Bela Lugosi

German actor and writer Hardy Kruger has listed his forested retreat in Crestline for $800,000. The 8-acre compound overlooking Lake Gregory once belonged to Hungarian horror film actor Bela Lugosi, known for playing the title role in the 1931 film "Dracula. " Kruger bought the site for his wife, Anita, and built its log home in 1980. Scenes from their time in the mountains are chronicled in his book "Wanderjahre. " Features include an open plan kitchen, dining and living room with a fireplace and a library.

Horror films do not thrill me, but more elegant efforts sometimes offer an irresistible chill. Such is the case with two films decades apart in time but similarly atmospheric. The older of the two is 1932's "White Zombie," an early stab at zombie-themed material that stars Bela Lugosi in one of his first roles after the huge success of "Dracula. " This DVD/Blu-ray Kino Classics release includes a digital restoration and the original unrestored version. More contemporary is Roman Polanski's 1968 "Rosemary's Baby," taken from the Ira Levin novel and starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes and Ruth Gordon.

Update: A Hollywood Hills home once owned by actor Bela Lugosi, known for role as Count Dracula on stage and screen, has sold for $2.25 million. Castle La Paloma, a Tudor built in 1926, features interior arches, vaulted beamed ceilings and bay windows. Its 5,000 square feet include an oversized living room, a breakfast room, a butler's pantry, five bedrooms, four bathrooms and a service wing. The more than a quarter-acre terraced site is in the Beachwood Canyon area. Lugosi, who died in 1956 at 73, played other villains in addition to vampires.

German actor and writer Hardy Kruger has listed his forested retreat in Crestline for $800,000. The 8-acre compound overlooking Lake Gregory once belonged to Hungarian horror film actor Bela Lugosi, known for playing the title role in the 1931 film "Dracula. " Kruger bought the site for his wife, Anita, and built its log home in 1980. Scenes from their time in the mountains are chronicled in his book "Wanderjahre. " Features include an open plan kitchen, dining and living room with a fireplace and a library.

Bela Lugosi may have started as a classical actor in Hungary, but it didn't take long for him to turn into a monster after his Hollywood arrival in the early 1930s. As just about everybody knows, Lugosi became the Count in the 1931 version of "Dracula," which has gone down as the quintessential vampire movie. There have been numerous Dracula incarnations since, but Lugosi's is the one most people remember. The problem is, Lugosi isn't remembered for too much more.

Forget the buzz and speculation heralding Martin Landau's amazing portrayal of Bela Lugosi in Tim Burton's eccentric biopic, "Ed Wood." Here's the inside skinny--Landau will win the best support ing actor Oscar. No, the guys at accounting-firm-to-the-stars Price-Waterhouse haven't opened their eternally buttoned lips and, no, this isn't some prophecy from Criswell Predicts, the cheesehead soothsayer and Wood's buddy and sometime actor.

Edward D. Wood Jr. was a 1950s filmmaker of such ineptitude that people who ponder extremes consider him the worst director ever. Tim Burton's black-and-white 1994 film turned out to be an entertaining and eccentric piece of business. Anchored by a full-throttle Oscar-winning performance by Martin Landau (pictured) as Bela Lugosi, "Ed Wood" is a fantasy for the terminally disaffected (Showtime early Friday at 1:30 a.m.).

"To boldly go where no man has gone before" takes on a whole new meaning for Lieutenant Tucker, who finds himself pregnant after some extracurricular extraterrestrial activity, on "Enterprise" (8 p.m. UPN). MOVIES Renowned as the definitive Dracula, actor Bela Lugosi lent his considerable talents to such lesser-known tales of terror as "White Zombie" (5 p.m. Turner Classic Movies), "Mark of the Vampire" (6:30 p.m), "The Devil Bat" (8 p.m.), "Scared to Death" (9:30 p.m.) and "The Mysterious Mr.

The photo caption with Film Flips Jan. 26 states "Bela Lugosi, the original film Dracula . . ." is misleading and incorrect. The Max Schreck as Nosferatu original Dracula ("Nosferatu") from Bram Stoker's Gothic novel, was produced and directed in 1922 in Germany by F. W. Murnau, a silent starring Max Schreck who made Lugosi look tame in comparison. OLIVER BERLINER Beverly Hills Dracula is the most popular character in the movie horror genre, with 160 appearances and counting.

