Boris Karloff
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1887-11-23
Day of Death
1969-02-02 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Camberwell, London, England, UK
Boris Karloff
Biography
Boris Karloff, whose real name was William Henry Pratt, was an English-born actor who emigrated to Canada in 1909. Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939). His popularity following Frankenstein was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or "Karloff the Uncanny". His best-known non-horror role is as the Grinch in the television special of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.
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Known For
Acting
(2024)
The Last Repair Shop
as The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2023)
The Dark Universe
as Frankenstein (archivo de imagen)
(2023)
The Dark Universe
as La Momia (archivo de imagen)
(2022)
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
as Self - Interviewee
(2021)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as Various roles (archive footage)
(2013)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
(2013)
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
as Self (archive footage)
(2012)
(2008)
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
as Himself (archive footage)
(2007)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
as Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
(2006)
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
as Self (archive footage)
(2006)
Terror in the Tropics
as Mr. Wong (archive footage)
(2006)
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
as Self (archive footage)
(2004)
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
as Dr. Bernard Adrian (archive footage)
(2004)
(2003)
The Mesmerist
as (archive footage)
(2002)
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
Heroes of Horror
as (archive footage)
(2000)
The American Nightmare
as Self
(2000)
The Many Faces of Dracula
as The Monster (archive footage)
(2000)
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
as Self (archive footage)
(1999)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Self (archive footage)
(1998)
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
(1996)
The Universal Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
as (voice - archive footage)
(1991)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)
(1991)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
(1990)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)
(1990)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
as Archival
(1989)
Transylvania Twist
as Man in Room (archive footage)
(1988)
(1987)
Creepy Classics
as Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
(1984)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
(1983)
The Horror of It All
as Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
(1982)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
(1980)
(1979)
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
(1975)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1974)
Madhouse
as (archive footage)
(1974)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)
(1971)
Isle of the Snake People
as Carl van Molder / Damballah
(1971)
Alien Terror
as Prof. John Mayer
(1970)
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
as Gorca (archive footage)
(1970)
Cauldron of Blood
as Franz Badulescu
(1968)
Curse of the Crimson Altar
as Professor John Marsh
(1968)
Targets
as Byron Orlok
(1968)
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
(1968)
Macabre Serenade
as Matthias Morteval
(1968)
Fear Chamber
as Dr. Carl Mandel
(1967)
Mad Monster Party?
as Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
(1967)
The Venetian Affair
as Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
(1967)
The Sorcerers
as Prof. Marcus Monserrat
(1966)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
as Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
(1966)
The Daydreamer
as The Rat (voice)
(1966)
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as The Corpse
(1966)
Doom of Dracula
as The Madman (archive footage)
(1965)
Die, Monster, Die!
as Nahum Witley
(1964)
Bikini Beach
as Art Dealer
(1964)
The Comedy of Terrors
as Amos Hinchley
(1964)
A Fool's World
as Narrator
(1964)
Today's Teens
as Narrator
(1964)
Horror!!!
