Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Acting
Born 1887-11-23 Camberwell, London, England, UK 8 credit(s) Popularity 1
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 ...
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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 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!.

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McCloud
as Hjalmar Poelzig (archive footage) (uncredited)
1970-02-17
The Name of the Game poster
The Name of the Game
as Mikhail Orlov
1968-09-20
Shindig! poster
Shindig!
as Self - Guest Host / Singer
1964-09-16
Thriller poster
Thriller
as Self - Host
1960-09-13
Shirley Temple's Storybook poster
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Narrator (voice) / Father Knickerbocker
1958-01-12
Suspicion poster
Suspicion
as Judge Winthrop Gelsey
1957-09-30
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show poster
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956-10-05

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