Boris Karloff
Known for acting · Born 23 November 1887 · Died 2 February 1969 · aged 81 · Camberwell, London, England, UK
278 credits
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
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
The Mummy
1932
Black Sabbath
1963
Thriller
1960
Frankenstein
1931
The Black Cat
1934
The Old Dark House
1932
The Raven
1963
Son of Frankenstein
1939
Targets
1968
The Body Snatcher
1945
Acting (276)
2026The Orbit of Minor SatellitesRoger Ashley NortonFilm
2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf (archive footage)Film
2024The Last Repair ShopThe Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2022Boris Karloff: The Rest of the StorySelf - IntervieweeFilm
2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the MonsterSelf (archive footage)Film
2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!Self (archive footage)Film
2015Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the MonstersSelf (archive footage)Film
2015True Fear: The Making of PsychoSelfFilm
2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmVarious roles (archive footage)Film
2013Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredSelf (archive footage)Film
2013A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)Self (archive footage)Film
2012The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature FeaturesFilm
2008He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack PierceSelf (archive footage)Film
2007Bela Lugosi: The Fallen VampireHimself (archive footage)Film
2007Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. HydeCabman John Gray (archive footage)Film
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf (archive footage)Film
2006Lugosi: The Dark PrinceSelf (archive footage)Film
2006Karloff: The Gentle MonsterSelf (archive footage)Film
2006Terror in the TropicsMr. Wong (archive footage)Film
2004Monster Movie Trivia QuizFilm
2003The Mesmerist(archive footage)Film
2001Heroes of Horror(archive footage)Film
2000The American NightmareSelfFilm
2000Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition UnearthedSelf (archive footage)Film
2000The Many Faces of DraculaThe Monster (archive footage)Film
1999The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a MonsterSelf (archive footage)Film
1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Self (archive footage)Film
1998Universal Horror(archive footage)Film
1996The Universal StorySelf (archive footage)Film
1994How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition(voice - archive footage)Film
1994Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry SeinfeldSelf (archive footage)Film
1992Dracula in the Movies(archive footage)Film
1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookThe Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.Film
1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookDoctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)Film
1991Halloween Monster BashBaron Von Leppe (archive footage)Film
1990Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To(archive footage)Film
1990Abbott and Costello in the MoviesArchivalFilm
1989Transylvania TwistMan in Room (archive footage)Film
1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies(archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1987Creepy ClassicsDr. Scarabus - (archive footage)Film
1985Don't Scream: It's Only a Movie!SelfFilm
1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)Film
1983The Horror of It AllFrankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)Film
1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!Self (archive footage)Film
1980Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)Film
1979The Horror Show(archive footage)Film
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)Film
1974Madhouse(archive footage)Film
1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteSelf (archive footage)Film
1971Isle of the Snake PeopleCarl van Molder / DamballahFilm
1971Alien TerrorProf. John MayerFilm
1970Hatchet for the HoneymoonGorca (archive footage)Film
1970McCloudHjalmar Poelzig (archive footage) (uncredited)Series
1968TargetsByron OrlokFilm
1968Curse of the Crimson AltarProfessor John MarshFilm
1968Fear ChamberDr. Carl MandelFilm
1968Macabre SerenadeMatthias MortevalFilm
1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)Film
1968Cauldron of BloodFranz BadulescuFilm
1968The Name of the GameMikhail OrlovSeries
1967Mad Monster Party?Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)Film
1967The SorcerersProf. Marcus MonserratFilm
1966How the Grinch Stole Christmas!Narrator / The Grinch (voice)Film
