Boris Karloff
William Henry Pratt, known professionally as Boris Karloff, was an English actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film Frankenstein (1931), his 82nd film, established him as a horror icon, and he reprised the role for the sequels Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein (1939). He also appeared as Imhotep in The Mummy (1932), and voiced the Grinch in, as well as narrating, the animated television special of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966), which won him a Grammy Award.
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Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
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2025
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
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2021
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
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2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
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2007
The Universal Story
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1996
Transylvania Twist
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1989
Madhouse
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1974
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
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1970
Curse of the Crimson Altar
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1968
Targets
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1968
Macabre Serenade
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1968
Mad Monster Party?
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1967
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
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1966
The Venetian Affair
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1966
The Daydreamer
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1966
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
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1966
Die, Monster, Die!
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1965
Bikini Beach
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1964
The Comedy of Terrors
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1964
Black Sabbath
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1963
The Terror
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1963
The Raven
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1963
Corridors of Blood
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1958
Frankenstein 1970
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1958
Grip of the Strangler
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1958
Voodoo Island
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1957
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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1953
The Black Castle
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1952
The Strange Door
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1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
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1949
Tap Roots
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1948
Unconquered
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1947
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
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1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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1947
Lured
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1947
The Body Snatcher
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1945
House of Frankenstein
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1944
The Climax
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1944
The Ape
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1940
The Mummy's Hand
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1940
Before I Hang
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1940
Black Friday
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1940
The Man They Could Not Hang
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1939
Son of Frankenstein
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1939
Devil's Island
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1939
Mr. Wong, Detective
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1938
Night Key
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1937
The Walking Dead
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1936
The Black Room
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1935
The Raven
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1935
Bride of Frankenstein
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1935
The Black Cat
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1934
The House of Rothschild
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1934
The Ghoul
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1933
The Mummy
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1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu
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1932
The Old Dark House
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1932
Night World
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1932
Scarface
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1932
Frankenstein
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1931
The Yellow Ticket
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1931
Five Star Final
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1931
Smart Money
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1931
The Criminal Code
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1931
Two Arabian Knights
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1927
The Last of the Mohicans
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1920
Suspense: A Night at an Inn
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