Birthday:
Nov 23, 1887
Place of Birth: Camberwell, London, England, UK
Place of Birth: Camberwell, London, England, UK
Boris Karloff
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bride of Frankenstein | The Monster | 1935 |
| Scarface | Gaffney | 1932 |
| Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde | 1953 |
| Frankenstein | The Monster | 1931 |
| Son of Frankenstein | The Monster | 1939 |
| House of Frankenstein | Dr. Gustav Niemann | 1944 |
| Frankenstein 1970 | Baron Viktor von Frankenstein | 1958 |
| The Mask of Fu Manchu | Dr. Fu Manchu | 1932 |
| The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968 |
| Information Please: Series 2, No. 12 | Self | 1941 |
| Lured | Charles van Druten | 1947 |
| The Devil Commands | Dr. Julian Blair | 1941 |
| Devil's Island | Dr. Charles Gaudet | 1939 |
| The Boogie Man Will Get You | Prof. Nathaniel Billings | 1942 |
| The Black Castle | Dr. Meissen | 1952 |
| The Body Snatcher | John Gray | 1945 |
| Isle of the Dead | Gen. Nikolas Pherides | 1945 |
| The Man Who Changed His Mind | Dr. Laurience | 1936 |
| Corridors of Blood | Dr. Thomas Bolton | 1958 |
| Juggernaut | Dr. Victor Sartorius | 1936 |
| Tap Roots | Tishomingo | 1948 |
| Doomed to Die | James Lee Wong | 1940 |
| He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce | Self (archive footage) | 2008 |
| Mr. Wong, Detective | James Lee Wong | 1938 |
| Bedlam | George Sims | 1946 |
| The Black Cat | Hjalmar Poelzig | 1934 |
| The Old Dark House | Morgan | 1932 |
| The Terror | Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe | 1963 |
| The White Panther | Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris) | 1924 |
| The Hellion | The Outlaw | 1924 |
| The Lightning Raider | 1919 | |
| Riders of the Plains | 1924 | |
| The Prince and Betty | Undetermined Role | 1919 |
| Forbidden Cargo | Pietro Castillano | 1925 |
| Perils of the Wild | 1925 | |
| Lady Robinhood | Cabraza | 1925 |
| The Courage of Marge O'Doone | Tavish | 1920 |
| Never the Twain Shall Meet | 1925 | |
| Without Mercy | Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited) | 1925 |
| Cheated Hearts | Nei Hamid | 1921 |
| The Golden Web | Dave Sinclair | 1926 |
| Flames | Blackie Blanchette | 1926 |
| Flaming Fury | Gaspard | 1926 |
| Let It Rain | Crook | 1927 |
| The Princess from Hoboken | Pavel | 1927 |
| The Meddlin' Stranger | Al Meggs | 1927 |
| Soft Cushions | The Chief Conspirator | 1927 |
| The Vanishing Rider | The Villain | 1928 |
| Sharp Shooters | Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) | 1928 |
| Vultures of the Sea | Grouchy | 1928 |
| The Man with Nine Lives | Dr. Leon Kravaal | 1940 |
| Burning the Wind | Pug Doran | 1929 |
| Before I Hang | Dr. John Garth | 1940 |
| The Man They Could Not Hang | Dr. Henryk Savaard | 1939 |
| The Little Wild Girl | Maurice Kent | 1928 |
| The Black Room | Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman | 1935 |
| The Devil's Chaplain | Boris | 1929 |
| Two Sisters | Cecil | 1929 |
| The Fatal Warning | Mullins | 1929 |
| The Bad One | Monsieur Gaston | 1930 |
| The Unholy Night | Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited) | 1929 |
| Business and Pleasure | Sheik Ali Ben Joseph (uncredited) | 1932 |
| Anne Against the World | 1929 | |
| The Emperor's Nightingale | Narrator (English version) | 1949 |
| The Walking Dead | John Ellman | 1936 |
| Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff | Swami Talpur | 1949 |
| Monster Movie Trivia Quiz | 2004 | |
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas! | Narrator / The Grinch (voice) | 1966 |
| Nan of the North | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | 1922 |
| The Man from Downing Street | Maharajah Jehan | 1922 |
| The Infidel | The Nabob | 1922 |
| Omar the Tentmaker | Imam Mowaffak | 1922 |
| The Woman Conquers | Raoul Maris | 1922 |
