Boris Karloff
Acting
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!. Description above from the Wikipedia article Boris Karloff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieLegacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
Self - (archive footage)
movieThe Last Repair Shop
2024
The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieBoris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieJack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieMonster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
Various roles (archive footage)
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieClassic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieHe Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
2008
Self (archive footage)
movieBela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007
Himself (archive footage)
movieIan Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
2007
Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
movieFamous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieLugosi: The Dark Prince
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieKarloff: The Gentle Monster
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieTerror in the Tropics
2006
Mr. Wong (archive footage)
movieThe Mesmerist
2003
(archive footage)
Heroes of Horror
2001
(archive footage)
movieMummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Many Faces of Dracula
2000
The Monster (archive footage)
movieThe 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999
Self (archive footage)
movieMonster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
Self (archive footage)
movieUniversal Horror
1998
(archive footage)
movieThe Universal Story
1996
Self (archive footage)
movieAbbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994
Self (archive footage)
movieHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
1994
(voice - archive footage)
movieDracula in the Movies
1992
(archive footage)
movieHalloween Monster Bash
1991
Baron Von Leppe (archive footage)
movieDracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
movieMyrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
(archive footage)
movieTransylvania Twist
1989
Man in Room (archive footage)
movieHollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieCreepy Classics
1987
Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
movieGoing Hollywood: The '30s
1984
(archive footage)
movieThe Horror of It All
1983
Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
movieOops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Horror Show
1979
(archive footage)
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
movieMadhouse
1974
(archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
Self (archive footage)
movieAlien Terror
1971
Prof. John Mayer
movieIsle of the Snake People
1971
Carl van Molder / Damballah
movieHatchet for the Honeymoon
1970
Gorca (archive footage)
tvMcCloud
1970
Hjalmar Poelzig (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieCurse of the Crimson Altar
1968
Professor John Marsh
tvThe Name of the Game
1968
Mikhail Orlov
movieTargets
1968
Byron Orlok
movieFear Chamber
1968
Dr. Carl Mandel
movieMacabre Serenade
1968
Matthias Morteval
movieCauldron of Blood
1968
Franz Badulescu
movieThe Movie Orgy
1968
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Sorcerers
1967
Prof. Marcus Monserrat
movieMad Monster Party?
1967
Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
movieHow the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966
Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
movieThe Venetian Affair
1966
Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
tvThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
Mother Muffin
movieThe Daydreamer
1966
The Rat (voice)
movieDoom of Dracula
1966
The Madman (archive footage)
movieDie, Monster, Die!
1965
Nahum Witley
tvThe Wild Wild West
1965
Mr. Singh
tvShindig!
1964
Self - Guest Host / Singer
movieBikini Beach
1964
Art Dealer
movieThe Comedy of Terrors
1964
Amos Hinchley
movieA Fool's World
1964
Narrator
movieBlack Sabbath
1963
Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
movieThe Terror
1963
Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
movieThe Raven
1963
Dr. Scarabus
movieThe Incredible Doktor Markesan
1962
Dr. Konrad Markesan
movieArsenic & Old Lace
1962
Jonathan Brewster
movieDays of Thrills and Laughter
1961
Self (archive footage)
tvThriller
1960
Clayton Mace / Self - Host / Dr. Albert Farnham / Dr. Thorne / Doktor Konrad Markesan / Pop Jenkins / Col. Jackson Beauregard Finchess
movieCorridors of Blood
1958
Dr. Thomas Bolton
movieHeart of Darkness
1958
Mr. Kurtz
movieFrankenstein 1970
1958
Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
movieGrip of the Strangler
1958
James Rankin
Jack the Ripper
1958
Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason
Destination Nightmare
1958
Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
tvShirley Temple's Storybook
1958
Narrator (voice) / Father Knickerbocker
movieThe Juggler of Our Lady
1957
Narrator (voice)
tvSuspicion
1957
Judge Winthrop Gelsey
movieThe Lark
1957
Bishop Cauchon
movieVoodoo Island
1957
Phillip Knight
movieRendezvous in Black
1956
Ward Allen
tvColonel March of Scotland Yard
1956
Colonel March Of Scotland Yard
movieA Connecticut Yankee
1955
King Arthur
movieSting of Death
1955
Mr. Mycroft
movieSabaka
1955
General Pollegar
tvClimax!
