[DOC] [TLE] Bela Lugosi - Wikipedia [PAR] He had roles in several films in Weimar Germany before arriving in the United 
States as a seaman on a merchant ship. In 1927, he appeared as Count Dracula
... [DOC] [TLE] Frankenstein (1931 film) - Wikipedia [PAR] Frankenstein is a 1931 American pre-Code horror monster film from Universal 
Pictures directed ... The film stars Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles and Boris 
Karloff and ... A hit with both audiences and critics, the film was followed by 
multiple ... He then opens up the roof, causing the monster to reach out towards 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Boris Karloff - Wikipedia [PAR] William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887  2 February 1969), better known by his 
stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor. He was widely known for his 
roles in horror films, particularly for his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in .... A 
number of his early major roles were in film serials, such as The Masked Rider... [DOC] [TLE] Five Things You Might Not Have Known About Boris Karloff ... [PAR] Boris Karloff in 'Frankenstein' (NBCU Photo Bank/AP Images) ... The year before, 
Universal's Dracula had been a smash success, but everyone expected that, in 
large part because Bela Lugosi had been such a hit in the Broadway play. ... 
Once he got the role, Karloff worked for weeks with makeup director, Jack Pierce, 
who... [DOC] [TLE] Karloff The Uncanny - DIAL B for BLOG - THE WORLD'S GREATEST ... [PAR] At long last, Universal's Frankenstein was about to be shown to the public. ... 
scored a huge hit with Bela Lugosi in Dracula, so Frankenstein was a logical 
project ... He rejected the role of the Monster as a part "any half-wit ext ra could 
play. ... Whale chose bit-player Boris Karloff for the role of the Monster after 
noticing him in... [DOC] [TLE] Poe Goes to Hollywood | Museum News - Edgar Allan Poe Museum [PAR] Feb 26, 2016 ... In 1932, Universal Pictures needed a monster for the studio's next horror film, ... 
its classic monsters  Dracula, the Mummy, and Frankenstein's Monster. ... that 
saved Universal and made stars of Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. ... Shortly after 
he starred in Dracula, Lugosi was offered the role of the monster... [DOC] [TLE] The Other Frankenstein Monster: The Strange Fate of Glenn Strange ... [PAR] Long before he was an actor, six-foot-five Glenn Strange was not only an ... on 
him that night and he saw the results, his first response was I look like Boris 
Karloff. ... him to reprise his own iconic role for '43's Frankenstein Meets the Wolf 
Man. ... mad scientist not the monster, and John Carradine was on board as 
Dracula in... [DOC] [TLE] Movies That Never Were: Bela Lugosi's FRANKENSTEIN | Birth ... [PAR] Oct 17, 2012 ... The studio wanted to cast the legendary Lon Chaney in the role, but his death ... 
With Dracula such a big hit, Universal got monster fever, and they ... Complicating 
matters was the fact that the movie didn't credit eventual star Boris Karloff - it ... In 
later films Karloff would get star billing, although he would be... [DOC] [TLE] Percy's & Co. | Ballard, WA | Page 3 [PAR] Oct 13, 2014 ... In 1927, he was cast in the title role in the stage version of Bram Stoker's classic 
vampire tale. ... They were proved wrong on its release; Dracula became a huge 
hit, rescuing ... Prior to the film's actual production, an article in the Motion Picture 
... But it was Boris Karloff who got his break in Frankenstein after... [DOC] [TLE] Bela Lugosi Unrealised Projects | The Bela Lugosi Blog [PAR] He will put on the make-up for Universal's Frankenstein, after which he will ... 
Lugosi seems to be the logical actor for such mystery roles, after his success in 
Dracula. ... Boris Karloff and not Bela Lugosi is the final choice to play the 
monster. ..... offered a roadshow

Question: He was such a hit in "Dracula" that he was offered the role of Frankenstein's monster before Boris Karloff
Answer: Bela Lugosi