List of actors who have played Dracula

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The following is a list of actors [note 1] who have played Dracula in various media.

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Radio and audio dramas

NameTitleDateType
Bela Lugosi Stardom of Broadway - "Dracula" [1] 1928Radio episode (American)
Orson Welles The Mercury Theatre on the Air - "Dracula"1938Radio episode (American)
Lorne Greene Stage 49 - "Dracula" [2] 1949Radio episode (Canadian)
Thomas StudleyDracula [3] 1960sRTÉ Radio play (Irish)
David March Dracula [4] 1975BBC Radio play
Vampirella [5] 1976BBC Radio play
Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula [6] 1981BBC Radio play
Aiden Grennell Vampirella [7] 1992RTÉ Radio play (Irish)
Frederick Jaeger Dracula [8] 19947 part serial (BBC Radio)
David Suchet Dracula20062 part serial (BBC Radio)
Alexander Morton Voyage of the Demeter [9] 2008BBC Radio play
Simon Templeman Dracula [10] 2011Recorded live reading (LA Theatre Works)
Giles Watling Sherlock Holmes - "The Tangled Skein" [11] 2012Audio drama (Big Finish Productions)
Nicky Henson Dracula [12] 20122 part serial (BBC Radio)
Tony Todd Dracula [13] 2016Audio play (Bleak December Inc.)
Lewis MacLeod Hammer Horror's The Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula [14] 2017BBC Radio play

Stage plays

NameTitleDateType
Edmund Blake Dracula 1924Play by Hamilton Deane
Raymond Huntley 1927, 1928-1930
Bela Lugosi 1927-1929, 1932, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951
Lloyd Battista 1973
Frank Langella 1977-1978
Raul Julia 1978-1980
Jean LeClerc 1978
Jeremy Brett 1978
Terence Stamp 1978
Martin Landau 1984
Joe Spano Dracula, A Musical Nightmare1978Musical
Daniel Day-Lewis Dracula [15] 1984Adapted by Chris Bond
Christopher Shyer Dracula: A Chamber Musical 1997-1998Musical
Juan Chioran 1999
Tom Hewitt Dracula, the Musical 2001, 2004-2005Musical by Frank Wildhorn
Chuck Wagner 2004-2005
Thomas Borchert 2005-2006
Drew Sarich 2005-2006
Andy Vitolo2010
Yōka Wao 2011
Johan Wikström2014
Ryu Jung Han2014
Kim Junsu 2014
Zahra Newman Dracula2024Adapted by Kip Williams

Television and DTV films

NameTitleDateType
Ilja Racek Hrabě Drakula 1971Czechoslovak film
Allen Swift Mad Mad Mad Monsters 1972Animated special (American)
Jack Palance Bram Stoker's Dracula 1974Television film (British)
Louis Jourdan Count Dracula 1977Television film (British)
Judd Hirsch The Halloween That Almost Wasn't 1979Television film (American)
Zale Kessler Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School 1988Animated television film (American)
Hamilton Camp Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf
French Tickner Monster Mash 2000Direct-to-video animated film (Italian-American)
Zhang Wei-Qiang Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary 2002Recorded ballet production (Canadian)
Stephen Billington Dracula II: Ascension 2003Direct-to-video film, sequel to Dracula 2000 (American-Romanian)
Langley Kirkwood Dracula 3000 2004Made-for-television film (American-South African)
Rutger Hauer Dracula III: Legacy 2005Direct-to-video film, sequel to Dracula II: Ascension (American-Romanian)
Paul Logan Bram Stoker's Way of the Vampire2005Direct-to-video film (American)
Peter Stormare The Batman vs. Dracula 2005Animated film (American)
Marc Warren Dracula 2006Television film (British)
Andrew Bryniarski Bram Stoker's Dracula's Guest 2008Direct-to-video film (American)
Michael R. Thomas House of the Wolf Man 2009American film
Stuart Rigby Dracula Reborn 2012Direct-to-video film (American)
Luke Roberts Dracula: The Dark Prince 2013American film
Brian Hull Hotel Transylvania: Transformania 2022Animated streaming film, "Hotel Transylvania" franchise (American)
Steve Valentine Monster High: The Movie 2022Made-for-television/streaming film (Canadian-American)
Monster High 2 2023
Jake HerbertDracula: The Original Living Vampire [16] 2022Direct-to-video film (American)
Sean Cronin Wrath of Dracula [17] 2023Direct-to-video film (British)

