Boris Karloff
Born
November 23, 1887 (age 81)
Died
February 2, 1969
Birthplace
Camberwell, London, England, UK

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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Movies

The Last Repair Shop
The Last Repair Shop
2024 ★ 7.5
The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dark Universe
The Dark Universe
2023
Frankenstein (archivo de imagen)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014 ★ 7.5
Various roles (archive footage)
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012 ★ 10.0
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
2007 ★ 8.0
Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
Terror in the Tropics
Terror in the Tropics
2006
Mr. Wong (archive footage)
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
2004
The Mesmerist
The Mesmerist
2003 ★ 8.0
(archive footage)
Heroes of Horror
Heroes of Horror
2001 ★ 9.0
(archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000 ★ 3.5
The Monster (archive footage)
Universal Horror
Universal Horror
1998 ★ 7.1
(archive footage)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
1994 ★ 8.1
(voice - archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 ★ 10.0
Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 ★ 5.7
The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990 ★ 9.0
(archive footage)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
1990
Archival
Transylvania Twist
Transylvania Twist
1989 ★ 5.1
Man in Room (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
Creepy Classics
Creepy Classics
1987 ★ 6.3
Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 ★ 10.0
(archive footage)
The Horror of It All
The Horror of It All
1983 ★ 8.0
Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
1980
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1979 ★ 3.8
(archive footage)
Madhouse
Madhouse
1974 ★ 6.2
(archive footage)
Alien Terror
Alien Terror
1971 ★ 3.4
Prof. John Mayer
Isle of the Snake People
Isle of the Snake People
1971 ★ 3.0
Carl van Molder / Damballah
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
1970 ★ 6.4
Gorca (archive footage)
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Curse of the Crimson Altar
1968 ★ 5.2
Professor John Marsh
Targets
Targets
1968 ★ 7.0
Byron Orlok
Fear Chamber
Fear Chamber
1968 ★ 4.3
Dr. Carl Mandel
Macabre Serenade
Macabre Serenade
1968 ★ 3.9
Matthias Morteval
Cauldron of Blood
Cauldron of Blood
1968 ★ 4.1
Franz Badulescu
The Sorcerers
The Sorcerers
1967 ★ 6.1
Prof. Marcus Monserrat
Mad Monster Party?
Mad Monster Party?
1967 ★ 6.6
Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
The Venetian Affair
The Venetian Affair
1967 ★ 4.4
Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966 ★ 7.5
Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
The Daydreamer
The Daydreamer
1966 ★ 4.6
The Rat (voice)
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966 ★ 5.0
The Corpse
Doom of Dracula
Doom of Dracula
1966
The Madman (archive footage)
Die, Monster, Die!
Die, Monster, Die!
1965 ★ 5.6
Nahum Witley
Bikini Beach
Bikini Beach
1964 ★ 5.5
Art Dealer
Today's Teens
Today's Teens
1964
Narrator
The Comedy of Terrors
The Comedy of Terrors
1964 ★ 6.5
Amos Hinchley
A Fool's World
A Fool's World
1964 ★ 2.6
Narrator
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
1963 ★ 7.2
Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
The Terror
The Terror
1963 ★ 5.2
Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
Corridors of Blood
Corridors of Blood
1963 ★ 6.2
Dr. Thomas Bolton
The Raven
The Raven
1963 ★ 6.3
Dr. Scarabus
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
Little Lost Robot
Little Lost Robot
1962 ★ 7.0
Host
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
1962 ★ 7.0
Dr. Konrad Markesan
Arsenic & Old Lace
Arsenic & Old Lace
1962 ★ 6.5
Jonathan Brewster
The Storm
The Storm
1962
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness
1958
Mr. Kurtz
Frankenstein 1970
Frankenstein 1970
1958 ★ 5.3
Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
Grip of the Strangler
Grip of the Strangler
1958 ★ 5.9
James Rankin
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
1958 ★ 6.0
Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason
Destination Nightmare
Destination Nightmare
1958 ★ 5.5
Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
The Juggler of Our Lady
The Juggler of Our Lady
1957 ★ 6.5
Narrator (voice)
The Lark
The Lark
1957
Bishop Cauchon
Voodoo Island
Voodoo Island
1957 ★ 4.3
Phillip Knight