Horror films do not thrill me, but more elegant efforts sometimes offer an irresistible chill. Such is the case with two films decades apart in time but similarly atmospheric. The older of the two is 1932's "White Zombie," an early stab at zombie-themed material that stars Bela Lugosi in one of his first roles after the huge success of "Dracula. " This DVD/Blu-ray Kino Classics release includes a digital restoration and the original unrestored version. More contemporary is Roman Polanski's 1968 "Rosemary's Baby," taken from the Ira Levin novel and starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes and Ruth Gordon.

Update: A Hollywood Hills home once owned by actor Bela Lugosi, known for role as Count Dracula on stage and screen, has sold for $2.25 million. Castle La Paloma, a Tudor built in 1926, features interior arches, vaulted beamed ceilings and bay windows. Its 5,000 square feet include an oversized living room, a breakfast room, a butler's pantry, five bedrooms, four bathrooms and a service wing. The more than a quarter-acre terraced site is in the Beachwood Canyon area. Lugosi, who died in 1956 at 73, played other villains in addition to vampires.

Outpost Estates, developed in the 1920s, is one of the early Hollywood neighborhoods that has, through the years, attracted residents from the entertainment industry. Bela Lugosi, the actor who gained fame for his 1931 starring role in "Dracula," was among home buyers in the mid-1930s, according to the records of the Outpost Homeowners Assn. Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner made their honeymoon home there in 1951. Ben Affleck once lived in the enclave too.

"To boldly go where no man has gone before" takes on a whole new meaning for Lieutenant Tucker, who finds himself pregnant after some extracurricular extraterrestrial activity, on "Enterprise" (8 p.m. UPN). MOVIES Renowned as the definitive Dracula, actor Bela Lugosi lent his considerable talents to such lesser-known tales of terror as "White Zombie" (5 p.m. Turner Classic Movies), "Mark of the Vampire" (6:30 p.m), "The Devil Bat" (8 p.m.), "Scared to Death" (9:30 p.m.) and "The Mysterious Mr.

Two months before Halloween, Universal and Anchor Bay are getting in a "boo" mood by releasing several classic horror films on video on Tuesday. The piece de resistance is Universal's 1931 vampire thriller "Dracula" ($15), starring Bela Lugosi as the infamous count from Transylvania who never drinks wine and has a strong aversion to garlic and crosses.

Edward D. Wood Jr. was a 1950s filmmaker of such ineptitude that people who ponder extremes consider him the worst director ever. Tim Burton's black-and-white 1994 film turned out to be an entertaining and eccentric piece of business. Anchored by a full-throttle Oscar-winning performance by Martin Landau (pictured) as Bela Lugosi, "Ed Wood" is a fantasy for the terminally disaffected (Showtime early Friday at 1:30 a.m.).

I took a little afternoon snooze on the grave of Bela Lugosi the other day. I folded my arms across my chest and dozed off for a few minutes. It seemed an appropriate pose. Lugosi is at rest in the "Grotto--Our Lady of Lourdes" section of Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, near the crest of a sunny hilltop framed by languid eucalyptus trees and flitting mockingbirds. His gray-and-black marker bears his name, the dates of his life (1862-1956) and the simple sentiment, "Beloved Father."

Two months before Halloween, Universal and Anchor Bay are getting in a "boo" mood by releasing several classic horror films on video on Tuesday. The piece de resistance is Universal's 1931 vampire thriller "Dracula" ($15), starring Bela Lugosi as the infamous count from Transylvania who never drinks wine and has a strong aversion to garlic and crosses.

I took a little afternoon snooze on the grave of Bela Lugosi the other day. I folded my arms across my chest and dozed off for a few minutes. It seemed an appropriate pose. Lugosi is at rest in the "Grotto--Our Lady of Lourdes" section of Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, near the crest of a sunny hilltop framed by languid eucalyptus trees and flitting mockingbirds. His gray-and-black marker bears his name, the dates of his life (1862-1956) and the simple sentiment, "Beloved Father."

Forget the buzz and speculation heralding Martin Landau's amazing portrayal of Bela Lugosi in Tim Burton's eccentric biopic, "Ed Wood." Here's the inside skinny--Landau will win the best support ing actor Oscar. No, the guys at accounting-firm-to-the-stars Price-Waterhouse haven't opened their eternally buttoned lips and, no, this isn't some prophecy from Criswell Predicts, the cheesehead soothsayer and Wood's buddy and sometime actor.