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Boris Karloff

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 i

Born

Nov 23, 1887

Camberwell, London, England, UK

Died

Feb 02, 1969

Known For

Acting

Movies

241 acting

1 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1931 as The Monster
★ 7.5
Scarface
Scarface
1932 as Gaffney
★ 7.4
Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
1935 as The Monster
★ 7.5
The Mummy
The Mummy
1932 as Imhotep / Ardath Bey
★ 6.8
The Raven
The Raven
1963 as Dr. Scarabus
★ 6.3
Targets
Targets
1968 as Byron Orlok
★ 7.1
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966 as Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
★ 7.5
Unconquered
Unconquered
1947 as Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
★ 6.5
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
1963 as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
★ 7.2
The Terror
The Terror
1963 as Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
★ 5.2
The Lost Patrol
The Lost Patrol
1934 as Sanders
★ 6.6
Creepy Classics
Creepy Classics
1987 as Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
★ 6.4
Bikini Beach
Bikini Beach
1964 as Art Dealer
★ 5.6
Madhouse
Madhouse
1974 as (archive footage)
★ 6.2
Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein
1939 as The Monster
★ 6.7
Mad Monster Party?
Mad Monster Party?
1967 as Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
★ 6.6
The Black Cat
The Black Cat
1934 as Hjalmar Poelzig
★ 6.7
movie
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 as The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
★ 6.3
House of Frankenstein
House of Frankenstein
1944 as Dr. Gustav Niemann
★ 6.0
Lured
Lured
1947 as Charles van Druten
★ 6.3
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
★ 5.2
The Mummy's Hand
The Mummy's Hand
1940 as Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Mask of Fu Manchu
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932 as Dr. Fu Manchu
★ 5.4
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.6
The Mummy's Curse
The Mummy's Curse
1944 as Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
★ 5.5
Night World
Night World
1932 as 'Happy' MacDonald
★ 6.8
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947 as Dr. Hollingshead
★ 6.8
The Daydreamer
The Daydreamer
1966 as The Rat (voice)
★ 5.1
The Ghoul
The Ghoul
1933 as Prof. Morlant
★ 5.6
Smart Money
Smart Money
1931 as Sport Williams
★ 6.8
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House
1932 as Morgan
★ 6.7
Bedlam
Bedlam
1946 as George Sims
★ 6.6
The Greater Glory
The Greater Glory
1926 as Scissors Grinder
★ 8.0
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
1970 as Gorca (archive footage)
★ 6.4
Die, Monster, Die!
Die, Monster, Die!
1965 as Nahum Witley
★ 5.6
The Sorcerers
The Sorcerers
1967 as Prof. Marcus Monserrat
★ 6.2
The House of Rothschild
The House of Rothschild
1934 as Count Ledrantz
★ 6.2
Corridors of Blood
Corridors of Blood
1958 as Dr. Thomas Bolton
★ 6.2
The Comedy of Terrors
The Comedy of Terrors
1964 as Amos Hinchley
★ 6.5
The Fatal Hour
The Fatal Hour
1940 as James Lee Wong
★ 5.8
The Last Repair Shop
The Last Repair Shop
2024 as The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.4
The Climax
The Climax
1944 as Dr. Friedrich Hohner
★ 5.5
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
1936 as John Ellman
★ 6.3
The Criminal Code
The Criminal Code
1931 as Ned Galloway
★ 6.1
The Raven
The Raven
1935 as Edmond Bateman
★ 6.6
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 as Self - (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
The Body Snatcher
The Body Snatcher
1945 as John Gray
★ 7.0
The Man with Nine Lives
The Man with Nine Lives
1940 as Dr. Leon Kravaal
★ 6.3
Night Key
Night Key
1937 as David Mallory
★ 6.2
Tap Roots
Tap Roots
1948 as Tishomingo
★ 6.9
The American Nightmare
The American Nightmare
2000 as Self
★ 6.8
movie
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
Transylvania Twist
