Blacula

As a cab driver who has the misfortune to bump Prince Mamuwalde, aka Blacula (William Marshall) in traffic and the foolishness to get all up in his grill, Lester is bitten and carted off to the morgue (attended by Elisha Cook, Jr., sporting an unconvincing and random prosthetic hook).

31 Screams: Ketty Lester Arbogast 2008

By the 1970s, inspired spoofery was the norm, as in Roman Polanksi's "The Fearless Vampire Killers" and the drive-in favorite "Blacula," in which William Marshall is billed as "Dracula's Soul Brother."

Psychos and Suckers 2010

I think anyone who makes a vampire movie is going to be extra careful not to evoke "Blacula" if at all possible.

Daybreakers (2009) Steven Barnes 2010

Obituary: Vonetta McGee dies at 65; film actress during 1970s blaxploitation era - latimes.com: Vonetta McGee, an actress whose big-screen heyday during the blaxploitation era of the 1970s included leading roles in 'Blacula' and 'Shaft in Africa,' has died.

Archive 2010-07-11 Bill Crider 2010

She made her name with leading roles in films such as "Blacula" and "Shaft in Africa."

The Daily Goodbye 2010

I was never completely won over by the Western Channel showings where I noticed William "Blacula" Marshall dubbing one of the Indians in THE TREASURE OF SILVER LAKE, but to see these films in German, with English subtitles, and in 5.1 sound is intoxicating.

Discovering Karl May 2005

I was never completely won over by the Western Channel showings where I noticed William "Blacula" Marshall dubbing one of the Indians in THE TREASURE OF SILVER LAKE, but to see these films in German, with English subtitles, and in 5.1 sound is intoxicating.

Archive 2005-10-23 2005

Muhammad Ali and William Marshall, the actor who played "Blacula" in the classic 1970s blaxploitation film.

chicagotribune.com - 2010

At the height of the '70s blaxploitation craze, "Blacula" launched a whole slew sequels and a long line of black horror movies.

naplesnews.com Stories JONATHAN FOERSTER 2009

I'm a real fan! "an antiques dealer exclaims after unwisely purchasing Dracula's effects in William Crain's blaxploitation classic" Blacula "(1972), starring William Marshall as Prince Mamuwalde, who stalks L.A. after being bitten in Transylvania.

A Bite in the Darkness 2010