Dwight Frye

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character actor film actor human stage actor

Dwight Frye was an American character actor best known for his intense, often deranged roles in early horror films such as "Dracula" and "Frankenstein."

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Dwight Frye Jr. 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character actor ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
human ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1943 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1910s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Dwight Fry ⓘ
associatedWith Dracula ⓘ
surface form: Dracula franchise

Son of Frankenstein ⓘ
surface form: Frankenstein film series
birthName Dwight Iliff Fry ⓘ
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States ⓘ
surface form: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
child Dwight Frye self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Dwight Frye Jr.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1899-02-22 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1943-11-07 ⓘ
era early sound era of Hollywood ⓘ
familyName Frye ⓘ
genre horror film ⓘ
givenName Dwight ⓘ
knownFor intense character roles ⓘ
portrayals of deranged characters ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
name Dwight Frye self-link ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableGenreContribution Universal Classic Monsters ⓘ
surface form: Universal Classic Monsters series
notableWork Bride of Frankenstein ⓘ
Dracula ⓘ
surface form: Dracula (1931 film)

Frankenstein (1931) ⓘ
surface form: Frankenstein (1931 film)

The Invisible Man ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Salina, Kansas, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Hollywood, California, United States ⓘ
portrayed Fritz in Frankenstein (1931 film) ⓘ
Karl in Bride of Frankenstein ⓘ
Renfield in Dracula (1931 film) ⓘ
villainous henchmen in horror films ⓘ
spouse Laura Mae Bullivant ⓘ
workedFor Universal Pictures ⓘ

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Dwight Frye → child → Dwight Frye self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dwight Frye Jr.
A Wedding → hasCastMember → Dwight Frye ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dwight Frye Jr.
Dwight → hasNotableBearer → Dwight Frye ⓘ
Dwight Frye → name → Dwight Frye self-link ⓘ
Frankenstein (1931) → starring → Dwight Frye ⓘ
subject surface form: Frankenstein (1931 film)