![]() ![]() That same year, Frank Langella reclaimed the role with a powerful, seductive interpretation of the classic lady-killer, pursued by ailing Laurence Olivier as Van Helsing. ![]() No joke was too old or too cheap for this spoof, which counterintuitively starred the famously tan-happy George Hamilton as a very pale vampire in New York City. George Hamilton, Love at First Bite (1979) It's gross, perverted and, as it happens, quite funny for those with a certain sick sense of humor. ![]() Paul Morrissey's revisionist version featured Udo Kier as a very ill Dracula who needs blood from a virgin in order to survive. Lee memorably reprised his role in 1965's Dracula: Prince of Darkness, expressing a snarling attitude even without any dialogue (?!), though his later appearances as the character were far more rudimentary, at best. Playing opposite Peter Cushing as Doctor Von Helsing, the foreboding Christopher Lee imbued Dracula with great drama and fantastically scary eyes in this handsome production for British studio Hammer. The most familiar (and the most parodied) is undoubtedly the Hungarian actor, who brought greast mystery and menace to the character, but never said, 'I vant to suck your blood.' When offered wine, however, he responds, "I never drink… wine."Ĭhristopher Lee, Horror of Dracula (1958) Here's a recap of the most notable actors to play the role. Will he succeed in exacting vengeance against those who have wronged him?īram Stoker's Dracula has been enacted dozens of times on the big screen. Secretly, however, he is plotting revenge, a clever plan that goes awry when he spies a woman who looks just like his dead wife. Jonathan Rhys-Meyers ( The Tudors) stars as the legendary bloodsucker, posing as an American entrepreneur in 19th century London who wants to bring "modern science" to Victorian society. A new version of Dracula premieres on NBC tonight, and advance clips look quite promising. ![]()
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