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Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Acting
November 23, 1887 (81) — February 2, 1969
Camberwell, London, England, UK
November 23, 1887 (81) — February 2, 1969
Camberwell, London, England, UK

Boris Karloff

Acting

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.

Filmography 275

Movies (241)

  • Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
    2025
    Self - (archive footage)
  • The Last Repair Shop
    2024
    The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
    2022
    Self - Interviewee
  • Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
    2021
    Self (archive footage)
  • Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
    2021
    Self (archive footage)
  • True Fear: The Making of Psycho
    2015
    Self
  • Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
    2015
    Self (archive footage)
  • Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
    2014
    Various roles (archive footage)
  • A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
    2013
    Self (archive footage)
  • Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
    2013
    Self (archive footage)
  • The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
    2012
  • He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
    2008
    Self (archive footage)
  • Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
    2007
    Himself (archive footage)
  • Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
    2007
    Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
  • Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
    2007
    Self (archive footage)
  • Lugosi: The Dark Prince
    2006
    Self (archive footage)
  • Karloff: The Gentle Monster
    2006
    Self (archive footage)
  • Terror in the Tropics
    2006
    Mr. Wong (archive footage)
  • Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
    2004
  • The Mesmerist
    2003
    (archive footage)
  • Heroes of Horror
    2001
    (archive footage)
  • The American Nightmare
    2000
    Self
  • Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
    2000
    Self (archive footage)
  • The Many Faces of Dracula
    2000
    The Monster (archive footage)
  • Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
    1999
    Self (archive footage)
  • The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
    1999
    Self (archive footage)
  • Universal Horror
    1998
    (archive footage)
  • The Universal Story
    1996
    Self (archive footage)
  • Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
    1994
    Self (archive footage)
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
    1994
    (voice - archive footage)

Shows (34)

  • McCloud
    1970
    Hjalmar Poelzig (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Name of the Game
    1968
    Mikhail Orlov
  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
    1966
    Mother Muffin
  • The Wild Wild West
    1965
    Mr. Singh
  • Shindig!
    1964
    Self - Guest Host / Singer
  • Out of This World
    1962
    Host
  • Route 66
    1960
  • Thriller
    1960
    Clayton Mace
  • Shirley Temple's Storybook
    1958
    Narrator (voice) / Father Knickerbocker
  • The Veil
    1958
  • Suspicion
    1957
    Judge Winthrop Gelsey
  • DuPont Show of the Month
    1957
  • The Lux Show
    1957
    Self
  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
    1956
    Self
  • The Rosemary Clooney Show
    1956
    Self
  • Telephone Time
    1956
  • Colonel March of Scotland Yard
    1956
    Colonel March Of Scotland Yard
  • This Is Your Life
    1955
    Self
  • Climax!
    1954
    Dr. Philip Nestri
  • The George Gobel Show
    1954
    Self
  • The United States Steel Hour
    1953
    George Redford
  • General Electric Theater
    1953
    Mr. Blue Ocean
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame
    1951
    Cauchon
  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    1951
    Charles Brandon
  • The Red Skelton Show
    1951
    Professor Townsend
  • Tales of Tomorrow
    1951
  • Down You Go
    1951
    Self
  • Lux Video Theatre
    1950
    Sir Arthur Strangeways
  • What's My Line?
    1950
    Self
  • Robert Montgomery Presents
    1950
    Bennett Kimball