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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Frankenstein (1931) — The Monster
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) — Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935) — The Monster
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The Mummy (1932) — Imhotep / Ardath Bey
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Scarface (1932) — Gaffney
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Black Sabbath (1963) — Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
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The Black Cat (1934) — Hjalmar Poelzig
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The Old Dark House (1932) — Morgan
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The Raven (1963) — Dr. Scarabus
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Son of Frankenstein (1939) — The Monster
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Targets (1968) — Byron Orlok
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The Body Snatcher (1945) — John Gray
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House of Frankenstein (1944) — Dr. Gustav Niemann
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The Terror (1963) — Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
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The Comedy of Terrors (1964) — Amos Hinchley
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The Raven (1935) — Edmond Bateman
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) — Dr. Hollingshead
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Madhouse (1974) — (archive footage)
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Isle of the Dead (1945) — Gen. Nikolas Pherides
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Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970) — Gorca (archive footage)
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The Mummy's Hand (1940) — Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
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The Walking Dead (1936) — John Ellman
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Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) — Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
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Lured (1947) — Charles van Druten
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The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) — Dr. Fu Manchu
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Bedlam (1946) — George Sims
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Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) — Professor John Marsh
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The Wild Wild West (1965) — Mr. Singh
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The Mummy's Curse (1944) — Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
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The Lost Patrol (1934) — Sanders
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Mad Monster Party? (1967) — Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
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The Sorcerers (1967) — Prof. Marcus Monserrat
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Die, Monster, Die! (1965) — Nahum Witley
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Unconquered (1947) — Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
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The Ghoul (1933) — Prof. Morlant
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The Black Room (1935) — Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
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The Invisible Ray (1936) — Dr. Janos Rukh
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) — Swami Talpur
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Black Friday (1940) — Dr. Ernest Sovac
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McCloud (1970) — Hjalmar Poelzig (archive footage) (uncredited)