as Self
(1963)
Black Sabbath
as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
(1963)
The Terror
as Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
(1963)
The Raven
as Dr. Scarabus
(1962)
Arsenic & Old Lace
as Jonathan Brewster
(1962)
(1962)
Little Lost Robot
as Host
(1962)
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
as Dr. Konrad Markesan
(1961)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
(1960)
The Fatal Impulse
as Self
(1958)
Frankenstein 1970
as Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
(1958)
Corridors of Blood
as Dr. Thomas Bolton
(1958)
Grip of the Strangler
as James Rankin
(1958)
Jack the Ripper
as Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason
(1958)
Heart of Darkness
as Mr. Kurtz
(1958)
Destination Nightmare
as Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
(1957)
The Lark
as Bishop Cauchon
(1957)
Voodoo Island
as Phillip Knight
(1957)
The Juggler of Our Lady
as Narrator (voice)
(1956)
Rendezvous in Black
as Ward Allen
(1955)
Sting of Death
as Mr. Mycroft
(1955)
Sabaka
as General Pollegar
(1955)
A Connecticut Yankee
as King Arthur
(1954)
The Island Monster
as Don Gaetano
(1953)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
(1953)
Colonel March Investigates
as Colonel March
(1952)
The Black Castle
as Dr. Meissen
(1951)
The Strange Door
as Voltan
(1949)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
as Swami Talpur
(1949)
The Emperor's Nightingale
as Narrator (English version)
(1948)
Tap Roots
as Tishomingo
(1947)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
(1947)
Lured
as Charles van Druten
(1947)
Unconquered
as Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
(1947)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Gruesome
(1946)
Bedlam
as George Sims
(1945)
The Body Snatcher
as John Gray
(1945)
Isle of the Dead
as Gen. Nikolas Pherides
(1944)
The Mummy's Curse
as Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
(1944)
House of Frankenstein
as Dr. Gustav Niemann
(1944)
The Climax
as Dr. Friedrich Hohner
(1942)
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
as Himself
(1942)
The Boogie Man Will Get You
as Prof. Nathaniel Billings
(1941)
The Devil Commands
as Dr. Julian Blair
(1941)
(1940)
The Fatal Hour
as James Lee Wong
(1940)
The Mummy's Hand
as Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
(1940)
The Man with Nine Lives
as Dr. Leon Kravaal
(1940)
Doomed to Die
as James Lee Wong
(1940)
The Ape
as Dr. Bernard Adrian
(1940)
Black Friday
as Dr. Ernest Sovac
(1940)
Before I Hang
as Dr. John Garth
(1940)
You'll Find Out
as Judge Spencer Mainwaring
(1939)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
as James Lee Wong
(1939)
Son of Frankenstein
as The Monster
(1939)
Tower of London
as Mord
(1939)
British Intelligence
as Valdar
(1939)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
as Mr. James Lee Wong
(1939)
The Man They Could Not Hang
as Dr. Henryk Savaard
(1939)
Devil's Island
as Dr. Charles Gaudet
(1938)
Mr. Wong, Detective
as James Lee Wong
(1938)
The Invisible Menace
as Jevries
(1937)
Night Key
as David Mallory
(1937)
West of Shanghai
as "General" Wu Yen Fang
(1937)
Breakdowns of 1937
as Self
(1937)
Cinema Circus
as Himself
(1936)
The Walking Dead
as John Ellman
(1936)
The Man Who Changed His Mind
as Dr. Laurence
(1936)
The Invisible Ray
as Dr. Janos Rukh
(1936)
Charlie Chan at the Opera
as Gravelle
(1936)
Juggernaut
as Dr. Victor Sartorius
(1935)
Bride of Frankenstein
as The Monster
(1935)
The Raven
as Edmond Bateman
(1935)
The Black Room
as Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
(1935)
Hollywood Hobbies
as Himself
(1934)
The Lost Patrol
as Sanders
(1934)
The Black Cat
as Hjalmar Poelzig
(1934)
The House of Rothschild
as Count Ledrantz
(1934)
Gift of Gab
as Himself
(1934)
Screen Snapshots No. 11
as Himself
(1933)
The Ghoul
as Prof. Morlant
(1932)
Scarface
as Gaffney
(1932)
The Mummy