1966The Ghost in the Invisible BikiniThe CorpseFilm
1966The DaydreamerThe Rat (voice)Film
1966The Venetian AffairDr. Pierre VaugiroudFilm
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Mother MuffinSeries
1965The Wild Wild WestMr. SinghSeries
1965Die, Monster, Die!Nahum WitleyFilm
1964The Comedy of TerrorsAmos HinchleyFilm
1964Bikini BeachArt DealerFilm
1964A Fool's WorldNarratorFilm
1964Shindig!Self - Guest Host / SingerSeries
1964Horror!!!SelfFilm
1964Today's TeensNarratorFilm
1963Black SabbathGorca (segment "The Wurdalak")Film
1963The RavenDr. ScarabusFilm
1963The TerrorBaron Victor Frederick Von LeppeFilm
1962Out of This WorldHost · 14 episodesSeries
1962Little Lost RobotHostFilm
1962Arsenic & Old LaceJonathan BrewsterFilm
1962The Incredible Doktor MarkesanDr. Konrad MarkesanFilm
1962The StormFilm
1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's WingFilm
1961Days of Thrills and LaughterSelf (archive footage)Film
1961The Grim ReaperSelfFilm
1960Route 66Series
1960ThrillerClayton Mace, Self - Host · 67 episodes, Pop Jenkins / Col. Jackson Beauregard Finchess, Dr. Thorne, Doktor Konrad Markesan, Dr. Albert FarnhamSeries
1960The Fatal ImpulseSelfFilm
1960Who Killed Chung Ling Soo?NarratorFilm
1958Corridors of BloodDr. Thomas BoltonFilm
1958Frankenstein 1970Baron Viktor von FrankensteinFilm
1958Grip of the StranglerJames RankinFilm
1958The Veil · 10 episodesSeries
1958Shirley Temple's StorybookNarrator (voice) / Father KnickerbockerSeries
1958Destination NightmareHost / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan DebsFilm
1958Jack the RipperHost / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis MasonFilm
1958Heart of DarknessMr. KurtzFilm
1957Voodoo IslandPhillip KnightFilm
1957SuspicionJudge Winthrop GelseySeries
1957DuPont Show of the MonthSeries
1957The Juggler of Our LadyNarrator (voice)Film
1957The Lux ShowSelfSeries
1957The LarkBishop CauchonFilm
1956Colonel March of Scotland YardColonel March Of Scotland Yard · 26 episodesSeries
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1956Telephone TimeSeries
1956The Rosemary Clooney ShowSelfSeries
1956Rendezvous in BlackWard AllenFilm
1955This Is Your LifeSelfSeries
1955SabakaGeneral PollegarFilm
1955A Connecticut YankeeKing ArthurFilm
1955Sting of DeathMr. MycroftFilm
1954The Island MonsterDon GaetanoFilm
1954Climax!Dr. Philip Nestri, Vicar TellworthSeries
1954The George Gobel ShowSelfSeries
1953Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. HydeFilm
1953General Electric TheaterMr. Blue Ocean, Henry E. ChurchSeries
1953The United States Steel HourGeorge RedfordSeries
1953Colonel March InvestigatesColonel MarchFilm
1952The Black CastleDr. MeissenFilm
1951The Strange DoorVoltanFilm
1951The Red Skelton ShowProfessor TownsendSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameCauchon, Jonathan BrewsterSeries
1951Tales of Tomorrow · 2 episodesSeries
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsCharles BrandonSeries
1951Down You GoSelf · 7 episodesSeries
1950What's My Line?SelfSeries
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsBennett KimballSeries
1950Lux Video TheatreSir Arthur Strangeways, Montgomery Royle, LarkinSeries
1949Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffSwami TalpurFilm
1949SuspenseToff, · 3 episodes, Bronson, RasputinSeries
1949Lights OutSeries
1949Starring Boris Karloff · 13 episodesSeries
1948Studio OneSkaggs, Professor Koernig, King ArthurSeries
1948Tap RootsTishomingoFilm
1947The Secret Life of Walter MittyDr. HollingsheadFilm
1947LuredCharles van DrutenFilm
1947UnconqueredGuyasuta, Chief of the SenecasFilm
1947Dick Tracy Meets GruesomeGruesomeFilm
1946BedlamGeorge SimsFilm
1945The Body SnatcherJohn GrayFilm
1945Isle of the DeadGen. Nikolas PheridesFilm
1944House of FrankensteinDr. Gustav NiemannFilm
1944The Mummy's CurseKharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)Film
1944The ClimaxDr. Friedrich HohnerFilm
1942The Boogie Man Will Get YouProf. Nathaniel BillingsFilm
1942Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6HimselfFilm
1941The Devil CommandsDr. Julian BlairFilm
1941Information Please: Series 2, No. 12SelfFilm
1940The Mummy's HandKharis (archive footage / uncredited)Film
1940Black FridayDr. Ernest SovacFilm
1940The ApeDr. Bernard AdrianFilm
1940Before I HangDr. John GarthFilm
1940Doomed to DieJames Lee WongFilm
1940You'll Find OutJudge Spencer MainwaringFilm
1940The Man with Nine LivesDr. Leon KravaalFilm
1940The Fatal HourJames Lee WongFilm
1939Son of FrankensteinThe MonsterFilm
1939Tower of LondonMordFilm
1939The Man They Could Not HangDr. Henryk SavaardFilm
1939British IntelligenceValdarFilm
