Boris Karloff
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!.
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Known for
Bones
Imhotep (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
The Wild Wild West
Mr. Singh
Climax!
Dr. Philip Nestri
Climax!
Vicar Tellworth
Studio One
Skaggs
Studio One
Professor Koernig
Studio One
King Arthur
The Emperor's Nightingale
Narrator (English version)
Robert Montgomery Presents
Bennett Kimball
Robert Montgomery Presents
Route 66
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
Unconquered
Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
What's My Line?
Self
Frankenstein 1970
Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
Skyscraper Souls
Man Approaching Ticket Counter
This Is Your Life
Self
Smart Money
Sport Williams
The Raven
Edmond Bateman
The Sorcerers
Prof. Marcus Monserrat
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
Lights Out
The Name of the Game
Mikhail Orlov
Night World
'Happy' MacDonald
The Mummy
Imhotep / Ardath Bey
Targets
Byron Orlok
Thriller
Clayton Mace
Thriller
Self - Host
Thriller
Pop Jenkins / Col. Jackson Beauregard Finchess
Thriller
Dr. Thorne
Thriller
Doktor Konrad Markesan
Thriller
Dr. Albert Farnham
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
The Raven
Dr. Scarabus
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self - (archive footage)
The Daydreamer
The Rat (voice)
Transylvania Twist
Man in Room (archive footage)
Bedlam
George Sims
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Madhouse
(archive footage)
The Lost Patrol
Sanders
Bikini Beach
Art Dealer
The Terror
Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
Cracked Nuts
Boris - First Revolutionary
Lured
Charles van Druten
The American Nightmare
Self
Suspense
Toff
Suspense
Suspense
Bronson
Suspense
Rasputin
The Body Snatcher
John Gray
The Comedy of Terrors
Amos Hinchley
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
The Corpse
Voodoo Island
Phillip Knight
Fear Chamber
Dr. Carl Mandel
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self (archive footage)
The United States Steel Hour
George Redford
Cauldron of Blood
Franz Badulescu
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Self (archive footage)
House of Frankenstein
Dr. Gustav Niemann
Tower of London
Mord
Black Sabbath
Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
The Old Dark House
Morgan
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
Gorca (archive footage)
Corridors of Blood
Dr. Thomas Bolton
Two Arabian Knights
Purser
The Climax
Dr. Friedrich Hohner
The Mad Genius
Fedor's Father (uncredited)
Mr. Wong, Detective
James Lee Wong
Telephone Time
Black Friday
Dr. Ernest Sovac
Creepy Classics
Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
The Lark
Bishop Cauchon
Frankenstein
The Monster
Alien Terror
Prof. John Mayer
Die, Monster, Die!
Nahum Witley
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu
Night Key
David Mallory
The Ghoul
Prof. Morlant
The Public Defender
The Professor
Old Ironsides
Saracen Guard (uncredited)
The Invisible Ray
Dr. Janos Rukh
The Man with Nine Lives
Dr. Leon Kravaal
The Black Castle
Dr. Meissen
Mad Monster Party?
Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
The Walking Dead
John Ellman
The Mummy's Hand
Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Narrator (voice) / Father Knickerbocker
The Storm
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
The Fatal Hour
James Lee Wong
The Criminal Code
Ned Galloway
Lux Video Theatre
Sir Arthur Strangeways
Lux Video Theatre
Montgomery Royle
Lux Video Theatre
Larkin
Tales of Tomorrow
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self (archive footage)
The House of Rothschild
Count Ledrantz
The Bells
The Mesmerist
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Mother Muffin
The George Gobel Show
Self
Doomed to Die
James Lee Wong
Lady Robinhood
Cabraza
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
James Lee Wong
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
(voice - archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Suspicion
Judge Winthrop Gelsey
Tonight or Never
Waiter
Isle of the Dead
Gen. Nikolas Pherides
The Last Repair Shop
The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
Soft Cushions
The Chief Conspirator
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Gravelle
Sabaka
General Pollegar
Tap Roots
Tishomingo
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. James Lee Wong
Without Mercy
Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
Bride of Frankenstein
The Monster
You'll Find Out
Judge Spencer Mainwaring
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Professor John Marsh
The Invisible Menace
Jevries
The Sea Bat
Corsican
Shindig!
