Count Dracula — Dracula A.D. 1972 Character Profile

About Count Dracula

The central antagonist across the franchise. A centuries-old vampire destroyed by sunlight in 1885, later resurrected through occult means, and eventually orchestrating mass rituals in the 1970s to end his immortality. Remains the primary threat driving the series' narrative.

Count Dracula — Character Profile

Count Dracula appears in 24 titles

• Dracula (1931) — character page
• House of Frankenstein (1944) — character page
• House of Dracula (1945) — character page
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) — character page
• Dracula (1958) — character page
• Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) — character page
• Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) — character page
• Count Dracula (1970) — character page
• Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) — character page
• Scars of Dracula (1970) — character page
• Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
• Blacula (1972) — character page
• Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein (1972) — character page
• The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) — character page
• Scream Blacula Scream (1973) — character page
• The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) — character page
• Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) — character page
• Who's Afraid of Dracula? (1985) — character page
• Waxwork (1988) — character page
• Van Helsing (2004) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Christopher Lee

Appears in

Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Count Dracula — Conflict Ancestral Enemy — Jessica Van Helsing (Stephanie Beacham)

  Centuries-old blood feud driving the central conflict.

• Count Dracula — Power Devoted Disciple — Johnny Alucard (Christopher Neame)

  Master-servant dynamic established through occult loyalty.

• Count Dracula — Conflict Investigating Authority — Inspector (Michael Coles)

  Law enforcement authority clashing with the supernatural antagonist.

• Count Dracula — Conflict Fatal Predator — Gaynor (Marsha Hunt)

  Vampire preying on a cult member during the ceremony.

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• Professor Van Helsing (Peter Cushing)
• Jessica Van Helsing (Stephanie Beacham)
• Johnny Alucard (Christopher Neame)
• Greg (Michael Kitchen)
• Inspector (Michael Coles)
• Matron (Lally Bowers)
• Gaynor (Marsha Hunt)
• Hippy Boy (Brian John Smith)
• Crying Matron (Jo Richardson)
• Detective Sergeant (David Andrews)
• Police Surgeon (Artro Morris)
• Hippy Girl (Penny Brahms)