Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Acting

Nascimento:
1887-11-23
Falecimento:
1969-02-02
Local de nascimento:
Camberwell, London, England, UK

Biografia

Boris Karloff, nome artístico de William Henry Pratt (Dulwich, Londres, 23 de novembro de 1887 - Sussex, 2 de fevereiro de 1969) foi um ator britânico nascido na Inglaterra. Atuava principalmente em filmes de terror. Projetou-se interpretando o monstro de Frankenstein em 1931, com isso se especializando em papéis de filmes de terror. Seu último trabalho foi em Targets (1968). Morreu devido a graves problemas respiratórios em 2 de fevereiro de 1969, na Inglaterra, aos 81 anos de idade. Em 25 de junho de 2019, a The New York Times Magazine listou Boris Karloff cujo material teria sido destruído no incêndio na Universal Studios em 2008.

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