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The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012
Boris Karloff
Also known as: William Henry Pratt, William Pratt
Acting
Born:November 23, 1887
Died:February 2, 1969(aged 81)
Birthplace:Camberwell, London, England, UK
Nationality:United Kingdom
Height:5'11" (180 cm)
Education:King's College London, Uppingham School, Enfield Grammar School
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (223 movies)
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Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
2015
as Self (archive footage)
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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022
as Self - Interviewee
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The Vanishing Legion
1931
as The Voice (voice)
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Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
as (archive footage)
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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
as Self (archive footage)
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Heroes of Horror
2001
as (archive footage)
8.4
8.4
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
2008
as Self (archive footage)
8.1
8.1
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
1994
as (voice - archive footage)
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The Horror of It All
1983
as Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
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The Mesmerist
2003
as (archive footage)
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Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
2007
as Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
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The Universal Story
1996
as Self (archive footage)
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The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
as Self (archive footage)
7.7
7.7
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
2002
as Self (archive footage)
7.6
7.6
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
2006
as Self (archive footage)
7.6
7.6
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
2006
as Self (archive footage)
7.5
7.5
Frankenstein
1931
as The Monster
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The Prince and Betty
1919
as Undetermined Role
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Bride of Frankenstein
1935
as The Monster
7.5
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Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
as Various roles (archive footage)
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7.5
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966
as Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
7.5
7.5
The Last Repair Shop
2024
as The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
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7.4
Scarface
1932
as Gaffney
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Black Sabbath
1963
as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
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Universal Horror
1998
as (archive footage)
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Targets
1968
as Byron Orlok
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The King of the Kongo
1929
as Scarface Macklin
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Cracked Nuts
1931
as Boris - First Revolutionary
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Little Lost Robot
1962
as Host
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Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994
as Self (archive footage)
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Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000
as Self (archive footage)
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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
as Self (archive footage)
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The Nickel-Hopper
1926
as Dance Hall Masher
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The Incredible Doktor Markesan
1962
as Dr. Konrad Markesan
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The Body Snatcher
1945
as John Gray
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Smart Money
1931
as Sport Williams
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Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936
as Gravelle
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6.8
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
as Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
6.8
6.8
The Mummy
1932
as Imhotep / Ardath Bey
6.7
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The Old Dark House
1932
as Morgan
6.7
6.7
Son of Frankenstein
1939
as The Monster
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Tap Roots
1948
as Tishomingo
6.7
6.7
The Black Cat
1934
as Hjalmar Poelzig
6.7
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Night World
1932
as 'Happy' MacDonald
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The Man They Could Not Hang
1939
as Dr. Henryk Savaard
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The Raven
1935
as Edmond Bateman
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Mad Monster Party?
1967
as Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
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6.6
Five Star Final
1931
as T. Vernon Isopod
6.5
6.5
The Juggler of Our Lady
1957
as Narrator (voice)
