Visaroff was born in Moscow, Russian Empire. He was a graduate of the Russian Principal Dramatic School. Visaroff started his career on stage: In July 1922, Visaroff came to the United States with a group from the
Kamerny Theatre in Moscow. With a 14-week leave of absence from Russia, the group planned to present 12 plays, each lasting one week, in a Broadway theater. He eventually made the transition to film, appearing in more than 110 films between 1925 and 1952. He was best known for his
uncredited appearance in an early scene of
Dracula (1931) as the nervous
Hungarian innkeeper who, as Renfield is traveling to meet the Count, warns him about the actual existence of
vampires. ==Personal life==