1954
Dr. Philip Nestri / Vicar Tellworth
movieThe Island Monster
1954
Don Gaetano
tvThe United States Steel Hour
1953
George Redford
movieAbbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
movieColonel March Investigates
1953
Colonel March
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Mr. Blue Ocean / Henry E. Church
movieThe Black Castle
1952
Dr. Meissen
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Cauchon / Jonathan Brewster
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Charles Brandon
tvThe Red Skelton Show
1951
Professor Townsend
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Sir Arthur Strangeways / Montgomery Royle / Larkin
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
Bennett Kimball
tvSuspense
1949
Toff / Bronson / Rasputin
tvStudio One
1948
Skaggs / Professor Koernig / King Arthur
movieTap Roots
1948
Tishomingo
movieUnconquered
1947
Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
movieThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
Dr. Hollingshead
movieLured
1947
Charles van Druten
movieBedlam
1946
George Sims
movieIsle of the Dead
1945
Gen. Nikolas Pherides
movieThe Body Snatcher
1945
John Gray
movieThe Mummy's Curse
1944
Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
movieHouse of Frankenstein
1944
Dr. Gustav Niemann
movieThe Climax
1944
Dr. Friedrich Hohner
movieThe Boogie Man Will Get You
1942
Prof. Nathaniel Billings
movieThe Devil Commands
1941
Dr. Julian Blair
movieYou'll Find Out
1940
Judge Spencer Mainwaring
movieThe Ape
1940
Dr. Bernard Adrian
movieThe Mummy's Hand
1940
Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
movieBefore I Hang
1940
Dr. John Garth
movieDoomed to Die
1940
James Lee Wong
movieThe Man with Nine Lives
1940
Dr. Leon Kravaal
movieBlack Friday
1940
Dr. Ernest Sovac
movieThe Fatal Hour
1940
James Lee Wong
movieThe Man They Could Not Hang
1939
Dr. Henryk Savaard
movieMr. Wong in Chinatown
1939
Mr. James Lee Wong
movieThe Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
James Lee Wong
movieSon of Frankenstein
1939
The Monster
movieDevil's Island
1939
Dr. Charles Gaudet
movieMr. Wong, Detective
1938
James Lee Wong
movieWest of Shanghai
1937
"General" Wu Yen Fang
movieNight Key
1937
David Mallory
movieThe Man Who Changed His Mind
1936
Dr. Laurence
movieJuggernaut
1936
Dr. Victor Sartorius
movieThe Walking Dead
1936
John Ellman
movieThe Invisible Ray
1936
Dr. Janos Rukh
movieThe Black Room
1935
Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
movieThe Raven
1935
Edmond Bateman
movieBride of Frankenstein
1935
The Monster
movieGift of Gab
1934
Himself
movieThe Black Cat
1934
Hjalmar Poelzig
movieThe House of Rothschild
1934
Count Ledrantz
movieThe Lost Patrol
1934
Sanders
movieThe Ghoul
1933
Prof. Morlant
movieThe Mummy
1932
Imhotep / Ardath Bey
movieBoo
1932
Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
movieThe Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
Dr. Fu Manchu
movieSkyscraper Souls
1932
Man Approaching Ticket Counter
movieNight World
1932
'Happy' MacDonald
movieScarface
1932
Gaffney
movieThe Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932
Boris Karloff
movieBehind the Mask
1932
Jim Henderson
movieBusiness and Pleasure
1932
Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph
movieFrankenstein
1931
The Monster
movieThe Guilty Generation
1931
Tony Ricca
movieThe Yellow Ticket
1931
Drunken Orderly
movieThe Mad Genius
1931
Fedor's Father (uncredited)
movieFive Star Final
1931
T. Vernon Isopod
movieGraft
1931
Terry
movieI Like Your Nerve
1931
Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
movieThe Public Defender
1931
The Professor
movieSmart Money
1931
Sport Williams
movieYoung Donovan's Kid
1931
Cokey Joe
movieThe Vanishing Legion
1931
The Voice (voice)
movieCracked Nuts
1931
Boris - First Revolutionary
movieKing of the Wild
1931
Mustapha
movieThe Criminal Code
1931
Ned Galloway
movieThe Utah Kid
1930
Henchman Baxter
movieThe Sea Bat
1930
Corsican
movieThe Bad One
1930
Monsieur Gaston
movieThe Unholy Night
1929
Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
movieThe King of the Kongo
1929
Scarface Macklin
movieBehind That Curtain
1929
Beetham's Manservent
movieTwo Sisters
1929
Cecil
movieThe Fatal Warning
1929
Mullins
movieBurning the Wind
1929
Pug Doran
movieThe Little Wild Girl
1928
Maurice Kent
movieVultures of the Sea
1928
Grouchy
movieThe Vanishing Rider
1928
The Villain
movieSharp Shooters
1928
Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
movieThe Love Mart
1927
Fleming
movieSoft Cushions
1927
The Chief Conspirator
movieThe Meddlin' Stranger
1927
Al Meggs
movieLet It Rain
1927
Crook
movieOld Ironsides
1926
Saracen Guard (uncredited)
movieFlaming Fury
1926
Gaspard
movieThe Nickel-Hopper
1926
Dance Hall Masher
movieThe Eagle of the Sea
1926
Pirate (uncredited)
movieFlames
1926
Blackie Blanchette
movieThe Golden Web
1926
Dave Sinclair
movieThe Bells
1926
The Mesmerist
movieHer Honor, the Governor
1926
Snipe Collins
movieThe Man in the Saddle
1926
Robber (uncredited)
movieThe Greater Glory
1926
Scissors Grinder
movieWithout Mercy
1925
Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)
movieParisian Nights
1925
Pierre
movieLady Robinhood
1925
Cabraza
movieForbidden Cargo
1925
Pietro Castillano
movieDynamite Dan
1924
Tony Garcia
movieThe Hellion
1924
The Outlaw
movieThe White Panther
1924
Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)
movieThe Prisoner
1923
Prince Kapolski
movieOmar the Tentmaker
1922
Imam Mowaffak
movieThe Woman Conquers
1922
Raoul Maris
movieThe Man from Downing Street
1922
Maharajah Jehan
movieThe Infidel
1922
The Nabob
movieNan of the North
1922
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
movieThe Cave Girl
1921
Baptiste
movieCheated Hearts
1921
Nei Hamid
movieWithout Benefit of Clergy
1921
Ahmed Khan
movieThe Hope Diamond Mystery
1921
Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar
movieThe Last of the Mohicans
1920
Indian (uncredited)
movieThe Woman and the Puppet
1920
(uncredited)
movieThe Deadlier Sex
1920
Jules Borney
movieThe Prince and Betty
1919
Undetermined Role
movieHis Majesty, the American
1919
Henchman in cloth cap
Crew1
movieBikini Beach
1964
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