How ‘Nosferatu’ Made Count Orlok’s Arthritic Fingers, Prosthetic Penis and ‘Red as Hell’ Blood Pools Jazz Tangcay Wed, February 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM UTC ...

Bill Skarsgård’s transformation into the hideous-looking vampire Count Orlok for Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu” was an arduous process — with the end goal of making the Swedish actor ...

While Count Orlok originated in F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent German Expressionist film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, the character has been seen in multiple movies over the last century.

Yes, Mads Mikkelsen was initially considered for the role of Count Orlok in Eggers’ Nosferatu. Early on in the project, Eggers explored several casting choices including Mikkelsen, Willem Dafoe ...