Boris Karloff (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), whose real name was William Henry Pratt, 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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Movies
Bride of Frankenstein
The Monster
Scarface
Gaffney
Son of Frankenstein
The Monster
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Frankenstein
The Monster
House of Frankenstein
Dr. Gustav Niemann
Frankenstein 1970
Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu
Devil's Island
Dr. Charles Gaudet
The Devil Commands
Dr. Julian Blair
Lured
Charles van Druten
The Boogie Man Will Get You
Prof. Nathaniel Billings
The Black Castle
Dr. Meissen
The Body Snatcher
John Gray
Isle of the Dead
Gen. Nikolas Pherides
Corridors of Blood
Dr. Thomas Bolton
Juggernaut
Dr. Victor Sartorius
The Man Who Changed His Mind
Dr. Laurience
Tap Roots
Tishomingo
Terror in the Tropics
Mr. Wong (archive footage)
Doomed to Die
James Lee Wong
Mr. Wong, Detective
James Lee Wong
The Black Cat
Hjalmar Poelzig
Bedlam
George Sims
The Old Dark House
Morgan
The Terror
Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Swami Talpur
Before I Hang
Dr. John Garth
The Man with Nine Lives
Dr. Leon Kravaal
The Man They Could Not Hang
Dr. Henryk Savaard
The Black Room
Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
The Walking Dead
John Ellman
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
The Invisible Ray
Dr. Janos Rukh
The Ghoul
Prof. Morlant
Black Sabbath
Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Gravelle
Night Key
David Mallory
King of the Wild
Mustapha
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
Behind the Mask
Jim Henderson
Heroes of Horror
(archive footage)
Tower of London
Mord
Black Friday
Dr. Ernest Sovac
The Raven
Dr. Scarabus
Die, Monster, Die!
Nahum Witley
The Comedy of Terrors
Amos Hinchley
Alien Terror
Prof. John Mayer
Five Star Final
T. Vernon Isopod
The Criminal Code
Ned Galloway
The Ape
Dr. Bernard Adrian
The Mummy
Imhotep, alias Ardath Bey
Voodoo Island
Phillip Knight
The Island Monster
Don Gaetano
Mad Monster Party?
Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
The Climax
Dr. Friedrich Hohner
The Lost Patrol
Sanders
The Strange Door
Voltan
Behind That Curtain
Beetham's Manservent
The Raven
Edmond Bateman
Fear Chamber
Dr. Carl Mandel
Isle of the Snake People
Carl van Molder / Damballah
Macabre Serenade
Matthias Morteval
Targets
Byron Orlok
You'll Find Out
Judge Spencer Mainwaring
British Intelligence
Valdar
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Gruesome
Unconquered
Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
The Sorcerers
Prof. Marcus Monserrat
The House of Rothschild
Count Ledrantz
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
The Corpse
Grip of the Strangler
James Rankin
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
James Lee Wong
The Fatal Hour
James Lee Wong
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. James Lee Wong
Cauldron of Blood
Franz Badulescu
The Venetian Affair
Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
Tonight or Never
Waiter
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
Owaza
A Fool's World
Narrator
Cinema Circus
Himself
The Mad Genius
Fedor's Father (uncredited)
The Vanishing Legion
The Voice (voice)
Gift of Gab
Himself
Graft
Terry
The Bells
The Mesmerist
The Nickel-Hopper
Dance Hall Masher
The Sea Bat
Corsican
The Invisible Menace
Jevries
West of Shanghai
Wu Yen Fang
The Guilty Generation
Tony Ricca
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
Self (archive footage)
Dynamite Dan
Tony Garcia
The King of the Kongo
Scarface Macklin
The Daydreamer
The Rat (voice)
Cracked Nuts
Boris - First Revolutionary
Night World
'Happy' MacDonald
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Self (archive footage)
The Miracle Man
Nikko
Two Arabian Knights
Purser
The Last of the Mohicans
Indian (uncredited)
The Utah Kid
Henchman Baxter
The Phantom of the North
Jules Gregg
The Eagle of the Sea
Pirate (uncredited)
The Phantom Buster
Ramon
The Juggler of Our Lady
Narrator (voice)
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Professor John Marsh
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Himself (archive footage)
The Public Defender
The Professor
Old Ironsides
Saracen Guard (uncredited)
The Deadlier Sex
Jules Borney
The Yellow Ticket
Drunken Orderly
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
Colonel March Investigates
Colonel March
Skyscraper Souls
Man Approaching Ticket Counter
I Like Your Nerve
Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
Destination Nightmare
Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
Jack the Ripper
Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason
Transylvania Twist
Man in Room
Boo
Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
Little Lost Robot
Host
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
A Connecticut Yankee
King Arthur
The Cave Girl
Baptiste
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Self (archive footage)
Bikini Beach
Art Dealer
His Majesty, the American
Henchman in cloth cap
Breakdowns of 1937
Self
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Boris Karloff
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
The Mesmerist
(archive footage)
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Himself
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Self (archive footage)
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Self (archive footage)
Young Donovan's Kid
Cokey Joe
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
The Love Mart
Fleming
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
The Universal Story
Himself (archive footage)
The Hope Diamond Mystery
Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar
Sabaka
General Pollegar
The Greater Glory
Scissors Grinder
Today's Teens
Narrator
Arsenic & Old Lace
Jonathan Brewster
The Prairie Wife
Diego
Without Benefit of Clergy
Ahmed Khan
Her Honor, the Governor
Snipe Collins
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
Self (archive footage)
Doom of Dracula
The Madman
Hollywood Hobbies
Himself
Screen Snapshots No. 11
Himself
Parisian Nights
Pierre
Heart of Darkness
Mr. Kurtz
The Man in the Saddle
Robber (uncredited)
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
Dr. Konrad Markesan
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
Gorca (archive footage)
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
The Storm
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
Horror!!!
