Count Dracula — The Satanic Rites of Dracula Character Profile

About Count Dracula

The centuries-old vampire and primary antagonist of the series. Defeated multiple times by sunlight and drowning, he is repeatedly resurrected through occult means or leftover remains. His ultimate goal evolves into a nihilistic desire to eradicate humanity's potential to end his own eternal existence.

Count Dracula — Character Profile

Count Dracula appears in 27 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
• Santo in the Treasure of Dracula (1969) — 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) — character page
• Blacula (1972) — character page
• Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein (1972) — character page
• The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
• Scream Blacula Scream (1973) — character page
• Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man (1973) — character page
• The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) — character page
• Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) — character page
• Les Charlots contre Dracula (1980) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Christopher Lee

Appears in

The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Count Dracula — Power Master And Subordinate — General Sir Arthur Freeborne (Lockwood West)

  Freeborne serves Dracula while remaining uneasy about the plague scheme.

  General Sir Arthur Freeborne is one of Dracula's conspirators, and Dracula's hypnotic command restores his obedience when the conspirators question th...

• Count Dracula — Conflict Vampiric Persecution — Jane (Valerie Van Ost)

  Dracula's actions transform Jane into a vampire under the cult's control.

  The cult kidnaps Jane, and the plot states that she is later bitten by Count Dracula and revealed to be a vampire.

• Count Dracula — Conflict Investigative Opponent — Peter Torrence (William Franklyn)

  Torrence represents the security forces opposing Dracula's conspiracy.

  Peter Torrence joins the investigation into the satanic rituals and the deadly plague conspiracy, which is ultimately directed by Dracula.

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More characters from The Satanic Rites of Dracula

• Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing (Peter Cushing)
• Insp. Murray (Michael Coles)
• Peter Torrence (William Franklyn)
• General Sir Arthur Freeborne (Lockwood West)
• Prof. Julian Keeley (Freddie Jones)
• Guard (Ian Dewar)
• Vampire Girl / Sacrifice Victim (Mia Martin)
• Vampire Girl (Pauline Peart)
• Vampire Girl (Finnuala O'Shannon)
• Commissionaire (John Harvey)
• Vampire Girl (Maggie Fitzgerald)
• Doctor (Peter Adair)