and Ghostface respectively. Some of his other films include ""The"
"Kinks and written by their lead vocalist and principal songwriter, Ray Davies. It appeared on their 1972 album ""Everybody's in Show-Biz"". A fan of the occult, Lugosi's haunted mirror is on display at Zak Bagans' haunted museum in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bela Lugosi Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (; 20 October 1882 – 16 August 1956), better known as Bela Lugosi (; ), was a Hungarian-American actor famous for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 film and for his roles in other horror films. After playing small parts on the stage in his native Hungary, Lugosi got his first role in"
"starring Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade, and Jon Lovitz, broke two box office records, received a Golden Globe nomination, and became one of the studio's highest-grossing animated films. In an early draft Durham created an ancient vampire character for Mel Brooks, but there was not a place for the grumpy, 600-year-old Count in the first film, so he appeared as Dracula's father in the sequels. After its release in 2015 ""Hotel Transylvania 2"", featuring Brooks, broke box office records set by the original and became Sandler's biggest debut weekend."
"Carradine, Lon Chaney Jr., Christopher Lee, Francis Lederer, Denholm Elliott, Jack Palance, Louis Jourdan, Frank Langella, Klaus Kinski, Gary Oldman, Leslie Nielsen, George Hamilton, David Niven, Charles Macaulay, Keith-Lee Castle, Gerard Butler, Duncan Regehr, Richard Roxburgh, Marc Warren, Rutger Hauer, Stephen Billington, Thomas Kretschmann, Dominic Purcell and Luke Evans. In 2003, Count Dracula, as portrayed by Lugosi in the 1931 film, was named as the 33rd greatest movie villain by the AFI. The character is closely associated with the western cultural archetype of the vampire, and remains a popular Halloween costume. Already in 1958, Cecil Kirtly proposed that Count Dracula"
"achieving an almost Hammer Film type ambiance. Truly inspired stuff."" Dracula III: Legacy Dracula III: Legacy is a 2005 horror film and the sequel to ""Dracula 2000"" and """". The film was directed by Patrick Lussier and stars Jason Scott Lee, Jason London, Roy Scheider, and Diane Neal. It was released direct-to-video on July 12, 2005. The role of Dracula is played by Rutger Hauer, following Gerard Butler in ""Dracula 2000"" and Stephen Billington in """", continuing the theme of Dracula's appearance changing due to ""regeneration"". Hauer had played vampires before, in ""Salem's Lot"" and in ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"","
"Dracula III: Legacy Dracula III: Legacy is a 2005 horror film and the sequel to ""Dracula 2000"" and """". The film was directed by Patrick Lussier and stars Jason Scott Lee, Jason London, Roy Scheider, and Diane Neal. It was released direct-to-video on July 12, 2005. The role of Dracula is played by Rutger Hauer, following Gerard Butler in ""Dracula 2000"" and Stephen Billington in """", continuing the theme of Dracula's appearance changing due to ""regeneration"". Hauer had played vampires before, in ""Salem's Lot"" and in ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", and he would later go on to portray Dracula's nemesis"
"in 1958. Gaunt died on 27 November 2016 on the Isle of Wight at the age of 84. Valerie Gaunt Valerie Sheila Gaunt (26 June 1932 – 27 November 2016) was a British actress. She graduated from RADA in 1951, and appeared subsequently in repertory theatre. Valerie Gaunt was best known for her appearances in the 1957 and 1958 Hammer horror films ""The Curse of Frankenstein"" and ""Dracula"", both starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. She won the first role after director Terence Fisher saw her in an episode of BBC TV's ""Dixon of Dock Green"". She only appeared in"
"Bram Stoker's Dracula Bram Stoker's Dracula is a 1992 American gothic horror film directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel ""Dracula"" by Bram Stoker. It stars Gary Oldman as Count Dracula, Winona Ryder as Mina Harker, Anthony Hopkins as Professor Abraham Van Helsing, and Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker. ""Dracula"" grossed $215 million on a $40 million budget. Rotten Tomatoes's consensus cited ""some terrific performances"", but Reeves' work has been widely criticized. It was nominated for four Academy Awards and won three for Best Costume Design, Best Sound Editing, and Best Makeup. Its score was composed"
