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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 hunchbacked assistant in the film Frankenstein. (This character, named Fritz, is often mistakenly referred to as Ygor, a character originated by Béla Lugosi in the later film Son of Frankenstein.) Frye had a prominent role in the 1933 horror film The Vampire Bat, starring Lionel Atwill, Melvyn Douglas, and Fay Wray, in which he played...
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DraculaMovie • 1931
The Invisible ManMovie • 1933
Bride of FrankensteinMovie • 1935
FrankensteinMovie • 1931
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf ManMovie • 1943
The Ghost of FrankensteinMovie • 1942
The Man in the Iron MaskMovie • 1939
DráculaMovie • 1931
Hangmen Also Die!Movie • 1943
The Maltese FalconMovie • 1931
The Doorway to HellMovie • 1930
Universal HorrorMovie • 1998
Something to Sing AboutMovie • 1937
The Black CamelMovie • 1931
The Vampire BatMovie • 1933
Dead Men WalkMovie • 1943