Boris Karloff
Acting
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.
TV Shows(34)
McCloud
Hjalmar Poelzig (archive footage) (uncredited)
1970
The Name of the Game
Mikhail Orlov
1968
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Mother Muffin
1966
The Wild Wild West
Mr. Singh
1965
Shindig!
Self - Guest Host / Singer
1964
Out of This World
Host
1962
Route 66
1960
Thriller
Clayton Mace
1960
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Narrator (voice) / Father Knickerbocker
1958
The Veil
1958
Suspicion
Judge Winthrop Gelsey
1957
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
The Lux Show
Self
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956
The Rosemary Clooney Show
Self
1956
Telephone Time
1956
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Colonel March Of Scotland Yard
1956
This Is Your Life
Self
1955
Climax!
Dr. Philip Nestri
1954
The George Gobel Show
Self
1954
The United States Steel Hour
George Redford
1953
General Electric Theater
Mr. Blue Ocean
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Cauchon
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Charles Brandon
1951
The Red Skelton Show
Professor Townsend (Spy)
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Down You Go
Self
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Sir Arthur Strangeways
1950
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Bennett Kimball
1950
Starring Boris Karloff
1949
Lights Out
1949
Suspense
Toff
1949
Studio One
Skaggs
1948
Movies(240)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2025
The Last Repair Shop
The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee
2022
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self (archive footage)
2021
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self (archive footage)
2021
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
Self (archive footage)
2015
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Various roles (archive footage)
2014
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
Self (archive footage)
2013
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
2013
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
Self (archive footage)
2008
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Himself (archive footage)
2007
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
2007
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Self (archive footage)
2006
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Self (archive footage)
2006
Terror in the Tropics
Mr. Wong (archive footage)
2006
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
2004
The Mesmerist
(archive footage)
2003
Heroes of Horror
(archive footage)
2001
The American Nightmare
Self
2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Self (archive footage)
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Monster (archive footage)
2000
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Self (archive footage)
1999
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self (archive footage)
1999
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
1998
The Universal Story
Self (archive footage)
1996
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Self (archive footage)
1994
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
(voice - archive footage)
1994
Dracula in the Movies
1992
Halloween Monster Bash
Baron Von Leppe (archive footage)
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
1991
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
1990
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
Archival
1990
Transylvania Twist
Man in Room (archive footage)
1989
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
Creepy Classics
Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
1987
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1984
The Horror of It All
Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
1983
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
1982
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
1980
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1979
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
Madhouse
(archive footage)
1974
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
1974
Alien Terror
Prof. John Mayer
1971
Isle of the Snake People
Carl van Molder / Damballah
1971
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
Gorca (archive footage)
1970
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Professor John Marsh
1968
Targets
Byron Orlok
1968
Fear Chamber
Dr. Carl Mandel
1968
Macabre Serenade
Matthias Morteval
1968
Cauldron of Blood
Franz Badulescu
1968
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
1968
The Sorcerers
Prof. Marcus Monserrat
1967
Mad Monster Party?
Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
1967
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
1966
The Venetian Affair
Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
1966
The Daydreamer
The Rat (voice)
1966
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
The Corpse
1966
Doom of Dracula
The Madman (archive footage)
1966
Die, Monster, Die!
Nahum Witley
1965
Bikini Beach
Art Dealer
1964
Today's Teens
Narrator
1964
The Comedy of Terrors
Amos Hinchley
1964
Horror!!!
Self
1964
A Fool's World
Narrator
1964
Black Sabbath
Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
1963
The Terror
Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
1963
Corridors of Blood
Dr. Thomas Bolton
1963
The Raven
Dr. Scarabus
1963
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
Little Lost Robot
Host
1962
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
Dr. Konrad Markesan
1962
Arsenic & Old Lace
Jonathan Brewster
1962
The Storm
1962
The Grim Reaper
Self
1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
1961
Who Killed Chung Ling Soo?
Narrator
1960
The Fatal Impulse
Self
1960
Heart of Darkness
Mr. Kurtz
1958
Frankenstein 1970
Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
1958
Grip of the Strangler
James Rankin
1958
Destination Nightmare
Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
1958
Jack the Ripper
Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason
1958
The Juggler of Our Lady
Narrator (voice)
1957
The Lark
Bishop Cauchon
1957
Voodoo Island