Self - Guest Host / Singer
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
The Yellow Ticket
Drunken Orderly
The Strange Door
Voltan
Jack the Ripper
Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Boris Karloff
Devil's Island
Dr. Charles Gaudet
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Self (archive footage)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
Two Sisters
Cecil
Flaming Fury
Gaspard
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)
The Man They Could Not Hang
Dr. Henryk Savaard
The Eagle of the Sea
Pirate (uncredited)
The Horror of It All
Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
Graft
Terry
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Self (archive footage)
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Monster (archive footage)
The Princess from Hoboken
Pavel
The Hellion
The Outlaw
The Black Room
Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
The Devil Commands
Dr. Julian Blair
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
Dr. Konrad Markesan
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self (archive footage)
West of Shanghai
"General" Wu Yen Fang
Before I Hang
Dr. John Garth
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
Self (archive footage)
The Universal Story
Self (archive footage)
British Intelligence
Valdar
The Guilty Generation
Tony Ricca
A Connecticut Yankee
King Arthur
Scarface
Gaffney
Rendezvous in Black
Ward Allen
Heart of Darkness
Mr. Kurtz
Gift of Gab
Himself
Young Donovan's Kid
Cokey Joe
Forbidden Cargo
Pietro Castillano
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Himself
Behind the Mask
Jim Henderson
Heroes of Horror
(archive footage)
The Mesmerist
(archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
The Nickel-Hopper
Dance Hall Masher
Macabre Serenade
Matthias Morteval
Let It Rain
Crook
Sharp Shooters
Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
DuPont Show of the Month
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Various roles (archive footage)
Flames
Blackie Blanchette
The Cave Girl
Baptiste
The Island Monster
Don Gaetano
The Man Who Changed His Mind
Dr. Laurence
The Unholy Night
Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
The Miracle Man
Nikko
Isle of the Snake People
Carl van Molder / Damballah
The White Panther
Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
Doom of Dracula
The Madman (archive footage)
Arsenic & Old Lace
Jonathan Brewster
The Grim Reaper
Self
Cheated Hearts
Nei Hamid
The Golden Web
Dave Sinclair
Vultures of the Sea
Grouchy
Riders of the Plains
The Woman Conquers
Raoul Maris
The Greater Glory
Scissors Grinder
Out of This World
Host
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
Owaza
Colonel March Investigates
Colonel March
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Gruesome
King of the Wild
Mustapha
Behind That Curtain
Beetham's Manservent
Son of Frankenstein
The Monster
The Venetian Affair
Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
The Lux Show
Self
Little Lost Robot
Host
The Devil's Chaplain
Boris
I Like Your Nerve
Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1937
Self
The King of the Kongo
Scarface Macklin
The Fatal Warning
Mullins
The Woman and the Puppet
(uncredited)
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Colonel March Of Scotland Yard
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Cauchon
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jonathan Brewster
The Man from Downing Street
Maharajah Jehan
Screen Snapshots No. 11
Himself
The Vanishing Rider
The Villain
The Phantom Buster
Ramon
The Veil
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
Anne Against the World
Hollywood Hobbies
Himself
The Juggler of Our Lady
Narrator (voice)
The Black Cat
Hjalmar Poelzig
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
Tavish
The Lightning Raider
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
Without Benefit of Clergy
Ahmed Khan
The Little Wild Girl
Maurice Kent
The Prairie Wife
Diego
General Electric Theater
Mr. Blue Ocean
General Electric Theater
Henry E. Church
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Himself (archive footage)
The Rosemary Clooney Show
Self
The Mummy's Curse
Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Her Honor, the Governor
Snipe Collins
Dynamite Dan
Tony Garcia
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Charles Brandon
The Last of the Mohicans
Indian (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
Archival
His Majesty, the American
Henchman in cloth cap
Perils of the Wild
The Ape
Dr. Bernard Adrian
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Swami Talpur
Down You Go
Self
The Meddlin' Stranger
Al Meggs
Business and Pleasure
Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph
Nan of the North
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Destination Nightmare
Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
The Phantom of the North
Jules Gregg
Starring Boris Karloff
The Vanishing Legion
The Voice (voice)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
The Boogie Man Will Get You
Prof. Nathaniel Billings
Grip of the Strangler
James Rankin
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
Self (archive footage)
The Deadlier Sex
Jules Borney
Omar the Tentmaker
Imam Mowaffak
Five Star Final
T. Vernon Isopod
Never the Twain Shall Meet
Burning the Wind
Pug Doran
The Bad One
Monsieur Gaston
Boo
Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee
Cinema Circus
Himself
The Man in the Saddle
Robber (uncredited)
The Hope Diamond Mystery
Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar
The Fatal Impulse
Self
The Prisoner
Prince Kapolski
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
The Utah Kid
Henchman Baxter
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Self (archive footage)
Horror!!!
Self
A Fool's World
Narrator
The Altar Stairs
Hugo
The Love Mart
Fleming
Juggernaut
Dr. Victor Sartorius
Parisian Nights
Pierre
The Infidel
The Nabob
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
Self
Sting of Death
Mr. Mycroft
The Dark Universe
Frankenstein (archivo de imagen)
The Dark Universe
La Momia (archivo de imagen)
Today's Teens
Narrator
Terror in the Tropics
Mr. Wong (archive footage)
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
Self (archive footage)
The Prince and Betty
Undetermined Role
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
The Red Skelton Show
Professor Townsend (Spy)