Known For
Acting
Known Credits
291
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 23, 1887 (138 years old)
Place of Birth
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 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!.
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| 2025 | Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Moviesas Self - (archive footage) | |
| 2024 | The Last Repair Shopas The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2022 | Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Storyas Self - Interviewee | |
| 2021 | Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monsteras Self (archive footage) | |
| 2021 | Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!as Self (archive footage) | |
| 2015 | True Fear: The Making of Psychoas Self | |
| 2015 | Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monstersas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Filmas Various roles (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)as Self (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensoredas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Featuresas | |
| 2008 | He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierceas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampireas Himself (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hydeas Cabman John Gray (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackermanas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | Lugosi: The Dark Princeas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | Karloff: The Gentle Monsteras Self (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | Terror in the Tropicsas Mr. Wong (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | Monster Movie Trivia Quizas | |
| 2003 | The Mesmeristas (archive footage) | |
| 2001 | Heroes of Horroras (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | The American Nightmareas Self | |
| 2000 | Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthedas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | The Many Faces of Draculaas The Monster (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'as Self (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monsteras Self (archive footage) | |
| 1998 | Universal Horroras (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | The Universal Storyas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1994 | Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeldas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1994 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Editionas (voice - archive footage) | |
| 1992 | Dracula in the Moviesas (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Halloween Monster Bashas Baron Von Leppe (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbookas The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc. | |
| 1990 | Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home Toas (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Abbott and Costello in the Moviesas Archival | |
| 1989 | Transylvania Twistas Man in Room (archive footage) | |
| 1988 | Hollywood Scandals and Tragediesas (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1987 | Creepy Classicsas Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage) | |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30sas (archive footage) | |
| 1983 | The Horror of It Allas Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage) | |
| 1982 | Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!as Self (archive footage) | |
| 1980 | Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)as | |
| 1979 | The Horror Showas (archive footage) | |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?as Self (archive footage) | |
| 1974 | Madhouseas (archive footage) | |
| 1974 | The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Saluteas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1971 | Alien Terroras Prof. John Mayer | |
| 1971 | Isle of the Snake Peopleas Carl van Molder / Damballah | |
| 1970 | Hatchet for the Honeymoonas Gorca (archive footage) | |
| 1970 | McCloudas Hjalmar Poelzig (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1968 | Curse of the Crimson Altaras Professor John Marsh | |
