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Boris Karloff
Born · November 23, 1887
Died · February 2, 1969 (81 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Camberwell, London, England, UK
Bio
Boris Karloff (23 November 1887 – 2 February 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!. Description above from the Wikipedia article Boris Karloff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Last Repair Shop
The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.4
2024
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee
10.0
2022
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2021
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self (archive footage)
4.0
2021
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
Self (archive footage)
10.0
2015
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Various roles (archive footage)
7.5
2014
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2013
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
5.5
2013
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
10.0
2012
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
Self (archive footage)
9.0
2008
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Himself (archive footage)
6.3
2007
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
8.0
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
9.0
2007
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2006
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2006
Terror in the Tropics
Mr. Wong (archive footage)
0.0
2006
Bones
Imhotep (archive footage) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
8.2
2005
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
Dr. Bernard Adrian (archive footage)
4.6
2004
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
0.0
2004
The Mesmerist
(archive footage)
8.0
2003
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Self (archive footage)
7.9
2002
Heroes of Horror
(archive footage)
9.0
2001
The American Nightmare
Self
6.9
2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Monster (archive footage)
5.0
2000
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self (archive footage)
6.9
1999
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
7.2
1998
The Universal Story
Self (archive footage)
7.7
1996
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
(voice - archive footage)
8.1
1994
In Search of Dr. Seuss
(voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.8
1994
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)
10.0
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
5.7
1991
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
9.0
1990
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
Archival
0.0
1990
Transylvania Twist
Man in Room (archive footage)
5.1
1989
Creepy Classics
Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
6.3
1987
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
10.0
1984
The Horror of It All
Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
8.0
1983
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1982
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
0.0
1980
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
6.0
1979
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
5.7
1975
Madhouse
(archive footage)
6.1
1974
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
7.7
1974
Alien Terror
Prof. John Mayer
3.6
1971
Isle of the Snake People
Carl van Molder / Damballah
3.1
1971
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
Gorca (archive footage)
6.5
1970
Cauldron of Blood
Franz Badulescu
4.3
1970
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Professor John Marsh
5.3
1968
The Name of the Game
Mikhail Orlov · (1 episode)
6.8
1968
Targets
Byron Orlok
7.0
1968
Fear Chamber
Dr. Carl Mandel
4.5
1968
Macabre Serenade
Matthias Morteval
4.2
1968
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
6.2
1968
The Sorcerers
Prof. Marcus Monserrat
6.2
1967
Mad Monster Party?
Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
6.5
1967
The Venetian Affair
Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
4.7
1967
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
7.5
1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
(1 episode)
6.6
1966
The Daydreamer
The Rat (voice)
4.8
1966
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
The Corpse
5.0
1966
Doom of Dracula
The Madman
0.0
1966
Die, Monster, Die!
Nahum Witley
5.6
1965
The Wild Wild West
(1 episode)
7.6
1965
The Son of Frankenstein
The Monster (archive footage)
0.0
1965
Shindig!
Self - Guest Host / Singer · (1 episode)
6.2
1964
Bikini Beach
Art Dealer
5.7
1964
Today's Teens
Narrator
0.0
1964
The Comedy of Terrors
Amos Hinchley
6.4
1964
Horror!!!
Self
1.0
1964
A Fool's World
Narrator
2.7
1964
Black Sabbath
Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
7.2
1963
The Terror
Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
5.1
1963
The Raven
Dr. Scarabus
6.3
1963
Little Lost Robot
Host
7.0
1962
Out of This World
(14 episodes)
4.3
1962
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
Dr. Konrad Markesan
7.0
1962
Arsenic & Old Lace
Jonathan Brewster
6.5
1962
The Storm
0.0
1962
The Return of Andrew Bentley
Host
0.0
1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
5.5
1961
The Fatal Impulse
Self
0.0
1960
Route 66
(1 episode)
6.4
1960
Thriller
Clayton Mace · (1 episode)
6.4
1960
Thriller
Self - Host · (67 episodes)
6.4
1960
Thriller
Dr. Thorne · (1 episode)
6.4
1960
Thriller
Dr. Albert Farnham · (1 episode)
6.4
1960
Thriller
Pop Jenkins / Col. Jackson Beauregard Finchess · (1 episode)
6.4
1960
Thriller
Doktor Konrad Markesan · (1 episode)
6.4
1960
Corridors of Blood
Dr. Thomas Bolton
6.1
1958
Heart of Darkness
Mr. Kurtz
0.0
1958
Frankenstein 1970
Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
5.3
1958
Grip of the Strangler
James Rankin
5.9
1958
Destination Nightmare
Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
5.5
1958
Jack the Ripper
Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason
6.0
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Narrator (voice) / Father Knickerbocker · (1 episode)
5.8
1958
The Veil
(9 episodes)
7.6
1958
The Juggler of Our Lady
Narrator (voice)
6.5
1957
Suspicion
Judge Winthrop Gelsey · (1 episode)
5.9
1957
DuPont Show of the Month
(1 episode)
6.7
1957
The Lux Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1957
The Lark
Bishop Cauchon
0.0
1957
Voodoo Island
Phillip Knight
4.4
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (2 episodes)
5.3
1956
The Rosemary Clooney Show
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1956
Telephone Time
(1 episode)
6.3
1956
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Colonel March Of Scotland Yard · (26 episodes)
7.3
1956
This Is Your Life
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
1955
A Connecticut Yankee
King Arthur
4.0
1955
The Sting of Death
Mr. Mycroft
0.0
1955
Sabaka
General Pollegar
4.1
1955
Climax!