Transylvania Twist
1989 as Man in Room (archive footage)
★ 5.4
Breakdowns of 1937
Breakdowns of 1937
1937 as Self
★ 6.0
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936 as Gravelle
★ 6.8
The Black Room
The Black Room
1935 as Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
★ 6.5
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Curse of the Crimson Altar
1968 as Professor John Marsh
★ 5.2
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953 as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
★ 6.3
The Venetian Affair
The Venetian Affair
1966 as Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
★ 4.9
Universal Horror
Universal Horror
1998 as (archive footage)
★ 7.1
The Infidel
The Infidel
1922 as The Nabob
★ 8.0
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939 as James Lee Wong
★ 5.9
Frankenstein 1970
Frankenstein 1970
1958 as Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
★ 5.4
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Sharp Shooters
Sharp Shooters
1928 as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Voodoo Island
Voodoo Island
1957 as Phillip Knight
★ 4.6
The Prisoner
The Prisoner
1923 as Prince Kapolski
★ 7.0
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1979 as (archive footage)
★ 3.8
Grip of the Strangler
Grip of the Strangler
1958 as James Rankin
★ 6.0
Cracked Nuts
Cracked Nuts
1931 as Boris - First Revolutionary
★ 8.0
Colonel March Investigates
Colonel March Investigates
1953 as Colonel March
★ 6.3
Fear Chamber
Fear Chamber
1968 as Dr. Carl Mandel
★ 4.4
The Sea Bat
The Sea Bat
1930 as Corsican
★ 4.4
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007 as Himself (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Boo
Boo
1932 as Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
★ 5.6
Omar the Tentmaker
Omar the Tentmaker
1922 as Imam Mowaffak
★ 10.0
The Man They Could Not Hang
The Man They Could Not Hang
1939 as Dr. Henryk Savaard
★ 6.7
The Ape
The Ape
1940 as Dr. Bernard Adrian
★ 4.8
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
★ 7.3
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990 as (archive footage)
★ 8.5
Behind the Mask
Behind the Mask
1932 as Jim Henderson
★ 5.8
Two Sisters
Two Sisters
1929 as Cecil
★ 6.5
Isle of the Dead
Isle of the Dead
1945 as Gen. Nikolas Pherides
★ 6.1
Before I Hang
Before I Hang
1940 as Dr. John Garth
★ 6.3
Five Star Final
Five Star Final
1931 as T. Vernon Isopod
★ 6.6
The Black Castle
The Black Castle
1952 as Dr. Meissen
★ 6.4
The Man Who Changed His Mind
The Man Who Changed His Mind
1936 as Dr. Laurence
★ 6.1
Cauldron of Blood
Cauldron of Blood
1968 as Franz Badulescu
★ 4.3
The Mad Genius
The Mad Genius
1931 as Fedor's Father (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
The Miracle Man
The Miracle Man
1932 as Nikko
★ 5.9
Black Friday
Black Friday
1940 as Dr. Ernest Sovac
★ 6.0
The Strange Door
The Strange Door
1951 as Voltan
★ 6.1
The Universal Story
The Universal Story
1996 as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Horror!!!
Horror!!!
1964 as Self
★ 1.0
Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938 as James Lee Wong
★ 5.6
The Bad One
The Bad One
1930 as Monsieur Gaston
★ 7.0
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
1994 as (voice - archive footage)
★ 7.2
Tower of London
Tower of London
1939 as Mord
★ 6.1
Old Ironsides
Old Ironsides
1926 as Saracen Guard (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000 as The Monster (archive footage)
★ 3.5
movie
Destination Nightmare
1958 as Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
★ 6.0
The Grim Reaper
The Grim Reaper
1961 as Self
Doomed to Die
Doomed to Die
1940 as James Lee Wong
★ 5.7
The Horror of It All
The Horror of It All
1983 as Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
★ 8.3
You'll Find Out
You'll Find Out
1940 as Judge Spencer Mainwaring
★ 5.6
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014 as Various roles (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
★ 4.8
