Actor, Writer. He was best known for playing the character roles of passengers, sailors, and spies, usually in horror films, comedy films, and crime films, but some were uncredited. He will be best remembered for playing a 'Coach Passenger' in the classic fantasy horror film drama, "Dracula" (1931). The film which was directed by Tod Browning and Karl Freund, which was written by Bram Stoker, which was adapted from the play for the screen by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, and which also starred Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Manners, Dwight Fry, Herbert Bunston, and Edward Van Sloan, tells the story of a Transylvanian vampire named Count Dracula who bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a creepy London, England, estate where he sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night. He was born in Budapest, Hungary, on July 18, 1900, was educated locally, and also served as an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. Following his education and military service, he eventually pursued an acting career in his native country and was an actor and director with the Budapest Comedy Theater in Budapest, Hungary, before moving to the United States to further his career. He arrived in Hollywood, California, in 1928, and became a talent scout and a production assistant with the First National Studios in Burbank, California, and would occasionally travel to pre-war Europe in search of properties for the studio. He appeared on Broadway in New York City, New York, in the stage production of the play, as 'Lajo' in "Nowhere Bound (January 22, 1935, to February 1935). He made his actual film debut playing the role of 'Steiger Flórián' in the film, "A csodadoktor" (1926). The film which was directed by Béla Gaál, and also starred Márton Rátkai, Peggy Norman, Ferenc Vendrey, Giza Báthory, and Piroska Vaszary. Besides, playing the role of 'Steiger Flórián' in the film, "A csodadoktor" (1926), and playing a 'Coach Passenger' in the classic fantasy horror film drama, "Dracula" (1931), his many other film credits include, "Átok vára" (1927), "Yellow Lily" (1928), "Night Watch" (1928), "Adoration" (1928), "The Bridge" (1929), "Playing Around" (1930), "Such Men Are Dangerous" (1930), "Little Caesar" (1931), "Those High Grey Walls" (1939), "The Lady In Question" (1940), and "They Dare Not Love" (1941)." His last role was playing a 'Hungarian Father' in the comedy romance film, "New York Town" (1941). The film which was directed by Charles Vidor, which was written for the screen by Jo Swerling, Lewis Meltzer, and Preston Sturges, and which also starred Fred MacMurray, Mary Martin, and Robert Preston, tells the story of Victor Ballard who is a poor but happy-go-lucky New York City, New York, sidewalk photographer who shares a studio apartment with a painter from Poland, named Stefan Janowski. When Victor Ballard shoots a photo of Alexandra Curtis, he realizes she is desperate and in need of a friend who can guide her through the ways and means of surviving in Manhattan, New York, with no money. He retired from acting shortly thereafter. During his acting career, he also used the name Nick Bela and Miklós Béla. Besides acting, he also worked as a freelance writer after moving to New York City, New York, in 1943. As a writer, his works include three anthologies which were considered, 'The Best One Act Plays of 1945, of 1946, and of 1947.' They include, "Silver Nails," "Skeletons," and "Suffer Little Children." He also wrote a musical comedy based on Washington Irving's work, "Sleepy Hollow," which closed after just two weeks at the St. James Theatre in New York City, New York, in June of 1948, and a three-act play, "John Peter Zenger" (1948), which was cited in a fellowship awarded to him by the National Theater Conference, and the play, "Fireweed" (1950), which was produced in London, England, where it was described by a heartless critic as failing, "to grip the audience." On an interesting note, he was also an actor and a writer who related to the House Committee on Un-American Activities in December of 1954, his experiences as a member of the Communist Party in Hollywood, California, from 1937 to 1943, and that he knew of a company that had distributed films that promoted the Communist cause, but there is no record of his testimony that led to any criminal proceedings. He became a Naturalized United States Citizen in 1937, and was also drafted while living in the United States during World War II, but he never served. He passed away after collapsing from a sudden heart attack while out walking on Eighth Avenue and West 54th Street near his home in New York City, New York, on November 18, 1963, at the age of 63. He was buried as Nicholas F. Bela in Pine Hill Cemetery in Falconer, New York. He was married to Catherine Davis Bela (1908-1996), in North Harmony, New York, from June 20, 1936, until they divorced sometime in 1947. The couple had two children together, Nicholas and Alfred.