Dracula (1931 English-language film) the screen. With this mesmerizing performance, Dracula became Bela Lugosi's signature role, his Dracula a cultural icon, and he himself a legend in the classic Universal Horror film series. However, Dracula would ultimately become a role which would prove to be both a blessing and a curse. Despite his earlier stage successes in a variety of roles, from the moment Lugosi donned the cape on screen, it would forever see him typecast as the Count. Browning would go on to direct Lugosi once more in another vampire thriller, "Mark of the Vampire", a 1935 remake of his lost silent film
William Russell (actor) actor, known for portraying Dean Thomas in the "Harry Potter" film series and Wes Gibbins in the ABC legal drama "How to Get Away with Murder". Russell appeared in British films from 1950 onwards, appearing in well-known productions such as "They Who Dare" (1954), "One Good Turn" (1955), "The Man Who Never Was" (1956) and "The Great Escape" (1963). Later, he had minor roles in "Terror" (1978), "Superman" (1978) and "Death Watch" (1979) with Harvey Keitel and Harry Dean Stanton. His big break was the title role in "The Adventures of Sir Lancelot" on ITV in 1956. Russell has acted