Lugosi Béla. This article uses the Western name order. Béla Lugosi Lugosi in 1920 Born Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó 20 October 1882(1882-10-20) Lugos, Austria–Hungary (now Lugoj, Romania) Died 16 August 1956(1956-08-16) (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, United States Occupation Actor Years active 1917–1956 Spouse Ilona Szmick (1917–1920) Ilona von Montagh (1921–1924) (divorced) Beatrice Weeks (1929–1929) (divorced) Lillian Arch (1933–1953) (divorced) 1 child Hope Lininger (1955–1956) (his death) Website http://www.lugosi.com Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (20 October 1882 – 16 August 1956) commonly known as Béla Lugosi, was a Hungarian actor of stage and screen. He was best known for playing Count Dracula in the Broadway play and subsequent film version. In the last years of his career he was featured in several of Ed Wood's low budget films..