R. M. Renfield is a fictional character who appears in Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. He is Count Dracula's deranged, fanatically devoted servant and familiar, helping him in his plan to turn Mina Harker into a vampire in return for a continuous supply of insects to consume and the promise of immortality. Throughout the novel, he resides in an asylum, where he is treated by Dr. John Seward.
Still from the 1931 film teaser: Dwight Frye (1899 - 1943) portraying the character of Renfield; here, in Dracula's castle.
Tom Waits is RM Renfield in Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Nicholas Hoult plays Robert Montague Renfield in the film Renfield (2023).
Abraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish author who is best known for writing the 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and business manager of the West End's Lyceum Theatre, which Irving owned.
Stoker c. 1906
Bram Stoker's former home featuring a commemorative plaque, Kildare Street, Dublin
Stoker's residence at 18 St Leonard's Terrace, Chelsea, London
Blue plaque at the address