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Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

ActingBorn November 23, 1887Died February 2, 1969 (age 81)Camberwell, London, England, UK

Biography

William Henry Pratt (November 23, 1887 – February 2, 1969), better known as Boris Karloff, 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!. Description above from the Wikipedia article Boris Karloff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2025Movie
2024
The Last Repair Shop

as The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2022Movie
2021Movie
2015Movie
2014
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

as Various roles (archive footage)

Movie
2013
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2007
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

as Himself (archive footage)

Movie
2007
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

as Cabman John Gray (archive footage)

Movie
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2006
Lugosi: The Dark Prince

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2006
Karloff: The Gentle Monster

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2006
Terror in the Tropics

as Mr. Wong (archive footage)

Movie
2003
The Mesmerist

as (archive footage)

Movie
2001
Heroes of Horror

as (archive footage)

Movie
2000Movie
2000Movie
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula

as The Monster (archive footage)

Movie
1998
Universal Horror

as (archive footage)

Movie
1996
The Universal Story

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1994Movie
1994Movie
1992
Dracula in the Movies

as (archive footage)

Movie
1991
Halloween Monster Bash

as Baron Von Leppe (archive footage)

Movie
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)

Movie
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.

Movie
1990Movie
1989
Transylvania Twist

as Man in Room (archive footage)

Movie
1988
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1987
Creepy Classics

as Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)

Movie
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

Movie
1983
The Horror of It All

as Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)

Movie
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1979
The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

Movie
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1974
Madhouse

as (archive footage)

Movie
1974Movie
1971
Alien Terror

as Prof. John Mayer

Movie
1971
Isle of the Snake People

as Carl van Molder / Damballah

Movie
1970
Hatchet for the Honeymoon

as Gorca (archive footage)

Movie
1970
McCloud

as Hjalmar Poelzig (archive footage) (uncredited)

TV
1968
Curse of the Crimson Altar

as Professor John Marsh

Movie
1968
The Name of the Game

as Mikhail Orlov

TV
1968
Targets

as Byron Orlok

Movie
1968
Fear Chamber

as Dr. Carl Mandel

Movie
1968
Macabre Serenade

as Matthias Morteval

Movie
1968
Cauldron of Blood

as Franz Badulescu

Movie
1968
The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1967
The Sorcerers

as Prof. Marcus Monserrat

Movie
1967
Mad Monster Party?

as Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)

Movie
1966
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

as Narrator / The Grinch (voice)

Movie
1966
The Venetian Affair

as Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud

Movie
1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

as Mother Muffin

TV
1966
The Daydreamer

as The Rat (voice)

Movie
1966Movie
1966
Doom of Dracula

as The Madman (archive footage)

Movie
1965
Die, Monster, Die!

as Nahum Witley

Movie
1965
The Wild Wild West

as Mr. Singh

TV
1964
Shindig!

as Self - Guest Host / Singer

TV
1964
Bikini Beach

as Art Dealer

Movie
1964
Today's Teens

as Narrator

Movie
1964
The Comedy of Terrors

as Amos Hinchley

Movie
1964
Horror!!!

as Self

Movie
1964
A Fool's World

as Narrator

Movie
1963
Black Sabbath

as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")

Movie
1963
The Terror

as Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe

Movie
1963
The Raven

as Dr. Scarabus

Movie
1962Movie
1962TV
1962
The Incredible Doktor Markesan

as Dr. Konrad Markesan

Movie
1962
Arsenic & Old Lace

as Jonathan Brewster

Movie
1962Movie
1961Movie
1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1960Movie
1960Movie
1960TV
1960
Thriller

as Clayton Mace

TV
1960
Thriller

as Self - Host

TV
1960
Thriller

as Dr. Thorne

TV
1960
Thriller

as Dr. Albert Farnham

TV
1960
Thriller

as Pop Jenkins / Col. Jackson Beauregard Finchess

TV
1960
Thriller

as Doktor Konrad Markesan

TV
1958
Corridors of Blood

as Dr. Thomas Bolton

Movie
1958
Heart of Darkness

as Mr. Kurtz

Movie
1958
Frankenstein 1970

as Baron Viktor von Frankenstein

Movie
1958
Grip of the Strangler

as James Rankin

Movie
1958
Jack the Ripper

as Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason

Movie
1958
Destination Nightmare

as Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs

Movie
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Narrator (voice) / Father Knickerbocker

