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Anthony Higgins
★ Acting

Anthony Higgins

Born 1947 · Northampton, England · Active 1951–2014

Born in 1947, Anthony Higgins is an English actor known for his work in cult horror films. He appears as the enigmatic character in Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), which explores the dark allure of vampirism. Higgins further solidified his place in the genre with his role in Vampire Circus (1972), a film that blends eroticism with supernatural themes. His performances in Flavia, the Heretic (1974) and The Bride (1985) continue to resonate within the realm of exploitation cinema, marking him as a notable figure in the landscape of cult films.

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Taste the Blood of Dracula

Taste the Blood of Dracula

1970 ★ 6.1
as Paul Paxton

Three elderly distinguished gentlemen are searching for some excitement in their boring borgoueis lives and gets in contact with one of count Dracula's servants. In a nightly ceremony they restore the count back to life. The three men killed Dracula's servant and as a revenge, the count makes sure that the gentlemen are killed one by one by their own sons.

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Filmography

73 credits
2010s 6 credits
2014
United Passions as Lord Kinnaird
Movie ★ 3.5
2013
The Curse of Edgar as Clyde Tolson
Movie ★ 7.2
2012
Bel Ami as Comte de Vaudrec
Movie ★ 5.3
2011
Zen as Eduardo Guerchini
TV ★ 7.1
2011
TV ★ 6.3
2010
Movie ★ 5.3
2000s 9 credits
2009
TV ★ 7.0
2007
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon as General Dugommier
Movie
2007
TV ★ 7.6
2006
Chromophobia as Geoffrey Wharton
Movie ★ 5.2
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple as Count Ludwig Von Stainach
TV ★ 7.8
2003
TV ★ 6.4
2002
TV ★ 7.2
2001
TV ★ 6.8
2000
Deeply as Adm. Griggs
Movie ★ 6.3
1990s 15 credits
1998
TV ★ 3.3
1997
Movie ★ 6.0
1997
Trial & Retribution as Karl Wilding
TV ★ 6.8
1996
Movie ★ 5.1
1996
Moses as Korah
TV ★ 6.9
1994
Nostradamus as King Henry II
Movie ★ 5.8
1993
For Love or Money as Christian Hanover
Movie ★ 6.2
1993
Sweet Killing as Adam Crosse
Movie ★ 4.7
1993
Sherlock Holmes Returns as Sherlock Holmes
Movie ★ 7.4
1993
Peak Practice as Paul Redman
TV ★ 6.5
1992
The Bridge as Reginald Heatherington
Movie ★ 4.5
1992
Movie ★ 9.0
1991
One Against the Wind as SS Capt. Herman Gruber
Movie ★ 7.1
1991
The Strauss Dynasty as Johann Strauss (Vater)
Movie ★ 8.4
1991
The Strauss Dynasty as Johann Strauß Sr.
TV
1980s 21 credits
1989
Darlings of the Gods as Laurence Olivier
TV ★ 7.0
1987
The Shutter Falls as Alexander Watson
Movie ★ 9.0
1987
TV ★ 6.7
1986
Max My Love as Peter
Movie ★ 5.7
1986
Caprice as Douglas Furbanks
Movie ★ 6.2
1986
Movie ★ 8.0
1986
ScreenPlay as Alexander Watson
TV ★ 6.0
1985
Young Sherlock Holmes as Professor Rathe
Movie ★ 6.7
1985
Lace 2 as King Abdullah of Sydon
Movie
1985
The Bride as Clerval
Movie ★ 5.4
1985
Lace II as King Abdullah of Sydon
TV ★ 6.1
1984
Movie ★ 5.2
1984
Movie ★ 4.8
1984
Lace as Prince Abdullah
TV ★ 7.2
1983
TV ★ 7.0
1982
Movie ★ 7.1
1982
Aliens as Oscar
Movie
1981
Movie ★ 7.9
1981
Quartet as Stephan Zelli
Movie ★ 5.8
1981
Movie
1980
TV ★ 6.8
1970s 13 credits
1979
TV ★ 6.8
1978
Danton's Death as Camille
Movie ★ 9.0
1978
The Sandbaggers as Dehousse
TV ★ 8.3
1977
The Eagle of the Ninth as Marcus Flavius Aquila
TV ★ 8.0
1976
Voyage of the Damned as Seaman Heinz Berg
Movie ★ 6.0
1974
Movie ★ 5.9
1972
Movie ★ 5.9
1972
The Creditors as Adolph
Movie ★ 4.0
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as William Hazeldene
TV ★ 7.5
1970
Movie ★ 6.1
1970
Something for Everyone as Helmuth von Ornstein
Movie ★ 6.5
1970
TV ★ 4.1
1970
TV ★ 6.6
1960s 7 credits
1969
Movie ★ 7.0
1969
A Walk with Love and Death as Robert of Loris
Movie ★ 6.1
1969
Hadleigh as Gregory Baker
TV ★ 7.8
1967
ITV Playhouse as Andrei Platonov
TV ★ 7.0
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Sir William Davison
TV ★ 5.3
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Camille Desmoulins
TV ★ 5.3
1964
TV ★ 5.2
1950s 2 credits
1956
TV ★ 6.0
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Herman Gruber
TV ★ 8.8