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Boris Karloff
🎭 Acting

Boris Karloff

November 23, 1887 (age 81)
February 2, 1969
Camberwell, London, England, UK
Male
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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…

Movies

241 credits
Frankenstein
★ 7.5
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Frankenstein
1931 as The Monster
Bride of Frankenstein
★ 7.5
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Bride of Frankenstein
1935 as The Monster
Scarface
★ 7.4
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Scarface
1932 as Gaffney
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
★ 7.5
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966 as Narrator / The Grinch…
The Mummy
★ 6.8
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The Mummy
1932 as Imhotep / Ardath Bey
Targets
★ 7.1
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Targets
1968 as Byron Orlok
The Terror
★ 5.2
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The Terror
1963 as Baron Victor Frederick Von…
Black Sabbath
★ 7.2
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Black Sabbath
1963 as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
★ 6.8
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947 as Dr. Hollingshead
The Black Castle
★ 6.4
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The Black Castle
1952 as Dr. Meissen
Unconquered
★ 6.5
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Unconquered
1947 as Guyasuta, Chief of the…
The Raven
★ 6.3
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The Raven
1963 as Dr. Scarabus
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
★ 6.3
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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 as The Monster / Gustav…
Charlie Chan at the Opera
★ 6.8
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Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936 as Gravelle
The Walking Dead
★ 6.3
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The Walking Dead
1936 as John Ellman
Son of Frankenstein
★ 6.7
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Son of Frankenstein
1939 as The Monster
The Lost Patrol
★ 6.6
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The Lost Patrol
1934 as Sanders
Tap Roots
★ 6.9
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Tap Roots
1948 as Tishomingo
The Black Cat
★ 6.7
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The Black Cat
1934 as Hjalmar Poelzig
The Movie Orgy
★ 6.6
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The Movie Orgy
1968 as Self (archive footage)
House of Frankenstein
★ 6.0
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House of Frankenstein
1944 as Dr. Gustav Niemann
Corridors of Blood
★ 6.2
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Corridors of Blood
1958 as Dr. Thomas Bolton
The Mask of Fu Manchu
★ 5.4
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The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932 as Dr. Fu Manchu
Bikini Beach
★ 5.6
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Bikini Beach
1964 as Art Dealer
The Mummy's Hand
★ 5.7
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The Mummy's Hand
1940 as Kharis (archive footage /…
Smart Money
★ 6.8
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Smart Money
1931 as Sport Williams
Creepy Classics
★ 6.4
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Creepy Classics
1987 as Dr. Scarabus - (archive…
Lured
★ 6.3
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Lured
1947 as Charles van Druten
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff Movie
★ 6.6
Comedy, Horror
Mad Monster Party?
★ 6.6
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Mad Monster Party?
1967 as Baron Boris von Frankenstein…

TV Shows

50 credits
What’s My Line? TV
★ 7.0
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Comedy, Family
1950 Comedy, Family
The Wild Wild West TV
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The Wild Wild West
1965 as Mr. Singh
Robert Montgomery Presents TV
★ 6.0
Drama
Robert Montgomery Presents TV
★ 6.0
Drama
Climax! TV
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Climax!
1954 as Dr. Philip Nestri
Climax! TV
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Climax!
1954 as Vicar Tellworth
Studio One TV
★ 5.4
Drama
1948 Drama
Studio One TV
★ 5.4
Drama
1948 Drama
Studio One TV
★ 5.4
Drama
1948 Drama
The Name of the Game TV
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The Name of the Game
1968 as Mikhail Orlov
Route 66 TV
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Route 66
1960
The Red Skelton Show TV
★ 7.6
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Comedy, Family
1951 Comedy, Family
Thriller TV
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Thriller
1960 as Clayton Mace
Thriller TV
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Thriller
1960 as Self - Host
Thriller TV
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Thriller
1960 as Dr. Thorne
Thriller TV
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Thriller
1960 as Dr. Albert Farnham
Thriller TV
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Thriller
1960 as Pop Jenkins / Col.…
Thriller TV
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Thriller
1960 as Doktor Konrad Markesan
McCloud TV
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McCloud
1970 as Hjalmar Poelzig (archive footage)…
Lights Out TV
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Lights Out
1949
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show TV
★ 6.4
Reality
Suspense TV
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Suspense
1949 as Toff
Suspense TV
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Suspense
1949
Suspense TV
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Suspense
1949 as Bronson
Suspense TV
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Suspense
1949 as Rasputin
Telephone Time TV
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Telephone Time
1956
Shirley Temple's Storybook TV
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Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958 as Narrator (voice) / Father…
Tales of Tomorrow TV
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Tales of Tomorrow
1951
This Is Your Life TV
★ 6.7
Documentary
1955 Documentary
The United States Steel Hour TV
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The United States Steel Hour
1953 as George Redford
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