Dwight Frye

Dwight Frye

Acting

Birthday

1899/02/22

Day of death

1943/11/07 (44 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Salina, Kansas, USA

Also know as

Dwight Iliff Fry, Dwight I. 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 ...Read more

Acting
Dracula
7.2

(1931) Dracula

as Renfield

Bride of Frankenstein
7.5

(1935) Bride of Frankenstein

as Karl

Frankenstein
7.5

(1931) Frankenstein

as Fritz

The Ghost of Frankenstein
5.8

(1942) The Ghost of Frankenstein

as Villager at Meeting / Grave Robber (flashback) (uncredited)

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
6.2

(1943) Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

as Rudi a Vasarian

The Doorway to Hell
6.3

(1930) The Doorway to Hell

as Monk, Gangster

The Night Bird
6.0

(1928) The Night Bird

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

The Maltese Falcon
6.4

(1931) The Maltese Falcon

as Wilmer Cook

Dead Men Walk
4.6

(1943) Dead Men Walk

as Zolarr

The Vampire Bat
5.4

(1933) The Vampire Bat

as Herman Gleib

Sea Devils
5.7

(1937) Sea Devils

as SS Paradise Radio Operator (uncredited)

The Circus Queen Murder
5.3

(1933) The Circus Queen Murder

as Flandrin

Think It Over
6.3

(1938) Think It Over

as Arsonist

The Many Faces of Dracula
3.5

(2000) The Many Faces of Dracula

as Renfield (archive footage)

5.7

(1991) Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Fritz / Karl (archive footage)

Sinners in Paradise
5.3

(1938) Sinners in Paradise

as Marshall (uncredited)

Who Killed Gail Preston?
6.0

(1938) Who Killed Gail Preston?

as Mr. Owen

The Shadow
6.5

(1937) The Shadow

as Vindecco

Man to Man
5.7

(1930) Man to Man

as Vint Glade

5.0

(1936) Beware Of Ladies

as Swanson

Submarine Alert
4.6

(1943) Submarine Alert

as Haldine (uncredited)

Atlantic Adventure
5.5

(1935) Atlantic Adventure

as Spike Jonas

Fast Company
5.4

(1938) Fast Company

as Sidney Z. Wheeler

Hangmen Also Die!
6.9

(1943) Hangmen Also Die!

as Hostage

The Night Hawk
0.0

(1938) The Night Hawk

as John Colley

The Man Who Found Himself
7.0

(1937) The Man Who Found Himself

as Hysterical patient

Alibi for Murder
5.8

(1936) Alibi for Murder

as McBride

Upstream
5.8

(1927) Upstream

as Theatre Audience Spectator

The Blonde from Singapore
5.0

(1941) The Blonde from Singapore

as ---

The Man in the Iron Mask
7.0

(1939) The Man in the Iron Mask

as Fouquet's Valet

Drums of Fu Manchu
6.1

(1940) Drums of Fu Manchu

as Prof. Anderson

Sky Bandits
5.0

(1940) Sky Bandits

as Speavy

Mystery Ship
0.0

(1941) Mystery Ship

as Rader

Adventure in Sahara
5.5

(1938) Adventure in Sahara

as Gravet, 'the Jackal'

A Strange Adventure
5.0

(1932) A Strange Adventure

as Robert Wayne

Gangs of Chicago
5.3

(1940) Gangs of Chicago

as Pinky

Something to Sing About
6.2

(1937) Something to Sing About

as Mr. Easton (makeup supervisor)

The Crime of Doctor Crespi
4.6

(1935) The Crime of Doctor Crespi

as Dr. Thomas

Phantom Raiders
6.1

(1940) Phantom Raiders

as Eddie Anders

Exit Smiling
7.9

(1926) Exit Smiling

as Balcony Heckler (uncredited)

The Invisible Man
7.5

(1933) The Invisible Man

as Reporter (uncredited)

Invisible Enemy
6.0

(1938) Invisible Enemy

as Alex

The Son of Monte Cristo
6.1

(1940) The Son of Monte Cristo

as Pavlov's Secretary (Uncredited)

Attorney for the Defense
6.0

(1932) Attorney for the Defense

as James Wallace

Dangerous Blondes
6.0

(1943) Dangerous Blondes

as Hoodlum (uncredited)

Flying Blind
3.5

(1941) Flying Blind

as Leo Qualen

The Western Code
0.0

(1932) The Western Code

as Dick Loomis

Devil Pays Off
3.8

(1941) Devil Pays Off

as Radio Operator

Florida Special
6.0

(1936) Florida Special

as Jenkins

The Great Impersonation
0.0

(1935) The Great Impersonation

as Roger Unthank (uncredited)

Drácula
6.8

(1931) Drácula

as Renfield (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Black Camel
6.0

(1931) The Black Camel

as Jessop the Butler (uncredited)

Don't Talk
5.8

(1942) Don't Talk

as Ziggy (uncredited)

Universal Horror
7.1

(1998) Universal Horror

as (archive footage)

By Whose Hand?
6.0

(1932) By Whose Hand?

as Chick Lewis