Dwight Frye
Born in Salina, Kansas, USA — Feb 22 1899• Died Nov 07 1943
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dwight Iliff Frye (February 22, 1899 – November 7, 1943) was an American stage and screen actor, noted for his appearances in the classic horror films Dracula, Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein. Frye was born in Salina, Kansas. Nicknamed "The Man with the Thousand-Watt Stare," and "The Man of a Thousand Deaths," he specialized in the portrayal of mentally unbalanced characters, including his signature role, the madman Renfield in Tod Browning's 1931 version of Dracula. Later that same year he also played the…
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Dwight Frye's Credits
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Dracula
Renfield
Frankenstein
Fritz
Bride of Frankenstein
Karl
The Invisible Man
Reporter (uncredited)
Drácula
Renfield (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Villager at Meeting / Grave Robber (flashback) (uncredited)
The Man in the Iron Mask
Fouquet's Valet
The Man Who Found Himself
Hysterical patient
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Rudi a Vasarian
The Many Faces of Dracula
Renfield (archive footage)
The Son of Monte Cristo
Pavlov's Secretary (Uncredited)
Dangerous Blondes
Hoodlum (uncredited)
The Vampire Bat
Herman Gleib
The Doorway to Hell
Monk, Gangster
The Black Camel
Jessop the Butler (uncredited)
The Blonde from Singapore
Hangmen Also Die!
Hostage
The Maltese Falcon
Wilmer Cook
Sea Devils
SS Paradise Radio Operator (uncredited)
Attorney for the Defense
James Wallace
Drums of Fu Manchu
Prof. Anderson
Mystery Ship
Rader
By Whose Hand?
Chick Lewis
The Shadow
Vindecco
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self - (archive footage)
Invisible Enemy
Alex
Exit Smiling
Balcony Heckler (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders
Eddie Anders
Sky Bandits
Speavy
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
Fast Company
Sidney Z. Wheeler
Flying Blind
Leo Qualen
Submarine Alert
Haldine (uncredited)
Dead Men Walk
Zolarr
A Strange Adventure
Robert Wayne
The Great Impersonation
Roger Unthank (uncredited)
Man to Man
Vint Glade
Atlantic Adventure
Spike Jonas
The Night Hawk
John Colley
Upstream
Theatre Audience Spectator
Beware Of Ladies
Swanson
Alibi for Murder
McBride
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Fritz / Karl (archive footage)
Sinners in Paradise
Marshall (uncredited)
The Crime of Doctor Crespi
Dr. Thomas
Something to Sing About
Mr. Easton (makeup supervisor)
Florida Special
Jenkins
The Night Bird
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Western Code
Dick Loomis
Think It Over
Arsonist
Don't Talk
Ziggy (uncredited)
Devil Pays Off
Radio Operator
Gangs of Chicago
Pinky
Adventure in Sahara
Gravet, 'the Jackal'
Who Killed Gail Preston?
Mr. Owen
The Circus Queen Murder
Flandrin