"Dracula Untold Dracula Untold is a 2014 American dark fantasy action horror film directed by Gary Shore in his feature film debut and written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. Rather than using the storyline of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel ""Dracula"", the film creates an origin story for its title character, Count Dracula; in this version, Dracula is Vlad the Impaler. Luke Evans portrays the title character, and Sarah Gadon, Dominic Cooper, Art Parkinson, and Charles Dance appear in supporting roles. Principal photography began in Northern Ireland on August 5, 2013. Universal Pictures released the film in regular and IMAX"
"rating of 8.1/10. The website's critical consensus states: ""Stunning visuals from Werner Herzog and an intense portrayal of the famed bloodsucker from Klaus Kinski make this remake of ""Nosferatu"" a horror classic in its own right."" In contemporary reviews, the film is noted for maintaining an element of horror, with numerous deaths and a grim atmosphere, but it features a more expanded plot than many ""Dracula"" productions, with a greater emphasis on the vampire's tragic loneliness. Dracula is still a ghastly figure, but with a greater sense of pathos; weary, unloved, and doomed to immortality. Reviewer John J. Puccio of"
"Louis Jourdan Louis Jourdan (born Louis Robert Gendre; 19 June 1921 – 14 February 2015) was a French film and television actor. He was known for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including Alfred Hitchcock's ""The Paradine Case"" (1947), ""Letter from an Unknown Woman"" (1948), ""Gigi"" (1958), ""The Best of Everything"" (1959), ""The V.I.P.s"" (1963) and ""Octopussy"" (1983). He played Dracula in the 1977 BBC television production ""Count Dracula"". Jourdan was born Louis Robert Gendre in Marseille, France, in 1921, one of three sons of Yvonne (née Jourdan) and Henry Gendre, a hotel owner. He was educated in France,"
"of throat cancer at age 30, and a grandson, George Zucco (né Canto). Stella Zucco died from natural causes in 1999 (aged 99). George Zucco George Zucco (11 January 1886 – 27 May 1960) was an English character actor who appeared, almost always in supporting roles, in 96 films during a career spanning two decades, from 1931 to 1951. In his horror films, he often played a suave villain or a mad doctor. Zucco was born in Manchester, Lancashire, on 11 January 1886. His mother Marian (née Rintoul) ran a dressmaking business; it is claimed she was a former lady-in-waiting"
"Del Howison Del Howison (born June 3, 1953) is an American horror author, editor and actor. Howison was born in Detroit, Michigan but moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting; with his distinctive long white hair, he was a natural for low-budget horror films, and has since played the character ""Renfield"" on four separate occasions (making him the actor who has portrayed this iconic character from Dracula more than any other). In 1995, Howison and wife Sue Duncan started Dark Delicacies, a store devoted entirely to horror books, DVDs and gifts. Dark Delicacies, located in Burbank, California,"
"is not canon with ""Dark Universe"". Dracula Untold Dracula Untold is a 2014 American dark fantasy action horror film directed by Gary Shore in his feature film debut and written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. Rather than using the storyline of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel ""Dracula"", the film creates an origin story for its title character, Count Dracula; in this version, Dracula is Vlad the Impaler. Luke Evans portrays the title character, and Sarah Gadon, Dominic Cooper, Art Parkinson, and Charles Dance appear in supporting roles. Principal photography began in Northern Ireland on August 5, 2013. Universal Pictures released"
"The film was released on VHS by Academy Entertainment in the late 1980s. The film was released on DVD in the United States under the title ""Bram Stoker's To Die For"" by Triumph Marketing in 2005. This version is currently out of print. The film was followed by the sequel """" in 1991. To Die For (1989 film) To Die For (also known as Dracula: The Love Story) is a 1989 horror-romance film directed by Deran Sarafian and starring Brendan Hughes as vampire Vlad Tepes, Duane Jones (in his final film role), Philip Granger, Julie Maddalena and Amanda Wyss. Vlad"
"John Bloom (actor) John Bloom (February 19, 1944 – January 15, 1999) was an American actor. Standing at 7' 4"" (224 cm) tall, he is most famous for his roles as Frankenstein's Monster in the low-budget horror movie ""Dracula vs. Frankenstein"", and the unfortunate recipient in ""The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant"". He also had a role in ""The Dark"" then parts in ""Bachelor Party"", ""The Hills Have Eyes Part II"", ""Harry and the Hendersons"", and """" followed. He played the blacksmith ""Tiny"" on the TV series ""Paradise"" and ""Guns of Paradise."" Bloom died from heart failure brought on by his immense"