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Salina, Kansas, USA
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…
Known for
- Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies — Self - (archive footage)2025
- The Many Faces of Dracula — Renfield (archive footage)2000
- Universal Horror — (archive footage)1998
- Dracula in the Movies — (archive footage)1992
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook — Fritz / Karl (archive footage)1991
- Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man — Rudi a Vasarian1943
- Dead Men Walk — Zolarr1943
- Submarine Alert — Haldine (uncredited)1943
- Hangmen Also Die! — Hostage1943
- Dangerous Blondes — Hoodlum (uncredited)1943
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Kansas
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Christian Science
- Image
- Dwight Frye.png
- Number of children
- 1
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- date of birth
- 1899-02-22
- date of death
- 1943-11-07
- Commons category
- Dwight Frye
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1922-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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