Boris Karloff

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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.

Filmography

• The Orbit of Minor Satellites (2026)
• Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025)
• 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)
• True Fear: The Making of Psycho (2015)
• 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)
• 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)
• Lugosi: The Dark Prince (2006)
• Karloff: The Gentle Monster (2006)
• Terror in the Tropics (2006)
• Monster Movie Trivia Quiz (2004)
• The Mesmerist (2003)
• Heroes of Horror (2001)
• The American Nightmare (2000)
• Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (2000)
• The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)
• The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (1999)
• Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999)
• Universal Horror (1998)
• The Universal Story (1996)
• Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994)
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition (1994)
• Dracula in the Movies (1992)
• Halloween Monster Bash (1991)
• 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)
• Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)
• 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)
• Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
• Targets (1968)
• Fear Chamber (1968)
• Macabre Serenade (1968)
• Cauldron of Blood (1968)
• The Movie Orgy (1968)
• The Sorcerers (1967)
• Mad Monster Party? (1967)
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
• The Venetian Affair (1966)
• The Daydreamer (1966)
• The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)
• Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
• Bikini Beach (1964)
• Today's Teens (1964)
• The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
• Horror!!! (1964)
• A Fool's World (1964)
• Black Sabbath (1963)
• The Terror (1963)
• The Raven (1963)
• Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing (1962)
• Little Lost Robot (1962)
• The Incredible Doktor Markesan (1962)
• Arsenic & Old Lace (1962)
• The Storm (1962)
• The Grim Reaper (1961)
• Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
• Who Killed Chung Ling Soo? (1960)
• The Fatal Impulse (1960)
• Corridors of Blood (1958)
• Heart of Darkness (1958)
• Frankenstein 1970 (1958)
• Grip of the Strangler (1958)
• Jack the Ripper (1958)
• Destination Nightmare (1958)
• The Juggler of Our Lady (1957)
• The Lark (1957)
• Voodoo Island (1957)
• Rendezvous in Black (1956)
• A Connecticut Yankee (1955)
• Sting of Death (1955)
• Sabaka (1955)
• The Island Monster (1954)
• Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
• Colonel March Investigates (1953)
• The Black Castle (1952)
• The Strange Door (1951)
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
• Tap Roots (1948)
• Unconquered (1947)
• Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
• Lured (1947)
• Bedlam (1946)
• Isle of the Dead (1945)
• The Body Snatcher (1945)
• The Mummy's Curse (1944)
• House of Frankenstein (1944)
• The Climax (1944)
• The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
• Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 (1942)
• The Devil Commands (1941)
• Information Please: Series 2, No. 12 (1941)
• You'll Find Out (1940)
• The Ape (1940)
• The Mummy's Hand (1940)
• Before I Hang (1940)
• Doomed to Die (1940)
• The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
• Black Friday (1940)
• The Fatal Hour (1940)
• Tower of London (1939)
• British Intelligence (1939)
• The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
• Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
• The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
• Son of Frankenstein (1939)
• Devil's Island (1939)
• Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
• The Invisible Menace (1938)
• Breakdowns of 1937 (1937)
• West of Shanghai (1937)
• Night Key (1937)
• Cinema Circus (1937)
• Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
• The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)
• Juggernaut (1936)
• The Walking Dead (1936)
• The Invisible Ray (1936)
• The Black Room (1935)
• The Raven (1935)
• Hollywood Hobbies (1935)
• Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
• Gift of Gab (1934)
• The Black Cat (1934)
• The House of Rothschild (1934)
• The Lost Patrol (1934)
• Screen Snapshots No. 11 (1934)
• The Ghoul (1933)
• The Mummy (1932)
• Boo (1932)
• The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
• The Old Dark House (1932)
• Skyscraper Souls (1932)
• Night World (1932)
• Scarface (1932)
• The Miracle Man (1932)
• The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932)
• Behind the Mask (1932)
• Business and Pleasure (1932)
• Frankenstein (1931)
• The Guilty Generation (1931)
• The Yellow Ticket (1931)
• The Mad Genius (1931)
• Five Star Final (1931)
• Graft (1931)
• I Like Your Nerve (1931)
• The Public Defender (1931)
• Smart Money (1931)
• Young Donovan's Kid (1931)
• The Vanishing Legion (1931)
• Cracked Nuts (1931)
• King of the Wild (1931)
• Tonight or Never (1931)
• The Criminal Code (1931)
• The Utah Kid (1930)
• The Sea Bat (1930)
• The Bad One (1930)
• The Unholy Night (1929)
• The King of the Kongo (1929)
• Behind That Curtain (1929)
• The Phantom of the North (1929)
• Anne Against the World (1929)
• Two Sisters (1929)
• The Devil's Chaplain (1929)
• The Fatal Warning (1929)
• Burning the Wind (1929)
• The Little Wild Girl (1928)
• Vultures of the Sea (1928)
• The Vanishing Rider (1928)
• Sharp Shooters (1928)
• The Love Mart (1927)
• Two Arabian Knights (1927)
• Soft Cushions (1927)
• The Phantom Buster (1927)
• The Meddlin' Stranger (1927)
• Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927)
• The Princess from Hoboken (1927)
• Let It Rain (1927)
• Old Ironsides (1926)
• Flaming Fury (1926)
• The Nickel-Hopper (1926)
• The Eagle of the Sea (1926)
• Flames (1926)
• The Golden Web (1926)
• The Bells (1926)
• Her Honor, the Governor (1926)
• The Man in the Saddle (1926)
• The Greater Glory (1926)
• Without Mercy (1925)
• Parisian Nights (1925)
• Never the Twain Shall Meet (1925)
• Perils of the Wild (1925)
• Lady Robinhood (1925)
• The Prairie Wife (1925)
• Forbidden Cargo (1925)
• Dynamite Dan (1924)
• Riders of the Plains (1924)
• The Hellion (1924)
• The White Panther (1924)
• The Prisoner (1923)
• Omar the Tentmaker (1922)
• The Altar Stairs (1922)
• The Woman Conquers (1922)
• The Man from Downing Street (1922)
• The Infidel (1922)
• Nan of the North (1922)
• The Cave Girl (1921)
• Cheated Hearts (1921)
• Without Benefit of Clergy (1921)
• The Hope Diamond Mystery (1921)
• The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
• The Courage of Marge O'Doone (1920)
• The Woman and the Puppet (1920)
• The Deadlier Sex (1920)
• The Prince and Betty (1919)
• His Majesty, the American (1919)
• The Lightning Raider (1919)
• Suspense: A Night at an Inn