Carlos Villarías (7 July 1892 – 27 April 1976) was a Spanish actor who was born in Córdoba, Spain, and died in

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, United States. His most famous role is in the title role of the Spanish-language version of ''Dracula'' (1931), with

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and

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, filmed at night on the same sets as the English-language version starring

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Selected filmography

* '' Dracula'' (1931) * '' Road of Hell'' (1931) * '' The California Trail'' (1933) * ''The Mystery of the Ghastly Face'' (1935) * '' Mis dos amores'' (1938) * ''

Frontiers of '49 ''Frontiers of '49'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph Levering and starring Wild Bill Elliott, Luana Alcañiz and Charles King.Blottner p.53 Cast * Wild Bill Elliott as Major John Freeman * Luana Alcañiz as Dolores de Cervan ...

'' (1939) * '' La Inmaculada'' (1939) * '' Summer Hotel'' (1944) * '' Gran Hotel'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1945) * ''

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'' (1947) * '' Adventure in the Night'' (1948) * '' Zorina'' (1949) * '' Lola Casanova'' (1949)

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* 1892 births 1976 deaths People from Córdoba, Spain Spanish male film actors 20th-century Spanish male actors Spanish male silent film actors Spanish emigrants to the United States {{film-actor-stub