- Top 21 Portrayals of Dracula -

- but which actor's performance as the vampire count is the greatest -

Bram Stoker's famous villainous vampire, from his massively influential Gothic novel - Dracula (1897), is one of the most portrayed horror characters in Movie and TV history... but whose is the best? We've selected the top 21 most notable, memorable or worthy performances from which you can choose your favourite three.

I’d just like to make two points before starting the list – 1, Max Schreck’s Count Orlok IS Count Dracula (but that name couldn’t be used for copyright reasons), and – 2, Christopher Lee is listed twice on purpose (once for his role in the famous Hammer movie series that started in 1958 and again for another entirely separate movie role in Jess Franco’s Count Dracula in 1970).

You can comment on, discuss and debate this list and POLL by replying to the blog post HERE - and, if we've missed your favourite, you can suggest others there too.

Which three Dracula actor's performances are YOUR favourite?

1. Max Schreck in Nosferatu: eine Symphonie des Grauens (Friedrich Wilhelm Mornau, Ger. 1922)

2. Bela Lugosi in Dracula (Tod Browning, USA. 1931)

3. Carlos Villarías in Drácula (George Melford & Enrique Tovar Ávalos, USA-Spanish language. 1931)

4. Lon Chaney, Jr. in Son of Dracula (Robert Siodmak, USA. 1943)

5. Christopher Lee in Dracula (Terence Fisher, UK. 1958)

6. Christopher Lee in Count Dracula (Jess Franco, Spa-Ita-Ger. 1970)

7. Paul Albert Krumm in Jonathan (Hans W. Geissendorfer, Ger. 1970)

8. Udo Kier in Blood for Dracula (Paul Morrissey, Fra/Ita. 1973)

9. Jack Palance in Bram Stoker's Dracula (Dan Curtis, USA. 1974)

10. David Niven in Vampira (Clive Donner, UK. 1974)

11. Louis Jourdan in Count Dracula (Philip Saville, UK. 1977)

12. Frank Langella in Dracula (John Badham, UK/USA. 1979)

13. Klaus Kinski in Nosferatu: Phantom Der Nacht (Werner Herzog, Ger/Fra. 1979)

14. George Hamilton in Love at First Bite (Stan Dragoti, USA. 1979)

15. Duncan Regehr in The Monster Squad (Fred Dekker, USA. 1987)

16. Gary Oldman in Bram Stoker's Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, USA. 1992)

17. Leslie Nielsen in Dracula: Dead and Loving It (Mel Brooks, USA. 1995)

18. Gerard Butler in Dracula 2000 (Patrick Lussier, USA. 2000)

19. Richard Roxburgh in Van Helsing (Stephen Sommers, USA. 2004)

20. Thomas Kretschmann in Dracula 3D (Dario Argento, Ita/Fra/Spa. 2012)

21. Luke Evans in Dracula Untold (Gary Shore, USA. 2014)

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1. Max Schreck in Nosferatu: eine Symphonie des Grauens (Friedrich Wilhelm Mornau, Ger. 1922)0%

2. Bela Lugosi in Dracula (Tod Browning, USA. 1931)0%

3. Carlos Villarías in Drácula (George Melford & Enrique Tovar Ávalos, USA-Spanish language. 1931)0%

4. Lon Chaney, Jr. in Son of Dracula (Robert Siodmak, USA. 1943)0%

5. Christopher Lee in Dracula (Terence Fisher, UK. 1958)0%

6. Christopher Lee in Count Dracula (Jess Franco, Spa-Ita-Ger. 1970)0%

7. Paul Albert Krumm in Jonathan (Hans W. Geissendorfer, Ger. 1970)0%

8. Udo Kier in Blood for Dracula (Paul Morrissey, Fra/Ita. 1973)0%

9. Jack Palance in Bram Stoker's Dracula (Dan Curtis, USA. 1974)0%

10. David Niven in Vampira (Clive Donner, UK. 1974)0%

11. Louis Jourdan in Count Dracula (Philip Saville, UK. 1977)0%

12. Frank Langella in Dracula (John Badham, UK/USA. 1979)0%

13. Klaus Kinski in Nosferatu: Phantom Der Nacht (Werner Herzog, Ger/Fra. 1979)0%

14. George Hamilton in Love at First Bite (Stan Dragoti, USA. 1979)0%

15. Duncan Regehr in The Monster Squad (Fred Dekker, USA. 1987)0%

16. Gary Oldman in Bram Stoker's Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, USA. 1992)0%

17. Leslie Nielsen in Dracula: Dead and Loving It (Mel Brooks, USA. 1995)0%

18. Gerard Butler in Dracula 2000 (Patrick Lussier, USA. 2000)0%

19. Richard Roxburgh in Van Helsing (Stephen Sommers, USA. 2004)0%

20. Thomas Kretschmann in Dracula 3D (Dario Argento, Ita/Fra/Spa. 2012)0%

21. Luke Evans in Dracula Untold (Gary Shore, USA. 2014)0%

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