Dracula (1931 English-language film) to John Carradine for the mid-1940s "monster rally" films, although Carradine admittedly more closely resembled Stoker's physical description from the book. Many of the familiar images of Dracula are from stills of the older Lugosi made during the filming of the 1948 comedy, so there remain two confusingly distinct incarnations of Lugosi as Dracula, 17 years apart in age. As Lugosi played a vampire in three other movies during his career, this contributed to the public misconception that he portrayed Dracula on film many times. In the early days of sound films, it was common for Hollywood studios to produce
Gold Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role award was awarded without prior nominations until 2012. Since then, the jury award is also awarded with prior nominations just like the original award which is now called Best Actor – Popular. Gold Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role Gold Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role – Male is an award given as part of its annual Boroplus Gold Awards for TV serials, to recognize a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first awarded in 2007 under the title Best Actor in a Lead Role. A special