
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 …
Known For
Frankenstein
Fritz
Bride of Frankenstein
Karl
Dracula
Renfield
The Invisible Man
Reporter (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
Hostage
Drácula
Renfield (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Rudi a Vasarian
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Villager at Meeting / Grave Robber (flashback) (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (56)
Movies (56)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025as Self - (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000as Renfield (archive footage)
Universal Horror
1998as (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991as Fritz / Karl (archive footage)
Dead Men Walk
1943as Zolarr
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943as Rudi a Vasarian
Hangmen Also Die!
1943as Hostage
Submarine Alert
1943as Haldine (uncredited)
Dangerous Blondes
1943as Hoodlum (uncredited)
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942as Villager at Meeting / Grave Robber (flashback) (uncredited)
Don't Talk
1942as Ziggy (uncredited)
Mystery Ship
1941as Rader
The Blonde from Singapore
1941
Devil Pays Off
1941as Radio Operator
Flying Blind
1941as Leo Qualen
Gangs of Chicago
1940as Pinky
Phantom Raiders
1940as Eddie Anders
The Son of Monte Cristo
1940as Pavlov's Secretary (Uncredited)
Drums of Fu Manchu
1940as Prof. Anderson
Sky Bandits
1940as Speavy
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939as Fouquet's Valet
Think It Over
1938as Arsonist
The Night Hawk
1938as John Colley
Fast Company
1938as Sidney Z. Wheeler
Adventure in Sahara
1938as Gravet, 'the Jackal'
Who Killed Gail Preston?
1938as Mr. Owen
Invisible Enemy
1938as Alex
Sinners in Paradise
1938as Marshall (uncredited)
Sea Devils
1937as SS Paradise Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself
1937as Hysterical patient
Something to Sing About
1937as Mr. Easton (makeup supervisor)
The Shadow
1937as Vindecco
Florida Special
1936as Jenkins
Alibi for Murder
1936as McBride
Beware Of Ladies
1936as Swanson
Bride of Frankenstein
1935as Karl
The Great Impersonation
1935as Roger Unthank (uncredited)
Atlantic Adventure
1935as Spike Jonas
The Crime of Doctor Crespi
1935as Dr. Thomas
The Invisible Man
1933as Reporter (uncredited)
The Circus Queen Murder
1933as Flandrin
The Vampire Bat
1933as Herman Gleib
By Whose Hand?
1932as Chick Lewis
Attorney for the Defense
1932as James Wallace
A Strange Adventure
1932as Robert Wayne
The Western Code
1932as Dick Loomis
Dracula
1931as Renfield
Frankenstein
1931as Fritz
Drácula
1931as Renfield (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
1931as Wilmer Cook
The Black Camel
1931as Jessop the Butler (uncredited)
Man to Man
1930as Vint Glade
The Doorway to Hell
1930as Monk, Gangster
The Night Bird
1928as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Upstream
1927as Theatre Audience Spectator
Exit Smiling
1926as Balcony Heckler (uncredited)
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