Lugosi

[ loo-goh-see ]

noun

1. Bela, 1884–1956, U.S. actor, born in Hungary: best known for his roles in horror films.

Example Sentences

“I knew nothing about this alternate Dracula film,” he says, referring to the Spanish-language version, shot at night with Latino actors on the same sets used during the day for the Bela Lugosi classic.

From Los Angeles Times

I thought vampires were great fun until I saw “The Horror of Dracula” with Bela Lugosi on TV when I was about 8.

From Washington Times

It’s assumed that when an actor plays Dracula, he will channel Bela Lugosi, whose slicked-back hair and cape are invoked with a dutiful nod.

From Washington Post

As Lugosi stews and weighs his options, a workaday character actor named Boris Karloff sees the dramatic possibilities of the Monster, the pathos of a stitched-together undead man not made for this world.

From Los Angeles Times

“Red velvet lines the black box / Bela Lugosi’s dead / I’m dead, I’m dead, I’m dead.”

From Los Angeles Times