Dr. Philip Nestri · (1 episode)
3.0
1954
Climax!
Vicar Tellworth · (1 episode)
3.0
1954
The George Gobel Show
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1954
The Island Monster
Don Gaetano
3.0
1954
The United States Steel Hour
George Redford · (1 episode)
5.8
1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
6.3
1953
Colonel March Investigates
Colonel March
6.0
1953
General Electric Theater
Mr. Blue Ocean · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
General Electric Theater
Henry E. Church · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
The Black Castle
Dr. Meissen
6.5
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Cauchon · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jonathan Brewster · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Charles Brandon · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
The Red Skelton Show
Professor Townsend (Spy) · (1 episode)
7.4
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
(2 episodes)
6.0
1951
The Strange Door
Voltan
6.1
1951
Down You Go
Self · (7 episodes)
0.0
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Sir Arthur Strangeways · (1 episode)
6.0
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Montgomery Royle · (1 episode)
6.0
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Larkin · (1 episode)
6.0
1950
What's My Line?
Self · (1 episode)
6.7
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Bennett Kimball · (1 episode)
5.2
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
(1 episode)
5.2
1950
Starring Boris Karloff
(13 episodes)
0.0
1949
Lights Out
(1 episode)
5.3
1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Swami Talpur
6.5
1949
The Emperor's Nightingale
Narrator (English version)
5.3
1949
Suspense
Toff · (1 episode)
4.6
1949
Suspense
(3 episodes)
4.6
1949
Suspense
Bronson · (1 episode)
4.6
1949
Suspense
Rasputin · (1 episode)
4.6
1949
Studio One
Skaggs · (1 episode)
4.7
1948
Studio One
Professor Koernig · (1 episode)
4.7
1948
Studio One
King Arthur · (1 episode)
4.7
1948
Tap Roots
Tishomingo
6.4
1948
Unconquered
Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
6.2
1947
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Gruesome
5.4
1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
6.7
1947
Lured
Charles van Druten
6.3
1947
Bedlam
George Sims
6.5
1946
Isle of the Dead
Gen. Nikolas Pherides
6.0
1945
The Body Snatcher
John Gray
7.0
1945
The Mummy's Curse
Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
5.5
1944
House of Frankenstein
Dr. Gustav Niemann
6.0
1944
The Climax
Dr. Friedrich Hohner
5.4
1944
The Boogie Man Will Get You
Prof. Nathaniel Billings
6.3
1942
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Himself
6.0
1942
The Devil Commands
Dr. Julian Blair
6.1
1941
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
Self
0.0
1941
You'll Find Out
Judge Spencer Mainwaring
5.4
1940
The Ape
Dr. Bernard Adrian
4.9
1940
The Mummy's Hand
Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
5.7
1940
Before I Hang
Dr. John Garth
6.2
1940
Doomed to Die
James Lee Wong
5.8
1940
The Man with Nine Lives
Dr. Leon Kravaal
6.2
1940
Black Friday
Dr. Ernest Sovac
6.0
1940
The Fatal Hour
James Lee Wong
6.0
1940
Tower of London
Mord
5.9
1939
British Intelligence
Valdar
6.0
1939
The Man They Could Not Hang
Dr. Henryk Savaard
6.6
1939
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. James Lee Wong
5.4
1939
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
James Lee Wong
6.0
1939
Son of Frankenstein
The Monster
6.7
1939
Devil's Island
Dr. Charles Gaudet
5.4
1939
Mr. Wong, Detective
James Lee Wong
5.5
1938
The Invisible Menace
Jevries
4.1
1938
Breakdowns of 1937
Self
6.0
1937
West of Shanghai
"General" Wu Yen Fang
5.4
1937
Night Key
David Mallory
6.2
1937
Cinema Circus
Himself
0.0
1937
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Gravelle
6.7
1936
The Man Who Changed His Mind
Dr. Laurience
6.1
1936
Juggernaut
Dr. Victor Sartorius
4.2
1936
The Walking Dead
John Ellman
6.2
1936
The Invisible Ray
Dr. Janos Rukh
6.3
1936
The Black Room
Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
6.4
1935
The Raven
Edmond Bateman
6.5
1935
Hollywood Hobbies
