Boris Karloff
1887-11-23THE 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
ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES
Bride of Frankenstein
⭐ 7.5
Scarface
⭐ 7.452
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
⭐ 6.3
Frankenstein
⭐ 7.469
Son of Frankenstein
⭐ 6.7
House of Frankenstein
⭐ 6.017
Frankenstein 1970
⭐ 5.4
The Mask of Fu Manchu
⭐ 5.445
The Movie Orgy
⭐ 6.5
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
⭐ 0
Devil's Island
⭐ 5.4
The Devil Commands
⭐ 6.2
Lured
⭐ 6.308
The Boogie Man Will Get You
⭐ 6.3
The Black Castle
⭐ 6.4
The Body Snatcher
⭐ 7
Isle of the Dead
⭐ 6
Corridors of Blood
⭐ 6.1
Juggernaut
⭐ 4.2
The Man Who Changed His Mind
⭐ 6.03
Tap Roots
⭐ 6.65
Doomed to Die
⭐ 5.5
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
⭐ 8.4
Mr. Wong, Detective
⭐ 5.5
The Black Cat
⭐ 6.7
Bedlam
⭐ 6.5
The Old Dark House
⭐ 6.725
The Terror
⭐ 5.1
The White Panther
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The Hellion
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The Lightning Raider
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Riders of the Plains
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The Prince and Betty
⭐ 7.5
Forbidden Cargo
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Lady Robinhood
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Never the Twain Shall Meet
⭐ 6
Perils of the Wild
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Without Mercy
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The Courage of Marge O'Doone
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The Golden Web
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Cheated Hearts
⭐ 0Flames
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Flaming Fury
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Let It Rain
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The Princess from Hoboken
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The Meddlin' Stranger
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Soft Cushions
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Sharp Shooters
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The Vanishing Rider
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Vultures of the Sea
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Burning the Wind
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Before I Hang
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The Man with Nine Lives
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The Man They Could Not Hang
⭐ 6.578
The Little Wild Girl
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The Black Room
⭐ 6.422
The Fatal Warning
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The Devil's Chaplain
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Two Sisters
⭐ 6Anne Against the World
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The Unholy Night
⭐ 5.3
The Bad One
⭐ 6.333
Business and Pleasure
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The Emperor's Nightingale
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The Walking Dead
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
⭐ 6.5
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
⭐ 7.5
Nan of the North
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The Man from Downing Street
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The Infidel
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The Altar Stairs
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The Woman Conquers
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Omar the Tentmaker
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The Prisoner
⭐ 0
The Horror Show
⭐ 3.75
The Invisible Ray
⭐ 6.3
Black Sabbath
⭐ 7.19
Charlie Chan at the Opera
⭐ 6.8
Night Key
⭐ 6.1
The Ghoul
⭐ 5.517
King of the Wild
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Curse of the Crimson Altar
⭐ 5.3
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
⭐ 6.7
Behind the Mask
⭐ 5.8
Tower of London
⭐ 6Heroes of Horror
⭐ 9
Black Friday
⭐ 6
The Raven
⭐ 6.303
Madhouse
⭐ 6.2
Die, Monster, Die!
⭐ 5.6
The Comedy of Terrors
⭐ 6.5
Alien Terror
⭐ 3.479
Five Star Final
⭐ 6.744
The Criminal Code
⭐ 6.117
The Ape
⭐ 4.763
The Mummy
⭐ 6.747
The Mummy's Hand
⭐ 5.7The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
⭐ 7.7
Voodoo Island
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The Mummy's Curse
⭐ 5.513
The Island Monster
⭐ 3
The Raven
⭐ 6.6
Behind That Curtain
⭐ 3.9
The Lost Patrol
⭐ 6.451
Mad Monster Party?
