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Dwight Frye (1899-1943) was an American actor remembered mostly for his appearances in the classic Universal Horror films Dracula, Frankenstein, and Bride of Frankenstein -- in which he codified both The Igor and The Renfield.

Frye had an extensive and varied stage career (including a part in the first American production of Six Characters in Search of an Author), but his hot eyes and earnest delivery were a bit overpowering on film; Hollywood cast him mostly as pathetic nutcases. His untimely death by heart attack came just after he had signed on for a prominent "straight" role, as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State in a biopic about the former President.

Inspired an Alice Cooper song: "The Ballad of Dwight Fry [sic]."

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-Dwight Frye (1899-1943) was an American actor remembered mostly for his appearances in the classic [[Universal Horror]] films ''[[Dracula (Film)|Dracula]]'', ''[[Frankenstein (Film)|Frankenstein]]'', and ''[[Bride of Frankenstein]]'' -- in which he [[Trope Codifier|codified]] both [[The Igor]] and [[The Renfield]].
+Dwight Frye (1899-1943) was an American actor remembered mostly for his appearances in the classic [[Universal Horror]] films ''[[Dracula (1931 film)|Dracula]]'', ''[[Frankenstein (film)|Frankenstein]]'', and ''[[Bride of Frankenstein]]'' -- in which he [[Trope Codifier|codified]] both [[The Igor]] and [[The Renfield]].
-Frye had an extensive and varied stage career (including a part in the first American production of ''[[Six Characters in Search of An Author]]''), but his hot eyes and earnest delivery were a bit overpowering on film; [[Typecasting|Hollywood cast him mostly as pathetic nutcases]]. His untimely death by heart attack came just after he had signed on for a prominent "straight" role, as [[Woodrow Wilson]]'s Secretary of State in a biopic about the former President.
+Frye had an extensive and varied stage career (including a part in the first American production of ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]''), but his hot eyes and earnest delivery were a bit overpowering on film; [[Typecasting|Hollywood cast him mostly as pathetic nutcases]]. His untimely death by heart attack came just after he had signed on for a prominent "straight" role, as [[Woodrow Wilson]]'s Secretary of State in a biopic about the former President.
-Inspired an [[Alice Cooper (Music)|Alice Cooper]] [[Sanity Slippage Song|song]]: "The Ballad of Dwight Fry [sic]."
+Inspired an [[Alice Cooper]] [[Sanity Slippage Song|song]]: "The Ballad of Dwight Fry [sic]."
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