| 1968 | The Name of the Gameas Mikhail Orlov | |
| 1968 | Targetsas Byron Orlok | |
| 1968 | Fear Chamberas Dr. Carl Mandel | |
| 1968 | Macabre Serenadeas Matthias Morteval | |
| 1968 | Cauldron of Bloodas Franz Badulescu | |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgyas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1967 | The Sorcerersas Prof. Marcus Monserrat | |
| 1967 | Mad Monster Party?as Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice) | |
| 1966 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas!as Narrator / The Grinch (voice) | |
| 1966 | The Venetian Affairas Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud | |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.as Mother Muffin | |
| 1966 | The Daydreameras The Rat (voice) | |
| 1966 | The Ghost in the Invisible Bikinias The Corpse | |
| 1966 | Doom of Draculaas The Madman (archive footage) | |
| 1965 | Die, Monster, Die!as Nahum Witley | |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild Westas Mr. Singh | |
| 1964 | Shindig!as Self - Guest Host / Singer | |
| 1964 | Bikini Beachas Art Dealer | |
| 1964 | Today's Teensas Narrator | |
| 1964 | The Comedy of Terrorsas Amos Hinchley | |
| 1964 | Horror!!!as Self | |
| 1964 | A Fool's Worldas Narrator | |
| 1963 | Black Sabbathas Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak") | |
| 1963 | The Terroras Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe | |
| 1963 | The Ravenas Dr. Scarabus | |
| 1962 | Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wingas | |
| 1962 | Little Lost Robotas Host | |
| 1962 | Out of This Worldas Host | |
| 1962 | The Incredible Doktor Markesanas Dr. Konrad Markesan | |
| 1962 | Arsenic & Old Laceas Jonathan Brewster | |
| 1962 | The Stormas | |
| 1961 | The Grim Reaperas Self | |
| 1961 | Days of Thrills and Laughteras Self (archive footage) | |
| 1960 | Who Killed Chung Ling Soo?as Narrator | |
| 1960 | The Fatal Impulseas Self | |
| 1960 | Route 66as | |
| 1960 | Thrilleras Clayton Mace | |
| 1960 | Thrilleras Doktor Konrad Markesan | |
| 1960 | Thrilleras Dr. Albert Farnham | |
| 1960 | Thrilleras Dr. Thorne | |
| 1960 | Thrilleras Pop Jenkins / Col. Jackson Beauregard Finchess | |
| 1960 | Thrilleras Self - Host | |
| 1958 | Corridors of Bloodas Dr. Thomas Bolton | |
| 1958 | Heart of Darknessas Mr. Kurtz | |
| 1958 | Frankenstein 1970as Baron Viktor von Frankenstein | |
| 1958 | Grip of the Strangleras James Rankin | |
| 1958 | Destination Nightmareas Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs | |
| 1958 | Jack the Ripperas Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason | |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybookas Narrator (voice) / Father Knickerbocker | |
| 1958 | The Veilas | |
| 1957 | The Juggler of Our Ladyas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1957 | Suspicionas Judge Winthrop Gelsey | |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the Monthas | |
| 1957 | The Lux Showas Self | |
| 1957 | The Larkas Bishop Cauchon | |
| 1957 | Voodoo Islandas Phillip Knight | |
| 1956 | Rendezvous in Blackas Ward Allen | |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Showas Self | |
| 1956 | The Rosemary Clooney Showas Self | |
| 1956 | Telephone Timeas | |
| 1956 | Colonel March of Scotland Yardas Colonel March Of Scotland Yard | |
| 1955 | This Is Your Lifeas Self | |
| 1955 | A Connecticut Yankeeas King Arthur | |
| 1955 | Sting of Deathas Mr. Mycroft | |
| 1955 | Sabakaas General Pollegar | |
| 1954 | Climax!as Dr. Philip Nestri | |
| 1954 | Climax!as Vicar Tellworth | |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Showas Self | |
| 1954 | The Island Monsteras Don Gaetano | |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Houras George Redford | |
| 1953 | Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde | |
| 1953 | Colonel March Investigatesas Colonel March | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theateras Henry E. Church | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theateras Mr. Blue Ocean | |
