Boris Karloff
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William Henry Pratt, known professionally as Boris Karloff, was an English actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film Frankenstein, his 82nd film, established him as a horror ic
Karloff c. 1940s
Theatrical teaser poster
English Heritage blue plaque at 36 Forest Hill Road, East Dulwich, London, marking Karloff's birthplace
Karloff at age 26 in 1913
Bela Lugosi
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Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó, better known by his stage name Bela Lugosi was a Hungarian–American actor. He was best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the horror film classic Dracula, Ygor in bot
Boris Karloff
…popular. Horror had become Karloff's primary genre, and he gave a string of lauded performances in Universal's horror films, including several with Bela Lugosi, his main rival as heir to Lon Chaney's status as the leading horror film star. While the long-standing, creative partnership between Karloff and Lugosi…
Lugosi c. 1912
Lugosi at age 18
The house in Lugoj where Béla Lugosi was born, located on Bucegi Street, no. 6
Bela Lugosi wearing an Austro-Hungarian uniform on the Russian Front (circa 1914)