Count Orlok

Count Orlok (German: Graf Orlok; Romanian: Contele Orlok), commonly but erroneously known as Nosferatu, is a fictional character who appears in the silent film Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) and in its remake Nosferatu (2024), which is based on Bram Stoker's character Count Dracula.

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
First appearanceNosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
Created byF. W. Murnau
Based onCount Dracula by Bram Stoker
Portrayed by
In-universe information
AliasesThe Bird of Death
Nosferatu
SpeciesVampire
GenderMale
NationalityRomanian

The actor Max Schreck plays Count Orlok in the silent film Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922). Actor Bill Skarsgård plays Count Orlok in the film Nosferatu (2024). 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.

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