Boris Karloff

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!.

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Filmography (274 Appearances)

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025

The Last Repair Shop

2024

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

2022

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

2021

Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters

2015

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014

A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)

2013

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

2013

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

2012

He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce

2008

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

2007

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007

Lugosi: The Dark Prince

2006

Karloff: The Gentle Monster

2006

Terror in the Tropics

2006

Monster Movie Trivia Quiz

2004

The Mesmerist

2003

Heroes of Horror

2001

The American Nightmare

2000

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

2000

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

1999

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

1999

Universal Horror

1998

The Universal Story

1996

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

1994

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

1994

Dracula in the Movies

1992

Halloween Monster Bash

1991

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

1990

Abbott and Costello in the Movies

1990

Transylvania Twist

1989

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

Creepy Classics

1987

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

The Horror of It All

1983

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)

1980

The Horror Show

1979

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Madhouse

1974

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

1974

Alien Terror

1971

Isle of the Snake People

1971

Hatchet for the Honeymoon

1970

McCloud

1970

Curse of the Crimson Altar

1968

The Name of the Game

1968

Targets

1968

Fear Chamber

1968

Macabre Serenade

1968

Cauldron of Blood

1968

The Movie Orgy

1968

The Sorcerers

1967

Mad Monster Party?

1967

The Venetian Affair

1967

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

1966

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

1966

The Daydreamer

1966

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

1966

Doom of Dracula

1966

Die, Monster, Die!

1965

The Wild Wild West

1965

Shindig!

1964

Bikini Beach

1964

Today's Teens

1964

The Comedy of Terrors

1964

Horror!!!

1964

A Fool's World

1964

Black Sabbath

1963

The Terror

1963

Corridors of Blood

1963

The Raven

1963

Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing

1962

Little Lost Robot

1962

Out of This World

1962

The Incredible Doktor Markesan

1962

Arsenic & Old Lace

1962

The Storm

1962

The Grim Reaper

1961

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

Who Killed Chung Ling Soo?

1960

The Fatal Impulse

1960

Route 66

1960

Thriller

1960

Heart of Darkness

1958

Frankenstein 1970

1958

Grip of the Strangler

1958

Jack the Ripper

1958

Destination Nightmare

1958

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958

The Veil

1958

The Juggler of Our Lady

1957

Suspicion

1957

DuPont Show of the Month

1957

The Lux Show

1957

The Lark

1957

Voodoo Island

1957

Rendezvous in Black

1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

The Rosemary Clooney Show

1956

Telephone Time

1956

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

1956

This Is Your Life

1955

A Connecticut Yankee

1955

Sting of Death

1955

Sabaka

1955

Climax!

1954

The George Gobel Show

1954

The Island Monster

1954

The United States Steel Hour

1953

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1953

Colonel March Investigates

1953

General Electric Theater

1953

The Black Castle

1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

The Strange Door

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

The Red Skelton Show

1951

Tales of Tomorrow

1951

Down You Go

1951

Lux Video Theatre

1950

What's My Line?

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Starring Boris Karloff

1949

Lights Out

1949

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

1949

The Emperor's Nightingale

1949

Suspense

1949

Studio One

1948

Tap Roots

1948

Unconquered

1947

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

1947

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947

Lured

1947

Bedlam

1946

Isle of the Dead

1945

The Body Snatcher

1945

The Mummy's Curse

1944

House of Frankenstein

1944

The Climax

1944

The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942

The Devil Commands

1941

Information Please: Series 2, No. 12

1941

You'll Find Out

1940

The Ape

1940

The Mummy's Hand

1940

Before I Hang

1940

Doomed to Die

1940

The Man with Nine Lives

1940

Black Friday

1940

The Fatal Hour

1940

Tower of London

1939

British Intelligence

1939

The Man They Could Not Hang

1939

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

1939

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

1939

Son of Frankenstein

1939

Devil's Island

1939

Mr. Wong, Detective

1938

The Invisible Menace

1938

Breakdowns of 1937

1937

West of Shanghai

1937

Night Key

1937

Cinema Circus

1937

Charlie Chan at the Opera

1936

The Man Who Changed His Mind

1936

Juggernaut

1936

The Walking Dead

1936

The Invisible Ray

1936

The Black Room

1935

The Raven

1935

Hollywood Hobbies

1935

Bride of Frankenstein

1935

Gift of Gab

1934

The Black Cat

1934

The House of Rothschild

1934

The Lost Patrol

1934

Screen Snapshots No. 11

1934

The Ghoul

1933

The Mummy

1932

Boo

1932

The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932

The Old Dark House

1932

Skyscraper Souls

1932

Night World

1932

Scarface

1932

The Miracle Man

1932

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

1932

Behind the Mask

1932

Business and Pleasure

1932

Frankenstein

1931

The Guilty Generation

1931

The Yellow Ticket

1931

The Mad Genius

1931

Five Star Final

1931

Graft

1931

I Like Your Nerve

1931

The Public Defender

1931

Smart Money

1931

Young Donovan's Kid

1931

The Vanishing Legion

1931

Cracked Nuts

1931

King of the Wild

1931

Tonight or Never

1931

The Criminal Code

1931

The Utah Kid

1930

The Sea Bat

1930

The Bad One

1930

The Unholy Night

1929

The King of the Kongo

1929

Behind That Curtain

1929

The Phantom of the North

1929

Anne Against the World

1929

Two Sisters

1929

The Devil's Chaplain

1929

The Fatal Warning

1929

Burning the Wind

1929

The Little Wild Girl

1928

Vultures of the Sea

1928

The Vanishing Rider

1928

Sharp Shooters

1928

The Love Mart

1927

Two Arabian Knights

1927

Soft Cushions

1927

The Phantom Buster

1927

The Meddlin' Stranger

1927

Tarzan and the Golden Lion

1927

The Princess from Hoboken

1927

Let It Rain

1927

Old Ironsides

1926

Flaming Fury

1926

The Nickel-Hopper

1926

The Eagle of the Sea

1926

Flames

1926

The Golden Web

1926

The Bells

1926

Her Honor, the Governor

1926

The Man in the Saddle

1926

The Greater Glory

1926

Without Mercy

1925

Parisian Nights

1925

Never the Twain Shall Meet

1925

Perils of the Wild

1925

Lady Robinhood

1925

The Prairie Wife

1925

Forbidden Cargo

1925

Dynamite Dan

1924

Riders of the Plains

1924

The Hellion

1924

The White Panther

1924

The Prisoner

1923

Omar the Tentmaker

1922

The Altar Stairs

1922

The Woman Conquers

1922

The Infidel

1922

The Man from Downing Street

1922

Nan of the North

1922

The Cave Girl

1921

Cheated Hearts

1921

Without Benefit of Clergy

1921

The Hope Diamond Mystery

1921

The Last of the Mohicans

1920

The Courage of Marge O'Doone

1920

The Woman and the Puppet

1920

The Deadlier Sex

1920

The Prince and Betty

1919

His Majesty, the American

1919

The Lightning Raider

1919 Debut
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