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 (November 23, 1887 – February 2, 1969), 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)
(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)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
as Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
(2007)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
as Himself (archive footage)
(2006)
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
as Self (archive footage)
(2006)
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
as Self (archive footage)
(2006)
Terror in the Tropics
as Mr. Wong (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 Many Faces of Dracula
as The Monster (archive footage)
(2000)
The American Nightmare
as Self
(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)
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)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
as Archival
(1990)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)
(1989)
Transylvania Twist
as Man in Room (archive footage)
(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)
Targets
as Byron Orlok
(1968)
Curse of the Crimson Altar
as Professor John Marsh
(1968)
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
(1968)
Fear Chamber
as Dr. Carl Mandel
(1968)
Macabre Serenade
as Matthias Morteval
(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)
Horror!!!
as Self
(1964)
Today's Teens
as Narrator
(1963)
The Raven
as Dr. Scarabus
(1963)
Black Sabbath
as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
(1963)
The Terror
as Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
(1962)
(1962)
Arsenic & Old Lace
as Jonathan Brewster
(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)
Corridors of Blood
as Dr. Thomas Bolton
(1958)
Grip of the Strangler
as James Rankin
(1958)
Frankenstein 1970
as Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
(1958)
Heart of Darkness
as Mr. Kurtz
(1958)
Jack the Ripper
as Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason
(1958)
Destination Nightmare
as Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
(1957)
Voodoo Island
as Phillip Knight
(1957)
The Lark
as Bishop Cauchon
(1957)
The Juggler of Our Lady
as Narrator (voice)
(1955)
Sabaka
as General Pollegar
(1955)
A Connecticut Yankee
as King Arthur
(1955)
Sting of Death
as Mr. Mycroft
(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)
Unconquered
as Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
(1947)
Lured
as Charles van Druten
(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)
House of Frankenstein
as Dr. Gustav Niemann
(1944)
The Mummy's Curse
as Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
(1944)
The Climax
as Dr. Friedrich Hohner
(1942)
The Boogie Man Will Get You
as Prof. Nathaniel Billings
(1942)
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
as Himself
(1941)
The Devil Commands
as Dr. Julian Blair
(1941)
(1940)
The Fatal Hour
as James Lee Wong
(1940)
The Ape
as Dr. Bernard Adrian
(1940)
The Mummy's Hand
as Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
(1940)
Black Friday
as Dr. Ernest Sovac
(1940)
The Man with Nine Lives
as Dr. Leon Kravaal
(1940)
Before I Hang
as Dr. John Garth
(1940)
You'll Find Out
as Judge Spencer Mainwaring
(1940)
Doomed to Die
as James Lee Wong
(1939)
Son of Frankenstein
as The Monster
(1939)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
as James Lee Wong
(1939)
Devil's Island
as Dr. Charles Gaudet
(1939)
The Man They Could Not Hang
as Dr. Henryk Savaard
(1939)
Tower of London
as Mord
(1939)
British Intelligence
as Valdar
(1939)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
as Mr. James Lee Wong
(1938)
Mr. Wong, Detective
as James Lee Wong
(1938)
The Invisible Menace
as Jevries
(1937)
Night Key
as David Mallory
(1937)
Cinema Circus
as Himself
(1937)
Breakdowns of 1937
as Self
(1937)
West of Shanghai
as "General" Wu Yen Fang
(1936)
The Invisible Ray
as Dr. Janos Rukh
(1936)
The Walking Dead
as John Ellman
(1936)
The Man Who Changed His Mind
as Dr. Laurence
(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 Black Cat
as Hjalmar Poelzig
(1934)
The Lost Patrol
as Sanders
(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)
Boo
as Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
(1932)
Night World
as 'Happy' MacDonald
(1932)
The Miracle Man
as Nikko
(1932)
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
as Boris Karloff
(1932)
Business and Pleasure
as Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph
(1932)
Behind the Mask
as Jim Henderson
(1931)
Frankenstein
as The Monster
(1931)
Smart Money
as Sport Williams
(1931)
Five Star Final
as T. Vernon Isopod
(1931)
Tonight or Never
as Waiter
(1931)
I Like Your Nerve
as Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
(1931)
Cracked Nuts
as Boris - First Revolutionary
(1931)
The Yellow Ticket
as Drunken Orderly
(1931)
The Criminal Code
as Ned Galloway
(1931)
The Mad Genius
as Fedor's Father (uncredited)
(1931)
The Vanishing Legion
as The Voice (voice)
(1931)
Graft
as Terry
(1931)
The Guilty Generation
as Tony Ricca
(1931)
Young Donovan's Kid
as Cokey Joe
(1931)
The Public Defender
as The Professor
(1931)
King of the Wild
as Mustapha
(1930)
The Sea Bat
as Corsican
(1930)
The Utah Kid
as Henchman Baxter
(1930)
The Bad One
as Monsieur Gaston
(1929)
The Unholy Night
as Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
(1929)
Behind That Curtain
as Beetham's Manservent
(1929)
Burning the Wind
as Pug Doran
(1929)
(1929)
Two Sisters
as Cecil
(1929)
The Phantom of the North
as Jules Gregg
(1929)
The King of the Kongo
as Scarface Macklin
(1929)
The Fatal Warning
as Mullins
(1929)
The Devil's Chaplain
as Boris
(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)
Soft Cushions
as The Chief Conspirator
(1927)
Let It Rain
as Crook
(1927)
Two Arabian Knights
as Purser
(1927)
The Phantom Buster
as Ramon
(1927)
The Princess from Hoboken
as Pavel
(1927)
The Love Mart
as Fleming
(1927)
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
as Owaza
(1927)
The Meddlin' Stranger
as Al Meggs
(1926)
Old Ironsides
as Saracen Guard (uncredited)
(1926)
The Bells
as The Mesmerist
(1926)
The Nickel-Hopper
as Dance Hall Masher
(1926)
The Greater Glory
as Scissors Grinder
(1926)
The Man in the Saddle
as Robber (uncredited)
(1926)
The Golden Web
as Dave Sinclair
(1926)
Flames
as Blackie Blanchette
(1926)
Her Honor, the Governor
as Snipe Collins
(1926)
Flaming Fury
as Gaspard
(1926)
The Eagle of the Sea
as Pirate (uncredited)
(1925)
Without Mercy
as Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)
(1925)
The Prairie Wife
as Diego
(1925)
(1925)
Parisian Nights
as Pierre
(1925)
(1925)
Forbidden Cargo
as Pietro Castillano
(1925)
Lady Robinhood
as Cabraza
(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)
The Infidel
as The Nabob
(1922)
Omar the Tentmaker
as Imam Mowaffak
(1922)
The Man from Downing Street
as Maharajah Jehan
(1922)
Nan of the North
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
(1922)
The Woman Conquers
as Raoul Maris
(1922)
The Altar Stairs
as Hugo
(1921)
The Hope Diamond Mystery
as Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar
(1921)
Cheated Hearts
as Nei Hamid
(1921)
Without Benefit of Clergy
as Ahmed Khan
(1921)
The Cave Girl
as Baptiste
(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)
The Prince and Betty
as Undetermined Role
(1919)
His Majesty, the American
as Henchman in cloth cap
Crew
(1964)
Bikini Beach
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