Count Orlok

This article is about the fictional vampire. For the band, see Graf Orlock (band). For the Judge Dredd comic strip character, see Orlok the Assassin.
Count Orlok
Nosferatu character
Max Schreck as Count Orlok (1922)
First appearanceNosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
Created byF. W. Murnau
Based onCount Dracula by Bram Stoker
Portrayed by
In-universe information
Aliases
  • The Bird of Death
  • Nosferatu
SpeciesVampire
GenderMale
NationalityRomanian

Count Orlok (German: Graf Orlok; Romanian: Contele Orlok), commonly referred to as Nosferatu,[1] is a fictional character who originally appeared in the silent film Nosferatu (1922) directed by F. W. Murnau, as well as its subsequent remakes, which is based on Bram Stoker's character Count Dracula.[2][3] In the original 1922 film Count Orlok is portrayed by German actor Max Schreck.

The 1922 film is an unauthorized and unofficial adaptation of the novel Dracula. Character names were changed, including changing Count Dracula's name to Count Orlok, in an attempt to avoid accusations of copyright infringement. However, the original intertitles explicitly state that the film is based on Stoker's novel. In the 2024 remake film, the names from the 1922 film are maintained.

  1. ^ Diaz, Eric. "NOSFERATU AND COUNT ORLOK'S INFLUENCE ON POP CULTURE VAMPS". nerdist.com. Nerdist. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ^ F.W., Murnau. "Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (A Symphony of Horror)". archive.org. Internet Archive. Retrieved August 22, 2016. Published 1922
  3. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Nosferatu". rogerebert.com. Ebert Digital, LLC. Retrieved 11 November 2022.