| The Altar Stairs | Hugo | 1922 |
| The Prisoner | Prince Kapolski | 1923 |
| The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979 |
| The Invisible Ray | Dr. Janos Rukh | 1936 |
| Black Sabbath | Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak") | 1963 |
| The Ghoul | Prof. Morlant | 1933 |
| King of the Wild | Mustapha | 1931 |
| Night Key | David Mallory | 1937 |
| Charlie Chan at the Opera | Gravelle | 1936 |
| Curse of the Crimson Altar | Professor John Marsh | 1968 |
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Dr. Hugo Hollingshead | 1947 |
| Behind the Mask | Jim Henderson | 1932 |
| Tower of London | Mord | 1939 |
| Heroes of Horror | (archive footage) | 2001 |
| Black Friday | Dr. Ernest Sovac | 1940 |
| The Raven | Dr. Scarabus | 1963 |
| Madhouse | (archive footage) | 1974 |
| Die, Monster, Die! | Nahum Witley | 1965 |
| The Comedy of Terrors | Amos Hinchley | 1964 |
| Alien Terror | Prof. John Mayer | 1971 |
| Five Star Final | T. Vernon Isopod | 1931 |
| The Criminal Code | Ned Galloway | 1931 |
| The Ape | Dr. Bernard Adrian | 1940 |
| The Mummy | Imhotep, alias Ardath Bey | 1932 |
| The Mummy's Hand | Kharis (archive footage / uncredited) | 1940 |
| The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute | Self (archive footage) | 1974 |
| Voodoo Island | Phillip Knight | 1957 |
| The Mummy's Curse | Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) | 1944 |
| The Island Monster | Don Gaetano | 1954 |
| The Raven | Edmond Bateman | 1935 |
| Behind That Curtain | Beetham's Manservent | 1929 |
| The Lost Patrol | Sanders | 1934 |
| Mad Monster Party? | Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice) | 1967 |
| The Climax | Dr. Friedrich Hohner | 1944 |
| The Strange Door | Voltan | 1951 |
| Smart Money | Sport Williams | 1931 |
| Fear Chamber | Dr. Carl Mandel | 1968 |
| Macabre Serenade | Matthias Morteval | 1968 |
| Isle of the Snake People | Carl van Molder / Damballah | 1971 |
| Targets | Byron Orlok | 1968 |
| You'll Find Out | Judge Spencer Mainwaring | 1940 |
| British Intelligence | Valdar | 1939 |
| Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome | Gruesome | 1947 |
| Unconquered | Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas | 1947 |
| Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster | Self (archive footage) | 2021 |
| The Sorcerers | Prof. Marcus Monserrat | 1967 |
| Creepy Classics | Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage) | 1987 |
| The Lark | Bishop Cauchon | 1957 |
| The American Nightmare | Self | 2000 |
| The House of Rothschild | Count Ledrantz | 1934 |
| Grip of the Strangler | James Rankin | 1958 |
| Mr. Wong in Chinatown | Mr. James Lee Wong | 1939 |
| The Mystery of Mr. Wong | James Lee Wong | 1939 |
| The Fatal Hour | James Lee Wong | 1940 |
| The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini | The Corpse | 1966 |
| Cauldron of Blood | Franz Badulescu | 1970 |
| The Venetian Affair | Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud | 1967 |
| Tonight or Never | Waiter | 1931 |
| The Sting of Death | Mr. Mycroft | 1955 |
| In Search of Dr. Seuss | (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1994 |
| The Return of Andrew Bentley | Host | 1961 |
| Tarzan and the Golden Lion | Owaza | 1927 |
| A Fool's World | Narrator | 1964 |
| Cinema Circus | Himself | 1937 |
| The Mad Genius | Fedor's Father (uncredited) | 1931 |
| The Vanishing Legion | The Voice (voice) | 1931 |
| Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage) | 1991 |
| The Many Faces of Dracula | The Monster (archive footage) | 2000 |
| Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc. | 1991 |
| Gift of Gab | Himself | 1934 |
| The Public Defender | The Professor | 1931 |
| Graft | Terry | 1931 |
| The Nickel-Hopper | Dance Hall Masher | 1926 |