Rendezvous in Black
Rendezvous in Black
1956
Ward Allen
A Connecticut Yankee
A Connecticut Yankee
1955 ★ 4.0
King Arthur
Sting of Death
Sting of Death
1955
Mr. Mycroft
Sabaka
Sabaka
1955 ★ 4.1
General Pollegar
The Island Monster
The Island Monster
1954 ★ 3.0
Don Gaetano
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953 ★ 6.3
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Colonel March Investigates
Colonel March Investigates
1953 ★ 6.0
Colonel March
The Black Castle
The Black Castle
1952 ★ 6.4
Dr. Meissen
The Strange Door
The Strange Door
1951 ★ 6.1
Voltan
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949 ★ 6.6
Swami Talpur
The Emperor's Nightingale
The Emperor's Nightingale
1949 ★ 5.3
Narrator (English version)
Tap Roots
Tap Roots
1948 ★ 6.7
Tishomingo
Unconquered
Unconquered
1947 ★ 6.3
Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947 ★ 5.3
Gruesome
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947 ★ 6.8
Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
Lured
Lured
1947 ★ 6.3
Charles van Druten
Bedlam
Bedlam
1946 ★ 6.6
George Sims
Isle of the Dead
Isle of the Dead
1945 ★ 6.0
Gen. Nikolas Pherides
The Body Snatcher
The Body Snatcher
1945 ★ 7.0
John Gray
The Mummy's Curse
The Mummy's Curse
1944 ★ 5.5
Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
House of Frankenstein
1944 ★ 6.0
Dr. Gustav Niemann
The Climax
The Climax
1944 ★ 5.5
Dr. Friedrich Hohner
The Boogie Man Will Get You
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942 ★ 6.1
Prof. Nathaniel Billings
The Devil Commands
The Devil Commands
1941 ★ 6.2
Dr. Julian Blair
You'll Find Out
You'll Find Out
1940 ★ 5.5
Judge Spencer Mainwaring
The Ape
The Ape
1940 ★ 4.8
Dr. Bernard Adrian
The Mummy's Hand
The Mummy's Hand
1940 ★ 5.8
Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
Before I Hang
Before I Hang
1940 ★ 6.1
Dr. John Garth
Doomed to Die
Doomed to Die
1940 ★ 5.5
James Lee Wong
The Man with Nine Lives
The Man with Nine Lives
1940 ★ 6.2
Dr. Leon Kravaal
Black Friday
Black Friday
1940 ★ 6.0
Dr. Ernest Sovac
The Fatal Hour
The Fatal Hour
1940 ★ 5.6
James Lee Wong
Tower of London
Tower of London
1939 ★ 6.0
Mord
British Intelligence
British Intelligence
1939 ★ 5.7
Valdar
The Man They Could Not Hang
The Man They Could Not Hang
1939 ★ 6.6
Dr. Henryk Savaard
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939 ★ 5.3
Mr. James Lee Wong
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939 ★ 5.7
James Lee Wong
Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein
1939 ★ 6.7
The Monster
Devil's Island
Devil's Island
1939 ★ 5.4
Dr. Charles Gaudet
Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938 ★ 5.5
James Lee Wong
The Invisible Menace
The Invisible Menace
1938 ★ 3.8
Jevries
West of Shanghai
West of Shanghai
1937 ★ 5.4
"General" Wu Yen Fang
Night Key
Night Key
1937 ★ 6.2
David Mallory
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936 ★ 6.8
Gravelle
The Man Who Changed His Mind
The Man Who Changed His Mind
1936 ★ 6.1
Dr. Laurence
Juggernaut
Juggernaut
1936 ★ 4.2
Dr. Victor Sartorius
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
1936 ★ 6.3
John Ellman
The Invisible Ray
The Invisible Ray
1936 ★ 6.3
Dr. Janos Rukh
The Black Room
The Black Room
1935 ★ 6.5
Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
The Raven
The Raven
1935 ★ 6.6
Edmond Bateman
Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
1935 ★ 7.5
The Monster
The Black Cat
The Black Cat
1934 ★ 6.7
Hjalmar Poelzig
The House of Rothschild
The House of Rothschild
1934 ★ 6.2
Count Ledrantz
The Lost Patrol
The Lost Patrol
1934 ★ 6.5
Sanders
The Ghoul
The Ghoul
1933 ★ 5.5
Prof. Morlant
The Mummy
The Mummy
1932 ★ 6.8
Imhotep / Ardath Bey
Boo
Boo
1932 ★ 5.1
Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
The Mask of Fu Manchu
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932 ★ 5.4
Dr. Fu Manchu
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House
1932 ★ 6.7
Morgan
Skyscraper Souls
Skyscraper Souls
1932 ★ 5.3
Man Approaching Ticket Counter
Night World
Night World
1932 ★ 6.7
'Happy' MacDonald
Scarface
Scarface
1932 ★ 7.4
Gaffney
The Miracle Man
The Miracle Man
1932 ★ 5.7
Nikko
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932
Boris Karloff
Behind the Mask
Behind the Mask
1932 ★ 5.8
Jim Henderson
Business and Pleasure
Business and Pleasure
1932 ★ 4.5
Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1931 ★ 7.5
The Monster
The Guilty Generation
The Guilty Generation
1931 ★ 6.1
Tony Ricca
The Yellow Ticket
