Bela Lugosi

Béla Ferenc Dezsõ Blaskó
1882 - 1956 (heart attack)
Hungarian /American born Lugos

Nickname Adelbert (his Confirmation name) . Height 6' 1" (1.85 m) . Born Be'la Ferenc Dezso Blasko on October 20, 1882, Lugos, Hungary. The youngest of four children. During WWI, volunteered and was commissioned as an infantry lieutenant. Wounded three times. Married Ilona Szmik (1917 - 1920) Arrived in New York City in December, 1920. Married Ilona von Montagh (? - ?) Became an American citizen 1931. Married Lillian Arch (1933 - 1951) Father of Bela Legosi Jr. (1938 - ?). Helped organize the Screen Actors Guild in the mid-30's, joining as member number 28. Died of a heart attack August 16, 1956. Buried in his full Dracula costume, including a cape. Spouse Hope Lininger (25 August 1955 - 16 August 1956) (his death), Lillian Arch (1933 - 17 July 1953) (divorced) 1 child, Beatrice Weeks (29 September 1929 - 2 October 1929) (divorced), Ilona von Montagh (September 1921 - February 1924) (divorced), Ilona Szmik (25 June 1917 - 1920).

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) , The Black Sleep (1956) , Bride of the Monster (1955) , Glen or Glenda (1953) , Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) , Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952) , "Suspense" (1949) , Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) , Scared to Death (1947) , Genius at Work (1946) , The Body Snatcher (1945), Zombies on Broadway (1945) , One Body Too Many (1944) , Return of the Ape Man (1944) , Voodoo Man (1944) , The Return of the Vampire (1944) , Ghosts on the Loose (1943) , The Ape Man (1943) , Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) , Bowery at Midnight (1942) , Night Monster (1942) , The Corpse Vanishes (1942) , The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) , Black Dragons (1942) , The Wolf Man (1941) , Spooks Run Wild (1941) , The Black Cat (1941) , Invisible Ghost (1941) , You'll Find Out (1940) , The Devil Bat (1940) , Black Friday (1940) , The Saint's Double Trouble (1940) , The Dark Eyes of London (1940) , Ninotchka (1939), The Gorilla (1939) , Son of Frankenstein (1939) , The Phantom Creeps (1939) , S.O.S. Coast Guard (1937) , Shadow of Chinatown (1936/I) , Postal Inspector (1936) , The Invisible Ray (1936) , Murder by Television (1935) , The Raven (1935) , The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (1935) , Mark of the Vampire (1935) , The Best Man Wins (1935) , The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1934) , The Return of Chandu (1934/I) , Gift of Gab (1934) , The Black Cat (1934) , The Devil's in Love (1933) , International House (1933) , Night of Terror (1933) , The Whispering Shadow (1933) , Island of Lost Souls (1933) , The Death Kiss (1932) , Chandu the Magician (1932) , White Zombie (1932) , Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) , Broadminded (1931) , The Black Camel (1931) , Women of All Nations (1931) , 50 Million Frenchmen (1931) , Dracula (1931) , Oh, for a Man (1930) , Viennese Nights (1930) , Renegades (1930) , Wild Company (1930) , Such Men Are Dangerous (1930) , The Thirteenth Chair (1929) , Prisoners (1929/I) , The Veiled Woman (1929) , How to Handle Women (1928) , Punchinello (1926) , Daughters Who Pay (1925) , The Midnight Girl (1925) , He Who Gets Slapped (1924) , The Rejected Woman (1924) , The Silent Command (1923) , Ihre Hoheit die Tänzerin (1922) , Apachenrache, 3. Teil - Die verschwundene Million (1921), The Last of the Mohicans (1920) , Todeskarawane, Die (1920) , Lederstrumpf, 2. Teil: Der Letzte der Mohikaner (1920) , Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses (1920) , Fluch der Menschheit - 2. Im Rausche der Milliarden, Der (1920) , Lederstrumpf, 1. Teil: Der Wildtöter und Chingachgook (1920) , Januskopf, Der (1920) , Nat Pinkerton im Kampf, 1. Teil - Das Ende des Artisten Bartolini (1920) , Tanz auf dem Vulkan - 1. Sybil Young, Der (1920) , Tanz auf dem Vulkan - 2. Der Tod des Großfürsten, Der (1920) , Hypnose (1920) , Fluch der Menschheit - 1. Die Tochter der Arbeit, Der (1920) , Teufelsanbeter, Die (1920) , Frau im Delphin, oder 30 Tage auf dem Meeresgrund, Die (1920) , 99 (1918) , Élet királya, Az (1918) , Lili (1918) , Lulu (1918) , Álarcosbál (1918) , Tavaszi vihar (1918) , Casanova (1918) , Küzdelem a létért (1918) , Leoni Leo (1917) , Nászdal (1917) , A Régiséggyüjtö (1917) , Ezredes, Az (1917)