Dwight Iliff Fry Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
An extremely versatile character actor and originator of several memorable characterizations in the horror film genre, Dwight Frye had a notable theatrical career in the 1920s, moving from juvenile parts to leads before entering film. A favorite actor of Broadway theatrical producer-director Brock Pemberton, he originated the part of "the Son" in ...
Dracula, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein, The Vampire Bat, The Maltese Falcon, The Doorway to Hell, Dead Men Walk, The Crime of Dr. Crespi, The Circus Queen Murder, Phantom Raiders, Sky Bandits, The Son of Monte Cristo, The Western Code, Alibi for Murder, Wayne Murder Case, ...
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Trademark
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High, dynamic voice.
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Often portrayed deeply mentally disturbed individuals or ones with excessive oddities
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[in the 1930s, regarding his typecasting] If God is good, I will be able to play comedy, in which I was featured on Broadway for eight seasons and in which no producer of motion pictures will give me a chance! And please God, may it be before I go screwy playing idiots, half-wits and lunatics on the talking screen!
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Fact
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Along with Edward Van Sloan, he is one of only two actors to appear in both Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931).
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Father of Dwight David Frye.
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Interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, California, in the Graceland section.
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In 1971, the original Alice Cooper Group, being greatly inspired by Frye's "Renfield" character in Dracula (1931), further immortalized him in their song "The Ballad of Dwight Fry" (without the "e"). The nearly seven-minute conceptual composition appears on their "Love It To Death" album.
$18 Million
