Yes Béla Lugosi did play Dracula first on Broadway then on film. He preformed the role on film with very limited make up and used his heavy Hungarian accent to his advantage. Perhaps his most memorable role ever.
In Tod Browning's 1931 American horror film, Dracula, based on the novel 'Dracula' written by Bram Stoker in 1837 and the Deane and Balderston stage play of the same name, Béla Lugosi played the leading role of Count Dracula.
