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Boris Karloff
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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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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.
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Boris Karloff's Filmography
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No Poster
The Orbit of Minor Satellites
as Roger Ashley Norton
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Repair Shop
as The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Poster
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
as Self - Interviewee
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self (archive footage)
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
as Self
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
as Self (archive footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as Various roles (archive footage)
No Poster
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
as Self (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
as Himself (archive footage)
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
as Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
as Self (archive footage)
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
as Self (archive footage)
Terror in the Tropics
as Mr. Wong (archive footage)
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
The Mesmerist
as (archive footage)
No Poster
Heroes of Horror
as (archive footage)
The American Nightmare
as Self
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
as Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
as The Monster (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Self (archive footage)
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
as Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
The Universal Story
as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
as Self (archive footage)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
as (voice - archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
as (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
as Baron Von Leppe (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)
No Poster
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
as Archival
Transylvania Twist
as Man in Room (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Creepy Classics
as Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
Don't Scream: It's Only a Movie!
as Self
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
as Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Madhouse
as (archive footage)
No Poster
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)
Alien Terror
as Prof. John Mayer
Isle of the Snake People
as Carl van Molder / Damballah
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
as Gorca (archive footage)
Curse of the Crimson Altar
as Professor John Marsh
Targets
as Byron Orlok
Macabre Serenade
as Matthias Morteval
Fear Chamber
as Dr. Carl Mandel
Cauldron of Blood
as Franz Badulescu
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
The Sorcerers
as Prof. Marcus Monserrat
Mad Monster Party?
as Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
as Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
The Venetian Affair
as Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
The Daydreamer
as The Rat (voice)
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as The Corpse
Die, Monster, Die!
as Nahum Witley
Bikini Beach
as Art Dealer
No Poster
Today's Teens
as Narrator
The Comedy of Terrors
as Amos Hinchley
Horror!!!
as Self
A Fool's World
as Narrator
Black Sabbath
as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
The Terror
as Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
The Raven
as Dr. Scarabus
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
Little Lost Robot
as Host
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
as Dr. Konrad Markesan
Arsenic & Old Lace
as Jonathan Brewster
The Storm
The Grim Reaper
as Self
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
Who Killed Chung Ling Soo?
as Narrator
The Fatal Impulse
as Self
Corridors of Blood
as Dr. Thomas Bolton
Heart of Darkness
as Mr. Kurtz
Frankenstein 1970
as Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
Grip of the Strangler
as James Rankin
No Poster
Jack the Ripper
as Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason
No Poster
Destination Nightmare
as Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
The Juggler of Our Lady
as Narrator (voice)
The Lark
as Bishop Cauchon
Voodoo Island
as Phillip Knight
Rendezvous in Black
as Ward Allen
A Connecticut Yankee
as King Arthur
Sting of Death
as Mr. Mycroft
Sabaka
as General Pollegar
The Island Monster
as Don Gaetano
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Colonel March Investigates
as Colonel March
The Black Castle
as Dr. Meissen
The Strange Door
as Voltan
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
as Swami Talpur
Tap Roots
as Tishomingo
Unconquered
as Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Gruesome
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Dr. Hollingshead
Lured
as Charles van Druten
Bedlam
as George Sims
