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Boris Karloff

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1887-11-23

Deathday: 1969-02-02 (81 years old)

Biography

Boris Karloff (November 23, 1887 – February 2, 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!.

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Filmography

all 281

Movies 242

self 44

TV Shows 39

Voice 7

Narrator 3

The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Boris Karloff

Biography

Filmography

all 281

Movies 242

self 44

TV Shows 39

Voice 7

Narrator 3

The Last Repair Shop (2024)

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022)

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021)

A Good Game: Karloff and Lugosi at Universal (2019)

Dreams Within a Dream: The Classic Cinema of Edgar Allan Poe (2019)

Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters (2015)

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)

A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02) (2013)

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013)

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features (2012)

House of Harrington (2009)

He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce (2008)

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire (2007)

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (2007)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)

Haunted Memories (2007)

Lugosi: The Dark Prince (2006)

Karloff: The Gentle Monster (2006)

Terror in the Tropics (2006)

Bones (2005)

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004)

Monster Movie Trivia Quiz (2004)

The Mesmerist (2003)

Extra Weird Sampler (2003)

Corman's Comedy of Poe (2003)

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (2002)

Heroes of Horror (2001)

The American Nightmare (2000)

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (2000)

The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999)

Universal Horror (1998)

The Universal Story (1996)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition (1994)

In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)

Abbott and Costello in the Movies (1990)

Transylvania Twist (1989)

Creepy Classics (1987)

Don't Scream: It's Only a Movie! (1985)

Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

The Horror of It All (1983)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)

Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!) (1980)

The Horror Show (1979)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

Madhouse (1974)

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974)

Alien Terror (1971)

Isle of the Snake People (1971)

Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)

Cauldron of Blood (1970)

Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)

The Name of the Game (1968)

Targets (1968)

Macabre Serenade (1968)

Fear Chamber (1968)

The Movie Orgy (1968)

The Sorcerers (1967)

Mad Monster Party? (1967)

The Venetian Affair (1967)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)

The Daydreamer (1966)

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)

Doom of Dracula (1966)

Die, Monster, Die! (1965)

The Wild Wild West (1965)