Boris Karloff
Biography
Boris Karloff, 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 "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!.
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Known For
Acting

1935
asThe Monster

1932
asGaffney

1953
asDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

1931
asThe Monster

1939
asThe Monster

1944
asDr. Gustav Niemann

1958
asBaron Viktor von Frankenstein

1932
asDr. Fu Manchu

1968
asSelf (archive footage)

1941
asSelf

1939
asDr. Charles Gaudet

1941
asDr. Julian Blair

1947
asCharles van Druten

1942
asProf. Nathaniel Billings

1952
asDr. Meissen

1945
asJohn Gray

1945
asGen. Nikolas Pherides

1958
asDr. Thomas Bolton

1936
asDr. Victor Sartorius

1936
asDr. Laurence

1948
asTishomingo

1940
asJames Lee Wong

2008
asSelf (archive footage)

1938
asJames Lee Wong

1934
asHjalmar Poelzig

1946
asGeorge Sims

1932
asMorgan

1963
asBaron Victor Frederick Von Leppe

1924
asShere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)

1924
asThe Outlaw

1919
as
1924
as
1919
asUndetermined Role

1925
asPietro Castillano

1925
asCabraza

1925
as
1925
as
1925
asMadame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)

1920
asTavish

1926
asDave Sinclair

1921
asNei Hamid

1926
asBlackie Blanchette

1926
asGaspard

1927
asCrook

1927
asPavel

1927
asAl Meggs

1927
asThe Chief Conspirator

1928
asCafe Proprietor (uncredited)

1928
asThe Villain

1928
asGrouchy

1929
asPug Doran

1940
asDr. John Garth

1940
asDr. Leon Kravaal

1939
asDr. Henryk Savaard

1928
asMaurice Kent

1935
asBaron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman

1929
asMullins

1929
asBoris

1929
asCecil

1929
as
1929
asAbdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)

1930
asMonsieur Gaston

1932
asSheik Ali-Ben Joseph

1949
asNarrator (English version)

1936
asJohn Ellman

1949
asSwami Talpur

2004
as
1966
asNarrator / The Grinch (voice)

1922
asUndetermined Role (uncredited)

1922
asMaharajah Jehan

1922
asThe Nabob

1922
asHugo

1922
asRaoul Maris

1922
asImam Mowaffak

1923
asPrince Kapolski

1979
as(archive footage)

1936
asDr. Janos Rukh

1963
asGorca (segment "The Wurdalak")

1936
asGravelle

1937
asDavid Mallory

1933
asProf. Morlant

1931
asMustapha

1968
asProfessor John Marsh

1947
asDr. Hugo Hollingshead

1932
asJim Henderson

1939
asMord

2001
as(archive footage)

1940
asDr. Ernest Sovac

1963
asDr. Scarabus

1974
as(archive footage)

1965
asNahum Witley

1964
asAmos Hinchley

1971
asProf. John Mayer

1931
asT. Vernon Isopod

1931
asNed Galloway

1940
asDr. Bernard Adrian

1932
asImhotep, alias Ardath Bey

1940
asKharis (archive footage / uncredited)

1974
asSelf (archive footage)

1957
asPhillip Knight

1944
asKharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

1954
asDon Gaetano

1935
asEdmond Bateman

1929
asBeetham's Manservent

1934
asSanders

1967
asBaron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)

1944
asDr. Friedrich Hohner

1951
asVoltan

1931
asSport Williams

1968
asDr. Carl Mandel

1968
asMatthias Morteval

1971
asCarl van Molder / Damballah

1968
asByron Orlok

1940
asJudge Spencer Mainwaring

1939
asValdar

1947
asGruesome

1947
asGuyasuta, Chief of the Senecas

2021
asSelf (archive footage)

1967
asProf. Marcus Monserrat

1987
asDr. Scarabus - (archive footage)

1957
asBishop Cauchon

2000
asSelf

1934
asCount Ledrantz

1958
asJames Rankin

1939
asMr. James Lee Wong

1939
asJames Lee Wong

1940
asJames Lee Wong

1966
asThe Corpse

1970
asFranz Badulescu

1967
asDr. Pierre Vaugiroud

1931
asWaiter

1955
asMr. Mycroft

1927
asOwaza

1964
asNarrator

1937
asHimself

1931
asFedor's Father (uncredited)

1931
asThe Voice (voice)

1991
asDoctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)

2000
asThe Monster (archive footage)

1991
asThe Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.