Television series

NameTitleDateType
Malcolm Rogers Doctor Who - "The Chase"1965British
Denholm Elliott Mystery and Imagination - "Dracula"1968Feature length TV episode (British)
Hiroshi Ōtake The Monster Kid 1968-1969Anime (Japanese)
Kaneta Kimotsuki 1980-1982
Larry Storch Groovie Goolies 1970-1972American animated series
Francis Lederer Night Gallery - "A Question of Fear/The Devil Is Not Mocked"1971Segment: "The Devil Is Not Mocked" (American)
Norman Welsh Purple Playhouse - "Dracula"1973TV episode (Canadian)
Henry Polic II Monster Squad 1976American series
Bent Børgesen Draculas ring 1978Danish miniseries
Alan Oppenheimer Drak Pack 1980American animated series
Geordie Johnson Dracula: The Series 1990-1991American-Canadian series
Joe Flaherty Little Dracula 1991American animated series
Robert Bockstael Monster Force 1994American-Canadian animated series
Rudolf Martin Buffy the Vampire Slayer : "Buffy vs. Dracula"2000TV episode (American)
Patrick Bergin Dracula 2002Miniseries (Italian-German)
Keith-Lee Castle Young Dracula 2006-2014TV series (British)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Dracula 2013TV series (British-American)
Christian Camargo Penny Dreadful 2016TV series (American-British)
David Berni Hotel Transylvania: The Series 2017-2019Animated series, Hotel Transylvania franchise (American)
Ivan Sherry2019
Graham McTavish Castlevania 2017-2018, 2021Animated series (American)
Tricia Helfer Van Helsing 2019-2021TV series (American-Canadian)
Claes Bang Dracula 2020TV serial (British)
Ken Marino Monster High - "Food Fight/Unfinished Brain-ness"2022American animated series

