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Boris Karloff

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.


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Born:
Nov 23, 1887 In East Dulwich, London, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
168
First Appeared:
In the movie The Lightning Raider 1919-01-02
Latest Project:
Movie A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02) 2013-08-14
Known For
Poster of The Old Dark House
Poster of The Vanishing Legion
Poster of The Nickel-Hopper
Filmography
Movie A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02) Self (archive footage) 2013-08-14
Movie He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce Self (archive footage) 2008-07-09
Movie Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman Self (archive footage) 2007-05-16
Movie Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire Himself (archive footage) 2007-10-24
Movie Terror in the Tropics Mr. Wong (archive footage) 2006-01-31
Movie Lugosi: The Dark Prince Self (archive footage) 2006-09-26
Movie The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster Self (archive footage) 2002-11-01
Movie Heroes of Horror (archive footage) 2001-01-01
Movie Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed Self (archive footage) 2000-08-29
Movie The American Nightmare Self 2000-09-11
Movie Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' Self (archive footage) 1999-01-01
Movie Universal Horror (archive footage) 1998-10-08
Movie Bride of Chucky Clips from 'Bride of Frankenstein' (archive footage) 1998-10-16
Movie In Search of Dr. Seuss (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) 1994-11-06
Movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition (voice - archive footage) 1994-11-19
Movie Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage) 1991-01-01
Movie Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (archive footage) 1990-06-04
Movie Transylvania Twist Man in Room 1989-10-01
Movie Horrible Horror Gruesome in 'Dick Tracey Meets Gruesome' 1986-01-01
Movie Terror in the Aisles The Monster (Archive Footage) 1984-10-26
Movie The Horror of It All Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage) 1983-02-23
Movie The Horror Show (archive footage) 1979-02-06
Movie Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Self (archive footage) 1975-08-06
Movie The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute Self (archive footage) 1974-02-20
Movie Madhouse (archive footage) 1974-05-22
Movie Isle of the Snake People Carl van Molder / Damballah 1971-03-01
Movie Alien Terror Prof. John Mayer 1971-04-01
Movie Hatchet for the Honeymoon Gorca (archive footage) 1970-06-02
Movie Cauldron of Blood Franz Badulescu 1970-02-16
Movie Macabre Serenade Matthias Morteval 1968-05-01
Movie The Movie Orgy Self (archive footage) 1968-01-01
Movie Fear Chamber Dr. Carl Mandel 1968-05-01
Movie Targets Byron Orlok 1968-08-15
Movie Curse of the Crimson Altar Professor John Marsh 1968-12-01
Movie Mad Monster Party? Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice) 1967-03-08
Movie The Venetian Affair Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud 1967-01-18
Movie The Sorcerers Prof. Marcus Monserrat 1967-06-25
Movie The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini The Corpse 1966-04-06
Movie The Daydreamer The Rat (voice) 1966-06-01
Series The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Unknown 1966-09-13
Movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Narrator / The Grinch (voice) 1966-12-18
Series The Wild Wild West Unknown 1965-09-17
Movie Hollywood My Home Town Self (archive footage) 1965-12-31
Movie Die, Monster, Die! Nahum Witley 1965-10-26
Movie A Fool's World Narrator 1964-01-01
Movie The Comedy of Terrors Amos Hinchley 1964-01-22
Movie Bikini Beach Art Dealer 1964-07-22
Movie The Terror Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe 1963-06-17
Movie The Raven Dr. Scarabus 1963-01-25
Movie Black Sabbath Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak") 1963-08-17
Movie Little Lost Robot Host 1962-07-07
Movie Days of Thrills and Laughter archive footage 1961-03-21
Series Thriller Host 1960-09-13
Movie Jack the Ripper Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason 1958-03-08
Series Shirley Temple's Storybook Unknown 1958-01-12
Movie Destination Nightmare Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs 1958-03-08
Movie Corridors of Blood Dr. Thomas Bolton 1958-12-01
Movie Frankenstein 1970 Baron Viktor von Frankenstein 1958-07-20
Movie Grip of the Strangler James Rankin 1958-05-11
Movie Voodoo Island Phillip Knight 1957-02-01
Movie The Juggler of Our Lady Narrator (voice) 1957-12-04
Series Colonel March of Scotland Yard 1956-02-22
Series Telephone Time Unknown 1956-04-08
Movie A Connecticut Yankee King Arthur 1955-03-12
Series This Is Your Life Unknown 1955-07-29
Movie The Island Monster Don Gaetano 1954-01-02
Movie Colonel March Investigates Colonel March 1953-07-01
Series General Electric Theater Unknown 1953-02-01
Movie Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde 1953-08-01
Movie A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court King Arthur 1952-05-19