The Yellow Ticket
1931 ★ 4.7
Drunken Orderly
The Mad Genius
The Mad Genius
1931 ★ 6.3
Fedor's Father (uncredited)
Five Star Final
Five Star Final
1931 ★ 6.6
T. Vernon Isopod
Graft
Graft
1931 ★ 4.5
Terry
I Like Your Nerve
I Like Your Nerve
1931 ★ 5.7
Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
The Public Defender
The Public Defender
1931 ★ 6.0
The Professor
Smart Money
Smart Money
1931 ★ 6.9
Sport Williams
Young Donovan's Kid
Young Donovan's Kid
1931
Cokey Joe
The Vanishing Legion
The Vanishing Legion
1931 ★ 9.0
The Voice (voice)
Cracked Nuts
Cracked Nuts
1931 ★ 7.0
Boris - First Revolutionary
King of the Wild
King of the Wild
1931 ★ 3.2
Mustapha
Tonight or Never
Tonight or Never
1931 ★ 5.9
Waiter
The Criminal Code
The Criminal Code
1931 ★ 6.0
Ned Galloway
The Utah Kid
The Utah Kid
1930 ★ 3.0
Henchman Baxter
The Sea Bat
The Sea Bat
1930 ★ 4.3
Corsican
The Bad One
The Bad One
1930 ★ 6.3
Monsieur Gaston
The Unholy Night
The Unholy Night
1929 ★ 5.3
Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
The King of the Kongo
The King of the Kongo
1929 ★ 7.0
Scarface Macklin
Behind That Curtain
Behind That Curtain
1929 ★ 3.7
Beetham's Manservent
The Phantom of the North
The Phantom of the North
1929
Jules Gregg
Anne Against the World
Anne Against the World
1929
Two Sisters
Two Sisters
1929 ★ 6.0
Cecil
The Devil's Chaplain
The Devil's Chaplain
1929
Boris
The Fatal Warning
The Fatal Warning
1929 ★ 3.0
Mullins
Burning the Wind
Burning the Wind
1929
Pug Doran
The Little Wild Girl
The Little Wild Girl
1928
Maurice Kent
Vultures of the Sea
Vultures of the Sea
1928
Grouchy
The Vanishing Rider
The Vanishing Rider
1928
The Villain
Sharp Shooters
Sharp Shooters
1928
Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
The Love Mart
The Love Mart
1927
Fleming
Two Arabian Knights
Two Arabian Knights
1927 ★ 5.8
Purser
Soft Cushions
Soft Cushions
1927
The Chief Conspirator
The Phantom Buster
The Phantom Buster
1927
Ramon
The Meddlin' Stranger
The Meddlin' Stranger
1927
Al Meggs
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
1927 ★ 4.9
Owaza
The Princess from Hoboken
The Princess from Hoboken
1927
Pavel
Let It Rain
Let It Rain
1927
Crook
Old Ironsides
Old Ironsides
1926 ★ 6.2
Saracen Guard (uncredited)
Flaming Fury
Flaming Fury
1926
Gaspard
The Nickel-Hopper
The Nickel-Hopper
1926 ★ 7.0
Dance Hall Masher
The Eagle of the Sea
The Eagle of the Sea
1926
Pirate (uncredited)
Flames
Flames
1926
Blackie Blanchette
The Golden Web
The Golden Web
1926
Dave Sinclair
The Bells
The Bells
1926 ★ 6.2
The Mesmerist
Her Honor, the Governor
Her Honor, the Governor
1926
Snipe Collins
The Man in the Saddle
The Man in the Saddle
1926
Robber (uncredited)
The Greater Glory
The Greater Glory
1926
Scissors Grinder
Without Mercy
Without Mercy
1925
Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)
Parisian Nights
Parisian Nights
1925 ★ 1.0
Pierre
Never the Twain Shall Meet
Never the Twain Shall Meet
1925 ★ 6.0
Perils of the Wild
Perils of the Wild
1925
Lady Robinhood
Lady Robinhood
1925
Cabraza
The Prairie Wife
The Prairie Wife
1925
Diego
Forbidden Cargo
Forbidden Cargo
1925
Pietro Castillano
Dynamite Dan
Dynamite Dan
1924 ★ 5.0
Tony Garcia
Riders of the Plains
Riders of the Plains
1924
The Hellion
The Hellion
1924
The Outlaw
The White Panther
The White Panther
1924
Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)
The Prisoner
The Prisoner
1923
Prince Kapolski
Omar the Tentmaker
Omar the Tentmaker
1922
Imam Mowaffak
The Altar Stairs
The Altar Stairs
1922
Hugo
The Woman Conquers
The Woman Conquers
1922
Raoul Maris
The Man from Downing Street
The Man from Downing Street
1922
Maharajah Jehan
The Infidel
The Infidel
1922
The Nabob
Nan of the North
Nan of the North
1922
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Cave Girl
The Cave Girl
1921
Baptiste
Cheated Hearts
Cheated Hearts
1921
Nei Hamid
Without Benefit of Clergy
Without Benefit of Clergy
1921
Ahmed Khan
The Hope Diamond Mystery
The Hope Diamond Mystery
1921
Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
1920 ★ 6.2
Indian (uncredited)
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
1920
Tavish
The Woman and the Puppet
The Woman and the Puppet
1920
(uncredited)
The Deadlier Sex
The Deadlier Sex
1920 ★ 5.0
Jules Borney
The Prince and Betty
The Prince and Betty
1919 ★ 7.5
Undetermined Role
His Majesty, the American
His Majesty, the American
1919 ★ 5.8
Henchman in cloth cap
The Lightning Raider
The Lightning Raider
1919

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