| 1952 | The Black Castleas Dr. Meissen | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Cauchon | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Jonathan Brewster | |
| 1951 | The Strange Dooras Voltan | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Charles Brandon | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Showas Professor Townsend | |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrowas | |
| 1951 | Down You Goas Self | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatreas Larkin | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatreas Montgomery Royle | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatreas Sir Arthur Strangeways | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?as Self | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presentsas | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presentsas Bennett Kimball | |
| 1949 | Starring Boris Karloffas | |
| 1949 | Lights Outas | |
| 1949 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloffas Swami Talpur | |
| 1949 | Suspenseas | |
| 1949 | Suspenseas Bronson | |
| 1949 | Suspenseas Rasputin | |
| 1949 | Suspenseas Toff | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas King Arthur | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas Professor Koernig | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas Skaggs | |
| 1948 | Tap Rootsas Tishomingo | |
| 1947 | Unconqueredas Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas | |
| 1947 | Dick Tracy Meets Gruesomeas Gruesome | |
| 1947 | The Secret Life of Walter Mittyas Dr. Hollingshead | |
| 1947 | Luredas Charles van Druten | |
| 1946 | Bedlamas George Sims | |
| 1945 | Isle of the Deadas Gen. Nikolas Pherides | |
| 1945 | The Body Snatcheras John Gray | |
| 1944 | The Mummy's Curseas Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) | |
| 1944 | House of Frankensteinas Dr. Gustav Niemann | |
| 1944 | The Climaxas Dr. Friedrich Hohner | |
| 1942 | The Boogie Man Will Get Youas Prof. Nathaniel Billings | |
| 1942 | Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6as Himself | |
| 1941 | The Devil Commandsas Dr. Julian Blair | |
| 1941 | Information Please: Series 2, No. 12as Self | |
| 1940 | You'll Find Outas Judge Spencer Mainwaring | |
| 1940 | The Apeas Dr. Bernard Adrian | |
| 1940 | The Mummy's Handas Kharis (archive footage / uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Before I Hangas Dr. John Garth | |
| 1940 | Doomed to Dieas James Lee Wong | |
| 1940 | The Man with Nine Livesas Dr. Leon Kravaal | |
| 1940 | Black Fridayas Dr. Ernest Sovac | |
| 1940 | The Fatal Houras James Lee Wong | |
| 1939 | Tower of Londonas Mord | |
| 1939 | British Intelligenceas Valdar | |
| 1939 | The Man They Could Not Hangas Dr. Henryk Savaard | |
| 1939 | Mr. Wong in Chinatownas Mr. James Lee Wong | |
| 1939 | The Mystery of Mr. Wongas James Lee Wong | |
| 1939 | Son of Frankensteinas The Monster | |
| 1939 | Devil's Islandas Dr. Charles Gaudet | |
| 1938 | Mr. Wong, Detectiveas James Lee Wong | |
| 1938 | The Invisible Menaceas Jevries | |
| 1937 | Breakdowns of 1937as Self | |
| 1937 | West of Shanghaias "General" Wu Yen Fang | |
| 1937 | Night Keyas David Mallory | |
| 1937 | Cinema Circusas Himself | |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan at the Operaas Gravelle | |
| 1936 | The Man Who Changed His Mindas Dr. Laurence | |
| 1936 | Juggernautas Dr. Victor Sartorius | |
| 1936 | The Walking Deadas John Ellman | |
| 1936 | The Invisible Rayas Dr. Janos Rukh | |
| 1935 | The Black Roomas Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman | |
| 1935 | The Ravenas Edmond Bateman | |
| 1935 | Hollywood Hobbiesas Himself | |
| 1935 | Bride of Frankensteinas The Monster | |
| 1934 | Gift of Gabas Himself | |
| 1934 | The Black Catas Hjalmar Poelzig | |
| 1934 | The House of Rothschildas Count Ledrantz | |
| 1934 | The Lost Patrolas Sanders | |
| 1934 | Screen Snapshots No. 11as Himself | |
| 1933 | The Ghoulas Prof. Morlant | |
| 1932 | The Mummyas Imhotep / Ardath Bey | |
| 1932 | Booas Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein") | |
| 1932 | The Mask of Fu Manchuas Dr. Fu Manchu | |
| 1932 | The Old Dark Houseas Morgan | |
| 1932 | Skyscraper Soulsas Man Approaching Ticket Counter | |