Movie The Black Castle Dr. Meissen 1952-11-20
Series The Ernie Kovacs Show 1952-12-30
Movie The Strange Door Voltan 1951-06-21
Series Down You Go 1951-05-30
Series Hallmark Hall of Fame Unknown 1951-12-24
Series Robert Montgomery Presents Unknown 1950-01-30
Series Lux Video Theatre Unknown 1950-10-02
Series Suspense Unknown 1949-01-06
Movie The Emperor's Nightingale Narrator (English version) 1949-04-15
Movie Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff Swami Talpur 1949-08-22
Movie Tap Roots Tishomingo 1948-08-25
Series Studio One Unknown 1948-11-07
Movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Dr. Hugo Hollingshead 1947-09-01
Movie Lured Charles van Druten 1947-08-28
Movie Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome Gruesome 1947-09-26
Movie Unconquered Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas 1947-10-10
Movie Bedlam George Sims 1946-05-10
Movie The Body Snatcher John Gray 1945-05-25
Movie Isle of the Dead Gen. Nikolas Pherides 1945-09-01
Movie The Climax Dr. Friedrich Hohner 1944-10-20
Movie House of Frankenstein Dr. Gustav Niemann 1944-12-01
Movie The Mummy's Curse Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) 1944-12-22
Movie The Boogie Man Will Get You Prof. Nathaniel Billings 1942-10-22
Movie The Devil Commands Dr. Julian Blair 1941-02-03
Movie The Man with Nine Lives Dr. Leon Kravaal 1940-04-18
Movie The Fatal Hour James Lee Wong 1940-01-15
Movie Doomed to Die James Lee Wong 1940-08-12
Movie You'll Find Out Judge Spencer Mainwaring 1940-11-22
Movie Before I Hang Dr. John Garth 1940-09-17
Movie The Ape Dr. Bernard Adrian 1940-09-30
Movie The Mummy's Hand Kharis (archive footage / uncredited) 1940-09-20
Movie The Mystery of Mr. Wong James Lee Wong 1939-03-08
Movie Mr. Wong in Chinatown Mr. James Lee Wong 1939-08-01
Movie Son of Frankenstein The Monster 1939-01-13
Movie Devil's Island Dr. Charles Gaudet 1939-01-07
Movie Tower of London Mord 1939-11-17
Movie British Intelligence Valdar 1939-11-10
Movie The Man They Could Not Hang Dr. Henryk Savaard 1939-08-17
Movie The Invisible Menace Jevries 1938-01-11
Movie Mr. Wong, Detective James Lee Wong 1938-10-05
Movie Cinema Circus Himself 1937-01-27
Movie Night Key David Mallory 1937-04-18
Movie West of Shanghai Wu Yen Fang 1937-10-30
Movie Breakdowns of 1937 Self 1937-12-31
Movie The Walking Dead John Ellman 1936-03-01
Movie The Invisible Ray Dr. Janos Rukh 1936-01-20
Movie The Man Who Changed His Mind Dr. Laurience 1936-09-11
Movie Charlie Chan at the Opera Gravelle 1936-12-04
Movie Bride of Frankenstein The Monster 1935-04-20
Movie The Black Room Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman 1935-07-15
Movie The Raven Edmond Bateman 1935-07-08
Movie The Lost Patrol Sanders 1934-02-16
Movie The House of Rothschild Count Ledrantz 1934-04-07
Movie Gift of Gab Himself 1934-09-01
Movie The Ghoul Prof. Morlant 1933-08-01
Movie Behind the Mask Jim Henderson 1932-02-25
Movie The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood Boris Karloff 1932-03-27
Movie The Miracle Man Nikko 1932-04-01
Movie The Mummy Imhotep, alias Ardath Bey 1932-01-01
Movie Business and Pleasure Sheik Ali Ben Joseph (uncredited) 1932-02-24
Movie The Old Dark House Morgan 1932-10-20
Movie Boo Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein") 1932-12-01
Movie Skyscraper Souls Man Approaching Ticket Counter 1932-07-16
Movie Scarface Gaffney 1932-04-09
Movie Night World 'Happy' MacDonald 1932-05-04
Movie Cracked Nuts Boris - First Revolutionary 1931-04-18
Movie The Vanishing Legion The Voice (voice) 1931-06-01
Movie King of the Wild Mustapha 1931-03-01
Movie Tonight or Never Waiter 1931-01-04
Movie Smart Money Sport Williams 1931-06-11
Movie The Criminal Code Ned Galloway 1931-01-03
Movie I Like Your Nerve Luigi - Pacheco's Butler 1931-09-12
Movie The Yellow Ticket Drunken Orderly 1931-10-30
Movie The Guilty Generation Tony Ricca 1931-11-19
Movie The Mad Genius Fedor's Father (uncredited) 1931-09-30
Movie Graft Terry 1931-09-21
Movie The Public Defender The Professor 1931-08-01
Movie The Sea Bat Corsican 1930-07-05
Movie The Bad One Monsieur Gaston 1930-05-03
Movie The Utah Kid Henchman Baxter 1930-10-27
Movie The Phantom of the North Jules Gregg 1929-05-27
Movie Behind That Curtain Beetham's Manservent 1929-06-30
Movie The King of the Kongo Scarface Macklin 1929-08-29
Movie The Unholy Night Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited) 1929-09-13
Movie Sharp Shooters Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) 1928-01-15
Movie Two Arabian Knights Purser 1927-09-23
Movie Tarzan and the Golden Lion Owaza 1927-03-20
Movie The Phantom Buster Ramon 1927-08-13
Movie The Bells The Mesmerist 1926-07-29
Movie The Eagle of the Sea Pirate (uncredited) 1926-10-17
Movie Old Ironsides Saracen Guard (uncredited) 1926-12-06
Movie The Nickel-Hopper Dance Hall Masher 1926-12-04
Movie Dynamite Dan Tony Garcia 1924-10-02
Movie The Cave Girl Baptiste 1921-12-26
Movie The Deadlier Sex Jules Borney 1920-03-28
Movie The Last of the Mohicans Indian (uncredited) 1920-11-21
Movie The Lightning Raider 1919-01-02
Movie His Majesty, the American Henchman in cloth cap 1919-09-01
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