1939Mr. Wong in ChinatownMr. James Lee WongFilm
1939The Mystery of Mr. WongJames Lee WongFilm
1939Devil's IslandDr. Charles GaudetFilm
1938Mr. Wong, DetectiveJames Lee WongFilm
1938The Invisible MenaceJevriesFilm
1937Night KeyDavid MalloryFilm
1937West of Shanghai"General" Wu Yen FangFilm
1937Breakdowns of 1937SelfFilm
1937Cinema CircusHimselfFilm
1936The Walking DeadJohn EllmanFilm
1936The Invisible RayDr. Janos RukhFilm
1936Charlie Chan at the OperaGravelleFilm
1936The Man Who Changed His MindDr. LaurenceFilm
1936JuggernautDr. Victor SartoriusFilm
1935Bride of FrankensteinThe MonsterFilm
1935The RavenEdmond BatemanFilm
1935The Black RoomBaron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de BerghmanFilm
1935Hollywood HobbiesHimselfFilm
1934The Black CatHjalmar PoelzigFilm
1934The Lost PatrolSandersFilm
1934The House of RothschildCount LedrantzFilm
1934Gift of GabHimselfFilm
1934Screen Snapshots No. 11HimselfFilm
1933The GhoulProf. MorlantFilm
1932The MummyImhotep / Ardath BeyFilm
1932ScarfaceGaffneyFilm
1932The Old Dark HouseMorganFilm
1932The Mask of Fu ManchuDr. Fu ManchuFilm
1932Night World'Happy' MacDonaldFilm
1932Behind the MaskJim HendersonFilm
1932Skyscraper SoulsMan Approaching Ticket CounterFilm
1932BooFrankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")Film
1932The Miracle ManNikkoFilm
1932Business and PleasureSheik Ali-Ben JosephFilm
1932The Cohens and Kellys in HollywoodBoris KarloffFilm
1931FrankensteinThe MonsterFilm
1931Five Star FinalT. Vernon IsopodFilm
1931The Criminal CodeNed GallowayFilm
1931Smart MoneySport WilliamsFilm
1931The Mad GeniusFedor's Father (uncredited)Film
1931The Yellow TicketDrunken OrderlyFilm
1931Tonight or NeverWaiterFilm
1931The Guilty GenerationTony RiccaFilm
1931I Like Your NerveLuigi - Pacheco's ButlerFilm
1931King of the WildMustaphaFilm
1931The Public DefenderThe ProfessorFilm
1931GraftTerryFilm
1931Cracked NutsBoris - First RevolutionaryFilm
1931The Vanishing LegionThe Voice (voice)Film
1931Young Donovan's KidCokey JoeFilm
1930The Sea BatCorsicanFilm
1930The Bad OneMonsieur GastonFilm
1930The Utah KidHenchman BaxterFilm
1929Behind That CurtainBeetham's ManserventFilm
1929The Unholy NightAbdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)Film
1929Two SistersCecilFilm
1929The Fatal WarningMullinsFilm
1929The King of the KongoScarface MacklinFilm
1929Burning the WindPug DoranFilm
1929The Devil's ChaplainBorisFilm
1929Anne Against the WorldFilm
1929The Phantom of the NorthJules GreggFilm
1928The Vanishing RiderThe VillainFilm
1928Sharp ShootersCafe Proprietor (uncredited)Film
1928Vultures of the SeaGrouchyFilm
1928The Little Wild GirlMaurice KentFilm
1927Two Arabian KnightsPurserFilm
1927Tarzan and the Golden LionOwazaFilm
1927Let It RainCrookFilm
1927The Princess from HobokenPavelFilm
1927The Meddlin' StrangerAl MeggsFilm
1927Soft CushionsThe Chief ConspiratorFilm
1927The Phantom BusterRamonFilm
1927The Love MartFlemingFilm
1926The BellsThe MesmeristFilm
1926Old IronsidesSaracen Guard (uncredited)Film
1926The Nickel-HopperDance Hall MasherFilm
1926The Golden WebDave SinclairFilm
1926FlamesBlackie BlanchetteFilm
1926Flaming FuryGaspardFilm
1926The Eagle of the SeaPirate (uncredited)Film
1926The Greater GloryScissors GrinderFilm
1926Her Honor, the GovernorSnipe CollinsFilm
1926The Man in the SaddleRobber (uncredited)Film
1925Parisian NightsPierreFilm
1925Never the Twain Shall MeetFilm
1925Forbidden CargoPietro CastillanoFilm
1925Perils of the WildFilm
1925Lady RobinhoodCabrazaFilm
1925Without MercyMadame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)Film
1925The Prairie WifeDiegoFilm
1924Dynamite DanTony GarciaFilm
1924The White PantherShere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)Film
1924The HellionThe OutlawFilm
1924Riders of the PlainsFilm
1923The PrisonerPrince KapolskiFilm
1922Nan of the NorthUndetermined Role (uncredited)Film
1922The Man from Downing StreetMaharajah JehanFilm
1922The InfidelThe NabobFilm
1922Omar the TentmakerImam MowaffakFilm
1922The Woman ConquersRaoul MarisFilm
1922The Altar StairsHugoFilm
1921Cheated HeartsNei HamidFilm
1921The Cave GirlBaptisteFilm
1921The Hope Diamond MysteryPriest of Kama-Sita / DakarFilm
1921Without Benefit of ClergyAhmed KhanFilm
1920The Last of the MohicansIndian (uncredited)Film
1920The Deadlier SexJules BorneyFilm
1920The Courage of Marge O'DooneTavishFilm
1920The Woman and the Puppet(uncredited)Film
1919His Majesty, the AmericanHenchman in cloth capFilm
1919The Prince and BettyUndetermined RoleFilm
1919The Lightning RaiderFilm
—Suspense: A Night at an InnToffFilm
Crew (1)
1964Bikini BeachThanksFilm
Sound (1)
2026The Orbit of Minor SatellitesVocalsFilm