1934
asHimself

1931
asThe Professor

1931
asTerry

1926
asThe Mesmerist

1926
asDance Hall Masher

1982
asSelf (archive footage)

1930
asCorsican

1938
asJevries

1937
as"General" Wu Yen Fang

1931
asTony Ricca

2013
asSelf (archive footage)

1924
asTony Garcia

2014
asVarious roles (archive footage)

1929
asScarface Macklin

1966
asThe Rat (voice)

1931
asBoris - First Revolutionary

1932
as'Happy' MacDonald

2006
asSelf (archive footage)

1984
as(archive footage)

1983
asFrankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)

1932
asNikko

2013
asSelf (archive footage)

1927
asPurser

1929
asJules Gregg

1930
asHenchman Baxter

1920
asIndian (uncredited)

1990
asArchival

1926
asPirate (uncredited)

1927
asRamon

1957
asNarrator (voice)

2024
asThe Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022
asSelf - Interviewee

2007
asHimself (archive footage)

1926
asSaracen Guard (uncredited)

1920
asJules Borney

1931
asDrunken Orderly

1961
asSelf (archive footage)

2021
asSelf (archive footage)

1953
asColonel March

2004
asDr. Bernard Adrian (archive footage)

1932
asMan Approaching Ticket Counter

1980
as
1960
asSelf

1931
asLuigi - Pacheco's Butler

1958
asHost / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs

1958
asHost / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason

1989
asMan in Room (archive footage)

1932
asFrankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")

1962
asHost

1955
asKing Arthur

1921
asBaptiste

2000
asSelf (archive footage)

2006
asMr. Wong (archive footage)

1964
asArt Dealer

1919
asHenchman in cloth cap

1937
asSelf

1932
asBoris Karloff

1975
asSelf (archive footage)

2003
as(archive footage)

1942
asHimself

2006
asSelf (archive footage)

2002
asSelf (archive footage)

1931
asCokey Joe

1990
as(archive footage)

1927
asFleming

1996
asSelf (archive footage)

2007
asCabman John Gray (archive footage)

1921
asPriest of Kama-Sita / Dakar

1955
asGeneral Pollegar

1926
asScissors Grinder

1964
asNarrator

1962
asJonathan Brewster

1925
asDiego

1921
asAhmed Khan

1926
asSnipe Collins

2015
asSelf (archive footage)

1966
asThe Madman (archive footage)

1935
asHimself

1934
asHimself

1925
asPierre

1958
asMr. Kurtz

1926
asRobber (uncredited)

1962
asDr. Konrad Markesan

1970
asGorca (archive footage)

2012
as
1962
as
2007
asSelf (archive footage)

1999
asSelf (archive footage)

1998
as(archive footage)

1964
asSelf

1994
as(voice - archive footage)

1994
asSelf (archive footage)

2023
asFrankenstein (archivo de imagen)

2023
asLa Momia (archivo de imagen)

1956
asWard Allen

1988
as
as
as
asSelf
as
asSkaggs
asMr. Blue Ocean
asCauchon
asSelf - Guest Host / Singer
asClayton Mace
asSir Arthur Strangeways
asCharles Brandon
asDr. Philip Nestri
asSelf
as
asSelf
asToff
asBennett Kimball
as
as
asColonel March Of Scotland Yard
as
asJudge Winthrop Gelsey
as
as
asSelf - Host
asSelf
asMontgomery Royle
asHenry E. Church
asLarkin
as
asSelf
asMikhail Orlov
asSelf
asDr. Thorne
asDr. Albert Farnham
asPop Jenkins / Col. Jackson Beauregard Finchess
asDoktor Konrad Markesan
asProfessor Koernig
asKing Arthur
asJonathan Brewster
asVicar Tellworth
as
asBronson
asRasputin
asProfessor Townsend (Spy)
asGeorge Redford
asSelf
asImhotep (archive footage) (uncredited)
asNarrator (voice) / Father Knickerbocker
asMr. Singh
Production
Crew

1964
asDirecting