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Dwight Frye

1899 - 1943

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Dwight Iliff Frye (born Fry; February 22, 1899 – November 7, 1943) 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Dwight Frye is the 6,768th most popular actor (up from 7,594th in 2024), the 10,464th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,190th in 2019) and the 3,114th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Dwight Frye ranks 6,768 out of 13,578. Before her are Sergey Bezrukov, Sheree North, Richard Masur, David Koechner, Manuel Alexandre, and Roxann Dawson. After her are Anne Dudek, Tomokazu Seki, Anthony Michael Hall, John Ortiz, Nathan Kress, and Junior Durkin.

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Among people born in 1899, Dwight Frye ranks 293. Before her are Folke Rogard, George Beauchamp, Justin McCarthy, Jobyna Ralston, Madge Bellamy, and Gilbert Colgate. After her are Nikolay Bogolyubov, Grigori Roshal, Clarence Oldfield, Salomon Bochner, Richard Arlen, and Mikhail Gromov. Among people deceased in 1943, Dwight Frye ranks 223. Before her are Juliusz Schauder, Helena Nordheim, Frank Greer, Frits Kuipers, Farid Simaika, and Anna Dresden-Polak. After her are James Ewing, Lida Heymann, Reginald McKenna, Alexander Hall, Montagu Love, and Herbert Roper Barrett.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dwight Frye ranks 10,466 out of 20,380. Before her are Richard Masur (1948), David Koechner (1962), James Forbes (1952), Brian Helgeland (1961), William Rosecrans (1819), and Roxann Dawson (1958). After her are Spark Matsunaga (1916), Eldridge Cleaver (1935), Anne Dudek (1975), Dolores Huerta (1930), Mike Enzi (1944), and Tom McMillen (1952).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dwight Frye ranks 3,115. Before her are Stephen McNally (1911), Joan Leslie (1925), Sheree North (1932), Richard Masur (1948), David Koechner (1962), and Roxann Dawson (1958). After her are Anne Dudek (1975), Anthony Michael Hall (1968), John Ortiz (1968), Nathan Kress (1992), Junior Durkin (1915), and Francia Raisa (1988).

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