Boris Karloff
ActingBorn
November 23, 1887
Died
February 2, 1969
Place of Birth
Camberwell, London, England, UK
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…
Known For
Filmography
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
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
Frankenstein: 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
Curse of the Crimson Altar
1968
Targets
1968
Fear Chamber
1968
Macabre Serenade
1968
Cauldron of Blood
1968
The Movie Orgy
1968
The Sorcerers
1967
Mad Monster Party?
1967
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966
The Venetian Affair
1966
The Daydreamer
1966
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
Doom of Dracula
1966
Die, Monster, Die!
1965
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
The Raven
1963
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
Little Lost Robot
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
Corridors of Blood
1958
Heart of Darkness
1958
Frankenstein 1970
1958
Grip of the Strangler
1958
Jack the Ripper
1958
Destination Nightmare
1958
The Juggler of Our Lady
1957
The Lark
1957
Voodoo Island
1957
Rendezvous in Black
1956
A Connecticut Yankee
1955
Sting of Death
1955
Sabaka
1955
The Island Monster
1954
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953
Colonel March Investigates
1953
The Black Castle
1952
The Strange Door
1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949
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 Man from Downing Street
1922
The Infidel
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
Suspense: A Night at an Inn
McCloud
1970
The Name of the Game
1968
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
The Wild Wild West
1965
Shindig!
1964
Out of This World
1962
Route 66
1960
Thriller
1960
Thriller
1960
Thriller
1960
Thriller
1960
Thriller
1960
Thriller
1960
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
The Veil
1958
Suspicion
1957
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
The Lux Show
1957
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
Climax!
1954
Climax!
1954
The George Gobel Show
1954
The United States Steel Hour
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Down You Go
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Lux Video Theatre
1950
What's My Line?
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Starring Boris Karloff
1949
Lights Out
1949
Suspense
1949
Suspense
1949
Suspense
1949
Suspense
1949
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948