Hungarian Americans Tony Curtis has been in over 100 films, including his iconic roles in "Some Like It Hot" and "The Defiant Ones". Actress Jessica Szohr of "Gossip Girl" is of partial Hungarian descent. Actor Peter Lorre became famous after his role as a murderer in Fritz Lang's "M" and went on to play many antagonistic villain roles. Legendary actor Béla Lugosi played Count Dracula in the stage version and subsequent film of Bram Stoker's classic. Academy Award winner Paul Lukas is perhaps best remembered his acclaimed role in the film "Watch on the Rhine" for his Professor Aronnax in Walt Disney's
Title role example, the title character of "Dracula" can be referred to as "the titular vampire", and the title character of "Hamlet" is "the titular prince of Denmark". Title role The title role in the performing arts is the performance part that gives the title to the piece, as in "Aida", "Giselle", "Michael Collins", or "Othello". The actor, singer, or dancer who performs that part is also said to have the "title role". The performer playing the title role is not always the lead and the title role may or may not be the protagonist. In the television miniseries "Shogun", for example,