Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 23, 1887
Died
Feb 02, 1969
Place of Birth
Camberwell, London, England, UK
Credits
276 titles
Boris Karloff
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Orbit of Minor Satellites
Roger Ashley Norton
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self - (archive footage)
The Last Repair Shop
The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self (archive footage)
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
Self
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
Self (archive footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Various roles (archive footage)
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
Self (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
Self (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Himself (archive footage)
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Self (archive footage)
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Self (archive footage)
Terror in the Tropics
Mr. Wong (archive footage)
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
The Mesmerist
(archive footage)
Heroes of Horror
(archive footage)
The American Nightmare
Self
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Monster (archive footage)
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Self (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
The Universal Story
Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Self (archive footage)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
(voice - archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
(archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
Baron Von Leppe (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
Archival
Transylvania Twist
Man in Room (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Creepy Classics
Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
The Horror of It All
Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Madhouse
(archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
Alien Terror
Prof. John Mayer
Isle of the Snake People
Carl van Molder / Damballah