BORIS KARLOFF
Boris Karloff
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: November 23, 1887
Deathday: February 2, 1969
Place of Birth: Camberwell, London, England, UK
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!.
Filmography
Starring
2024·
The Last Repair ShopThe Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023·
The Dark UniverseLa Momia (archivo de imagen), Frankenstein (archivo de imagen)
Self - Interviewee
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Various roles (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
Himself (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Mr. Wong (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2005·
BonesImhotep (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dr. Bernard Adrian (archive footage)
2003·
The Mesmerist(archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2001·
Heroes of Horror(archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
The Monster (archive footage)
Self
Self (archive footage)
1998·
Universal Horror(archive footage)
1996·
The Universal StorySelf (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
(voice - archive footage)
The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)
(archive footage)
Archival
1989·
Transylvania TwistMan in Room (archive footage)
1987·
Creepy ClassicsDr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
(archive footage)
1983·
The Horror of It AllFrankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
1979·
The Horror Show(archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
1974·
Madhouse(archive footage)
Carl van Molder / Damballah
1971·
Alien TerrorProf. John Mayer
Gorca (archive footage)
1970·
Cauldron of BloodFranz Badulescu
1968·
The Name of the GameMikhail Orlov
1968·
TargetsByron Orlok
1968·
Macabre SerenadeMatthias Morteval
1968·
Fear ChamberDr. Carl Mandel
Professor John Marsh
1968·
The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)
1967·
The Venetian AffairDr. Pierre Vaugiroud
1967·
The SorcerersProf. Marcus Monserrat
1967·
Mad Monster Party?Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
Mother Muffin
1966·
Doom of DraculaThe Madman (archive footage)
1966·
The DaydreamerThe Rat (voice)
The Corpse
Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
1965·
The Wild Wild WestMr. Singh
1965·
Die, Monster, Die!Nahum Witley
1964·
Shindig!Self - Guest Host / Singer
1964·
Horror!!!Self
1964·
Today's TeensNarrator
1964·
Bikini BeachArt Dealer
1964·
A Fool's WorldNarrator
Amos Hinchley
1963·
The RavenDr. Scarabus
1963·
Black SabbathGorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
1963·
The TerrorBaron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
1962·
Out of This World1962·
The StormDr. Konrad Markesan
1962·
Arsenic & Old LaceJonathan Brewster
1962·
Little Lost RobotHost
Self (archive footage)
1960·
ThrillerDoktor Konrad Markesan, Pop Jenkins / Col. Jackson Beauregard Finchess, Dr. Albert Farnham, Dr. Thorne, Self - Host, Clayton Mace
1960·
Route 661960·
The Fatal ImpulseSelf
Narrator (voice) / Father Knickerbocker
1958·
The Veil1958·
Heart of DarknessMr. Kurtz
1958·
Jack the RipperHost / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason
Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
James Rankin
1958·
Corridors of BloodDr. Thomas Bolton
1958·
Frankenstein 1970Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
1957·
The Lux ShowSelf
1957·
SuspicionJudge Winthrop Gelsey
Narrator (voice)
1957·
The LarkBishop Cauchon
1957·
Voodoo IslandPhillip Knight
1956·
Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee
Self
1956·
Telephone TimeColonel March Of Scotland Yard
Self
1956·
Rendezvous in BlackWard Allen
1955·
This Is Your LifeSelf
1955·
SabakaGeneral Pollegar
1955·
A Connecticut YankeeKing Arthur
1955·
Sting of DeathMr. Mycroft
1954·
Climax!Vicar Tellworth, Dr. Philip Nestri
Self
1954·
The Island MonsterDon Gaetano
George Redford
Henry E. Church, Mr. Blue Ocean
Colonel March
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
1952·
The Black CastleDr. Meissen
1951·
The Red Skelton ShowProfessor Townsend (Spy)
Jonathan Brewster, Cauchon
1951·
Tales of Tomorrow1951·
Down You GoSelf
Charles Brandon
1951·
The Strange DoorVoltan
1950·
What's My Line?Self
Bennett Kimball
1950·
Lux Video TheatreLarkin, Montgomery Royle, Sir Arthur Strangeways
1949·
SuspenseRasputin, Bronson, Toff
1949·
Lights OutSwami Talpur
Narrator (English version)
1948·
Studio OneKing Arthur, Professor Koernig, Skaggs
1948·
