Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Acting

Born November 23, 1887 · Camberwell, London, England, UK

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…

Known for

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

1951

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

1965

Studio One

Studio One

1948

Studio One

Studio One

1948

Studio One

Studio One

1948

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

1955

Acting(276)

2026The Orbit of Minor SatellitesRoger Ashley Norton

2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf - (archive footage)

2024The Last Repair ShopThe Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022Boris Karloff: The Rest of the StorySelf - Interviewee

2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the MonsterSelf (archive footage)

2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!Self (archive footage)

2015True Fear: The Making of PsychoSelf

2015Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the MonstersSelf (archive footage)

2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmVarious roles (archive footage)

2013A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)Self (archive footage)

2013Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredSelf (archive footage)

2012The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

2008He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack PierceSelf (archive footage)

2007Bela Lugosi: The Fallen VampireHimself (archive footage)

2007Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. HydeCabman John Gray (archive footage)

2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf (archive footage)

2006Lugosi: The Dark PrinceSelf (archive footage)

2006Karloff: The Gentle MonsterSelf (archive footage)

2006Terror in the TropicsMr. Wong (archive footage)

2004Monster Movie Trivia Quiz

2003The Mesmerist(archive footage)

2001Heroes of Horror(archive footage)

2000The American NightmareSelf

2000Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition UnearthedSelf (archive footage)

2000The Many Faces of DraculaThe Monster (archive footage)

1999The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a MonsterSelf (archive footage)

1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Self (archive footage)

1998Universal Horror(archive footage)

1996The Universal StorySelf (archive footage)

1994Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry SeinfeldSelf (archive footage)

1994How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition(voice - archive footage)

1992Dracula in the Movies(archive footage)

1991Halloween Monster BashBaron Von Leppe (archive footage)

1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookDoctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)

1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookThe Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.

1990Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To(archive footage)

1990Abbott and Costello in the MoviesArchival

1989Transylvania TwistMan in Room (archive footage)

1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies(archive footage) (uncredited)

1987Creepy ClassicsDr. Scarabus - (archive footage)

1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)

1983The Horror of It AllFrankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)

1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!Self (archive footage)

1980Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)

1979The Horror Show(archive footage)

1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)

1974Madhouse(archive footage)

1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteSelf (archive footage)

1971Alien TerrorProf. John Mayer

1971Isle of the Snake PeopleCarl van Molder / Damballah

1970Hatchet for the HoneymoonGorca (archive footage)

1970McCloudHjalmar Poelzig (archive footage) (uncredited)

1968Curse of the Crimson AltarProfessor John Marsh

1968The Name of the GameMikhail Orlov

1968TargetsByron Orlok

1968Fear ChamberDr. Carl Mandel

1968Macabre SerenadeMatthias Morteval

1968Cauldron of BloodFranz Badulescu

1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)

1967The SorcerersProf. Marcus Monserrat

1967Mad Monster Party?Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)

1966How the Grinch Stole Christmas!Narrator / The Grinch (voice)

1966The Venetian AffairDr. Pierre Vaugiroud

1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Mother Muffin

1966The DaydreamerThe Rat (voice)

1966The Ghost in the Invisible BikiniThe Corpse

1966Doom of DraculaThe Madman (archive footage)

1965Die, Monster, Die!Nahum Witley

1965The Wild Wild WestMr. Singh

1964Shindig!Self - Guest Host / Singer

1964Bikini BeachArt Dealer

1964Today's TeensNarrator

1964The Comedy of TerrorsAmos Hinchley

1964Horror!!!Self

1964A Fool's WorldNarrator

1963Black SabbathGorca (segment "The Wurdalak")

1963The TerrorBaron Victor Frederick Von Leppe

1963The RavenDr. Scarabus

1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing

1962Little Lost RobotHost

1962Out of This WorldHost

1962The Incredible Doktor MarkesanDr. Konrad Markesan

1962Arsenic & Old LaceJonathan Brewster

1961The Grim ReaperSelf

1961Days of Thrills and LaughterSelf (archive footage)