⭐ 6.575
The Climax
⭐ 5.4
The Strange Door
⭐ 6.2
Smart Money
⭐ 6.9
Fear Chamber
⭐ 4.5
Macabre Serenade
⭐ 4.05
Isle of the Snake People
⭐ 3.1
Targets
⭐ 7
You'll Find Out
⭐ 5.458
British Intelligence
⭐ 5.7
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
⭐ 5.4
Unconquered
⭐ 6.246
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
⭐ 7
The Sorcerers
⭐ 6.2
Creepy Classics
⭐ 6.3The Lark
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The American Nightmare
⭐ 7
The House of Rothschild
⭐ 6.2
Grip of the Strangler
⭐ 6.1
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
⭐ 5.2
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
⭐ 5.7
The Fatal Hour
⭐ 5.7
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
⭐ 5.1
Cauldron of Blood
⭐ 4.3
The Venetian Affair
⭐ 4.9
Tonight or Never
⭐ 5.9
Sting of Death
⭐ 0
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
⭐ 4.864
A Fool's World
⭐ 2.7Cinema Circus
⭐ 0
The Mad Genius
⭐ 6.3
The Vanishing Legion
⭐ 9
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
⭐ 10
The Many Faces of Dracula
⭐ 3.5Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
⭐ 5.7
Gift of Gab
⭐ 1
The Public Defender
⭐ 6
Graft
⭐ 4.5
The Bells
⭐ 6.2
The Nickel-Hopper
⭐ 7
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
⭐ 6
The Sea Bat
⭐ 4.6
The Invisible Menace
⭐ 4.1
West of Shanghai
⭐ 5.4
The Guilty Generation
⭐ 6.125A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
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Dynamite Dan
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Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
⭐ 7.5
The King of the Kongo
⭐ 7
The Daydreamer
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Cracked Nuts
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Night World
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Lugosi: The Dark Prince
⭐ 7.6
Going Hollywood: The '30s
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The Horror of It All
⭐ 8
The Miracle Man
⭐ 5.7
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
⭐ 5.5
Two Arabian Knights
⭐ 6The Phantom of the North
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The Utah Kid
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The Last of the Mohicans
⭐ 6.244
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
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The Eagle of the Sea
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The Phantom Buster
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The Juggler of Our Lady
⭐ 6.5
The Last Repair Shop
⭐ 7.5Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
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Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
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Old Ironsides
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The Deadlier Sex
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The Yellow Ticket
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Days of Thrills and Laughter
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Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
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Colonel March Investigates
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The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
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Skyscraper Souls
⭐ 5.6
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
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The Fatal Impulse
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I Like Your Nerve
⭐ 5.7Destination Nightmare
⭐ 5.5Jack the Ripper
⭐ 6
Transylvania Twist
⭐ 5.333
Boo
⭐ 5.091
Little Lost Robot
⭐ 7
A Connecticut Yankee
⭐ 4
The Cave Girl
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Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
⭐ 7
Terror in the Tropics
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Bikini Beach
⭐ 5.7
His Majesty, the American
⭐ 5.8
Breakdowns of 1937
⭐ 6
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
⭐ 5.7
The Mesmerist
⭐ 8
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
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Karloff: The Gentle Monster
⭐ 7.6
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
⭐ 7.7
Young Donovan's Kid
⭐ 0
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
⭐ 9
The Love Mart
⭐ 0
The Universal Story
⭐ 7.7
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
⭐ 8
The Hope Diamond Mystery
⭐ 0
Sabaka
⭐ 4.1
The Greater Glory
⭐ 0Today's Teens
⭐ 0
Arsenic & Old Lace
⭐ 6.5
The Prairie Wife
⭐ 0
Without Benefit of Clergy
⭐ 0
Her Honor, the Governor
⭐ 0
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
⭐ 10
Doom of Dracula
⭐ 0Hollywood Hobbies
⭐ 6
Screen Snapshots No. 11
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Parisian Nights
⭐ 1
Heart of Darkness
⭐ 0
The Man in the Saddle
⭐ 0
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
⭐ 7
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
⭐ 6.5
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
⭐ 10
The Storm
⭐ 0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
⭐ 9
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
⭐ 6.9
Universal Horror
⭐ 7.105
Horror!!!
⭐ 1
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
⭐ 8.1
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
⭐ 7
The Dark Universe
⭐ 0The Dark Universe
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Rendezvous in Black
⭐ 0
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
⭐ 0
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