Max Schreck
"Nosferatu" (1922)

Bela Lugosi
"Dracula" (1931)

The regal Hungarian accent. The plunging widow's peak. Suave as a silk cape about a fresh young thing's corpse, Bela Lugosi is credited with giving the most famous portrayal of the 500-year-old bloodsucker.

The role typecast Lugosi for the rest of his days, but so what? His Dracula was stylish, hypnotic - the kind of undead dreamboat that drives every conquest batty.

Christopher Lee
"The Horror of Dracula" (1958)

With a predatory gaze that could melt a rogue iceberg, Christopher Lee made this film - the first of the Hammer Studio's Dracula flicks - a bloody marvel. This tight-lipped terror is a virile vampire, imposing his screen presence upon our subconscious as effortlessly as he bends his victims' will.

Frank Langella
"Dracula" (1979)

Now here's a Dracula that can pitch woo as well as he can pulverize a man's skull. Thanks to Frank Langella's piercing brown eyes and buttered-rum voice, the Count comes off as a sensitive lady-killer in this '70s adaptation.

From his tormented tears across the fog-covered countryside to his smooth entrances into any boudoir, Langella gives this undead hero its first shot of Hollywood hotness.

Gary Oldman
"Bram Stoker's Dracula" (1992)

Giving what some critics have called the perfect portrayal of the damned Count, Oldman morphs from murderous monster to love-struck suitor in this sumptuous adaptation by Francis Ford Coppola.

From his weirdo beehive hairdo to his dapper top hat and coat, this Dracula cuts a fine jib as he goes for the jugular. 

Not your typical terror, we know. But Mel Brook's spoof of a script, combined with Leslie Nielsen's bumbling antics, unlock the real dark secret behind the elusive Count Dracula: This guy knows a good laugh kills them every time.

The Count
'Sesame Street'

Whether he's counting coconuts or a flock of leaping sheep to lull him to sleep, The Count's boisterous "Ah, ah, ah's!" and victorious swagger makes him a devilish classic.

The bite won't kill you, but the sugar will.