Boris Karloff
1887-11-23THE BIOGRAPHY
Boris Karloff (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), 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
ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES
Bride of Frankenstein
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Scarface
⭐ 7.5
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
⭐ 6.3
Frankenstein
⭐ 7.465
Son of Frankenstein
⭐ 6.664
House of Frankenstein
⭐ 6
Frankenstein 1970
⭐ 5.3
The Mask of Fu Manchu
⭐ 5.5
The Movie Orgy
⭐ 6.2
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
⭐ 0
Lured
⭐ 6.3
The Devil Commands
⭐ 6.1
Devil's Island
⭐ 5.4
The Boogie Man Will Get You
⭐ 6.3
The Black Castle
⭐ 6.5
The Body Snatcher
⭐ 7
Isle of the Dead
⭐ 6
The Man Who Changed His Mind
⭐ 6.1
Corridors of Blood
⭐ 6.1
Juggernaut
⭐ 4.2
Tap Roots
⭐ 6.4
Doomed to Die
⭐ 5.8
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
⭐ 9
Mr. Wong, Detective
⭐ 5.5
Bedlam
⭐ 6.5
The Black Cat
⭐ 6.7
The Old Dark House
⭐ 6.7
The Terror
⭐ 5.1
The White Panther
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The Hellion
⭐ 0
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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Perils of the Wild
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Lady Robinhood
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The Courage of Marge O'Doone
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Never the Twain Shall Meet
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Without Mercy
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Cheated Hearts
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The Golden Web
⭐ 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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The Vanishing Rider
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Sharp Shooters
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Vultures of the Sea
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The Man with Nine Lives
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Burning the Wind
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Before I Hang
⭐ 6.2
The Man They Could Not Hang
⭐ 6.6
The Little Wild Girl
⭐ 0
The Black Room
⭐ 6.4
The Devil's Chaplain
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Two Sisters
⭐ 6
The Fatal Warning
⭐ 3
The Bad One
⭐ 6
The Unholy Night
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Business and Pleasure
⭐ 4Anne Against the World
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The Emperor's Nightingale
⭐ 5.3
The Walking Dead
⭐ 6.2
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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Omar the Tentmaker
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The Woman Conquers
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The Altar Stairs
⭐ 0
The Prisoner
⭐ 0
The Horror Show
⭐ 6
The Invisible Ray
⭐ 6.3
Black Sabbath
⭐ 7.196
The Ghoul
⭐ 5.418
King of the Wild
⭐ 3.2
Night Key
⭐ 6.172
Charlie Chan at the Opera
⭐ 6.7
Curse of the Crimson Altar
⭐ 5.3
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
⭐ 6.7
Behind the Mask
⭐ 5.8
Tower of London
⭐ 5.9Heroes of Horror
⭐ 9
Black Friday
⭐ 6
The Raven
⭐ 6.3
Madhouse
⭐ 6.1
Die, Monster, Die!
⭐ 5.59
The Comedy of Terrors
⭐ 6.4
Alien Terror
⭐ 3.587
Five Star Final
⭐ 6.554
The Criminal Code
⭐ 6.093
The Ape
⭐ 4.9
The Mummy
⭐ 6.7
The Mummy's Hand
⭐ 5.728The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
⭐ 7.7
Voodoo Island
⭐ 4.4
The Mummy's Curse
⭐ 5.5
The Island Monster
⭐ 3
The Raven
⭐ 6.5
Behind That Curtain
⭐ 3.9
The Lost Patrol
⭐ 6.5
Mad Monster Party?
⭐ 6.5
The Climax
⭐ 5.4
The Strange Door
⭐ 6.1
Smart Money
⭐ 6.9
Fear Chamber
⭐ 4.5
Macabre Serenade
⭐ 4.211
Isle of the Snake People
⭐ 3.1
Targets
⭐ 7.036
You'll Find Out
⭐ 5.4
British Intelligence
⭐ 6
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
⭐ 5.4
Unconquered
⭐ 6.2
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
⭐ 8
The Sorcerers
⭐ 6.164
Creepy Classics
⭐ 6.3The Lark
⭐ 0
The American Nightmare
⭐ 6.9
The House of Rothschild
⭐ 6.176
Grip of the Strangler
⭐ 5.9
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
⭐ 5.4
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
⭐ 6
The Fatal Hour
⭐ 6
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
⭐ 5
Cauldron of Blood
⭐ 4.3
The Venetian Affair
⭐ 4.7
Tonight or Never
⭐ 5.857
The Sting of Death
⭐ 0
In Search of Dr. Seuss
⭐ 7.8
The Return of Andrew Bentley
⭐ 0
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
⭐ 4.944
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
⭐ 5Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
⭐ 5.7
Gift of Gab
⭐ 1
The Public Defender
⭐ 6
Graft
⭐ 4.5
The Nickel-Hopper
⭐ 7
The Bells
⭐ 6.2
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
⭐ 6
The Sea Bat
⭐ 4.6
The Invisible Menace
⭐ 4.1
West of Shanghai
⭐ 5.4
The Guilty Generation
⭐ 6A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
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Dynamite Dan
⭐ 5
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
⭐ 7.5
The King of the Kongo
⭐ 7
The Daydreamer
⭐ 4.8
Cracked Nuts
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Night World
⭐ 6.7
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
⭐ 8
Going Hollywood: The '30s
⭐ 10
The Horror of It All
⭐ 8
The Miracle Man
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Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
⭐ 5.5
Two Arabian Knights
⭐ 6.045The Phantom of the North
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The Utah Kid
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The Last of the Mohicans
⭐ 6.395
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
⭐ 7.443Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
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Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
⭐ 6.3
Old Ironsides
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The Deadlier Sex
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The Son of Frankenstein
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The Yellow Ticket
⭐ 5
Days of Thrills and Laughter
⭐ 5.5
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
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Colonel March Investigates
⭐ 6
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
⭐ 4.621
Skyscraper Souls
⭐ 5.6
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
⭐ 0
The Fatal Impulse
⭐ 0
I Like Your Nerve
⭐ 5.7Jack the Ripper
⭐ 6Destination Nightmare
⭐ 5.5
Transylvania Twist
⭐ 5.1
Boo
⭐ 5.1
Little Lost Robot
⭐ 7
A Connecticut Yankee
⭐ 4
The Cave Girl
⭐ 0
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
⭐ 7
Terror in the Tropics
⭐ 0
Bikini Beach
⭐ 5.7
His Majesty, the American
⭐ 5.8
Breakdowns of 1937
⭐ 6
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
⭐ 0
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
⭐ 5.7
The Mesmerist
⭐ 8
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
⭐ 6
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
⭐ 8
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
⭐ 7.9
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
⭐ 7.2
Horror!!!
⭐ 1
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
⭐ 8.1
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⭐ 6.4
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