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2 LIVE POLLS: Favorite Live-Action Movie or Short Film Dracula Portrayal

Favorite 20th Century Live-Action Movie Dracula Portrayal

Which select live-action movie or short film portrayal* of Dracula (or a Dracula character using an alias) is your favorite interpretation of this iconic character from a 20th century media title? * one consolidated portrayal answer option per actor and includes portrayals in feature-length TV movies, TV specials, and TV miniseries that are feature-length (but were shown over 2-3 episodes) #WorldDraculaDay 

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Favorite 21st Century Live-Action Movie Dracula Portrayal

Which select live-action movie or short film portrayal* of Dracula (or a Dracula character using an alias) is your favorite interpretation of this iconic character from a 21st century media title? * one consolidated portrayal answer option per actor and includes portrayals in feature-length TV movies, TV specials, and TV miniseries that are feature-length (but were shown over 2-3 episodes) #WorldDraculaDay

Live Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/G-0hYHZuCN4/

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World Dracula Day is celebrated annually on May 26th. The date commemorates the first publication of Bram Stoker's famous novel "Dracula" on May 26, 1897, and the debut of its titular character. Since 2015, Guinness World Records has certified Count Dracula as the world's most film-adapted literary character. The claim is based on 538+ productions (cinema films and TV movies) that made use of Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire in some way (as of 2015). These movies made use of Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire in some way, from lead character to those that featured him as a minor supporting character, including those under the names: Vlad, Orlok, Alucard (Dracula spelled backward) among other monikers.

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Honorable Mention Dracula Options

*HM Atif Kaptan

Atif Kaptan as Drakula in 'Drakula Istanbul'da' (1953) aka 'Dracula in Istanbul' 

*HM Gloria Holden

Gloria Holden as Countess Marya Zaleska (Dracula's daughter) in 'Dracula's Daughter' (1936) [heir to the peerage title, Countess Dracula]

*HM Lorne Greene

Lorne Greene as Dracula (alias Inspector Hans Stavlin) in Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula, Part I & Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula, Part 2 (90 min total running time and re-edited together as a TV movie) initially shown on The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries [TV Series] 

?HM Harry Nilsson

Harry Nilsson as Count Downe (the son of Count Dracula) in 'Son of Dracula' (1973)

?HM Alexander D'Arcy

Alexander D'Arcy as Count Dracula (alias Count Charles Townsend) in 'Blood of Dracula's Castle' (1969) 

?HM Anirban Bhattacharya    

Anirban Bhattacharya as Amal / Raktim/ Manjari's unnamed husband in Dracula Sir (2020), an Indian Bengali-language film loosely based on the legend of the vampire Dracula

HM Jake Herbert 

Jake Herbert as Count Dracula in Dracula: The Original Living Vampire (2022)

HM Alexander Mandra

Alexander Mandra as Count Dracula in 'Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library' (2017) [TV Movie]

HM Anthony Crivello

Anthony Crivello as Count Vladimir Dracula in 'Monster Mash' (1995) 

HM Michael R. Thomas

Michael R. Thomas as Dracula in 'House of the Wolf Man' (2009)

HM Antony Georghiou

Antony Georghiou as Count Dracula in 'U.F.O.' (1993) 

?HM Teresa Graves

Teresa Graves as Countess Vampira in 'Vampira' (1974) aka 'Old Dracula' 

HM Evelyne Kraft

Evelyne Kraft as Countess Barbara von Weidenborn / Lady Dracula Karli in 'Lady Dracula' (1977)

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@urbanemovies​ & @Pencho15​,

I corrected the foreign characters

@ Favorite 20th Century Live-Action Movie Dracula Portrayal option #5, #9 and #35.

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and 'Dracula père et fils' aka 'Dracula and Son' (1976)

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and 'Dracula pere et fils' aka 'Dracula and Son' (1976)

#9

Carlos Villarias as Conde Drácula (Count Dracula) in 'Drácula' (1931) aka 'Dracula'

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Carlos Villarias as Conde Dracula (Count Dracula) in 'Dracula' (1931) aka 'Dracula'

#35

Atif Kaptan as Drakula in 'Drakula İstanbul'da' (1953) aka 'Dracula in Istanbul' 

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Atif Kaptan as Drakula in 'Drakula Istanbul'da' (1953) aka 'Dracula in Istanbul'  

@ Favorite 21st Century Live-Action Movie Dracula Portrayal option #5

#5

Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok / Nosferatu in 'Nosferatu' (2024)

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Bill Skarsgard as Count Orlok / Nosferatu in 'Nosferatu' (2024)

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20th century, please correct

#2: Gary Oldman

#25: Jack Palance

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21st century:

#15: Stephen Billington

#17: Rutger Hauer 

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@Jessica​ Thanks, 

20th century, corrected

#2: Gary Oldman

#25: Jack Palance

21st century, corrected

#15: Stephen Billington

#17: Rutger Hauer 

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21st century #8: Van Helsing

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@Peter_pbn

Corrected: 21st century #8: Van Helsing

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@dan_dassow​ Thanks.

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@dan_dassow​ Thanks, we probably crossed path on the spoiler addition for #6. I would think it better safe than sorry, plus I think it is a little more than a fan theory with a number of clues.

     

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