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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

240 acting

1 crew

Popularity

1.3

Known For

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