| The Bells | The Mesmerist | 1926 |
| Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) | 1982 |
| The Sea Bat | Corsican | 1930 |
| The Invisible Menace | Jevries | 1938 |
| West of Shanghai | "General" Wu Yen Fang | 1937 |
| The Guilty Generation | Tony Ricca | 1931 |
| A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02) | Self (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Dynamite Dan | Tony Garcia | 1924 |
| Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film | Various roles (archive footage) | 2014 |
| The King of the Kongo | Scarface Macklin | 1929 |
| The Daydreamer | The Rat (voice) | 1966 |
| Cracked Nuts | Boris - First Revolutionary | 1931 |
| Night World | 'Happy' MacDonald | 1932 |
| Lugosi: The Dark Prince | Self (archive footage) | 2006 |
| Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 1984 |
| The Horror of It All | Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage) | 1983 |
| The Miracle Man | Nikko | 1932 |
| Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored | Self (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Two Arabian Knights | Purser | 1927 |
| The Phantom of the North | Jules Gregg | 1929 |
| The Utah Kid | Henchman Baxter | 1930 |
| The Last of the Mohicans | Indian (uncredited) | 1920 |
| Abbott and Costello in the Movies | Archival | 1990 |
| The Eagle of the Sea | Pirate (uncredited) | 1926 |
| The Phantom Buster | Ramon | 1927 |
| The Juggler of Our Lady | Narrator (voice) | 1957 |
| The Last Repair Shop | The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2024 |
| Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story | Self - Interviewee | 2022 |
| Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire | Himself (archive footage) | 2007 |
| Old Ironsides | Saracen Guard (uncredited) | 1926 |
| The Deadlier Sex | Jules Borney | 1920 |
| The Son of Frankenstein | The Monster (archive footage) | 1965 |
| The Yellow Ticket | Drunken Orderly | 1931 |
| Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self (archive footage) | 1961 |
| Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! | Self (archive footage) | 2021 |
| Colonel March Investigates | Colonel March | 1953 |
| The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made | Dr. Bernard Adrian (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Skyscraper Souls | Man Approaching Ticket Counter | 1932 |
| Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!) | 1980 | |
| The Fatal Impulse | Self | 1960 |
| I Like Your Nerve | Luigi - Pacheco's Butler | 1931 |
| Jack the Ripper | Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason | 1958 |
| Destination Nightmare | Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs | 1958 |
| Transylvania Twist | Man in Room (archive footage) | 1989 |
| Boo | Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein") | 1932 |
| Little Lost Robot | Host | 1962 |
| A Connecticut Yankee | King Arthur | 1955 |
| The Cave Girl | Baptiste | 1921 |
| Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed | Self (archive footage) | 2000 |
| Terror in the Tropics | Mr. Wong (archive footage) | 2006 |
| Bikini Beach | Art Dealer | 1964 |
| His Majesty, the American | Henchman in cloth cap | 1919 |
| Breakdowns of 1937 | Self | 1937 |
| The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood | Boris Karloff | 1932 |
| Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| The Mesmerist | (archive footage) | 2003 |
| Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 | Himself | 1942 |
| Karloff: The Gentle Monster | Self (archive footage) | 2006 |
| The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster | Self (archive footage) | 2002 |
| Young Donovan's Kid | Cokey Joe | 1931 |
| Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To | (archive footage) | 1990 |
| The Love Mart | Fleming | 1927 |
