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Cast & Crew

Bela Lugosi

Performer with 30 reviewed and 34 watchlist titles.

64 Results
Release Year
  1. 1929
  2. 1930
  3. 1931
  4. 1932
  5. 1933
    1. Performer
      The Whispering Shadow  1933
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
    2. Performer
      Night of Terror  1933
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
    3. Performer
      International House  1933
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
  6. 1934
    1. Performer
      Gift of Gab  1934
      Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed.
    2. Performer
      The Return of Chandu  1934
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
    3. Performer
      The Mysterious Mr. Wong  1934
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
  7. 1935
    1. Performer
      The Best Man Wins  1935
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
    2. Performer
      The Raven  1935
      Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed.
    3. Performer
      Murder by Television  1935
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
    4. Performer
      Phantom Ship  1935
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
  8. 1936
    1. Performer
      Postal Inspector  1936
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
    2. Performer
      Shadow of Chinatown  1936
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
  9. 1937
    1. Performer
      SOS Coast Guard  1937
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
  10. 1939
    1. Performer
      The Phantom Creeps  1939
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
    2. Performer
      Son of Frankenstein  1939
      Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed and it's in the Universal Monsters collection.
    3. Performer
      The Gorilla  1939
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
    4. Performer
      The Human Monster  1939
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
  11. 1940
    1. Performer
      Black Friday  1940
      Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed.
    2. Performer
      You'll Find Out  1940
      Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed.
  12. 1941
    1. Performer
      Invisible Ghost  1941
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
    2. Performer
      The Black Cat  1941
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
  13. 1942
    1. Performer
      Black Dragons  1942
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
    2. Performer
      The Ghost of Frankenstein  1942
      Because Bela Lugosi performed and it's in the Universal Monsters collection.
    3. Performer
      Night Monster  1942
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
  14. 1943
    1. Performer
      Ghosts on the Loose  1943
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
    2. Performer
      The Ape Man  1943
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
    3. Performer
      Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man  1943
      Because Bela Lugosi performed and it's in the Universal Monsters collection.
  15. 1944
    1. Performer
      Voodoo Man  1944
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
    2. Performer
      Return of the Ape Man  1944
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
    3. Performer
      One Body Too Many  1944
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
  16. 1945
    1. Performer
      Zombies on Broadway  1945
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
  17. 1946
    1. Performer
      Genius at Work  1946
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
  18. 1948
  19. 1952
    1. Performer
      Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla  1952
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
  20. 1953
    1. Performer
      Glen or Glenda  1953
      Because Bela Lugosi performed.
  21. 1955
  22. 1956
  23. 1957
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