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Actors in the Universal Classic Monster movies

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Films Characters Other characters Notes
YEAR TITLE THE
PHANTOM
COUNT
DRACULA
PROFESSOR
VAN
HELSING
HEINRICH
“HENRYVON
FRANKENSTEIN
ELIZABETH
FRANKENSTEIN
THE
MONSTER
YGOR THE
MUMMIES
PROFESSOR
STEPHEN
“STEVE” A.
BANNING
THE
INVISIBLE
MEN
LAWRENCE
“LARRY” STEWART
TALBOT
THE
CREATURE
CAPTAIN
LUCAS
1925 The Phantom of the Opera Lon Chaney
as
ERIK
Lon Chaney was the father of Lon Chaney Jr.
1931 Dracula Bela Lugosi Edward Van Sloan Dwight Frye
as
RENFIELD
Carlos Villarías played CONDE DRÁCULA in the Spanish-language 1931 film Drácula
Frankenstein Colin Clive Mae Clarke Boris Karloff Dwight Frye
as
FRITZ
FRITZ is a hunchback; Elizabeth, whose surname is not disclosed in the film, is not yet married to Frankenstein and, thus, does not yet bear his surname
1932 The Mummy Boris Karloff
as
ARDETH BAY / IMHOTEP
1933 The Invisible Man Claude Rains
as
DOCTOR JACK GRIFFIN
E. E. Clive
as a
CONSTABLE JAFFERS
Dwight Frye
as a
reporter
John Carradine
as an
informer
1935 Bride of Frankenstein Colin Clive Valerie Hobson Boris Karloff Elsa Lanchester
as the
MONSTERS MATE
E. E. Clive
as the
BURGOMASTER
Dwight Frye
as
KARL
John Carradine
as a
lost hunter
1936 Dracula's Daughter Edward Van Sloan Gloria Holden
as
COUNTESS MARYA ZALESKA
E. E. Clive
as
SERGEANT WILKES
Edgar Norton
as
HOBBS
Here, Sloan’s character’s name has been changed to PROFESSOR VON HELSING
1939 Son of Frankenstein Boris Karloff Bela Lugosi Basil Rathbone
as
BARON WOLF VON FRANKENSTEIN
Lionel Atwill
as
INSPECTOR KROGH
Edgar Norton
as
THOMAS BENSON
Although not a hunchback, YGOR’s body is twisted and deformed in a manner visually similar to kyphosis
1940 The Invisible Man Returns Vincent Price
as
SIR GEOFFREY RADCLIFFE
The Mummy’s Hand Tom Tyler
as
KHARIS
Dick Foran
1941 The Wolf Man Lon Chaney Jr. Claude Rains
as
SIR JOHN TALBOT
Bela Lugosi
as
BELA
1942 The Ghost of Frankenstein Lon Chaney Jr. Bela Lugosi Sir Cedric Hardwicke
as
LUDWIG FRANKENSTEIN
Lionel Atwill
as
DOCTOR THEODORE BOHMER
Dwight Frye
as a
villager
During the course of this film, THE MONSTER’s brain is replaced with YGOR’s; he goes blind as a result of the incompatibility of the two blood types
The Mummy’s Tomb Lon Chaney Jr.
as
KHARIS
Dick Foran Glenn Strange
as a
farmer
1943 Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Bela Lugosi Lon Chaney Jr. Ilona Massey
as the
BARONESS ELSA FRANKENSTEIN
Lionel Atwill
as the
MAYOR
Dwight Frye
as
RUDI
Phantom of the Opera Claude Rains
as
ERIQUE CLAUDIN
This is a remake of the 1925 film
Son of Dracula Lon Chaney Jr. Despite the film’s title, it’s never made crystal clear in the film whether this Count Dracula—who calls himself COUNT ALUCARD—is supposed to be the same Count Dracula who died in the 1931 film or a relative thereof
1944 The Invisible Man’s Revenge Jon Hall
as
ROBERT GRIFFIN
John Carradine
as
DOCTOR PETER DRURY
The Mummy’s Ghost Lon Chaney Jr.
as
KHARIS
John Carradine
as
YOUSEF BEY
House of Frankenstein John Carradine Glenn Strange Lon Chaney Jr. Boris Karloff
as
DOCTOR GUSTAV NIEMANN
Lionel Atwill
as
INSPECTOR ARNZ
Count Dracula is referred to as the BARON LATOS
The Mummy’s Curse Lon Chaney Jr.
as
KHARIS
1945 House of Dracula John Carradine Glenn Strange Lon Chaney Jr. Onslow Stevens
as
NOCTOR FRANZ EDELMANN
Jane Adams
as
NINA
Lionel Atwill
as
INSPECTOR HOLTZ
NINA is a hunchback; Count Dracula is referred to as the BARON LATOS
1948 Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein Bela Lugosi Vincent Price Lon Chaney Jr. Bud Abbott
as
CHICK YOUNG
Lou Costello
as
WILBUR GREY
This is a horror comedy; Count Dracula guises as DOCTOR LEJOS
1951 Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man Arthur Franz
as
TOMMY NELSON
Bud Abbott
as
BUD ALEXANDER
Lou Costello
as
LOU FRANCIS
This is a horror comedy; Count Dracula guises as DOCTOR LEJOS
1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon Ricou Browning
(in water)
Ben Chapman
(on land)
Nestor Paiva
1955 Revenge of the Creature Tom Hennesy
(on land)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy Edwin Parker
as
KLARIS
Bud Abbott
as
PETE PATTERSON
Lou Costello
as
FREDDIE FRANKLIN
This is a horror comedy
1956 The Creature Walks Among Us Ricou Browning
(in water)
Don Megowan
(on land)

