(20 October 1882 – 16 August 1956)
Born Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó, Lugosi was a Hungarian born actor who is most famous for his portrayal of the legendary vampire, Dracula, on stage and in Universal's Dracula (1931). He went on to co-star with Universal stalwart Boris Karloff in a few films, including the often underrated The Black Cat (1934).
(which, for the record, has very little to do with Edgar Allan Poe's tale despite advertising to the contrary)