as Imhotep, alias Ardath Bey
(1932)
The Old Dark House
as Morgan
(1932)
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Dr. Fu Manchu
(1932)
Skyscraper Souls
as Man Approaching Ticket Counter
(1932)
The Miracle Man
as Nikko
(1932)
Night World
as 'Happy' MacDonald
(1932)
Boo
as Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
(1932)
Behind the Mask
as Jim Henderson
(1932)
Business and Pleasure
as Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph
(1932)
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
as Boris Karloff
(1931)
Frankenstein
as The Monster
(1931)
Smart Money
as Sport Williams
(1931)
The Criminal Code
as Ned Galloway
(1931)
Five Star Final
as T. Vernon Isopod
(1931)
The Public Defender
as The Professor
(1931)
The Yellow Ticket
as Drunken Orderly
(1931)
The Vanishing Legion
as The Voice (voice)
(1931)
I Like Your Nerve
as Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
(1931)
The Mad Genius
as Fedor's Father (uncredited)
(1931)
Graft
as Terry
(1931)
King of the Wild
as Mustapha
(1931)
Tonight or Never
as Waiter
(1931)
Cracked Nuts
as Boris - First Revolutionary
(1931)
Young Donovan's Kid
as Cokey Joe
(1931)
The Guilty Generation
as Tony Ricca
(1930)
The Sea Bat
as Corsican
(1930)
The Utah Kid
as Henchman Baxter
(1930)
The Bad One
as Monsieur Gaston
(1929)
Behind That Curtain
as Beetham's Manservent
(1929)
The Unholy Night
as Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
(1929)
The Devil's Chaplain
as Boris
(1929)
Burning the Wind
as Pug Doran
(1929)
The Fatal Warning
as Mullins
(1929)
(1929)
The King of the Kongo
as Scarface Macklin
(1929)
Two Sisters
as Cecil
(1929)
The Phantom of the North
as Jules Gregg
(1928)
Sharp Shooters
as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
(1928)
The Little Wild Girl
as Maurice Kent
(1928)
Vultures of the Sea
as Grouchy
(1928)
The Vanishing Rider
as The Villain
(1927)
Two Arabian Knights
as Purser
(1927)
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
as Owaza
(1927)
The Love Mart
as Fleming
(1927)
The Princess from Hoboken
as Pavel
(1927)
The Phantom Buster
as Ramon
(1927)
Let It Rain
as Crook
(1927)
The Meddlin' Stranger
as Al Meggs
(1927)
Soft Cushions
as The Chief Conspirator
(1926)
Old Ironsides
as Saracen Guard (uncredited)
(1926)
The Bells
as The Mesmerist
(1926)
The Greater Glory
as Scissors Grinder
(1926)
The Man in the Saddle
as Robber (uncredited)
(1926)
The Nickel-Hopper
as Dance Hall Masher
(1926)
The Golden Web
as Dave Sinclair
(1926)
Flaming Fury
as Gaspard
(1926)
The Eagle of the Sea
as Pirate (uncredited)
(1926)
Her Honor, the Governor
as Snipe Collins
(1926)
Flames
as Blackie Blanchette
(1925)
The Prairie Wife
as Diego
(1925)
Without Mercy
as Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)
(1925)
Parisian Nights
as Pierre
(1925)
Forbidden Cargo
as Pietro Castillano
(1925)
(1925)
Lady Robinhood
as Cabraza
(1925)
(1924)
The White Panther
as Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)
(1924)
Dynamite Dan
as Tony Garcia
(1924)
(1924)
The Hellion
as The Outlaw
(1923)
The Prisoner
as Prince Kapolski
(1922)
Nan of the North
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
(1922)
The Man from Downing Street
as Maharajah Jehan
(1922)
Omar the Tentmaker
as Imam Mowaffak
(1922)
The Altar Stairs
as Hugo
(1922)
The Infidel
as The Nabob
(1922)
The Woman Conquers
as Raoul Maris
(1921)
Without Benefit of Clergy
as Ahmed Khan
(1921)
Cheated Hearts
as Nei Hamid
(1921)
The Cave Girl
as Baptiste
(1921)
The Hope Diamond Mystery
as Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar
(1920)
The Last of the Mohicans
as Indian (uncredited)
(1920)
The Deadlier Sex
as Jules Borney
(1920)
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
as Tavish
(1919)
(1919)
His Majesty, the American
as Henchman in cloth cap
(1919)
The Prince and Betty
as Undetermined Role
Crew
(1964)
Bikini Beach
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