Claim: Bela Lugosi played Count Dracula.
Evidence: Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó -LRB- -LSB- ˈbeːlɒ ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈdɛʒøː ˈblɒʃkoː -RSB- ; 20 October 1882 -- 16 August 1956 -RRB- , better known as Bela Lugosi -LRB- -LSB- ləˈgoʊsi -RSB- -LSB- ˈlugoʃi -RSB- -RRB- , was a Hungarian-American actor , famous for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 film and for his roles in various other horror films.