1960Who Killed Chung Ling Soo?Narrator

1960The Fatal ImpulseSelf

1960ThrillerClayton Mace

1958Corridors of BloodDr. Thomas Bolton

1958Heart of DarknessMr. Kurtz

1958Frankenstein 1970Baron Viktor von Frankenstein

1958Grip of the StranglerJames Rankin

1958Jack the RipperHost / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason

1958Destination NightmareHost / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs

1958Shirley Temple's StorybookNarrator (voice) / Father Knickerbocker

1957The Juggler of Our LadyNarrator (voice)

1957SuspicionJudge Winthrop Gelsey

1957DuPont Show of the Month

1957The Lux ShowSelf

1957The LarkBishop Cauchon

1957Voodoo IslandPhillip Knight

1956Rendezvous in BlackWard Allen

1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf

1956The Rosemary Clooney ShowSelf

1956Telephone Time

1956Colonel March of Scotland YardColonel March Of Scotland Yard

1955This Is Your LifeSelf

1955A Connecticut YankeeKing Arthur

1955Sting of DeathMr. Mycroft

1955SabakaGeneral Pollegar

1954Climax!Dr. Philip Nestri

1954The George Gobel ShowSelf

1954The Island MonsterDon Gaetano

1953The United States Steel HourGeorge Redford

1953Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

1953Colonel March InvestigatesColonel March

1953General Electric TheaterMr. Blue Ocean

1952The Black CastleDr. Meissen

1951Hallmark Hall of FameCauchon

1951The Strange DoorVoltan

1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsCharles Brandon

1951The Red Skelton ShowProfessor Townsend

1951Tales of Tomorrow

1951Down You GoSelf

1950Lux Video TheatreSir Arthur Strangeways

1950What's My Line?Self

1950Robert Montgomery PresentsBennett Kimball

1949Starring Boris Karloff

1949Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffSwami Talpur

1949SuspenseToff

1948Studio OneSkaggs

1948Tap RootsTishomingo

1947UnconqueredGuyasuta, Chief of the Senecas

1947Dick Tracy Meets GruesomeGruesome

1947The Secret Life of Walter MittyDr. Hollingshead

1947LuredCharles van Druten

1946BedlamGeorge Sims

1945Isle of the DeadGen. Nikolas Pherides

1945The Body SnatcherJohn Gray

1944The Mummy's CurseKharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

1944House of FrankensteinDr. Gustav Niemann

1944The ClimaxDr. Friedrich Hohner

1942The Boogie Man Will Get YouProf. Nathaniel Billings

1942Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6Himself

1941The Devil CommandsDr. Julian Blair

1941Information Please: Series 2, No. 12Self

1940You'll Find OutJudge Spencer Mainwaring

1940The ApeDr. Bernard Adrian

1940The Mummy's HandKharis (archive footage / uncredited)

1940Before I HangDr. John Garth

1940Doomed to DieJames Lee Wong

1940The Man with Nine LivesDr. Leon Kravaal

1940Black FridayDr. Ernest Sovac

1940The Fatal HourJames Lee Wong

1939Tower of LondonMord

1939British IntelligenceValdar

1939The Man They Could Not HangDr. Henryk Savaard

1939Mr. Wong in ChinatownMr. James Lee Wong

1939The Mystery of Mr. WongJames Lee Wong

1939Son of FrankensteinThe Monster

1939Devil's IslandDr. Charles Gaudet

1938Mr. Wong, DetectiveJames Lee Wong

1938The Invisible MenaceJevries

1937Breakdowns of 1937Self

1937West of Shanghai"General" Wu Yen Fang

1937Night KeyDavid Mallory

1937Cinema CircusHimself

1936Charlie Chan at the OperaGravelle

1936The Man Who Changed His MindDr. Laurence

1936JuggernautDr. Victor Sartorius

1936The Walking DeadJohn Ellman

1936The Invisible RayDr. Janos Rukh

1935The Black RoomBaron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman

1935The RavenEdmond Bateman

1935Hollywood HobbiesHimself

1935Bride of FrankensteinThe Monster

1934Gift of GabHimself

1934The Black CatHjalmar Poelzig

1934The House of RothschildCount Ledrantz

1934The Lost PatrolSanders

1934Screen Snapshots No. 11Himself

1933The GhoulProf. Morlant

1932The MummyImhotep / Ardath Bey

1932BooFrankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")

