Those late on - set photosof Nicolas Cage ’s flashy interpretation of Count Dracula forRenfieldwere splendid — and made us think back on late portraiture of the world’smost celebrated vampire , which lean the gamut from eery and chilling to campy and cockeyed . Here are 24 memorable heavy - sieve takes on Bram Stoker ’s iconic character , presented in mostly chronological order .
First up , just to get him out of the way because he ’s so obvious : Bela Lugosi , virtuoso of Tod Browning ’s 1931 Dracula . The first entry in the Universal Classic Monsters serial publication ( Frankensteinfollowed later in 1931 ) , Dracula popularized the character in pop acculturation and stay on to be hugely influential to the vampire writing style . He never drinks … wine-coloured !
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Dr. Van Helsing (Edward Van Sloan) gets a reaction out of Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi) in by Tod Browning’s 1931 Dracula.Photo: Silver Screen Collection (Getty Images)
