Who was the best Dracula?

[Neiaushie79]

For comedy, I'll give the honor to George Hamilton for Love at First Bite

[paperdragon]

Knottsferatu

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[jester05jk]

Christopher Lee for me. His on screen presence was always just awesome. He was mostly silent, with those long hard stares, and intimidating size.

[T-Dogz_AK47]

I'll say Gary Oldman, hands down. My mother always liked Frank Langella, though I can't imagine why.

Unlike other classic Draculas, Frank Langella never wore fangs and never appeared with a bloody face; his Dracula is charming, suave, and sophisticated, with the emphasis being on his seductive powers over the opposite sex. The 1979 movie version with Frank Langella as Dracula plays more like a love story than a horror film. It is quite apposite then, that the movie was titled Dracula: A Love Story.

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[bookworm 1]

That is exactly what I was going to say. I think that he gave me nightmares for a few years.

Jack Palance in the 1974 TV movie was the only Dracula that actually scared me. Probably because Palance could kick just about anybody's ass he wanted to...

[Sock Monkey]

I'm going with Gary Oldman as well. But that might be because he's Judy one if my favorite actors overall. I don't think there will ever be a better Jim Gordon.

[T-Dogz_AK47]

Come to think of it, the best Dracula has to be Mr Burns in The Simpsons...

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[Theli]

I'll say Gary Oldman, hands down. My mother always liked Frank Langella, though I can't imagine why.

I've seen that opinion before. Just made an order with that version of Dracula.

[Neiaushie79]

I'll say Gary Oldman, hands down. My mother always liked Frank Langella, though I can't imagine why.

[mhatchett]

Jack Palance in the 1974 TV movie was the only Dracula that actually scared me. Probably because Palance could kick just about anybody's ass he wanted to...

He was the Man!

[srboone]

Jack Palance in the 1974 TV movie was the only Dracula that actually scared me. Probably because Palance could kick just about anybody's ass he wanted to...

[Theli]

I loved Christopher Lee as Dracula, but I will probably vote for Gary Oldman. In my opinion, his portrayal of Dracula is probably the closest to Bram Stoker's original vision.

Yeah, Oldman was great. I'd love to see a new big budget production with him.

[Theli]

Yeah i know a mere technicality though. Nosferatu is the Dracula story with some names changed to attempt to circumnavigate copyrights. That's why it was nearly removed from existence by Stokers wife, if i recall correctly. Werner Herzog's remake uses the actual names from the book, though switched some around for some mystifying reason.

[T-Dogz_AK47]

I loved Christopher Lee as Dracula, but I will probably vote for Gary Oldman. In my opinion, his portrayal of Dracula is probably the closest to Bram Stoker's original vision.

[T-Dogz_AK47]

That is why I would say Max Schreck is the best Dracula.

Max Schreck never actually played Dracula. He played Count Orlok in the film Nosferatu.