Boris Karloff
Acting
- Born:
- 1887-11-23
- Died:
- 1969-02-02
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
The Orbit of Minor Satellites
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
The Last Repair Shop
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Terror in the Tropics
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
The Mesmerist
Heroes of Horror
The American Nightmare
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
The Many Faces of Dracula
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Universal Horror
The Universal Story
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Dracula in the Movies
Halloween Monster Bash
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
Transylvania Twist
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Creepy Classics
Don't Scream: It's Only a Movie!
Going Hollywood: The '30s
The Horror of It All
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
The Horror Show
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Madhouse
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Alien Terror
Isle of the Snake People
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
McCloud
Curse of the Crimson Altar
The Name of the Game
Targets
Fear Chamber
Macabre Serenade
Cauldron of Blood
The Movie Orgy