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Boris Karloff
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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…
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Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies 2025
as Self (archive footage)
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story 2022
as Self - Interviewee
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film 2014
as Various roles (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire 2007
as Himself (archive footage)
Terror in the Tropics 2006
as Mr. Wong (archive footage)
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz 2004
Actor
Heroes of Horror
Heroes of Horror 2001
as (archive footage)
The American Nightmare 2000
as Self
The Many Faces of Dracula 2000
as The Monster (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies 1992
as (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991
as Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991
as The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
Halloween Monster Bash 1991
as Baron Von Leppe (archive footage)
Transylvania Twist 1989
as Man in Room (archive footage)
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!) 1980
Actor
The Horror Show 1979
as (archive footage)
Madhouse 1974
as (archive footage)
Alien Terror 1971
as Prof. John Mayer
Isle of the Snake People 1971
as Carl van Molder / Damballah
Hatchet for the Honeymoon 1970
as Gorca (archive footage)
Curse of the Crimson Altar 1968
as Professor John Marsh
Fear Chamber 1968
as Dr. Carl Mandel
Macabre Serenade 1968
as Matthias Morteval
Targets 1968
as Byron Orlok
Cauldron of Blood 1968
as Franz Badulescu
The Sorcerers 1967
as Prof. Marcus Monserrat
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini 1966
as The Corpse
Die, Monster, Die! 1965
as Nahum Witley
The Comedy of Terrors 1964
as Amos Hinchley
The Terror 1963
as Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
Black Sabbath 1963
as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
The Raven 1963
as Dr. Scarabus
The Incredible Doktor Markesan 1962
as Dr. Konrad Markesan
The Storm 1962
Actor
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing 1962
Actor
The Devil's Ticket 1961
as Self
The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk 1961
as Self
Frankenstein 1970 1958
as Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
Corridors of Blood 1958
as Dr. Thomas Bolton
Grip of the Strangler 1958
as James Rankin
Destination Nightmare
Destination Nightmare 1958
as Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper 1958
as Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason
Voodoo Island 1957
as Phillip Knight
Sting of Death 1955
as Mr. Mycroft
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1953
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
The Black Castle 1952
as Dr. Meissen
The Strange Door 1951
as Voltan
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff 1949
as Swami Talpur
The Body Snatcher 1945
as John Gray
Isle of the Dead 1945
as Gen. Nikolas Pherides
House of Frankenstein 1944
as Dr. Gustav Niemann
The Mummy's Curse 1944
as Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
The Climax 1944
as Dr. Friedrich Hohner
The Boogie Man Will Get You 1942
as Prof. Nathaniel Billings
The Devil Commands 1941
as Dr. Julian Blair
Before I Hang 1940
as Dr. John Garth
The Man with Nine Lives 1940
as Dr. Leon Kravaal
Black Friday 1940
as Dr. Ernest Sovac
The Ape 1940
as Dr. Bernard Adrian
The Mummy's Hand 1940
as Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
You'll Find Out 1940
as Judge Spencer Mainwaring
Son of Frankenstein 1939
as The Monster
The Man They Could Not Hang 1939
as Dr. Henryk Savaard
Tower of London 1939
as Mord
The Man Who Changed His Mind 1936
as Dr. Laurence
The Walking Dead 1936
as John Ellman
The Invisible Ray 1936
as Dr. Janos Rukh
Bride of Frankenstein 1935
as The Monster
The Black Room 1935
as Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
The Raven 1935
as Edmond Bateman
The Black Cat 1934
as Hjalmar Poelzig
The Ghoul 1933
as Prof. Morlant
The Mask of Fu Manchu 1932
as Dr. Fu Manchu
The Old Dark House 1932
as Morgan
Behind the Mask 1932
as Jim Henderson
The Mummy 1932
as Imhotep / Ardath Bey
Boo 1932
as Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
Frankenstein 1931
as The Monster
King of the Wild 1931
as Mustapha
The Mad Genius 1931
as Fedor's Father (uncredited)
The Unholy Night 1929
as Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
The Bells 1926
as The Mesmerist
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