Tap RootsTishomingo
1947·
UnconqueredGuyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
Gruesome
Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
1947·
LuredCharles van Druten
1946·
BedlamGeorge Sims
1945·
Isle of the DeadGen. Nikolas Pherides
1945·
The Body SnatcherJohn Gray
1944·
The ClimaxDr. Friedrich Hohner
1944·
The Mummy's CurseKharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Dr. Gustav Niemann
Himself
Prof. Nathaniel Billings
1941·
The Devil CommandsDr. Julian Blair
Self
1940·
The Fatal HourJames Lee Wong
1940·
You'll Find OutJudge Spencer Mainwaring
1940·
The Mummy's HandKharis (archive footage / uncredited)
1940·
The ApeDr. Bernard Adrian
1940·
Black FridayDr. Ernest Sovac
Dr. Leon Kravaal
1940·
Before I HangDr. John Garth
1940·
Doomed to DieJames Lee Wong
James Lee Wong
Mr. James Lee Wong
1939·
British IntelligenceValdar
1939·
Tower of LondonMord
Dr. Henryk Savaard
1939·
Devil's IslandDr. Charles Gaudet
1939·
Son of FrankensteinThe Monster
1938·
The Invisible MenaceJevries
1938·
Mr. Wong, DetectiveJames Lee Wong
1937·
Breakdowns of 1937Self
1937·
West of Shanghai"General" Wu Yen Fang
1937·
Cinema CircusHimself
1937·
Night KeyDavid Mallory
Gravelle
1936·
The Invisible RayDr. Janos Rukh
1936·
The Walking DeadJohn Ellman
Dr. Laurence
1936·
JuggernautDr. Victor Sartorius
1935·
Hollywood HobbiesHimself
1935·
The RavenEdmond Bateman
1935·
The Black RoomBaron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
The Monster
Himself
1934·
Gift of GabHimself
Count Ledrantz
1934·
The Lost PatrolSanders
1934·
The Black CatHjalmar Poelzig
1933·
The GhoulProf. Morlant
Boris Karloff
1932·
BooFrankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
1932·
Skyscraper SoulsMan Approaching Ticket Counter
1932·
The Miracle ManNikko
1932·
Night World'Happy' MacDonald
1932·
The MummyImhotep, alias Ardath Bey
1932·
Behind the MaskJim Henderson
Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph
1932·
The Old Dark HouseMorgan
Dr. Fu Manchu
1932·
ScarfaceGaffney
1931·
Young Donovan's KidCokey Joe
1931·
I Like Your NerveLuigi - Pacheco's Butler
1931·
The Yellow TicketDrunken Orderly
1931·
Cracked NutsBoris - First Revolutionary
Tony Ricca
1931·
GraftTerry
1931·
The Public DefenderThe Professor
1931·
The Vanishing LegionThe Voice (voice)
1931·
The Mad GeniusFedor's Father (uncredited)
1931·
Tonight or NeverWaiter
1931·
Smart MoneySport Williams
1931·
The Criminal CodeNed Galloway
1931·
Five Star FinalT. Vernon Isopod
1931·
King of the WildMustapha
1931·
FrankensteinThe Monster
1930·
The Utah KidHenchman Baxter
1930·
The Sea BatCorsican
1930·
The Bad OneMonsieur Gaston
Jules Gregg
Scarface Macklin
1929·
Behind That CurtainBeetham's Manservent
1929·
The Unholy NightAbdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
1929·
Two SistersCecil
1929·
The Devil's ChaplainBoris
1929·
The Fatal WarningMullins
1929·
Burning the WindPug Doran
1928·
The Little Wild GirlMaurice Kent
1928·
Vultures of the SeaGrouchy
1928·
The Vanishing RiderThe Villain
1928·
Sharp ShootersCafe Proprietor (uncredited)
1927·
The Love MartFleming
1927·
The Phantom BusterRamon
1927·
Two Arabian KnightsPurser
Owaza
1927·
Soft CushionsThe Chief Conspirator
Al Meggs
Pavel
1927·
Let It RainCrook
Robber (uncredited)
Snipe Collins
1926·
The Greater GloryScissors Grinder
1926·
Old IronsidesSaracen Guard (uncredited)
1926·
The Eagle of the SeaPirate (uncredited)
1926·
The Nickel-HopperDance Hall Masher
1926·
The BellsThe Mesmerist
1926·
Flaming FuryGaspard
1926·
FlamesBlackie Blanchette
1926·
The Golden WebDave Sinclair
1925·
Parisian NightsPierre
1925·
The Prairie WifeDiego
1925·
Without MercyMadame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)
1925·
Perils of the Wild1925·
Lady RobinhoodCabraza
1925·
Forbidden CargoPietro Castillano
1924·
Dynamite DanTony Garcia
1924·
Riders of the Plains1924·
The HellionThe Outlaw
1924·
The White PantherShere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)
1923·
The PrisonerPrince Kapolski
1922·
Omar the TentmakerImam Mowaffak
1922·
The Woman ConquersRaoul Maris
1922·
The Altar StairsHugo
1922·
The InfidelThe Nabob
Maharajah Jehan
1922·
Nan of the NorthUndetermined Role (uncredited)
Ahmed Khan
Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar
1921·
The Cave GirlBaptiste
1921·
Cheated HeartsNei Hamid
1920·
The Deadlier SexJules Borney
Indian (uncredited)
Tavish
Henchman in cloth cap
1919·
The Prince and BettyUndetermined Role
1919·
The Lightning RaiderProduction
1964·
Bikini BeachThanks