Dracula in popular culture States as "Horror of Dracula" to avoid confusion with the earlier Lugosi version. This was followed by a long series of Dracula films, usually featuring Lee as the Count. It was Lee who fixed the image of the fanged vampire in popular culture. The Hammer films in which Dracula (or a follower) appeared (and the actor portraying the character) were: Though Dracula is pronounced as dead in "The Brides of Dracula", he is resurrected for "Dracula: Prince of Darkness", before being killed off again. This formula is followed in each succeeding film apart from the last, "The Legend of the
The Return of Dracula "Low-budget flick about the Count (Lederer) killing a European man, taking his papers, and coming to America to stay with small-town family. Lederer thwarted by mediocre script." On October 27, 1971, Lederer reprised his role of Count Dracula on an episode of "Night Gallery" titled "The Devil Is Not Mocked". In this story, Dracula tells his grandson how he fought the Nazis during World War II. The Return of Dracula The Return of Dracula (a.k.a. Curse of Dracula on US television and The Fantastic Disappearing Man in the UK) is a 1958 horror film starring Francis Lederer as Count Dracula.