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Arsenic & Old Lace
1962
as Jonathan Brewster
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6.5
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949
as Swami Talpur
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6.5
Bedlam
1946
as George Sims
6.5
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The Lost Patrol
1934
as Sanders
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6.5
The Comedy of Terrors
1964
as Amos Hinchley
6.4
6.4
The Black Room
1935
as Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
6.4
6.4
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
1970
as Gorca (archive footage)
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6.3
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
6.3
6.3
Unconquered
1947
as Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
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6.3
The Mad Genius
1931
as Fedor's Father (uncredited)
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The Bad One
1930
as Monsieur Gaston
6.3
6.3
Creepy Classics
1987
as Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
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Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007
as Himself (archive footage)
6.3
6.3
The Invisible Ray
1936
as Dr. Janos Rukh
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The Black Castle
1952
as Dr. Meissen
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6.3
The Raven
1963
as Dr. Scarabus
6.3
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Lured
1947
as Charles van Druten
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6.2
The Walking Dead
1936
as John Ellman
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The Man with Nine Lives
1940
as Dr. Leon Kravaal
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The House of Rothschild
1934
as Count Ledrantz
6.2
6.2
Madhouse
1974
as (archive footage)
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The Last of the Mohicans
1920
as Indian (uncredited)
6.2
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Old Ironsides
1926
as Saracen Guard (uncredited)
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6.2
The Devil Commands
1941
as Dr. Julian Blair
6.2
6.2
The Bells
1926
as The Mesmerist
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Night Key
1937
as David Mallory
6.1
6.1
Before I Hang
1940
as Dr. John Garth
6.1
6.1
The Sorcerers
1967
as Prof. Marcus Monserrat
6.1
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The Guilty Generation
1931
as Tony Ricca
6.1
6.1
Corridors of Blood
1958
as Dr. Thomas Bolton
6.1
6.1
The Strange Door
1951
as Voltan
6.1
6.1
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942
as Prof. Nathaniel Billings
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Never the Twain Shall Meet
1925
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Tower of London
1939
as Mord
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Isle of the Dead
1945
as Gen. Nikolas Pherides
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The Man Who Changed His Mind
1936
as Dr. Laurence
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House of Frankenstein
1944
as Dr. Gustav Niemann
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Black Friday
1940
as Dr. Ernest Sovac
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The Public Defender
1931
as The Professor
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Breakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self
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Colonel March Investigates
1953
as Colonel March
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Jack the Ripper
1958
as Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason
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Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
as Himself
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Hollywood Hobbies
1935
as Himself
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Two Sisters
1929
as Cecil
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The Criminal Code
1931
as Ned Galloway
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5.9
Grip of the Strangler
1958
as James Rankin
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Tonight or Never
1931
as Waiter
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I Like Your Nerve
1931
as Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
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5.8
His Majesty, the American
1919
as Henchman in cloth cap
5.8
5.8
Behind the Mask
1932
as Jim Henderson
5.8
5.8
Two Arabian Knights
1927
as Purser
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5.7
The Mummy's Hand
1940
as Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
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5.7
The Miracle Man
1932
as Nikko
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5.7
British Intelligence
1939
as Valdar
5.7
5.7
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
as James Lee Wong
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5.6
The Fatal Hour
1940
as James Lee Wong
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5.6
Die, Monster, Die!
1965
as Nahum Witley
5.6
5.6
Bikini Beach
1964
as Art Dealer
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Doomed to Die
1940
as James Lee Wong
5.5
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The Ghoul
1933
as Prof. Morlant
5.5
5.5
You'll Find Out
1940
as Judge Spencer Mainwaring
5.5
5.5
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
as Self (archive footage)
