Boris Karloff

Acting · Born 1887-11-23 in 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.

Filmography

• Bride of Frankenstein as The Monster
• Scarface as Gaffney
• Frankenstein as The Monster
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas! as Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
• Black Sabbath as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
• Targets as Byron Orlok
• Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
• Son of Frankenstein as The Monster
• House of Frankenstein as Dr. Gustav Niemann
• Frankenstein 1970 as Baron Viktor von Frankenstein

TV

• The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. as Mother Muffin
• Route 66
• This Is Your Life as Self
• Out of This World as Host
• Studio One as Skaggs
• General Electric Theater as Mr. Blue Ocean
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as Cauchon
• Shindig! as Self - Guest Host / Singer
• Thriller as Clayton Mace
• Lux Video Theatre as Sir Arthur Strangeways