Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Actor 70 · 1920 – 2025 · 🎬 67 📺 3 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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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Bela Lugosi

7 shared

Mary Shelley

6 shared

Harry Cording

5 shared

Michael Mark

5 shared

Ernest Thesiger

Ernest Thesiger

5 shared

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🎬 Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

actor

2025

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

actor

2021

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

actor

2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

actor

2007

The Universal Story

The Universal Story

actor

1996

Transylvania Twist

Transylvania Twist

actor

1989

Madhouse

Madhouse

actor

1974

Hatchet for the Honeymoon

Hatchet for the Honeymoon

actor

1970

Curse of the Crimson Altar

Curse of the Crimson Altar

actor

1968

Targets

Targets

actor

1968

Macabre Serenade

Macabre Serenade

actor

1968

Mad Monster Party?

Mad Monster Party?

actor

1967

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

actor

1966

The Venetian Affair

The Venetian Affair

actor

1966

The Daydreamer

The Daydreamer

actor

1966

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

actor

1966

Die, Monster, Die!

Die, Monster, Die!

actor

1965

Bikini Beach

Bikini Beach

actor

1964

The Comedy of Terrors

The Comedy of Terrors

actor

1964

Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath

actor

1963

The Terror

The Terror

actor

1963

The Raven

The Raven

actor

1963

Corridors of Blood

Corridors of Blood

actor

1958

Frankenstein 1970

Frankenstein 1970

actor

1958

Grip of the Strangler

Grip of the Strangler

actor

1958

Voodoo Island

Voodoo Island

actor

1957

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

actor

1953

The Black Castle

The Black Castle

actor

1952

The Strange Door

The Strange Door

actor

1951

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

actor

1949

Tap Roots

Tap Roots

actor

1948

Unconquered

Unconquered

actor

1947

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

actor

1947

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

actor

1947

Lured

Lured

actor

1947

The Body Snatcher

The Body Snatcher

actor

1945

House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein

actor

1944

The Climax

The Climax

actor

1944

The Ape

The Ape

actor

1940

The Mummy's Hand

The Mummy's Hand

actor

1940

Before I Hang

Before I Hang

actor

1940

Black Friday

Black Friday

actor

1940

The Man They Could Not Hang

The Man They Could Not Hang

actor

1939

Son of Frankenstein

Son of Frankenstein

actor

1939

Devil's Island

Devil's Island

actor

1939

Mr. Wong, Detective

Mr. Wong, Detective

actor

1938

Night Key

Night Key

actor

1937

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

actor

1936

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