Dracula in popular culture Balderston (see below); it starred Bela Lugosi as Dracula and Edward Van Sloan as Van Helsing, both of whom had originated their respective roles on the stage in the aforementioned play, along with Helen Chandler as Mina and Dwight Frye as Renfield. Directed by Tod Browning, it is one of the most famous versions of the story and is widely credited with initiating the Universal horror film series of the 1930s and ‘40s. The 1931 Dracula film was an inductee of the 2000 National Film Registry list. The films had music only during the opening (the famous main theme from
ARY Film Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role Choice but officially it is termed as Best Actor in a Comic Role. Since ARY Film Awards has been just started, this category has not a brief history. In ARY Film Awards, both performances by an actor in a "Negative" and "Comic" role, has been placed in different categories but both Male and Female actors are placed in single category, either for comic performance or for villain performance. As of the first ceremony, total of two were nominated. This category is among one of fourteen Viewers Awards in ARY Film Awards. Date and the award ceremony shows that the 2010