Personal Info
Known Credits
55
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1899-02-22 (126 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Salina, Kansas, USA
Also Known For
Dwight Iliff FryDwight I. Frye
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
Acting
2000 --
The Many Faces of Dracula
| Renfield (archive footage)
1998 --
Universal Horror
| (archive footage)
1991 --
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
| Fritz / Karl (archive footage)
1943 --
Dangerous Blondes
| Hoodlum (uncredited)
1943 --
Submarine Alert
| Haldine (uncredited)
1943 --
Hangmen Also Die!
| Hostage
1943 --
Dead Men Walk
| Zolarr
1943 --
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
| Rudi a Vasarian
1942 --
The Ghost of Frankenstein
| Villager at Meeting / Grave Robber (flashback) (uncredited)
1942 --
Don't Talk
| Ziggy (uncredited)
1941 --
Devil Pays Off
| Radio Operator
1941 --
The Blonde from Singapore
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1941 --
Mystery Ship
| Rader
1941 --
Flying Blind
| Leo Qualen
1940 --
The Son of Monte Cristo
| Pavlov's Secretary (Uncredited)
1940 --
Sky Bandits
| Speavy
1940 --
Phantom Raiders
| Eddie Anders
1940 --
Gangs of Chicago
| Pinky
1940 --
Drums of Fu Manchu
| Prof. Anderson
1939 --
The Man in the Iron Mask
| Fouquet's Valet
1938 --
Adventure in Sahara
| Gravet, 'the Jackal'
1938 --
The Night Hawk
| John Colley
1938 --
Think It Over
| Arsonist
1938 --
Fast Company
| Sidney Z. Wheeler
1938 --
Sinners in Paradise
| Marshall (uncredited)
1938 --
Invisible Enemy
| Alex
1938 --
Who Killed Gail Preston?
| Mr. Owen
1937 --
The Shadow
| Vindecco
1937 --
Something to Sing About
| Mr. Easton (makeup supervisor)
1937 --
The Man Who Found Himself
| Hysterical patient
1937 --
Sea Devils
| SS Paradise Radio Operator (uncredited)
1936 --
Beware Of Ladies
| Swanson
1936 --
Alibi for Murder
| McBride
1936 --
Florida Special
| Jenkins
1935 --
The Great Impersonation
| Roger Unthank (uncredited)
1935 --
The Crime of Doctor Crespi
| Dr. Thomas
1935 --
Atlantic Adventure
| Spike Jonas
1935 --
Bride of Frankenstein
| Karl
1933 --
The Invisible Man
| Reporter (uncredited)
1933 --
The Circus Queen Murder
| Flandrin
1933 --
The Vampire Bat
| Herman Gleib
1932 --
A Strange Adventure
| Robert Wayne
1932 --
The Western Code
| Dick Loomis
1932 --
By Whose Hand?
| Chick Lewis
1932 --
Attorney for the Defense
| James Wallace
1931 --
Frankenstein
| Fritz
1931 --
The Black Camel
| Jessop the Butler (uncredited)
1931 --
The Maltese Falcon
| Wilmer Cook
1931 --
Drácula
| Renfield (archive footage) (uncredited)
1931 --
Dracula
| Renfield
1930 --
Man to Man
| Vint Glade
1930 --
The Doorway to Hell
| Monk, Gangster
1928 --
The Night Bird
| Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1927 --
Upstream
| Theatre Audience Spectator
1926 --
Exit Smiling
| Balcony Heckler (uncredited)