Acting
Dwight Frye
- Born
- Feb 22, 1899 · Aged 44
- Died
- Nov 7, 1943
- Place of birth
- Salina, Kansas, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 57
- TV credits
- 0
Also known as (2)
- 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 version of Dracula. Later that same year he also played the hunchbacked assistant in the film…
