On Valentines Day, 1931, Universal Pictures released the film Dracula - the first true horror movie. Its worldwide success catapulted the film's lead actor, Romanian-born Bela Lugosi, to overnight stardom. "Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire" traces the life and career of this mysterious man whose name became synonymous with the evil, yet magnetically compelling Count Dracula. Using archival still and film clips as well as interviews with film historians, actors and Lugosi himself, the special chronicles the meteoric rise and then precipitous decline of a talented yet tragic man who forever changed the face of horror films.
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Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Clark Gable
He was 106, 59 years old when he died
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as Himself (archive footage) |
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Lon Chaney
He was 124, 47 years old when he died
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as Himself (archive footage) |
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Boris Karloff
He was 119, 81 years old when he died
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as Himself (archive footage) |
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Bela Lugosi
He was 125, 73 years old when he died
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as Himself (archive footage) |
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Bela Lugosi, Jr.
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as Himself |
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Helen Richman
She was 77, now 94 years old
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as Herself |
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Carroll Borland
She was 93, 79 years old when she died
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as Herself (archive footage) |
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Lon Chaney (Sr.)
He was 124, 47 years old when he died
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as Himself (archive footage) |
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire Crew
