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Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Birthday: 1887-11-23 | Place of Birth: Camberwell, London, England, UK

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!. Description above from the Wikipedia article Boris Karloff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2007
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

as    Cabman John Gray (archive footage)

2007
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

as    Himself (archive footage)

2006
Lugosi: The Dark Prince

as    Self (archive footage)

2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

as    Self (archive footage)

1994
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

as    (voice - archive footage)

1972
Macabre Serenade

as    Matthias Morteval

1971
Isle of the Snake People

as    Carl van Molder / Damballah

1971
Alien Terror

as    Prof. John Mayer

1970
Cauldron of Blood

as    Franz Badulescu

1970
Curse of the Crimson Altar

as    Professor John Marsh

1968
Targets

as    Byron Orlok

1968
Fear Chamber

as    Dr. Carl Mandel

1967
Mad Monster Party?

as    Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)

1967
The Venetian Affair

as    Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud

1967
The Sorcerers

as    Prof. Marcus Monserrat

1966
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

as    Narrator / The Grinch (voice)

1966
The Daydreamer

as    The Rat (voice)

1965
Die, Monster, Die!

as    Nahum Witley

1964
The Comedy of Terrors

as    Amos Hinchley

1964
A Fool's World

as    Narrator

1963
The Terror

as    Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe

1963
The Raven

as    Dr. Scarabus

1963
Corridors of Blood

as    Dr. Thomas Bolton

1963
Black Sabbath

as    Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")

1960
Thriller

as    Self - Host

1958
Frankenstein 1970

as    Baron Viktor von Frankenstein

1958
Grip of the Strangler

as    James Rankin