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Dwight Iliff Frye was an American character actor of stage and screen. He is best known for his portrayals of neurotic, murderous villains in several classic Universal horror films, such as Renfield in Dracula (1931) and Fritz in Frankenstein (1931).
Birth Name
Dwight Iliff Fry
Born
Wednesday, 22 February 1899
Died
Sunday, 07 November 1943
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Prophets of Science Fiction | Fritz in 'Frankenstein' | 2011 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Fritz (clip from Frankenstein (1931)) | 2011 |
| A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss | Renfield | 2010 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Villager / Fritz / Rudi / Renfield / Karl | 2007 |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | Fritz | 2001 |
| The Many Faces of Dracula | Renfield / Renfield (archive footage) | 2000 |
| Universal Horror | (archive footage) | 1998 |
| It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein | (archive footage) | 1994 |
| Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Fritz / Karl / Karl (archive footage) | 1991 |
| Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) | 1990 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Prophets of Science Fiction | Fritz in 'Frankenstein' | 2011 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Fritz (clip from Frankenstein (1931)) | 2011 |
| A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss | Renfield | 2010 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Villager / Fritz / Rudi / Renfield / Karl | 2007 |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | Fritz | 2001 |
| The Many Faces of Dracula | Renfield / Renfield (archive footage) | 2000 |
| Universal Horror | (archive footage) | 1998 |
| It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein | (archive footage) | 1994 |
| Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Fritz / Karl / Karl (archive footage) | 1991 |
| Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) | 1990 |
| Coming Soon | edited from 'Frankenstein' | 1982 |
| The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979 |
| Drums of Fu Manchu | Professor Anderson | 1943 |
| Dangerous Blondes | Hoodlum | 1943 |
| Submarine Alert | Haldine - Fifth Columnist | 1943 |
| Hangmen Also Die! | Hostage | 1943 |
| Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man | Rudi / Rudi a Vasarian | 1943 |
| Dead Men Walk | Zolarr | 1943 |
| Danger in the Pacific | Desk Clerk | 1942 |
| The Ghost of Frankenstein | Villager / Villager of Frankenstein at Meeting / Grave Robber (flashback) | 1942 |
| Sleepytime Gal | Second Mug | 1942 |
| Don't Talk (Radio Version) in the Style of "Jon B" | Ziggy | 1942 |
| Don't Talk | Ziggy | 1942 |
| The Devil Pays Off | Radio Operator | 1941 |
| The Blonde from Singapore | Barber | 1941 |
| Mystery Ship | Rader | 1941 |
| Flying Blind | Leo Qualen | 1941 |
| The People vs. Dr. Kildare | Jury Foreman | 1941 |
| The Son of Monte Cristo | Pavlov's Secretary / Pavlov's Secretary (Uncredited) | 1941 |
| Sky Bandits | Speavy | 1940 |
| Phantom Raiders | Eddie Anders | 1940 |
| Gangs of Chicago | Pinky | 1940 |
| Drums of Fu Manchu | Prof. Anderson | 1940 |
| I Take This Woman | Gus | 1940 |
| Conspiracy | Lt. Keller | 1939 |
| Mickey the Kid | Henchman Bruno | 1939 |
| The Man in the Iron Mask | Fouquet's Valet | 1939 |
| Son of Frankenstein | Villager | 1939 |
| Adventure in Sahara | Gravet - 'The Jackal' / Gravet, 'the Jackal' | 1938 |
| The Night Hawk | John Colley | 1938 |
| Think It Over | Arsonist | 1938 |
| Fast Company | Sidney Z. Wheeler | 1938 |
| Sinners in Paradise | Marshall | 1938 |
| Invisible Enemy | Alex | 1938 |
| Who Killed Gail Preston? | Mr. Owen | 1938 |
| The Shadow | Vindecco | 1937 |
| Danger Patrol | Man on Telephone | 1937 |
| Something to Sing About | Mr. Easton / Mr. Easton (makeup supervisor) | 1937 |
| Renfrew of the Royal Mounted | Desk Clerk | 1937 |
| The Road Back | Small Man at Rally | 1937 |
| The Man Who Found Himself | Hysterical Patient | 1937 |
| Sea Devils | SS Paradise Radio Operator | 1937 |
| Beware of Ladies | Swanson | 1936 |
| Great Guy | Minor Role | 1936 |
| Alibi for Murder | McBride | 1936 |
| Florida Special | Jenkins | 1936 |
| Tough Guy | Mack | 1936 |
| The Great Impersonation | Roger Unthank | 1935 |
| The Crime of Doctor Crespi | Dr. Thomas | 1935 |
| Atlantic Adventure | Spike Jonas | 1935 |
| The Bride of Frankenstein | Karl | 1935 |
| The Invisible Man | Reporter | 1933 |
| The Circus Queen Murder | Flandrin | 1933 |
| The Vampire Bat | Herman Gleib | 1933 |
| A Strange Adventure | Robert Wayne | 1932 |
| By Whose Hand? | Chick / Chick Lewis | 1932 |
| Attorney for the Defense | Wallace / James Wallace | 1932 |
| Frankenstein | Fritz | 1931 |
| The Black Camel | Jessop | 1931 |
| The Maltese Falcon | Wilmer Cook | 1931 |
| Drácula | Renfield | 1931 |
| Dracula | Renfield | 1931 |
| Man to Man | Vint Glade | 1930 |
| The Doorway to Hell | Monk - Gangster / Monk, Gangster | 1930 |
| The Night Bird | Party Guest | 1928 |
| Upstream | Theatre Audience Spectator | 1927 |
| Exit Smiling | Balcony Heckler | 1926 |