Isle of the Dead
as Gen. Nikolas Pherides
The Body Snatcher
as John Gray
The Mummy's Curse
as Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
as Dr. Gustav Niemann
The Climax
as Dr. Friedrich Hohner
The Boogie Man Will Get You
as Prof. Nathaniel Billings
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
as Self
The Devil Commands
as Dr. Julian Blair
No Poster
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
as Self
You'll Find Out
as Judge Spencer Mainwaring
The Ape
as Dr. Bernard Adrian
The Mummy's Hand
as Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
Before I Hang
as Dr. John Garth
Doomed to Die
as James Lee Wong
The Man with Nine Lives
as Dr. Leon Kravaal
Black Friday
as Dr. Ernest Sovac
The Fatal Hour
as James Lee Wong
Tower of London
as Mord
British Intelligence
as Valdar
The Man They Could Not Hang
as Dr. Henryk Savaard
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
as Mr. James Lee Wong
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
as James Lee Wong
Son of Frankenstein
as The Monster
Devil's Island
as Dr. Charles Gaudet
Mr. Wong, Detective
as James Lee Wong
The Invisible Menace
as Jevries
Breakdowns of 1937
as Self
West of Shanghai
as "General" Wu Yen Fang
Night Key
as David Mallory
No Poster
Cinema Circus
as Himself
Charlie Chan at the Opera
as Gravelle
The Man Who Changed His Mind
as Dr. Laurence
Juggernaut
as Dr. Victor Sartorius
The Walking Dead
as John Ellman
The Invisible Ray
as Dr. Janos Rukh
The Black Room
as Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
The Raven
as Edmond Bateman
No Poster
Hollywood Hobbies
as Himself
Bride of Frankenstein
as The Monster
Gift of Gab
as Himself
The Black Cat
as Hjalmar Poelzig
The House of Rothschild
as Count Ledrantz
The Lost Patrol
as Sanders
Screen Snapshots No. 11
as Himself
The Ghoul
as Prof. Morlant
The Mummy
as Imhotep / Ardath Bey
Boo
as Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Dr. Fu Manchu
The Old Dark House
as Morgan
Skyscraper Souls
as Man Approaching Ticket Counter
Night World
as 'Happy' MacDonald
Scarface
as Gaffney
The Miracle Man
as Nikko
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
as Boris Karloff
Behind the Mask
as Jim Henderson
Business and Pleasure
as Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph
Frankenstein
as The Monster
The Guilty Generation
as Tony Ricca
The Yellow Ticket
as Drunken Orderly
The Mad Genius
as Fedor's Father (uncredited)
Five Star Final
as T. Vernon Isopod
Graft
as Terry
I Like Your Nerve
as Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
The Public Defender
as The Professor
Smart Money
as Sport Williams
Young Donovan's Kid
as Cokey Joe
The Vanishing Legion
as The Voice (voice)
Cracked Nuts
as Boris - First Revolutionary
King of the Wild
as Mustapha
Tonight or Never
as Waiter
The Criminal Code
as Ned Galloway
The Utah Kid
as Henchman Baxter
The Sea Bat
as Corsican
The Bad One
as Monsieur Gaston
The Unholy Night
as Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
The King of the Kongo
as Scarface Macklin
Behind That Curtain
as Beetham's Manservent
No Poster
The Phantom of the North
as Jules Gregg
No Poster
Anne Against the World
Two Sisters
as Cecil
The Devil's Chaplain
as Boris
The Fatal Warning
as Mullins
Burning the Wind
as Pug Doran
The Little Wild Girl
as Maurice Kent
Vultures of the Sea
as Grouchy
The Vanishing Rider
as The Villain
Sharp Shooters
as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
The Love Mart
as Fleming
Two Arabian Knights
as Purser
Soft Cushions
as The Chief Conspirator
The Phantom Buster
as Ramon
The Meddlin' Stranger
as Al Meggs
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
as Owaza
The Princess from Hoboken
as Pavel
Let It Rain
as Crook
Old Ironsides
as Saracen Guard (uncredited)
Flaming Fury
as Gaspard
The Nickel-Hopper
as Dance Hall Masher
The Eagle of the Sea
as Pirate (uncredited)
Flames
as Blackie Blanchette
The Golden Web
as Dave Sinclair
The Bells
as The Mesmerist
Her Honor, the Governor
as Snipe Collins
The Man in the Saddle
as Robber (uncredited)
The Greater Glory
as Scissors Grinder
Without Mercy
as Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)
Parisian Nights
as Pierre
Never the Twain Shall Meet
Perils of the Wild
Lady Robinhood
as Cabraza
The Prairie Wife
as Diego
Forbidden Cargo
as Pietro Castillano
Dynamite Dan
as Tony Garcia
Riders of the Plains
The Hellion
as The Outlaw
The White Panther
as Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)
The Prisoner
as Prince Kapolski
Omar the Tentmaker
as Imam Mowaffak
The Altar Stairs
as Hugo
The Woman Conquers
as Raoul Maris
The Man from Downing Street
as Maharajah Jehan
The Infidel
as The Nabob
Nan of the North
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Cave Girl
as Baptiste
Cheated Hearts
as Nei Hamid
Without Benefit of Clergy
as Ahmed Khan
The Hope Diamond Mystery
as Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar
The Last of the Mohicans
as Indian (uncredited)
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
as Tavish
The Woman and the Puppet
as (uncredited)
The Deadlier Sex
as Jules Borney
The Prince and Betty
as Undetermined Role
His Majesty, the American
as Henchman in cloth cap
The Lightning Raider
Suspense: A Night at an Inn
as Toff