| 1932 | Night Worldas 'Happy' MacDonald | |
| 1932 | Scarfaceas Gaffney | |
| 1932 | The Miracle Manas Nikko | |
| 1932 | The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywoodas Boris Karloff | |
| 1932 | Behind the Maskas Jim Henderson | |
| 1932 | Business and Pleasureas Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph | |
| 1931 | Frankensteinas The Monster | |
| 1931 | The Guilty Generationas Tony Ricca | |
| 1931 | The Yellow Ticketas Drunken Orderly | |
| 1931 | The Mad Geniusas Fedor's Father (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | Five Star Finalas T. Vernon Isopod | |
| 1931 | Graftas Terry | |
| 1931 | I Like Your Nerveas Luigi - Pacheco's Butler | |
| 1931 | The Public Defenderas The Professor | |
| 1931 | Smart Moneyas Sport Williams | |
| 1931 | Young Donovan's Kidas Cokey Joe | |
| 1931 | The Vanishing Legionas The Voice (voice) | |
| 1931 | Cracked Nutsas Boris - First Revolutionary | |
| 1931 | King of the Wildas Mustapha | |
| 1931 | Tonight or Neveras Waiter | |
| 1931 | The Criminal Codeas Ned Galloway | |
| 1930 | The Utah Kidas Henchman Baxter | |
| 1930 | The Sea Batas Corsican | |
| 1930 | The Bad Oneas Monsieur Gaston | |
| 1929 | The Unholy Nightas Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | The King of the Kongoas Scarface Macklin | |
| 1929 | Behind That Curtainas Beetham's Manservent | |
| 1929 | The Phantom of the Northas Jules Gregg | |
| 1929 | Anne Against the Worldas | |
| 1929 | Two Sistersas Cecil | |
| 1929 | The Devil's Chaplainas Boris | |
| 1929 | The Fatal Warningas Mullins | |
| 1929 | Burning the Windas Pug Doran | |
| 1928 | The Little Wild Girlas Maurice Kent | |
| 1928 | Vultures of the Seaas Grouchy | |
| 1928 | The Vanishing Rideras The Villain | |
| 1928 | Sharp Shootersas Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) | |
| 1927 | The Love Martas Fleming | |
| 1927 | Two Arabian Knightsas Purser | |
| 1927 | Soft Cushionsas The Chief Conspirator | |
| 1927 | The Phantom Busteras Ramon | |
| 1927 | The Meddlin' Strangeras Al Meggs | |
| 1927 | Tarzan and the Golden Lionas Owaza | |
| 1927 | The Princess from Hobokenas Pavel | |
| 1927 | Let It Rainas Crook | |
| 1926 | Old Ironsidesas Saracen Guard (uncredited) | |
| 1926 | Flaming Furyas Gaspard | |
| 1926 | The Nickel-Hopperas Dance Hall Masher | |
| 1926 | The Eagle of the Seaas Pirate (uncredited) | |
| 1926 | Flamesas Blackie Blanchette | |
| 1926 | The Golden Webas Dave Sinclair | |
| 1926 | The Bellsas The Mesmerist | |
| 1926 | Her Honor, the Governoras Snipe Collins | |
| 1926 | The Man in the Saddleas Robber (uncredited) | |
| 1926 | The Greater Gloryas Scissors Grinder | |
| 1925 | Without Mercyas Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited) | |
| 1925 | Parisian Nightsas Pierre | |
| 1925 | Never the Twain Shall Meetas | |
| 1925 | Perils of the Wildas | |
| 1925 | Lady Robinhoodas Cabraza | |
| 1925 | The Prairie Wifeas Diego | |
| 1925 | Forbidden Cargoas Pietro Castillano | |
| 1924 | Dynamite Danas Tony Garcia | |
| 1924 | Riders of the Plainsas | |
| 1924 | The Hellionas The Outlaw | |
| 1924 | The White Pantheras Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris) | |
| 1923 | The Prisoneras Prince Kapolski | |
| 1922 | Omar the Tentmakeras Imam Mowaffak | |
| 1922 | The Altar Stairsas Hugo | |
| 1922 | The Woman Conquersas Raoul Maris | |
| 1922 | The Man from Downing Streetas Maharajah Jehan | |
| 1922 | The Infidelas The Nabob | |
| 1922 | Nan of the Northas Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| 1921 | The Cave Girlas Baptiste | |
| 1921 | Cheated Heartsas Nei Hamid | |
| 1921 | Without Benefit of Clergyas Ahmed Khan | |
| 1921 | The Hope Diamond Mysteryas Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar | |
| 1920 | The Last of the Mohicansas Indian (uncredited) | |
| 1920 | The Courage of Marge O'Dooneas Tavish | |
| 1920 | The Woman and the Puppetas (uncredited) | |
| 1920 | The Deadlier Sexas Jules Borney | |
| 1919 | The Prince and Bettyas Undetermined Role | |
| 1919 | His Majesty, the Americanas Henchman in cloth cap | |
| 1919 | The Lightning Raideras | |
| Suspense: A Night at an Innas Toff |
| 1964 | Bikini Beach...Thanks |
