Vampire films Hungarian accent and sweeping gestures became characteristics now commonly associated with Dracula. Five years after the release of the film, Universal released "Dracula's Daughter" (1936), a direct sequel that starts immediately after the end of the first film. A second sequel, "Son of Dracula" starring Lon Chaney Jr., followed in 1943. Despite his apparent death in the 1931 film, the Count returned to life in three more Universal films of the mid-1940s: "House of Frankenstein" (1944) and "House of Dracula" (1945)—both starring John Carradine—and "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948). While Lugosi had played a vampire in two other films
AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Watermelons". From 1972-1975, the single award was handed out to the best actor and actress of the respective award giving years, with honourable mentions made to supporting casts. From 1976 to the present, the accolade has been handed out as a separate award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Candidates for this award must be human and male, and cannot be nominated for the same role in the supporting actor category. AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role The AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is an award presented by the Australian Academy of