| The Universal Story | Self (archive footage) | 1996 |
| Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde | Cabman John Gray (archive footage) | 2007 |
| The Hope Diamond Mystery | Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar | 1921 |
| Sabaka | General Pollegar | 1955 |
| The Greater Glory | Scissors Grinder | 1926 |
| Today's Teens | Narrator | 1964 |
| Arsenic & Old Lace | Jonathan Brewster | 1962 |
| The Prairie Wife | Diego | 1925 |
| Without Benefit of Clergy | Ahmed Khan | 1921 |
| Her Honor, the Governor | Snipe Collins | 1926 |
| Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters | Self (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Doom of Dracula | The Madman | 1966 |
| Hollywood Hobbies | Himself | 1935 |
| Screen Snapshots No. 11 | Himself | 1934 |
| Parisian Nights | Pierre | 1925 |
| Heart of Darkness | Mr. Kurtz | 1958 |
| The Man in the Saddle | Robber (uncredited) | 1926 |
| The Incredible Doktor Markesan | Dr. Konrad Markesan | 1962 |
| Hatchet for the Honeymoon | Gorca (archive footage) | 1970 |
| The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features | 2012 | |
| The Storm | 1962 | |
| Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) | 2007 |
| Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Self (archive footage) | 1999 |
| Universal Horror | (archive footage) | 1998 |
| Horror!!! | Self | 1964 |
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition | (voice - archive footage) | 1994 | Series | Cast | Year |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | 1966 | |
| Route 66 | 1960 | |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Out of This World | 1962 | |
| Studio One | Skaggs | 1948 |
| General Electric Theater | Mr. Blue Ocean | 1953 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Cauchon | 1951 |
| The Wild Wild West | 1965 | |
| Shindig! | Self - Guest Host / Singer | 1964 |
| Thriller | Clayton Mace | 1960 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Sir Arthur Strangeways | 1950 |
| Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Charles Brandon | 1951 |
| Climax! | Dr. Philip Nestri | 1954 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| The Veil | 1958 | |
| Down You Go | Self | 1951 |
| Suspense | Toff | 1949 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | Bennett Kimball | 1950 |
| Tales of Tomorrow | 1951 | |
| Lights Out | 1949 | |
| Colonel March of Scotland Yard | Colonel March Of Scotland Yard | 1956 |
| DuPont Show of the Month | 1957 | |
| Suspicion | Judge Winthrop Gelsey | 1957 |
| Telephone Time | 1956 | |
| Starring Boris Karloff | 1949 | |
| Thriller | Self - Host | 1960 |
| The George Gobel Show | Self | 1954 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Montgomery Royle | 1950 |
| General Electric Theater | Henry E. Church | 1953 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Larkin | 1950 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | 1950 | |
| The Lux Show | Self | 1957 |
| The Name of the Game | Mikhail Orlov | 1968 |
| The Rosemary Clooney Show | Self | 1956 |
| Thriller | Pop Jenkins / Col. Jackson Beauregard Finchess | 1960 |
| Thriller | Dr. Thorne | 1960 |
| Thriller | Doktor Konrad Markesan | 1960 |
| Thriller | Dr. Albert Farnham | 1960 |
| Studio One | Professor Koernig | 1948 |
| Studio One | King Arthur | 1948 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Jonathan Brewster | 1951 |
| Climax! | Vicar Tellworth | 1954 |
| Suspense | 1949 | |
| Suspense | Bronson | 1949 |
| Suspense | Rasputin | 1949 |
| The Red Skelton Show | Professor Townsend (Spy) | 1951 |
| The United States Steel Hour | George Redford | 1953 |
| What's My Line? | Self | 1950 |
| Bones | Imhotep (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2005 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Narrator (voice) / Father Knickerbocker | 1958 |
