- Films
- 60
- Avg rating
- 5.83
- Peak run
- 1931’32
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Bela by the numbers
Average
5.83
47 rated films
Vote weighted
5.91
bigger films count more
Median
6.1
half are better
Consistency
±1.06
rating spread
Career
85y
1929 to 2013
Total votes
342K
across every film
Best
7.8
Ninotchka
Worst
4.2
Bride of the Monster
Newest first
Filmography
| 2013 | Extraordinary Tales | Narrator (segment: The Tell-Tale Heart) | 6.4 | 3,817 |
| 1963 | Three Plus Two | Mystery Novel Character | 7.4 | 2,379 |
| 1956 | The Black Sleep | Casimir | 6.0 | 2,422 |
| 1955 | Bride of the Monster | Dr. Eric Vornoff | 4.2 | 8,215 |
| 1953 | Glen or Glenda | Scientist | 4.3 | 9,820 |
| 1952 | Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla | Dr. Zabor | 3.6 | 2,777 |
| 1952 | Vampire Over London | Prof. Von Housen - aka The Vampire | 3.9 | 1,088 |
| 1948 |  Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein | Dracula | 7.3 | 20,638 |
| 1946 | Genius at Work | Stone | · | 398 |
| 1946 | Scared to Death | Prof. Leonide | 4.1 | 2,064 |
| 1945 |  The Body Snatcher | Joseph | 7.3 | 11,346 |
| 1945 | Zombies on Broadway | Professor Paul Renault | 5.2 | 1,053 |
| 1944 | One Body Too Many | Merkil | 5.4 | 1,819 |
| 1944 | Return of the Ape Man | Prof. Dexter | · | 503 |
| 1944 | Voodoo Man | Dr. Marlowe | 5.3 | 1,397 |
| 1943 | The Ape Man | Dr. James Brewster | 4.4 | 1,655 |
| 1943 |  Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man | Monster | 6.4 | 11,166 |
| 1943 | Ghosts on the Loose | Emil | 5.0 | 1,754 |
| 1943 | The Return of the Vampire | Armand Tesla | 6.2 | 3,304 |
| 1942 | Black Dragons | Dr. Melcher - aka Monsieur Colomb | 4.3 | 1,400 |
Better together?
Bela Lugosi's regulars
- Boris KarloffCo-star · 7 films · 6.71 avg▲+0.63
- Lionel AtwillCo-star · 4 films · 6.48 avg▲+0.29
- William BeaudineDirector and actor · 4 films · 4.58 avg▼−0.95
- David MannersCo-star · 3 films · 6.73 avg▲+0.44
- Lon Chaney Jr.Co-star · 3 films · 6.57 avg▲+0.67
- Basil RathboneCo-star · 3 films · 6.40 avg▲+0.18
- John CarradineCo-star · 3 films · 5.65 avg▼−0.14
- Wallace FordCo-star · 3 films · 4.95 avg▼−1.39
- George ZuccoCo-star · 3 films · 4.70 avg▼−1.35
- Tod BrowningDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.80 avg▲+0.32
- Erle C. KentonDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.70 avg▲+0.46
- Lew LandersDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.50 avg▲+0.48
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Bela Lugosi
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