1932The Mask of Fu ManchuDr. Fu Manchu

1932The Old Dark HouseMorgan

1932Skyscraper SoulsMan Approaching Ticket Counter

1932Night World'Happy' MacDonald

1932ScarfaceGaffney

1932The Miracle ManNikko

1932The Cohens and Kellys in HollywoodBoris Karloff

1932Behind the MaskJim Henderson

1932Business and PleasureSheik Ali-Ben Joseph

1931FrankensteinThe Monster

1931The Guilty GenerationTony Ricca

1931The Yellow TicketDrunken Orderly

1931The Mad GeniusFedor's Father (uncredited)

1931Five Star FinalT. Vernon Isopod

1931I Like Your NerveLuigi - Pacheco's Butler

1931The Public DefenderThe Professor

1931Smart MoneySport Williams

1931Young Donovan's KidCokey Joe

1931The Vanishing LegionThe Voice (voice)

1931Cracked NutsBoris - First Revolutionary

1931King of the WildMustapha

1931Tonight or NeverWaiter

1931The Criminal CodeNed Galloway

1930The Utah KidHenchman Baxter

1930The Sea BatCorsican

1930The Bad OneMonsieur Gaston

1929The Unholy NightAbdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)

1929The King of the KongoScarface Macklin

1929Behind That CurtainBeetham's Manservent

1929The Phantom of the NorthJules Gregg

1929Anne Against the World

1929Two SistersCecil

1929The Devil's ChaplainBoris

1929The Fatal WarningMullins

1929Burning the WindPug Doran

1928The Little Wild GirlMaurice Kent

1928Vultures of the SeaGrouchy

1928The Vanishing RiderThe Villain

1928Sharp ShootersCafe Proprietor (uncredited)

1927The Love MartFleming

1927Two Arabian KnightsPurser

1927Soft CushionsThe Chief Conspirator

1927The Phantom BusterRamon

1927The Meddlin' StrangerAl Meggs

1927Tarzan and the Golden LionOwaza

1927The Princess from HobokenPavel

1927Let It RainCrook

1926Old IronsidesSaracen Guard (uncredited)

1926Flaming FuryGaspard

1926The Nickel-HopperDance Hall Masher

1926The Eagle of the SeaPirate (uncredited)

1926FlamesBlackie Blanchette

1926The Golden WebDave Sinclair

1926The BellsThe Mesmerist

1926Her Honor, the GovernorSnipe Collins

1926The Man in the SaddleRobber (uncredited)

1926The Greater GloryScissors Grinder

1925Without MercyMadame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)

1925Parisian NightsPierre

1925Never the Twain Shall Meet

1925Perils of the Wild

1925Lady RobinhoodCabraza

1925The Prairie WifeDiego

1925Forbidden CargoPietro Castillano

1924Dynamite DanTony Garcia

1924Riders of the Plains

1924The HellionThe Outlaw

1924The White PantherShere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)

1923The PrisonerPrince Kapolski

1922Omar the TentmakerImam Mowaffak

1922The Altar StairsHugo

1922The Woman ConquersRaoul Maris

1922The Man from Downing StreetMaharajah Jehan

1922The InfidelThe Nabob

1922Nan of the NorthUndetermined Role (uncredited)

1921The Cave GirlBaptiste

1921Cheated HeartsNei Hamid

1921Without Benefit of ClergyAhmed Khan

1921The Hope Diamond MysteryPriest of Kama-Sita / Dakar

1920The Last of the MohicansIndian (uncredited)

1920The Courage of Marge O'DooneTavish

1920The Woman and the Puppet(uncredited)

1920The Deadlier SexJules Borney

1919The Prince and BettyUndetermined Role

1919His Majesty, the AmericanHenchman in cloth cap

1919The Lightning Raider

Suspense: A Night at an InnToff