Boris Karloff
Born November 23, 1887 (Age: 138)
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Camberwell, London, England, UK
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Dark Universe
2023
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as Frankenstein (archivo de imagen)
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Age: 135
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012
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as
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Age: 124
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
2007
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as Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
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Age: 119
Terror in the Tropics
2006
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as Mr. Wong (archive footage)
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Age: 118
The American Nightmare
2000
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as Self
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Age: 112
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 112
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
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as The Monster (archive footage)
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Age: 112
Universal Horror
1998
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 110
The Universal Story
1996
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 108
No Image
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
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as The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
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Age: 103
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 102
Transylvania Twist
1989
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as Man in Room (archive footage)
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Age: 101
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
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as
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Age: 100
Creepy Classics
1987
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as Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
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Age: 99
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 94
Madhouse
1974
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 86
No Image
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 86
Die, Monster, Die!
1965
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as Nahum Witley
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Age: 77
Bikini Beach
1964
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as Art Dealer
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Age: 76
No Image
Today's Teens
1964
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as Narrator
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Age: 76
The Comedy of Terrors
1964
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as Amos Hinchley
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Age: 76
Horror!!!
1964
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as Self
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Age: 76
A Fool's World
1964
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as Narrator
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Age: 76
Black Sabbath
1963
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as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
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Age: 75
The Terror
1963
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as Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
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Age: 75
Corridors of Blood
1963
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as Dr. Thomas Bolton
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Age: 75
The Raven
1963
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as Dr. Scarabus
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Age: 75
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
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as
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Age: 74
Little Lost Robot
1962
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as Host
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Age: 74
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
1962
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as Dr. Konrad Markesan
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Age: 74
Arsenic & Old Lace
1962
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as Jonathan Brewster
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Age: 74
The Storm
1962
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as
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Age: 74
The Grim Reaper
1961
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as Self
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Age: 73
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 73
The Fatal Impulse
1960
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as Self
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Age: 73
Heart of Darkness
1958
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as Mr. Kurtz
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Age: 70
Frankenstein 1970
1958
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as Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
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Age: 70
Grip of the Strangler
1958
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as James Rankin
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Age: 70
No Image
Jack the Ripper
1958
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as Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason
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Age: 70
No Image
Destination Nightmare
1958
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as Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
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Age: 70
Rendezvous in Black
1956
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as Ward Allen
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Age: 68
A Connecticut Yankee
1955
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as King Arthur
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Age: 67
Sting of Death
1955
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as Mr. Mycroft
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Age: 67
Sabaka
1955
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as General Pollegar
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Age: 67
The Island Monster
1954
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as Don Gaetano
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Age: 66
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953
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as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
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Age: 65
Colonel March Investigates
1953
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as Colonel March
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Age: 65
Isle of the Dead
1945
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as Gen. Nikolas Pherides
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Age: 57
The Body Snatcher
1945
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as John Gray
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Age: 57
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942
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as Prof. Nathaniel Billings
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Age: 54
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
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as Himself
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Age: 54
The Devil Commands
1941
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as Dr. Julian Blair
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Age: 53
No Image
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
1941
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as Self
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Age: 53
The Mummy
1932
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as Imhotep / Ardath Bey
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Age: 45
Boo
1932
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as Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
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Age: 45
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
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as Dr. Fu Manchu
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Age: 44
The Old Dark House
1932
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as Morgan
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Age: 44
Skyscraper Souls
1932
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as Man Approaching Ticket Counter
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Age: 44
Night World
1932
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as 'Happy' MacDonald
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Age: 44
Scarface
1932
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as Gaffney
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Age: 44
The Miracle Man
1932
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as Nikko
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Age: 44
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932
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as Boris Karloff
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Age: 44
Behind the Mask
1932
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as Jim Henderson
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Age: 44
Business and Pleasure
1932
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as Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph
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Age: 44
Frankenstein
1931
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as The Monster
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Age: 43
The Guilty Generation
1931
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as Tony Ricca
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Age: 43
The Yellow Ticket
1931
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as Drunken Orderly
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Age: 43
The Mad Genius
1931
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as Fedor's Father (uncredited)
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Age: 43
Five Star Final
1931
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as T. Vernon Isopod
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Age: 43
Graft
1931
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as Terry
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Age: 43
I Like Your Nerve
1931
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as Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
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Age: 43
The Public Defender
1931
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as The Professor
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Age: 43
Smart Money
1931
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as Sport Williams
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Age: 43
Young Donovan's Kid
1931
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as Cokey Joe
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Age: 43
The Vanishing Legion
1931
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as The Voice (voice)
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Age: 43
Cracked Nuts
1931
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as Boris - First Revolutionary
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Age: 43
King of the Wild
1931
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as Mustapha
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Age: 43
Tonight or Never
1931
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as Waiter
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Age: 43
The Criminal Code
1931
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as Ned Galloway
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Age: 43
The Utah Kid
1930
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as Henchman Baxter
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Age: 42
The Sea Bat
1930
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as Corsican
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Age: 42
The Bad One
1930
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as Monsieur Gaston
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Age: 42