Self
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
(voice - archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
The Lightning Raider
The Prince and Betty
Undetermined Role
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
Tavish
Cheated Hearts
Nei Hamid
Nan of the North
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Man from Downing Street
Maharajah Jehan
The Infidel
The Nabob
The Altar Stairs
Hugo
The Woman Conquers
Raoul Maris
Omar the Tentmaker
Imam Mowaffak
The Prisoner
Prince Kapolski
The White Panther
Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)
The Hellion
The Outlaw
Riders of the Plains
Forbidden Cargo
Pietro Castillano
Lady Robinhood
Cabraza
Never the Twain Shall Meet
Perils of the Wild
Without Mercy
Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)
The Golden Web
Dave Sinclair
Flames
Blackie Blanchette
Flaming Fury
Gaspard
Let It Rain
Crook
The Princess from Hoboken
Pavel
The Meddlin' Stranger
Al Meggs
Soft Cushions
The Chief Conspirator
Sharp Shooters
Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
The Vanishing Rider
The Villain
Vultures of the Sea
Grouchy
Burning the Wind
Pug Doran
The Little Wild Girl
Maurice Kent
The Fatal Warning
Mullins
The Devil's Chaplain
Boris
Two Sisters
Cecil
Anne Against the World
The Unholy Night
Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
The Bad One
Monsieur Gaston
Business and Pleasure
Sheik Ali Ben Joseph (uncredited)
The Emperor's Nightingale
Narrator (English version)
Madhouse
(archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self (archive footage)
The Sting of Death
Mr. Mycroft
The Return of Andrew Bentley
Host
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
The Horror of It All
Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
Self
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
Self (archive footage)
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
The Mummy's Hand
Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
The Mummy's Curse
Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Smart Money
Sport Williams
Terror in the Aisles
The Monster (Archive Footage)
The Lark
Bishop Cauchon
Horrible Horror
Gruesome in 'Dick Tracey Meets Gruesome'
The American Nightmare
Self
Creepy Classics
Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
In Search of Dr. Seuss
(voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Monster (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Various roles (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
Archival
The Last Repair Shop
The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Son of Frankenstein
The Monster (archive footage)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self (archive footage)
Shows
Route 66
Out of This World
Studio One
Skaggs
General Electric Theater
Mr. Blue Ocean
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Cauchon
Shindig!
Self - Guest Host / Singer
Climax!
Dr. Philip Nestri
The Veil
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Thriller
Self - Host
Down You Go
Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
Bennett Kimball
Tales of Tomorrow
Suspense
Toff
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
This Is Your Life
self
The Wild Wild West
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Charles Brandon
Thriller
Clayton Mace
Lux Video Theatre
Sir Arthur Strangeways
Shirley Temple's Storybook
DuPont Show of the Month
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Colonel March Of Scotland Yard
Telephone Time
Suspicion
Judge Winthrop Gelsey
Starring Boris Karloff
Lights Out
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Bones
Imhotep (archive footage) (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
Henry E. Church
Lux Video Theatre
Larkin
Lux Video Theatre
Montgomery Royle
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Lux Show
Self
The Rosemary Clooney Show
Self
Thriller
Dr. Thorne
Thriller
Dr. Albert Farnham
Thriller
Pop Jenkins / Col. Jackson Beauregard Finchess
Thriller
Doktor Konrad Markesan
The Name of the Game
Mikhail Orlov
Studio One
King Arthur
Studio One
Professor Koernig
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jonathan Brewster
Climax!
Vicar Tellworth
Suspense
Suspense
Bronson
Suspense
Rasputin
The United States Steel Hour
George Redford
The George Gobel Show
Self
The Red Skelton Show
Professor Townsend (Spy)