Theatrical films

NameTitleDateType
Max Schreck Nosferatu 1922German film
Paul Askonas Drakula halála 1923Austrian production
Bela Lugosi Dracula 1931 Universal's Dracula series (American)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948 Universal Monsters series (American)
Carlos Villarías Dracula 1931Universal's Dracula series (Spanish)
John Carradine House of Frankenstein 1944Universal Monsters series (American)
House of Dracula 1945
Billy the Kid versus Dracula 1966American film
Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula 1979American film
Lon Chaney Jr. Son of Dracula 1943Universal's Dracula series (American)
Atif Kaptan Drakula İstanbul'da 1952Turkish film
Christopher Lee Dracula 1958 Hammer's Dracula series (British)
Dracula: Prince of Darkness 1966
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave 1968
Count Dracula 1970West German-Italian-Spanish-British co-production
Taste the Blood of Dracula 1970Hammer's Dracula series (British)
Scars of Dracula 1970
Dracula A.D. 1972 1972
The Satanic Rites of Dracula 1973
Dracula A.D. 1972 1972
Dracula and Son 1976French production
Francis Lederer The Return of Dracula 1958American film
Allen Swift Mad Monster Party 1967Stop-motion animated film (American)
Aldo Monti Santo en el tesoro de Drácula 1968Mexican film
Alexander D'Arcy Blood of Dracula's Castle 1969American film
Zandor Vorkov Dracula vs. Frankenstein 1971American film
Charles Macaulay Blacula 1972American film
Howard Vernon Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein 1972Portuguese-Spanish-Liechtensteiner film
Paul Naschy Count Dracula's Great Love 1973Spanish film
Udo Kier Blood for Dracula 1974Italian-French film
Dan Meaden Son of Dracula 1974British film
John Forbes-Robertson
David de Keyser (voice dub, uncredited)
Chan Shen (as Dracula's host)		 The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires 1974Hammer's Dracula series (British-Hong Kong)
David Niven Vampira 1974British film
Gary R. Holstrom Deafula 1975American film
Stephen Boyd Blood for Dracula 1977West German film
Michael Pataki Dracula's Dog 1977American film
Klaus Kinski Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979West German-French film
George Hamilton Love at First Bite 1979American film
Frank Langella Dracula 1979Adapted from Hamilton Deane's play (British-American)
Miles O'Keeffe Waxwork 1987American film
Duncan Regehr The Monster Squad 1987American film
Gary Oldman Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992American film
Antony Georghiou U.F.O. 1993British film
Anthony Crivello Monster Mash 1995American film
Leslie Nielsen Dracula: Dead and Loving It 1995American-French film
Phil Fondacaro The Creeps 1997American film
Gerard Butler Dracula 2000 2000American film
Toni Bertorelli Zora the Vampire 2000Italian film
Richard Roxburgh Van Helsing 2004American-Czech film
Dominic Purcell Blade: Trinity 2004American film
Thomas Kretschmann Dracula 3D 2012Italian-French-Spanish production
Mitch Powell Saint Dracula 3D 2012
Adam Sandler Hotel Transylvania 2012Animated film, "Hotel Transylvania" franchise (American)
Hotel Transylvania 2 2015
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018
Sudheer Sukumaran Dracula 2012 2013Indian film
Eliseu Huertas Story of My Death 2013Spanish-French-Romanian production
Luke Evans Dracula Untold 2014American film
Jason Isaacs Monster Family 2017Animated films (German-British)
Monster Family 2 2021
Thomas Doherty The Invitation 2022American film
Nicolas Cage Renfield 2023American film
Javier Botet The Last Voyage of the Demeter 2023American film
Doug Jones Nosferatu 2023American film
Bill Skarsgård Nosferatu 2024American film
Caleb Landry Jones Dracula: A Love Tale TBAUpcoming French-British-Finnish production

Video games

NameTitleDateType
Allan Wenger Dracula: Resurrection 1999Voice role
Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary 2000
Kevin Delaney Dracula: Origin 2008
Robert Carlyle Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2010Part of the Castlevania series
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate 2013
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 2014

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The gender-neutral term actors is used in this article. Also note that this list includes female actors, namely Tricia Helfer.

References

  1. ↑ Grams, Martin Jr. "The Quest for the Unholy Grail" (PDF). Radiogram. Society To Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety and Comedy. pp. 8–13.
  2. ↑ Dracula Starring Lorne Greene , retrieved 2025-02-08
  3. ↑ "Dracula by Bram Stoker, adapted for radio by PJ O'Connor". RTÉ. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Afternoon Theatre: Dracula". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Vampirella by Angela Carter". BBC Radio 4 Extra. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Sherlock Holmes v Dracula". BBC Radio 4 Extra. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Vampirella by Angela Carter". RTÉ. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Dracula". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  9. ↑ "The Voyage of the Demeter by Robert Forrest". BBC Radio 4 Extra. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Catalog | LATW". latw.org.
  11. ↑ "2.4. Sherlock Holmes: The Tangled Skein – Sherlock Holmes". Big Finish.
  12. ↑ "Bram Stoker - Dracula". BBC Radio. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Bram Stoker, Dracula with Tony Todd & Bleak December - Transparent Red". Cadabra Records. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "Hammer Horror's The Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula, Unmade Films – BBC Radio 4". BBC.
  15. ↑ Dracula (1984-1985) , retrieved 2025-02-08
  16. ↑ "Dracula: The Original Living Vampire". The Asylum. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Wrath of Dracula - High Fliers Films". High Fliers Films. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
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