Dwight Frye

Personal Info

Birthday

February 22, 1899

Day of Death

1943-11-07

(44 years old)

Place of Birth

Salina, Kansas, USA

Also Known As

Dwight Iliff Fry

Dwight I. Frye

Dwight Frye

Biography

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. Later that same year he also played the hunchbacked assistant in the film Frankenstein.

Known For

Dracula

Bride of Frankenstein

The Invisible Man

Frankenstein

The Man in the Iron Mask

Drácula

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

The Son of Monte Cristo

Filmography

2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Renfield (archive footage)
1998
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Fritz / Karl (archive footage)
1943
Dangerous Blondes
as Hoodlum (uncredited)
Submarine Alert
as Haldine (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
as Hostage
Dead Men Walk
as Zolarr
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
as Rudi a Vasarian
1942
The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Villager at Meeting / Grave Robber (flashback) (uncredited)
Don't Talk
as Ziggy (uncredited)
1941
Devil Pays Off
as Radio Operator
Mystery Ship
as Rader
Flying Blind
as Leo Qualen
1940
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Pavlov's Secretary (Uncredited)
Sky Bandits
as Speavy
Phantom Raiders
as Eddie Anders
Gangs of Chicago
as Pinky
Drums of Fu Manchu
as Prof. Anderson
1939
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Fouquet's Valet
1938
Adventure in Sahara
as Gravet, 'the Jackal'
The Night Hawk
as John Colley
Think It Over
as Arsonist
Fast Company
as Sidney Z. Wheeler
Sinners in Paradise
as Marshall (uncredited)
Invisible Enemy
as Alex
Who Killed Gail Preston?
as Mr. Owen
1937
The Shadow
as Vindecco
Something to Sing About
as Mr. Easton (makeup supervisor)
The Man Who Found Himself
as Hysterical patient
Sea Devils
as SS Paradise Radio Operator (uncredited)
1936
Beware Of Ladies
as Swanson
Alibi for Murder
as McBride
Florida Special
as Jenkins
1935
The Great Impersonation
as Roger Unthank (uncredited)
The Crime of Doctor Crespi
as Dr. Thomas
Atlantic Adventure
as Spike Jonas
Bride of Frankenstein
as Karl
1933
The Invisible Man
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Circus Queen Murder
as Flandrin
The Vampire Bat
as Herman Gleib
1932
A Strange Adventure
as Robert Wayne
The Western Code
as Dick Loomis
By Whose Hand?
as Chick Lewis
Attorney for the Defense
as James Wallace
1931
Frankenstein
as Fritz
The Black Camel
as Jessop the Butler (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
as Wilmer Cook
Drácula
as Renfield (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dracula
as Renfield
1930
Man to Man
as Vint Glade
The Doorway to Hell
as Monk, Gangster
1928
The Night Bird
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1927
Upstream
as Theatre Audience Spectator
1926
Exit Smiling
as Balcony Heckler (uncredited)