Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
23 novembre 1887
Died
2 febbraio 1969
Place of birth
Camberwell, London, England, UK
Also known as
William Henry Pratt · بوریس کارلوف
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 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.
Conosciuto per
6.7
Series
Thriller
Self - Host
1960–1962
7.5
Series
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Colonel March Of Scotland Yard
1956–1957
5.8
Series
Out of This World
Host
1962
7.5
Film
Frankenstein
The Monster
1931
7.5
Film
Bride of Frankenstein
The Monster
1935
7.5
Film
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
1966
6.0
Film
Black Friday
Dr. Ernest Sovac
1940
6.7
Film
The Black Cat
Hjalmar Poelzig
1934
7.4
Film
Scarface
Gaffney
1932
7.2
Film
Black Sabbath
Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
1963
6.5
Film
Unconquered
Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
1947
6.3
Film
The Raven
Dr. Scarabus
1963
7.0
Film
Sharp Shooters
Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
1928
4.0
Film
Macabre Serenade
Matthias Morteval
1968
6.8
Film
The Mummy
Imhotep / Ardath Bey
1932
2.0
Film
The Grim Reaper
Self
1961
7.0
Film
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self (archive footage)
2021
9.0
Series
Down You Go
Self
1951–2009
7.4
Film
The Last Repair Shop
The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
10.0
Film
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee
2022
Acting credits 20 titles
The Last Repair Shop
as The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.4
2024
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
as Self - Interviewee
10.0
2022
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
2021
Macabre Serenade
as Matthias Morteval
4.0
1968
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
as Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
7.5
1966
Black Sabbath
as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
7.2
1963
The Raven
as Dr. Scarabus
6.3
1963
Out of This World
as Host
5.8
1962
The Grim Reaper
as Self
2.0
1961
Thriller
as Self - Host
6.7
1960–1962
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
as Colonel March Of Scotland Yard
7.5
1956–1957
Down You Go
as Self
9.0
1951–2009
Unconquered
as Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
6.5
1947
Black Friday
as Dr. Ernest Sovac
6.0
1940
Bride of Frankenstein
as The Monster
7.5
1935
The Black Cat
as Hjalmar Poelzig
6.7
1934
The Mummy
as Imhotep / Ardath Bey
6.8
1932
Scarface
as Gaffney
7.4
1932
Frankenstein
as The Monster
7.5
1931
Sharp Shooters
as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
7.0
1928