TV
1958TV
1957
The Juggler of Our Lady

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1957
Suspicion

as Judge Winthrop Gelsey

TV
1957TV
1957
The Lark

as Bishop Cauchon

Movie
1957
Voodoo Island

as Phillip Knight

Movie
1956
Rendezvous in Black

as Ward Allen

Movie
1956
Colonel March of Scotland Yard

as Colonel March Of Scotland Yard

TV
1955TV
1955
A Connecticut Yankee

as King Arthur

Movie
1955
Sting of Death

as Mr. Mycroft

Movie
1955
Sabaka

as General Pollegar

Movie
1954
Climax!

as Dr. Philip Nestri

TV
1954
Climax!

as Vicar Tellworth

TV
1954
The Island Monster

as Don Gaetano

Movie
1953TV
1953Movie
1953Movie
1953
General Electric Theater

as Mr. Blue Ocean

TV
1953
General Electric Theater

as Henry E. Church

TV
1952
The Black Castle

as Dr. Meissen

Movie
1951TV
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Jonathan Brewster

TV
1951Movie
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Charles Brandon

TV
1951
The Red Skelton Show

as Professor Townsend

TV
1951TV
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Sir Arthur Strangeways

TV
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Montgomery Royle

TV
1950TV
1950TV
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents

as Bennett Kimball

TV
1949
Suspense

as Toff

TV
1949TV
1949
Suspense

as Bronson

TV
1949
Suspense

as Rasputin

TV
1948
Studio One

as Skaggs

TV
1948
Studio One

as Professor Koernig

TV
1948
Studio One

as King Arthur

TV
1948
Tap Roots

as Tishomingo

Movie
1947
Unconquered

as Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas

Movie
1947Movie
1947Movie
1947
Lured

as Charles van Druten

Movie
1946
Bedlam

as George Sims

Movie
1945
Isle of the Dead

as Gen. Nikolas Pherides

Movie
1945
The Body Snatcher

as John Gray

Movie
1944
The Mummy's Curse

as Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

Movie
1944
House of Frankenstein

as Dr. Gustav Niemann

Movie
1944
The Climax

as Dr. Friedrich Hohner

Movie
1942
The Boogie Man Will Get You

as Prof. Nathaniel Billings

Movie
1941
The Devil Commands

as Dr. Julian Blair

Movie
1940
You'll Find Out

as Judge Spencer Mainwaring

Movie
1940
The Ape

as Dr. Bernard Adrian

Movie
1940
The Mummy's Hand

as Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)

Movie
1940
Before I Hang

as Dr. John Garth

Movie
1940
Doomed to Die

as James Lee Wong

Movie
1940
The Man with Nine Lives

as Dr. Leon Kravaal

Movie
1940
Black Friday

as Dr. Ernest Sovac

Movie
1940
The Fatal Hour

as James Lee Wong

Movie
1939Movie
1939Movie
1939
The Man They Could Not Hang

as Dr. Henryk Savaard

Movie
1939
Mr. Wong in Chinatown

as Mr. James Lee Wong

Movie
1939
The Mystery of Mr. Wong

as James Lee Wong

Movie
1939
Son of Frankenstein

as The Monster

Movie
1939
Devil's Island

as Dr. Charles Gaudet

Movie
1938
Mr. Wong, Detective

as James Lee Wong

Movie
1938Movie
1937Movie
1937
West of Shanghai

as "General" Wu Yen Fang

Movie
1937
Night Key

as David Mallory

Movie
1937
Cinema Circus

as Himself

Movie
1936Movie
1936Movie
1936
Juggernaut

as Dr. Victor Sartorius

Movie
1936
The Walking Dead

as John Ellman

Movie
1936
The Invisible Ray

as Dr. Janos Rukh

Movie
1935
The Black Room

as Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman

Movie
1935
The Raven

as Edmond Bateman

Movie
1935Movie
1935
Bride of Frankenstein

as The Monster

Movie
1934
Gift of Gab

as Himself

Movie
1934
The Black Cat

as Hjalmar Poelzig

Movie
1934
The House of Rothschild

as Count Ledrantz

Movie
1934
The Lost Patrol

as Sanders

Movie
1934Movie
1933
The Ghoul

as Prof. Morlant

Movie
1932
The Mummy

as Imhotep / Ardath Bey

Movie
1932
Boo

as Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")

