Dwight Frye
Dwight Frye
Person

Dwight Frye

Actor 1899-02-22 Salina, Kansas, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dwight Iliff Frye (February 22, 1899 – November 7, 1943) was an American stage and screen actor, noted for his appearances in the classic horror films Dracula, Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein. Frye was born in Salina, Kansas. Nicknamed "The Man with the Thousand-Watt Stare," and "The Man of a Thousand Deaths," he specialized in the portrayal of mentally unbalanced characters, including his signature role, the madman Renfield in Tod Browning's 1931 version of Dracula. ...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
Data from TMDB
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1931 · Fritz

Dracula

Dracula

1931 · Renfield

Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

1935 · Karl

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

1933 · Reporter (uncredited)

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

1943 · Rudi a Vasarian

The Ghost of Frankenstein

The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942 · Villager at Meeting / Grave Robber (flashback) (uncredited)

Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

1943 · Hostage

Drácula

Drácula

1931 · Renfield (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Vampire Bat

The Vampire Bat

1933 · Herman Gleib

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1931 · Wilmer Cook

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939 · Fouquet's Valet

The Black Camel

The Black Camel

1931 · Jessop the Butler (uncredited)

Dead Men Walk

Dead Men Walk

1943 · Zolarr

The Doorway to Hell

The Doorway to Hell

1930 · Monk, Gangster

Universal Horror

Universal Horror

1998 · (archive footage)

Something to Sing About

Something to Sing About

1937 · Easton

Phantom Raiders

Phantom Raiders

1940 · Eddie Anders

The Crime of Doctor Crespi

The Crime of Doctor Crespi

1935 · Dr. Thomas

Sinners in Paradise

Sinners in Paradise

1938 · Marshall (uncredited)

The Son of Monte Cristo

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940 · Pavlov's Secretary (Uncredited)