Without Benefit of Clergy
Without Benefit of Clergy
1921 as Ahmed Khan
★ 9.0
movie
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022 as Self - Interviewee
★ 10.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 as (archive footage)
★ 9.0
British Intelligence
British Intelligence
1939 as Valdar
★ 5.8
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932 as Boris Karloff
★ 7.0
The King of the Kongo
The King of the Kongo
1929 as Scarface Macklin
★ 8.0
The Fatal Impulse
The Fatal Impulse
1960 as Self
★ 1.0
Devil's Island
Devil's Island
1939 as Dr. Charles Gaudet
★ 5.7
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939 as Mr. James Lee Wong
★ 5.4
Sting of Death
Sting of Death
1955 as Mr. Mycroft
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947 as Gruesome
★ 5.5
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
1920 as Indian (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Public Defender
The Public Defender
1931 as The Professor
★ 6.4
I Like Your Nerve
I Like Your Nerve
1931 as Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
★ 5.9
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
1962 as Dr. Konrad Markesan
★ 7.0
Isle of the Snake People
Isle of the Snake People
1971 as Carl van Molder / Damballah
★ 3.1
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
★ 7.7
The Utah Kid
The Utah Kid
1930 as Henchman Baxter
★ 4.7
Skyscraper Souls
Skyscraper Souls
1932 as Man Approaching Ticket Counter
★ 5.5
Let It Rain
Let It Rain
1927 as Crook
★ 7.0
movie
The Phantom of the North
1929 as Jules Gregg
★ 8.0
Two Arabian Knights
Two Arabian Knights
1927 as Purser
★ 5.8
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness
1958 as Mr. Kurtz
Gift of Gab
Gift of Gab
1934 as Himself
★ 5.0
The Unholy Night
The Unholy Night
1929 as Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Soft Cushions
Soft Cushions
1927 as The Chief Conspirator
★ 7.0
Business and Pleasure
Business and Pleasure
1932 as Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph
★ 6.3
The Yellow Ticket
The Yellow Ticket
1931 as Drunken Orderly
★ 5.1
The Invisible Ray
The Invisible Ray
1936 as Dr. Janos Rukh
★ 6.4
Juggernaut
Juggernaut
1936 as Dr. Victor Sartorius
★ 4.5
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
2015 as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
movie
Cinema Circus
1937 as Himself
★ 8.0
The Juggler of Our Lady
The Juggler of Our Lady
1957 as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.7
The Fatal Warning
The Fatal Warning
1929 as Mullins
★ 5.0
The Woman Conquers
The Woman Conquers
1922 as Raoul Maris
★ 10.0
The Prairie Wife
The Prairie Wife
1925 as Diego
★ 8.0
Graft
Graft
1931 as Terry
★ 5.0
The Hellion
The Hellion
1924 as The Outlaw
★ 8.0
Behind That Curtain
Behind That Curtain
1929 as Beetham's Manservent
★ 4.2
The Invisible Menace
The Invisible Menace
1938 as Jevries
★ 4.3
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 as Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)
★ 9.5
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994 as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.5
The Cave Girl
The Cave Girl
1921 as Baptiste
★ 9.0
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013 as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.5
The Boogie Man Will Get You
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942 as Prof. Nathaniel Billings
★ 6.1
Young Donovan's Kid
Young Donovan's Kid
1931 as Cokey Joe
★ 10.0
The Woman and the Puppet
The Woman and the Puppet
1920 as (uncredited)
★ 9.0
The Island Monster
The Island Monster
1954 as Don Gaetano
★ 3.3
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
★ 8.4
Terror in the Tropics
Terror in the Tropics
2006 as Mr. Wong (archive footage)
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
★ 6.0
The Bells
The Bells
1926 as The Mesmerist
★ 6.2
The Little Wild Girl
The Little Wild Girl
1928 as Maurice Kent
★ 10.0
The Devil Commands
The Devil Commands
1941 as Dr. Julian Blair
★ 6.3
Alien Terror
Alien Terror