Himself
6.0
1935
Bride of Frankenstein
The Monster
7.5
1935
Gift of Gab
Himself
1.0
1934
The Black Cat
Hjalmar Poelzig
6.7
1934
The House of Rothschild
Count Ledrantz
6.2
1934
The Lost Patrol
Sanders
6.5
1934
Screen Snapshots No. 11
Himself
0.0
1934
The Ghoul
Prof. Morlant
5.4
1933
The Mummy
Imhotep, alias Ardath Bey
6.7
1932
Boo
Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
5.1
1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu
5.5
1932
The Old Dark House
Morgan
6.7
1932
Skyscraper Souls
Man Approaching Ticket Counter
5.6
1932
Night World
'Happy' MacDonald
6.7
1932
Scarface
Gaffney
7.5
1932
The Miracle Man
Nikko
5.7
1932
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Boris Karloff
0.0
1932
Behind the Mask
Jim Henderson
5.8
1932
Business and Pleasure
Sheik Ali Ben Joseph (uncredited)
4.0
1932
Frankenstein
The Monster
7.5
1931
The Guilty Generation
Tony Ricca
6.0
1931
The Yellow Ticket
Drunken Orderly
5.0
1931
The Mad Genius
Fedor's Father (uncredited)
6.3
1931
Five Star Final
T. Vernon Isopod
6.6
1931
Graft
Terry
4.5
1931
I Like Your Nerve
Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
5.7
1931
The Public Defender
The Professor
6.0
1931
Smart Money
Sport Williams
6.9
1931
Young Donovan's Kid
Cokey Joe
0.0
1931
The Vanishing Legion
The Voice (voice)
9.0
1931
Cracked Nuts
Boris - First Revolutionary
7.0
1931
King of the Wild
Mustapha
3.2
1931
Tonight or Never
Waiter
6.2
1931
The Criminal Code
Ned Galloway
6.1
1931
The Utah Kid
Henchman Baxter
0.0
1930
The Sea Bat
Corsican
4.6
1930
The Bad One
Monsieur Gaston
6.0
1930
The Unholy Night
Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
5.3
1929
The King of the Kongo
Scarface Macklin
7.0
1929
Behind That Curtain
Beetham's Manservent
3.9
1929
The Phantom of the North
Jules Gregg
0.0
1929
Anne Against the World
0.0
1929
Two Sisters
Cecil
6.0
1929
The Devil's Chaplain
Boris
0.0
1929
The Fatal Warning
Mullins
3.0
1929
Burning the Wind
Pug Doran
0.0
1929
The Little Wild Girl
Maurice Kent
0.0
1928
Vultures of the Sea
Grouchy
0.0
1928
The Vanishing Rider
The Villain
0.0
1928
Sharp Shooters
Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
0.0
1928
The Love Mart
Fleming
0.0
1927
Two Arabian Knights
Purser
6.0
1927
Soft Cushions
The Chief Conspirator
0.0
1927
The Phantom Buster
Ramon
0.0
1927
The Meddlin' Stranger
Al Meggs
0.0
1927
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
Owaza
4.9
1927
The Princess from Hoboken
Pavel
0.0
1927
Let It Rain
Crook
0.0
1927
Old Ironsides
Saracen Guard (uncredited)
6.0
1926
Flaming Fury
Gaspard
0.0
1926
The Nickel-Hopper
Dance Hall Masher
7.0
1926
The Eagle of the Sea
Pirate (uncredited)
0.0
1926
Flames
Blackie Blanchette
0.0
1926
The Golden Web
Dave Sinclair
0.0
1926
The Bells
The Mesmerist
6.2
1926
Her Honor, the Governor
Snipe Collins
0.0
1926
The Man in the Saddle
Robber (uncredited)
0.0
1926
The Greater Glory
Scissors Grinder
0.0
1926
Without Mercy
Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)
0.0
1925
Parisian Nights
Pierre
1.0
1925
Never the Twain Shall Meet
6.0
1925
Perils of the Wild
0.0
1925
Lady Robinhood
Cabraza
0.0
1925
The Prairie Wife
Diego
0.0
1925
Forbidden Cargo
Pietro Castillano
0.0
1925
Dynamite Dan
Tony Garcia
5.0
1924
Riders of the Plains
0.0
1924
The Hellion
The Outlaw
0.0
1924
The White Panther
Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)
0.0
1924
The Prisoner
Prince Kapolski
0.0
1923
Omar the Tentmaker
Imam Mowaffak
0.0
1922
The Altar Stairs
Hugo
0.0
1922
The Woman Conquers
Raoul Maris
0.0
1922
The Man from Downing Street
Maharajah Jehan
0.0
1922
The Infidel
The Nabob
0.0
1922
Nan of the North
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
0.0
1922
The Cave Girl
Baptiste
0.0
1921
Cheated Hearts
Nei Hamid
0.0
1921
Without Benefit of Clergy
Ahmed Khan
0.0
1921
The Hope Diamond Mystery
Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar
0.0
1921
The Last of the Mohicans
Indian (uncredited)
6.4
1920
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
Tavish
0.0
1920
The Deadlier Sex
Jules Borney
5.0
1920
The Prince and Betty
Undetermined Role
7.5
1919
His Majesty, the American
Henchman in cloth cap
5.8
1919
The Lightning Raider
0.0
1919