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Boris Karloff

AKA: William Henry Pratt
Birthday: 1887-11-23
Died: 1969-02-02
Birthplace: Camberwell, London, England, UK
Home Page: http://www.karloff.com/


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.

Filmography

Bride of Frankenstein
Character: The Monster
Scarface
Character: Gaffney
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Character: Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

Frankenstein
Character: The Monster
Son of Frankenstein
Character: The Monster
House of Frankenstein
Character: Dr. Gustav Niemann

Frankenstein 1970
Character: Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Character: Dr. Fu Manchu
The Movie Orgy
Character: Self (archive footage)

Lured
Character: Charles van Druten
The Devil Commands
Character: Dr. Julian Blair

Devil's Island
Character: Dr. Charles Gaudet
The Boogie Man Will Get You
Character: Prof. Nathaniel Billings
The Black Castle
Character: Dr. Meissen

The Body Snatcher
Character: John Gray
Isle of the Dead
Character: Gen. Nikolas Pherides
The Man Who Changed His Mind
Character: Dr. Laurience

Corridors of Blood
Character: Dr. Thomas Bolton
Juggernaut
Character: Dr. Victor Sartorius
Tap Roots
Character: Tishomingo

Doomed to Die
Character: James Lee Wong
Mr. Wong, Detective
Character: James Lee Wong

Bedlam
Character: George Sims
The Black Cat
Character: Hjalmar Poelzig
The Old Dark House
Character: Morgan

The Terror
Character: Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
The White Panther
Character: Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)
The Hellion
Character: The Outlaw

The Prince and Betty
Character: Undetermined Role

Forbidden Cargo
Character: Pietro Castillano
Lady Robinhood
Character: Cabraza

The Courage of Marge O'Doone
Character: Tavish
Without Mercy
Character: Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)

Cheated Hearts
Character: Nei Hamid
The Golden Web
Character: Dave Sinclair
Flames
Character: Blackie Blanchette

Flaming Fury
Character: Gaspard
Let It Rain
Character: Crook
The Princess from Hoboken
Character: Pavel

The Meddlin' Stranger
Character: Al Meggs
Soft Cushions
Character: The Chief Conspirator
The Vanishing Rider
Character: The Villain

Sharp Shooters
Character: Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
Vultures of the Sea
Character: Grouchy
The Man with Nine Lives
Character: Dr. Leon Kravaal

Burning the Wind
Character: Pug Doran
Before I Hang
Character: Dr. John Garth
The Man They Could Not Hang
Character: Dr. Henryk Savaard

The Little Wild Girl
Character: Maurice Kent
The Black Room
Character: Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
The Devil's Chaplain
Character: Boris

Two Sisters
Character: Cecil
The Fatal Warning
Character: Mullins
The Bad One
Character: Monsieur Gaston

The Unholy Night
Character: Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
Business and Pleasure
Character: Sheik Ali Ben Joseph (uncredited)

The Emperor's Nightingale
Character: Narrator (English version)
The Walking Dead
Character: John Ellman

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Character: Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
Nan of the North
Character: Undetermined Role (uncredited)

The Man from Downing Street
Character: Maharajah Jehan
The Infidel
Character: The Nabob
Omar the Tentmaker
Character: Imam Mowaffak

The Woman Conquers
Character: Raoul Maris
The Altar Stairs
Character: Hugo
The Prisoner
Character: Prince Kapolski

The Horror Show
Character: (archive footage)
The Invisible Ray
Character: Dr. Janos Rukh
Black Sabbath
Character: Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")

The Ghoul
Character: Prof. Morlant
King of the Wild
Character: Mustapha
Night Key
Character: David Mallory

Charlie Chan at the Opera
Character: Gravelle
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Character: Professor John Marsh
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Character: Dr. Hugo Hollingshead

Behind the Mask
Character: Jim Henderson
Tower of London
Character: Mord
Heroes of Horror
Character: (archive footage)

Black Friday
Character: Dr. Ernest Sovac
The Raven
Character: Dr. Scarabus
Madhouse
Character: (archive footage)

Die, Monster, Die!
Character: Nahum Witley
The Comedy of Terrors
Character: Amos Hinchley
Alien Terror
Character: Prof. John Mayer

Five Star Final
Character: T. Vernon Isopod
The Criminal Code
Character: Ned Galloway
The Ape
Character: Dr. Bernard Adrian

The Mummy
Character: Imhotep, alias Ardath Bey
The Mummy's Hand
Character: Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Character: Self (archive footage)

Voodoo Island
Character: Phillip Knight
The Mummy's Curse
Character: Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
The Island Monster
Character: Don Gaetano

The Raven
Character: Edmond Bateman
Behind That Curtain
Character: Beetham's Manservent
The Lost Patrol
Character: Sanders

Mad Monster Party?
Character: Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
The Climax
Character: Dr. Friedrich Hohner
The Strange Door
Character: Voltan

Smart Money
Character: Sport Williams
Fear Chamber
Character: Dr. Carl Mandel
Macabre Serenade
Character: Matthias Morteval