1971 as Prof. John Mayer
★ 3.6
Arsenic & Old Lace
Arsenic & Old Lace
1962 as Jonathan Brewster
★ 6.5
The Prince and Betty
The Prince and Betty
1919 as Undetermined Role
★ 8.3
movie
Jack the Ripper
1958 as Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason
★ 7.5
The Golden Web
The Golden Web
1926 as Dave Sinclair
★ 10.0
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
2007 as Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
★ 8.0
The Vanishing Rider
The Vanishing Rider
1928 as The Villain
★ 7.0
The Nickel-Hopper
The Nickel-Hopper
1926 as Dance Hall Masher
★ 7.5
Sabaka
Sabaka
1955 as General Pollegar
★ 4.6
Nan of the North
Nan of the North
1922 as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
★ 10.0
The Lark
The Lark
1957 as Bishop Cauchon
Dynamite Dan
Dynamite Dan
1924 as Tony Garcia
★ 6.0
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988 as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Man from Downing Street
The Man from Downing Street
1922 as Maharajah Jehan
★ 10.0
Halloween Monster Bash
Halloween Monster Bash
1991 as Baron Von Leppe (archive footage)
West of Shanghai
West of Shanghai
1937 as "General" Wu Yen Fang
★ 5.8
Doom of Dracula
Doom of Dracula
1966 as The Madman (archive footage)
★ 10.0
movie
Hollywood Hobbies
1935 as Himself
★ 7.0
movie
Heroes of Horror
2001 as (archive footage)
★ 8.7
The Vanishing Legion
The Vanishing Legion
1931 as The Voice (voice)
★ 8.5
The Love Mart
The Love Mart
1927 as Fleming
★ 8.0
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
2006 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.6
Without Mercy
Without Mercy
1925 as Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)
★ 10.0
Tonight or Never
Tonight or Never
1931 as Waiter
★ 6.2
The Phantom Buster
The Phantom Buster
1927 as Ramon
★ 8.0
The White Panther
The White Panther
1924 as Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)
★ 7.0
Lady Robinhood
Lady Robinhood
1925 as Cabraza
★ 9.0
The Princess from Hoboken
The Princess from Hoboken
1927 as Pavel
★ 8.0
The Meddlin' Stranger
The Meddlin' Stranger
1927 as Al Meggs
★ 9.0
Vultures of the Sea
Vultures of the Sea
1928 as Grouchy
★ 9.0
movie
★ 7.0
His Majesty, the American
His Majesty, the American
1919 as Henchman in cloth cap
★ 6.6
The Guilty Generation
The Guilty Generation
1931 as Tony Ricca
★ 6.2
The Altar Stairs
The Altar Stairs
1922 as Hugo
★ 8.0
Burning the Wind
Burning the Wind
1929 as Pug Doran
★ 10.0
A Fool's World
A Fool's World
1964 as Narrator
★ 3.4
The Eagle of the Sea
The Eagle of the Sea
1926 as Pirate (uncredited)
★ 10.0
The Mesmerist
The Mesmerist
2003 as (archive footage)
★ 8.0
The Hope Diamond Mystery
The Hope Diamond Mystery
1921 as Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar
★ 10.0
Flames
Flames
1926 as Blackie Blanchette
★ 10.0
movie
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
2006 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.6
King of the Wild
King of the Wild
1931 as Mustapha
★ 4.2
The Man in the Saddle
The Man in the Saddle
1926 as Robber (uncredited)
★ 10.0
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
★ 8.0
Little Lost Robot
Little Lost Robot
1962 as Host
★ 7.0
A Connecticut Yankee
A Connecticut Yankee
1955 as King Arthur
★ 6.0
Flaming Fury
Flaming Fury
1926 as Gaspard
★ 10.0
Parisian Nights
Parisian Nights
1925 as Pierre
★ 4.0
Her Honor, the Governor
Her Honor, the Governor
1926 as Snipe Collins
★ 10.0
Macabre Serenade
Macabre Serenade
1968 as Matthias Morteval
★ 4.0
The Deadlier Sex
The Deadlier Sex
1920 as Jules Borney
★ 7.5
Perils of the Wild
★ 10.0
The Devil's Chaplain
The Devil's Chaplain
1929 as Boris
★ 9.0
movie
★ 10.0
Cheated Hearts
Cheated Hearts
1921 as Nei Hamid
★ 8.0
Screen Snapshots No. 11
Screen Snapshots No. 11
1934 as Himself
Rendezvous in Black
Rendezvous in Black
1956 as Ward Allen
Forbidden Cargo
Forbidden Cargo
1925 as Pietro Castillano
★ 9.0
movie
Today's Teens
1964 as Narrator
Who Killed Chung Ling Soo?
Who Killed Chung Ling Soo?
1960 as Narrator