Dracula author Bram Stoker's Count has made for a complex and compelling Hollywood screen presence since Max Schreck portrayed the creepy Graf Orlok in 1922's silent film Nosferatu.
Christopher Lee famously took on the role for Hammer Films, while Bela Lugosi, Gary Oldman and Leslie Nielsen have also portrayed Dracula on the silver screen.
On the 100-year anniversary of Stoker's death, Digital Spy takes a look back at 10 of cinema's most memorable Count Draculas.
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Published Friday, Apr 20 2012, 16:49 BST | By Simon Reynolds | 3 comments
Nosferatu (1922): This black-and-white silent movie took inspiration from Bram Stoker's classic tale and starred Max Schreck as vampire Count Orlok.
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