Actors in the Hammer repertory company

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Note:  This is not an exhaustive list of films made by Hammer Film Productions.

Films Characters Other characters Notes
YEAR TITLE THE
PHANTOM
COUNT
DRACULA
DOCTOR
LAWRENCE
VAN
HELSING
PROFESSOR
LORRIMER
VAN
HELSING
JESSICA
VAN
HELSING
BARON
VICTOR
FRANKENSTEIN
THE
CREATURES
THE
MUMMIES
STEPHEN
BANNING
1957 The Curse of Frankenstein Peter Cushing Christopher Lee
1958 Dracula Christopher Lee Peter Cushing Michael Gough
as
ARTHUR HOLMWOOD
The Revenge of Frankenstein Peter Cushing Francis Matthews
as
DOCTOR HANS KLEVE
Michael Gwynn
as
KARL
(IN HIS NEW BODY)
Michael Ripper
as
KURT
Baron Victor Frankenstein operates under the aliases DOCTOR VICTOR STEIN and, later, DOCTOR FRANCK
1959 The Mummy Christopher Lee
as
KHARIS
Felix Aylmer Peter Cushing
as
JOHN BANNING
Michael Ripper
as a
poacher
1960 The Brides of Dracula Peter Cushing Miles Malleson
as
DOCTOR TOBLER
Michael Ripper
as the
coachman
1962 The Phantom of the Opera Herbert Lom
as
PROFESSOR PETRIE
Michael Gough
as
LORD AMBROSE D’ARCY
Thorley Walters
as
LATTIMER
Michael Ripper
as the
longfaced cabbie
Miles Malleson
as the
second cabby
1964 The Evil of Frankenstein Peter Cushing Kiwi Kingston Sandor Elès
as
HANS
The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb Dickie Owen
as
RA-ANTEF
Michael Ripper
as
ACHMED
1966 Dracula: Prince of Darkness Christopher Lee Peter Cushing Francis Matthews
as
CHARLES KENT
Thorley Walters
as
LUDWIG
Andrew Keir
as
FATHER SANDOR
1967 Frankenstein Created Woman Peter Cushing Robert Morris
as
HANS WERNER
Susan Denberg
as
CHRISTINA KLEVE
Thorley Walters
as
DOCTOR HERTZ
The Mummy’s Shroud Eddie Powell Michael Ripper
as
LONGBARROW
André Morell
as
SIR BASIL WALDEN
1968 Dracula Has Risen from the Grave Christopher Lee Veronica Carlson
as
MARIA MULLER
Michael Ripper
as
MAX
1969 Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed Peter Cushing Veronica Carlson
as
ANNA SPENGLER
Thorley Walters
as
INSPECTOR FRISCH
1970 Taste the Blood of Dracula Christopher Lee Ralph Bates
as
LORD COURTLEY
Michael Ripper
as
INSPECTOR COBB
Madeline Smith
as
DOLLY
One More Time Peter Cushing This comedy is not a Hammer Film Production
The Horror of Frankenstein Ralph Bates David Prowse Veronica Carlson
as
ELIZABETH HEISS
This is a semi-parody and semi-remake of the 1957 film The Curse of Frankenstein; Prowse is billed as THE MONSTER, not the Creature
Scars of Dracula Christopher Lee Michael Ripper
as a
landlord
1971 Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb Andrew Keir
as
JULIAN FUCHS
1972 Dracula A.D. 1972 Christopher Lee Peter Cushing Peter Cushing Stephanie Beacham
1973 The Satanic Rites of Dracula Joanna Lumley
1974 Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell Peter Cushing David Prowse Madeline Smith
as
SARAH “ANGEL” KLAUSS
Shane Briant
as
DOCTOR SIMON HELDER
Baron Victor Frankenstein operates under the aliases DOCTOR VARL VICTOR
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires John Forbes-Robertson Peter Cushing David de Keyser was uncredited as the voice of COUNT DRACULA