5.5
5.5
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
as James Lee Wong
5.5
5.5
Destination Nightmare
1958
as Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
5.5
5.5
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage)
5.4
5.4
Devil's Island
1939
as Dr. Charles Gaudet
5.4
5.4
The Climax
1944
as Dr. Friedrich Hohner
5.4
5.4
West of Shanghai
1937
as "General" Wu Yen Fang
5.4
5.4
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
as Dr. Fu Manchu
5.3
5.3
Frankenstein 1970
1958
as Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
5.3
5.3
The Unholy Night
1929
as Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
5.3
5.3
The Emperor's Nightingale
1949
as Narrator (English version)
5.3
5.3
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939
as Mr. James Lee Wong
5.3
5.3
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947
as Gruesome
5.3
5.3
Skyscraper Souls
1932
as Man Approaching Ticket Counter
5.2
5.2
Curse of the Crimson Altar
1968
as Professor John Marsh
5.2
5.2
The Terror
1963
as Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
5.1
5.1
Transylvania Twist
1989
as Man in Room (archive footage)
5.1
5.1
Boo
1932
as Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
5.0
5.0
The Deadlier Sex
1920
as Jules Borney
5.0
5.0
Dynamite Dan
1924
as Tony Garcia
5.0
5.0
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
as The Corpse
4.9
4.9
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
1927
as Owaza
4.8
4.8
The Ape
1940
as Dr. Bernard Adrian
4.7
4.7
The Yellow Ticket
1931
as Drunken Orderly
4.6
4.6
The Daydreamer
1966
as The Rat (voice)
4.5
4.5
Business and Pleasure
1932
as Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph
4.5
4.5
Graft
1931
as Terry
4.4
4.4
The Venetian Affair
1967
as Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
4.3
4.3
Fear Chamber
1968
as Dr. Carl Mandel
4.3
4.3
Voodoo Island
1957
as Phillip Knight
4.3
4.3
The Sea Bat
1930
as Corsican
4.2
4.2
Juggernaut
1936
as Dr. Victor Sartorius
4.1
4.1
Sabaka
1955
as General Pollegar
4.1
4.1
Cauldron of Blood
1970
as Franz Badulescu
4.0
4.0
A Connecticut Yankee
1955
as King Arthur
3.9
3.9
Macabre Serenade
1968
as Matthias Morteval
3.8
3.8
The Invisible Menace
1938
as Jevries
3.7
3.7
Behind That Curtain
1929
as Beetham's Manservent
3.5
3.5
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as The Monster (archive footage)
3.4
3.4
Alien Terror
1971
as Prof. John Mayer
3.2
3.2
King of the Wild
1931
as Mustapha
3.0
3.0
Isle of the Snake People
1971
as Carl van Molder / Damballah
3.0
3.0
The Fatal Warning
1929
as Mullins
3.0
3.0
The Island Monster
1954
as Don Gaetano
3.0
3.0
The Utah Kid
1930
as Henchman Baxter
2.6
2.6
A Fool's World
1964
as Narrator
1.0
1.0
Horror!!!
1964
as Self
1.0
1.0
Gift of Gab
1934
as Himself
1.0
1.0
The Fatal Impulse
1960
as Self
1.0
1.0
Parisian Nights
1925
as Pierre
Nan of the North
1922
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Man from Downing Street
1922
as Maharajah Jehan
The Infidel
1922
as The Nabob
The Woman Conquers
1922
as Raoul Maris
Omar the Tentmaker
1922
as Imam Mowaffak
The White Panther
1924
as Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)
The Hellion
1924
as The Outlaw
Riders of the Plains
1924
Forbidden Cargo
1925
as Pietro Castillano
Lady Robinhood
1925
as Cabraza
Perils of the Wild
1925
The Golden Web
1926
as Dave Sinclair
Flames
1926
as Blackie Blanchette
Flaming Fury
1926
as Gaspard
Let It Rain
1927
as Crook
The Meddlin' Stranger
1927
as Al Meggs
Soft Cushions
1927
as The Chief Conspirator
The Vanishing Rider
1928
as The Villain
Vultures of the Sea
1928
as Grouchy
Burning the Wind
1929
as Pug Doran
The Little Wild Girl
1928
as Maurice Kent
The Devil's Chaplain
1929
as Boris
Cheated Hearts
1921
as Nei Hamid
Anne Against the World
1929
Sting of Death
1955
as Mr. Mycroft
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
1941
as Self
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
1990
as Archival
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
2004
The Prisoner
1923
as Prince Kapolski
Without Benefit of Clergy
1921
as Ahmed Khan
The Altar Stairs
1922
as Hugo
The Dark Universe
2023
as La Momia (archivo de imagen)
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Cinema Circus
1937
as Himself
Sharp Shooters
1928
as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
The Phantom of the North
1929
as Jules Gregg
The Eagle of the Sea
1926
as Pirate (uncredited)
The Phantom Buster
1927
as Ramon
The Lark
1957
as Bishop Cauchon
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
1980
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932
as Boris Karloff
The Prairie Wife
1925
as Diego
The Cave Girl
1921
as Baptiste
Terror in the Tropics
2006
as Mr. Wong (archive footage)
Rendezvous in Black
1956
as Ward Allen
Young Donovan's Kid
1931
as Cokey Joe
Without Mercy
1925
as Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)
The Love Mart
1927
as Fleming
The Hope Diamond Mystery
1921
as Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar
The Greater Glory
1926
as Scissors Grinder
Today's Teens
1964
as Narrator
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
Doom of Dracula
1966
as The Madman (archive footage)
The Man in the Saddle
1926
as Robber (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots No. 11
1934
as Himself
Heart of Darkness
1958
as Mr. Kurtz
The Princess from Hoboken
1927
as Pavel
The Storm
1962
The Lightning Raider
1919
Her Honor, the Governor
1926
as Snipe Collins
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
1920
as Tavish
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