I don't think anyone's going to get this one, and anyway, it's Kumabjorn's turn to supply a question, so I'm going to flip the cards over and reveal the answer.
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
...As Dracula he terrified an entire town until his reign of terror was ended by a stake through the heart. But the devil is not mocked, and 13 years later he returned to bare his fangs upon a new set of victims. All in all, his life spanned three centuries, but he was not always known as Count Dracula. What was his given name at birth? (For purposes of this quiz, I'll accept either the original or anglicized version.)...
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
Oh, and also I didn't say anything about this person being a fictional character.
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No, the person wasn't a fictional character, but he was one of many actors to portray the fictional Count Dracula on the big screen. He was born František Lederer in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary in what is now part of the Czech Republic, but was much better known as Francis Lederer. He first portrayed Dracula in the 1958 film,
The Return of Dracula, and 13 years later reprised his role for an episode of Rod Sterling's
Night Gallery entitled, "The Devil Is Not Mocked" (hence the wording of the clue).
Although he was successful in many other roles, the real reason why his portrayal of Dracula was particularly apt was that his life—like the undead vampire he played on screen—spanned several centuries; in Lederer's case, three. He was born on November 6, 1899 and died May 25, 2000.