Movie
1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu

as Dr. Fu Manchu

Movie
1932Movie
1932
Skyscraper Souls

as Man Approaching Ticket Counter

Movie
1932
Night World

as 'Happy' MacDonald

Movie
1932
Scarface

as Gaffney

Movie
1932Movie
1932Movie
1932
Behind the Mask

as Jim Henderson

Movie
1932
Business and Pleasure

as Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph

Movie
1931
Frankenstein

as The Monster

Movie
1931Movie
1931
The Yellow Ticket

as Drunken Orderly

Movie
1931
The Mad Genius

as Fedor's Father (uncredited)

Movie
1931
Five Star Final

as T. Vernon Isopod

Movie
1931
Graft

as Terry

Movie
1931
I Like Your Nerve

as Luigi - Pacheco's Butler

Movie
1931
The Public Defender

as The Professor

Movie
1931
Smart Money

as Sport Williams

Movie
1931Movie
1931
The Vanishing Legion

as The Voice (voice)

Movie
1931
Cracked Nuts

as Boris - First Revolutionary

Movie
1931
King of the Wild

as Mustapha

Movie
1931Movie
1931
The Criminal Code

as Ned Galloway

Movie
1930
The Utah Kid

as Henchman Baxter

Movie
1930
The Sea Bat

as Corsican

Movie
1930
The Bad One

as Monsieur Gaston

Movie
1929
The Unholy Night

as Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)

Movie
1929
The King of the Kongo

as Scarface Macklin

Movie
1929
Behind That Curtain

as Beetham's Manservent

Movie
1929Movie
1929
Two Sisters

as Cecil

Movie
1929Movie
1929Movie
1929
Burning the Wind

as Pug Doran

Movie
1928
The Little Wild Girl

as Maurice Kent

Movie
1928Movie
1928
The Vanishing Rider

as The Villain

Movie
1928
Sharp Shooters

as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)

Movie
1927
The Love Mart

as Fleming

Movie
1927Movie
1927
Soft Cushions

as The Chief Conspirator

Movie
1927Movie
1927Movie
1927Movie
1927
Let It Rain

as Crook

Movie
1926
Old Ironsides

as Saracen Guard (uncredited)

Movie
1926
Flaming Fury

as Gaspard

Movie
1926
The Nickel-Hopper

as Dance Hall Masher

Movie
1926
The Eagle of the Sea

as Pirate (uncredited)

Movie
1926
Flames

as Blackie Blanchette

Movie
1926
The Golden Web

as Dave Sinclair

Movie
1926
The Bells

as The Mesmerist

Movie
1926
Her Honor, the Governor

as Snipe Collins

Movie
1926
The Man in the Saddle

as Robber (uncredited)

Movie
1926
The Greater Glory

as Scissors Grinder

Movie
1925
Without Mercy

as Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)

Movie
1925Movie
1925
Lady Robinhood

as Cabraza

Movie
1925Movie
1925
Forbidden Cargo

as Pietro Castillano

Movie
1924
Dynamite Dan

as Tony Garcia

Movie
1924
The Hellion

as The Outlaw

Movie
1924
The White Panther

as Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)

Movie
1923
The Prisoner

as Prince Kapolski

Movie
1922
Omar the Tentmaker

as Imam Mowaffak

Movie
1922Movie
1922
The Woman Conquers

as Raoul Maris

Movie
1922
The Man from Downing Street

as Maharajah Jehan

Movie
1922
The Infidel

as The Nabob

Movie
1922
Nan of the North

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Movie
1921
The Cave Girl

as Baptiste

Movie
1921
Cheated Hearts

as Nei Hamid

Movie
1921Movie
1921
The Hope Diamond Mystery

as Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar

Movie
1920
The Last of the Mohicans

as Indian (uncredited)

Movie
1920Movie
1920
The Deadlier Sex

as Jules Borney

Movie
1919
The Prince and Betty

as Undetermined Role

Movie
1919
His Majesty, the American

as Henchman in cloth cap

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 23, 1887
Day of DeathFebruary 2, 1969
Place of BirthCamberwell, London, England, UK
Popularity1.0