Phillip Knight
1957
Rendezvous in Black
Ward Allen
1956
A Connecticut Yankee
King Arthur
1955
Sting of Death
Mr. Mycroft
1955
Sabaka
General Pollegar
1955
The Island Monster
Don Gaetano
1954
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
1953
Colonel March Investigates
Colonel March
1953
The Black Castle
Dr. Meissen
1952
The Strange Door
Voltan
1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Swami Talpur
1949
The Emperor's Nightingale
Narrator (English version)
1949
Tap Roots
Tishomingo
1948
Unconquered
Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
1947
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Gruesome
1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Dr Hugo Hollingshead
1947
Lured
Charles van Druten
1947
Bedlam
George Sims
1946
Isle of the Dead
Gen. Nikolas Pherides
1945
The Body Snatcher
John Gray
1945
The Mummy's Curse
Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
1944
House of Frankenstein
Dr. Gustav Niemann
1944
The Climax
Dr. Friedrich Hohner
1944
The Boogie Man Will Get You
Prof. Nathaniel Billings
1942
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Himself
1942
The Devil Commands
Dr. Julian Blair
1941
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
Self
1941
You'll Find Out
Judge Spencer Mainwaring
1940
The Ape
Dr. Bernard Adrian
1940
The Mummy's Hand
Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
1940
Before I Hang
Dr. John Garth
1940
Doomed to Die
James Lee Wong
1940
The Man with Nine Lives
Dr. Leon Kravaal
1940
Black Friday
Dr. Ernest Sovac
1940
The Fatal Hour
James Lee Wong
1940
Tower of London
Mord
1939
British Intelligence
Valdar
1939
The Man They Could Not Hang
Dr. Henryk Savaard
1939
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. James Lee Wong
1939
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
James Lee Wong
1939
Son of Frankenstein
The Monster
1939
Devil's Island
Dr. Charles Gaudet
1939
Mr. Wong, Detective
James Lee Wong
1938
The Invisible Menace
Jevries
1938
Breakdowns of 1937
Self
1937
West of Shanghai
"General" Wu Yen Fang
1937
Night Key
David Mallory
1937
Cinema Circus
Himself
1937
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Gravelle
1936
The Man Who Changed His Mind
Dr. Laurence
1936
Juggernaut
Dr. Victor Sartorius
1936
The Walking Dead
John Ellman
1936
The Invisible Ray
Dr. Janos Rukh
1936
The Black Room
Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
1935
The Raven
Edmond Bateman
1935
Hollywood Hobbies
Himself
1935
Bride of Frankenstein
The Monster
1935
Gift of Gab
Himself
1934
The Black Cat
Hjalmar Poelzig
1934
The House of Rothschild
Count Ledrantz
1934
The Lost Patrol
Sanders
1934
Screen Snapshots No. 11
Himself
1934
The Ghoul
Prof. Morlant
1933
The Mummy
Imhotep / Ardath Bey
1932
Boo
Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu
1932
The Old Dark House
Morgan
1932
Skyscraper Souls
Man Approaching Ticket Counter
1932
Night World
'Happy' MacDonald
1932
Scarface
Gaffney
1932
The Miracle Man
Nikko
1932
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Boris Karloff
1932
Behind the Mask
Jim Henderson
1932
Business and Pleasure
Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph
1932
Frankenstein
The Monster
1931
The Guilty Generation
Tony Ricca
1931
The Yellow Ticket
Drunken Orderly
1931
The Mad Genius
Fedor's Father (uncredited)
1931
Five Star Final
T. Vernon Isopod
1931
Graft
Terry
1931
I Like Your Nerve
Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
1931
The Public Defender
The Professor
1931
Smart Money
Sport Williams
1931
Young Donovan's Kid
Cokey Joe
1931
The Vanishing Legion
The Voice (voice)
1931
Cracked Nuts
Boris - First Revolutionary
1931
King of the Wild
Mustapha
1931
Tonight or Never
Waiter
1931
The Criminal Code
Ned Galloway
1931
The Utah Kid
Henchman Baxter
1930
The Sea Bat
Corsican
1930
The Bad One
Monsieur Gaston
1930
The Unholy Night
Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
1929
The King of the Kongo
Scarface Macklin
1929
Behind That Curtain
Beetham's Manservent
1929
The Phantom of the North
Jules Gregg
1929
Anne Against the World
1929
Two Sisters
Cecil
1929
The Devil's Chaplain
Boris
1929
The Fatal Warning
Mullins
1929
Burning the Wind
Pug Doran
1929
The Little Wild Girl
Maurice Kent
1928
Vultures of the Sea
Grouchy
1928
The Vanishing Rider
The Villain
1928
Sharp Shooters
Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
1928
The Love Mart
Fleming
1927
Two Arabian Knights
Purser
1927
Soft Cushions
The Chief Conspirator
1927
The Phantom Buster
Ramon
1927
The Meddlin' Stranger
Al Meggs
1927
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
Owaza
1927
The Princess from Hoboken
Pavel
1927
Let It Rain
Crook
1927
Old Ironsides
Saracen Guard (uncredited)
1926
Flaming Fury
Gaspard
1926
The Nickel-Hopper
Dance Hall Masher
1926
The Eagle of the Sea
Pirate (uncredited)
1926
Flames
Blackie Blanchette
1926
The Golden Web
Dave Sinclair
1926
The Bells
The Mesmerist
1926
Her Honor, the Governor
Snipe Collins
1926
The Man in the Saddle
Robber (uncredited)
1926
The Greater Glory
Scissors Grinder
1926
Without Mercy
Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)
1925
Parisian Nights
Pierre
1925
Never the Twain Shall Meet
1925
Perils of the Wild
1925
Lady Robinhood
Cabraza
1925
The Prairie Wife
Diego
1925
Forbidden Cargo
Pietro Castillano
1925
Dynamite Dan
Tony Garcia
1924
Riders of the Plains
1924
The Hellion
The Outlaw
1924
The White Panther
Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)
1924
The Prisoner
Prince Kapolski
1923
Omar the Tentmaker
Imam Mowaffak
1922
The Altar Stairs
Hugo
1922
The Woman Conquers
Raoul Maris
1922
The Man from Downing Street
Maharajah Jehan
1922
The Infidel
The Nabob
1922
Nan of the North
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1922
The Cave Girl
Baptiste
1921
Cheated Hearts
Nei Hamid
1921
Without Benefit of Clergy
Ahmed Khan
1921
The Hope Diamond Mystery
Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar
1921
The Last of the Mohicans
Indian (uncredited)
1920
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
Tavish
1920
The Woman and the Puppet
(uncredited)
1920
The Deadlier Sex
Jules Borney
1920
The Prince and Betty
Undetermined Role
1919
His Majesty, the American
Henchman in cloth cap
1919
The Lightning Raider
1919