Boris Karloff (23 November 1887 – 2 February 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 "Karl...
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Bride of Frankenstein
As The Monster
Scarface
As Gaffney
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
As Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Frankenstein
As The Monster
Son of Frankenstein
As The Monster
House of Frankenstein
As Dr. Gustav Niemann
Frankenstein 1970
As Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
The Mask of Fu Manchu
As Dr. Fu Manchu
The Movie Orgy
As Self (archive footage)
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
As Self
Devil's Island
As Dr. Charles Gaudet
Lured
As Charles van Druten
The Devil Commands
As Dr. Julian Blair
The Boogie Man Will Get You
As Prof. Nathaniel Billings
The Black Castle
As Dr. Meissen
The Body Snatcher
As John Gray
Isle of the Dead
As Gen. Nikolas Pherides
Corridors of Blood
As Dr. Thomas Bolton
The Man Who Changed His Mind
As Dr. Laurience
Juggernaut
As Dr. Victor Sartorius
Tap Roots
As Tishomingo
Doomed to Die
As James Lee Wong
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
As Self (archive footage)
Mr. Wong, Detective
As James Lee Wong
The Black Cat
As Hjalmar Poelzig
Bedlam
As George Sims
The Old Dark House
As Morgan
The Terror
As Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
The Lightning Raider
The Hellion
As The Outlaw
The White Panther
As Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)
Riders of the Plains
Forbidden Cargo
As Pietro Castillano
The Prince and Betty
As Undetermined Role
Perils of the Wild
Never the Twain Shall Meet
Without Mercy
As Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)
Lady Robinhood
As Cabraza
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
As Tavish
Flaming Fury
As Gaspard
Cheated Hearts
As Nei Hamid
Flames
As Blackie Blanchette
The Golden Web
As Dave Sinclair
The Princess from Hoboken
As Pavel
Let It Rain
As Crook
The Meddlin' Stranger
As Al Meggs
Soft Cushions
As The Chief Conspirator
Sharp Shooters
As Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
Vultures of the Sea
As Grouchy
Burning the Wind
As Pug Doran
The Man They Could Not Hang
As Dr. Henryk Savaard
The Vanishing Rider
As The Villain
The Man with Nine Lives
As Dr. Leon Kravaal
Before I Hang
As Dr. John Garth
The Little Wild Girl
As Maurice Kent
The Black Room
As Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
The Fatal Warning
As Mullins
The Devil's Chaplain
As Boris
Two Sisters
As Cecil
The Unholy Night
As Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
The Bad One
As Monsieur Gaston
Anne Against the World
Business and Pleasure
As Sheik Ali Ben Joseph (uncredited)
The Emperor's Nightingale
As Narrator (English version)
The Walking Dead
As John Ellman
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
As Swami Talpur
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
As Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
Nan of the North
As Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Man from Downing Street
As Maharajah Jehan
The Infidel
As The Nabob
The Woman Conquers
As Raoul Maris
The Altar Stairs
As Hugo
The Prisoner
As Prince Kapolski
Omar the Tentmaker
As Imam Mowaffak
The Horror Show
As (archive footage)
The Invisible Ray
As Dr. Janos Rukh
Black Sabbath
As Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
King of the Wild
As Mustapha
Charlie Chan at the Opera
As Gravelle
The Ghoul
As Prof. Morlant
Night Key
As David Mallory
Curse of the Crimson Altar
As Professor John Marsh
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
As Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
Behind the Mask
As Jim Henderson
Tower of London
As Mord
Heroes of Horror
As (archive footage)
Black Friday
As Dr. Ernest Sovac
The Raven
As Dr. Scarabus
Madhouse
As (archive footage)
Die, Monster, Die!
As Nahum Witley
The Comedy of Terrors
As Amos Hinchley
Alien Terror
As Prof. John Mayer
Five Star Final
As T. Vernon Isopod
The Criminal Code
As Ned Galloway
The Ape
As Dr. Bernard Adrian
The Mummy
As Imhotep, alias Ardath Bey
The Mummy's Hand
As Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
As Self (archive footage)
Voodoo Island
As Phillip Knight
The Mummy's Curse
As Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
The Island Monster
As Don Gaetano
The Raven
As Edmond Bateman
Behind That Curtain
As Beetham's Manservent
The Lost Patrol
As Sanders
Mad Monster Party?
As Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
The Climax
As Dr. Friedrich Hohner
The Strange Door
As Voltan
Smart Money
As Sport Williams
Fear Chamber
As Dr. Carl Mandel
Isle of the Snake People
As Carl van Molder / Damballah
Macabre Serenade
As Matthias Morteval
Targets
As Byron Orlok
You'll Find Out
As Judge Spencer Mainwaring
British Intelligence
As Valdar
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
As Gruesome
Unconquered
As Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
As Self (archive footage)
The Sorcerers
As Prof. Marcus Monserrat
Creepy Classics
As Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
Horrible Horror
As Gruesome in 'Dick Tracey Meets Gruesome'
The Lark
As Bishop Cauchon
The American Nightmare
As Self
The House of Rothschild
As Count Ledrantz
Grip of the Strangler
As James Rankin
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
As Mr. James Lee Wong
The Fatal Hour
As James Lee Wong
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
As James Lee Wong
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
As The Corpse
Cauldron of Blood
As Franz Badulescu
The Venetian Affair
As Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
Tonight or Never
As Waiter
The Sting of Death
As Mr. Mycroft
In Search of Dr. Seuss
As (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Return of Andrew Bentley
As Host
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
As Owaza
A Fool's World
As Narrator
Cinema Circus
As Himself
The Mad Genius
As Fedor's Father (uncredited)
The Vanishing Legion
As The Voice (voice)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
As Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
As The Monster (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
As The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
Gift of Gab
As Himself
The Public Defender
As The Professor
Graft
As Terry
The Nickel-Hopper
As Dance Hall Masher
The Bells
As The Mesmerist
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
As Self (archive footage)
The Sea Bat
As Corsican
The Invisible Menace
As Jevries
West of Shanghai
As "General" Wu Yen Fang
The Guilty Generation
As Tony Ricca
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
As Self (archive footage)
Dynamite Dan
As Tony Garcia
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
As Various roles (archive footage)
The King of the Kongo
As Scarface Macklin
The Daydreamer
As The Rat (voice)
Cracked Nuts
As Boris - First Revolutionary
Night World
As 'Happy' MacDonald
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
As Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
As (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
As Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
The Miracle Man
As Nikko
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
As Self (archive footage)
Two Arabian Knights
As Purser
The Phantom of the North
As Jules Gregg
The Utah Kid
As Henchman Baxter
The Last of the Mohicans
As Indian (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
As Archival
The Eagle of the Sea
As Pirate (uncredited)
The Phantom Buster
As Ramon
The Juggler of Our Lady
As Narrator (voice)
The Last Repair Shop
As The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
As Self - Interviewee
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
As Himself (archive footage)
Old Ironsides
As Saracen Guard (uncredited)
The Deadlier Sex
As Jules Borney
The Son of Frankenstein
As The Monster (archive footage)
The Yellow Ticket
As Drunken Orderly
Days of Thrills and Laughter
As Self (archive footage)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
As Self (archive footage)
Colonel March Investigates
As Colonel March
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
As Dr. Bernard Adrian (archive footage)
Skyscraper Souls
As Man Approaching Ticket Counter
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
The Fatal Impulse
As Self
I Like Your Nerve
As Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
Jack the Ripper
As Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason
Destination Nightmare
As Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
Transylvania Twist
As Man in Room (archive footage)
Boo
As Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
Little Lost Robot
As Host
A Connecticut Yankee
As King Arthur
The Cave Girl
As Baptiste
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
As Self (archive footage)
Terror in the Tropics
As Mr. Wong (archive footage)
Bikini Beach
As Art Dealer
His Majesty, the American
As Henchman in cloth cap
Breakdowns of 1937
As Self
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
As Boris Karloff
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
As Self (archive footage)
The Mesmerist
As (archive footage)
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
As Himself
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
As Self (archive footage)
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
As Self (archive footage)
Young Donovan's Kid
As Cokey Joe
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
As (archive footage)
The Love Mart
As Fleming
The Universal Story
As Self (archive footage)
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
As Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
The Hope Diamond Mystery
As Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar
Sabaka
As General Pollegar
The Greater Glory
As Scissors Grinder
Today's Teens
As Narrator
Arsenic & Old Lace
As Jonathan Brewster
The Prairie Wife
As Diego
Without Benefit of Clergy
As Ahmed Khan
Her Honor, the Governor
As Snipe Collins
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
As Self (archive footage)
Doom of Dracula
As The Madman
Hollywood Hobbies
As Himself
Screen Snapshots No. 11
As Himself
Parisian Nights
As Pierre
Heart of Darkness
As Mr. Kurtz
The Man in the Saddle
As Robber (uncredited)
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
As Dr. Konrad Markesan
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
As Gorca (archive footage)
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
The Storm
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
As Self (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
As Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
As (archive footage)
Horror!!!
As Self
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
As (voice - archive footage)
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Route 66
This Is Your Life
As Self
Out of This World
Studio One
As Skaggs
General Electric Theater
As Mr. Blue Ocean
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As Cauchon
The Wild Wild West
Shindig!
As Self - Guest Host / Singer
Thriller
As Clayton Mace
Lux Video Theatre
As Sir Arthur Strangeways
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As Charles Brandon
Climax!
As Dr. Philip Nestri
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
As Self
The Veil
Down You Go
As Self
Suspense
As Toff
Robert Montgomery Presents
As Bennett Kimball
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Tales of Tomorrow
Lights Out
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
As Colonel March Of Scotland Yard
DuPont Show of the Month
Suspicion
As Judge Winthrop Gelsey
Telephone Time
Starring Boris Karloff
The George Gobel Show
As Self
The Lux Show
As Self
The Name of the Game
As Mikhail Orlov
The Rosemary Clooney Show
As Self
The Red Skelton Show
As Professor Townsend (Spy)
The United States Steel Hour
As George Redford
What's My Line?
As Self - Mystery Guest
Bones
As Imhotep (archive footage) (uncredited)