Which actor do you consider the best Dracula?

[MysteryWho]

Christopher Lee is my Dracula. He still scares me for so many reasons.
I think Bela was scarier as Ygor. He has just the right balance of madness and shrewd malice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip4Bu...eature=related
I think Charles Manson borrowed a lot of his schtick from Ygor.

[megoapesnut]

I loved Frank L's performance, but nothing beats a good ol' Hammer Dracula flick and the Cushing/Lee combo are what makes them great

[Cmonster]

Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi in "Ed Wood".

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[Timothy2251]

This is a toughie, but I have to go old school and pick Bela. His appearance, his mannerisms, his costume - those are iconic at this point. You say Dracula to anyone, and that's the image that pops up.

However, on a personal level, I'm down with Christopher Lee's take. Like PNGwynne said, it's a dynamic portrayal, but Lee needed more variety to the role besides just showing up and biting some hot British actress. Man, those English girls... ). I prefer his turn in Franco's Count Dracula - the man gets a chance to ACT for a change.

[samurainoir]

John Carradine never gets any love

Neither does George Hamilton

[Mikey]

John Carradine never gets any love

[PNGwynne]

Louis Jourdan is surprisingly good (BBC version)!

People like Lee--he is dynamic but actually pretty one-dimensional.

I've got to go with Lugosi--iconic, probably why Dracula has survived as a character in pop culture, and a nuanced perfomance considering the limitations of language & direction.

[Meule]

True, Lee looks scarier, but to me Bela is Dracula, he even has the right accent

[madmarva]

While the Christopher Lee, Frank Langella and Gary Oldman Dracula films are better movies than they original Dracula, Bela Lugosi is Dracula to me. I know the point is arguable, though.

I also really liked Louis Jourdan in the BBC miniseries that aired on PBS in the States back in the 1970s. By today's standards it is slow and dated, but the most faithful adaption to the novel that I've seen.

Of course, the character of Dracula has transcended the novel.

[wolfie]

Count Duckula.

[bizzaro megomauler]

leslie neilson

[Doc]

Gary Oldman

I agree

[toys2cool]

Gary Oldman

[Mikey]

I want to pick Bela, but honestly he's just plain not scary.
He's like anybody's weird uncle

I have to choose Christopher Lee ... He's psycho Dracula - nobody can beat that

[Orion]

Bela!!

Agreed. He was perfect.