Isle of the Snake People
Character: Carl van Molder / Damballah
Targets
Character: Byron Orlok
You'll Find Out
Character: Judge Spencer Mainwaring

British Intelligence
Character: Valdar
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Character: Gruesome
Unconquered
Character: Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Character: Self (archive footage)
The Sorcerers
Character: Prof. Marcus Monserrat
Creepy Classics
Character: Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)

The Lark
Character: Bishop Cauchon
Horrible Horror
Character: Gruesome in 'Dick Tracey Meets Gruesome'
The American Nightmare
Character: Self

The House of Rothschild
Character: Count Ledrantz
Grip of the Strangler
Character: James Rankin
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Character: Mr. James Lee Wong

The Mystery of Mr. Wong
Character: James Lee Wong
The Fatal Hour
Character: James Lee Wong
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
Character: The Corpse

Cauldron of Blood
Character: Franz Badulescu
The Venetian Affair
Character: Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
Tonight or Never
Character: Waiter

The Sting of Death
Character: Mr. Mycroft
In Search of Dr. Seuss
Character: (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tarzan and the Golden Lion
Character: Owaza
A Fool's World
Character: Narrator
Cinema Circus
Character: Himself

The Mad Genius
Character: Fedor's Father (uncredited)
The Vanishing Legion
Character: The Voice (voice)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Character: Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula
Character: The Monster (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Character: The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
Gift of Gab
Character: Himself

The Public Defender
Character: The Professor
Graft
Character: Terry
The Nickel-Hopper
Character: Dance Hall Masher

The Bells
Character: The Mesmerist
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Character: Self (archive footage)
The Sea Bat
Character: Corsican

The Invisible Menace
Character: Jevries
West of Shanghai
Character: "General" Wu Yen Fang
The Guilty Generation
Character: Tony Ricca

Dynamite Dan
Character: Tony Garcia
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Character: Various roles (archive footage)

The King of the Kongo
Character: Scarface Macklin
The Daydreamer
Character: The Rat (voice)
Cracked Nuts
Character: Boris - First Revolutionary

Night World
Character: 'Happy' MacDonald
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Character: Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Character: (archive footage)

The Horror of It All
Character: Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
The Miracle Man
Character: Nikko
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Character: Self (archive footage)

Two Arabian Knights
Character: Purser
The Phantom of the North
Character: Jules Gregg
The Utah Kid
Character: Henchman Baxter

The Last of the Mohicans
Character: Indian (uncredited)
The Eagle of the Sea
Character: Pirate (uncredited)

The Phantom Buster
Character: Ramon
The Juggler of Our Lady
Character: Narrator (voice)
The Last Repair Shop
Character: The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Character: Self - Interviewee
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Old Ironsides
Character: Saracen Guard (uncredited)

The Deadlier Sex
Character: Jules Borney
The Son of Frankenstein
Character: The Monster (archive footage)
The Yellow Ticket
Character: Drunken Orderly

Days of Thrills and Laughter
Character: Self (archive footage)
Colonel March Investigates
Character: Colonel March

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
Character: Dr. Bernard Adrian (archive footage)
Skyscraper Souls
Character: Man Approaching Ticket Counter

The Fatal Impulse
Character: Self
I Like Your Nerve
Character: Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
Jack the Ripper
Character: Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason

Destination Nightmare
Character: Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
Transylvania Twist
Character: Man in Room (archive footage)
Boo
Character: Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
Boo

Little Lost Robot
Character: Host
A Connecticut Yankee
Character: King Arthur
The Cave Girl
Character: Baptiste

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Character: Self (archive footage)
Terror in the Tropics
Character: Mr. Wong (archive footage)
Bikini Beach
Character: Art Dealer

His Majesty, the American
Character: Henchman in cloth cap
Breakdowns of 1937
Character: Self
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Character: Boris Karloff

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character: Self (archive footage)
The Mesmerist
Character: (archive footage)

Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Character: Self (archive footage)
Young Donovan's Kid
Character: Cokey Joe

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Character: (archive footage)
The Love Mart
Character: Fleming
The Universal Story
Character: Self (archive footage)

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Character: Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
The Hope Diamond Mystery
Character: Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar
Sabaka
Character: General Pollegar

The Greater Glory
Character: Scissors Grinder
Today's Teens
Character: Narrator
Arsenic & Old Lace
Character: Jonathan Brewster

The Prairie Wife
Character: Diego
Without Benefit of Clergy
Character: Ahmed Khan
Her Honor, the Governor
Character: Snipe Collins

Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
Character: Self (archive footage)
Doom of Dracula
Character: The Madman
Hollywood Hobbies
Character: Himself

Screen Snapshots No. 11
Character: Himself
Parisian Nights
Character: Pierre
Heart of Darkness
Character: Mr. Kurtz

The Man in the Saddle
Character: Robber (uncredited)
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
Character: Dr. Konrad Markesan
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
Character: Gorca (archive footage)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Character: Self (archive footage)

Universal Horror
Character: (archive footage)
Horror!!!
Character: Self

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Character: (voice - archive footage)