Boris Karloff
Actor
- Born
- November 23, 1887 · Camberwell, London, England, UK
- Died
- February 2, 1969 (age 81)
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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Known for
Frankenstein
November 21, 1931
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
December 18, 1966
Bride of Frankenstein
April 20, 1935
The Mummy
December 22, 1932
Scarface
April 9, 1932
Black Sabbath
August 17, 1963
The Black Cat
May 7, 1934
The Old Dark House
October 20, 1932
The Raven
January 25, 1963
Son of Frankenstein
January 13, 1939
Targets
August 13, 1968
The Body Snatcher
May 25, 1945
Acting242
- 2026The Orbit of Minor Satellites as Roger Ashley Norton
- 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self (archive footage)
- 2024The Last Repair Shop as The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story as Self - Interviewee
- 2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as Self (archive footage)
- 2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! as Self (archive footage)
- 2015True Fear: The Making of Psycho as Self
- 2015Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters as Self (archive footage)
- 2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film