Boris Karloff
Schauspiel·23. November 1887·† 2. Februar 1969 — 81 Jahre·Camberwell, London, England, UK
Boris Karloff, eigentlich William Henry Pratt, war ein britischer Theater- und Filmschauspieler. Er wurde vor allem als Darsteller in Horrorfilmen bekannt, nachdem er 1931 die Rolle des Monsters in Frankenstein gespielt hatte.
Bekannt für
Frankenstein
1931·7.5
Die gestohlenen Weihnachtsgeschenke
1966·7.5
Frankensteins Braut
1935·7.5
Die Mumie
1932·6.8
Scarface - Narbengesicht
1932·7.4
Die drei Gesichter der Furcht
1963·7.2
Die schwarze Katze
1934·6.7
Das Haus des Grauens
1932·6.7
Der Rabe - Duell der Zauberer
1963·6.3
Frankensteins Sohn
1939·6.7
Bewegliche Ziele
1968·7.1
Der Leichendieb
1945·7.0
Filmografie · 275
—Suspense: A Night at an InnToff2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf - (archive footage)2024The Last Repair ShopThe Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)2022Boris Karloff: The Rest of the StorySelf - Interviewee2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the MonsterSelf (archive footage)2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!Self (archive footage)2015True Fear: The Making of PsychoSelf2015Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the MonstersSelf (archive footage)2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmVarious roles (archive footage)2013A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)Self (archive footage)2013Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredSelf (archive footage)2012The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features2008He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack PierceSelf (archive footage)2007Der gefallene VampirHimself (archive footage)2007Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. HydeCabman John Gray (archive footage)2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf (archive footage)2006Lugosi: The Dark PrinceSelf (archive footage)2006Karloff: The Gentle MonsterSelf (archive footage)2006Terror in the TropicsMr. Wong (archive footage)2004Monster Movie Trivia Quiz2003The Mesmerist(archive footage)2001Heroes of Horror(archive footage)2000The American NightmareSelf2000Geliebte MumieSelf (archive footage)2000The Many Faces of DraculaThe Monster (archive footage)1999Die Akte FrankensteinSelf (archive footage)1999Monster im MondlichtSelf (archive footage)1998Universal Horror(archive footage)1996The Universal StorySelf (archive footage)1994Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry SeinfeldSelf (archive footage)1994How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition(voice - archive footage)1992Dracula in the Movies(archive footage)1991Halloween Monster BashBaron Von Leppe (archive footage)1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookDoctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookThe Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.1990Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To(archive footage)1990Abbott and Costello in the MoviesArchival1989Transylvania TwistMan in Room (archive footage)1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies(archive footage) (uncredited)1987Creepy ClassicsDr. Scarabus - (archive footage)1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)1983The Horror of It AllFrankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!Self (archive footage)1980Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)1979The Horror Show(archive footage)1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)1974Das Schreckenshaus des Dr. Death(archive footage)1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteSelf (archive footage)1971Alien TerrorProf. John Mayer1971TodeskultCarl van Molder / Damballah1970Red Wedding NightGorca (archive footage)1970Ein Sheriff in New YorkTVHjalmar Poelzig (archive footage) (uncredited)1968Die Hexe des Grafen DraculaProfessor John Marsh1968The Name of the GameTVMikhail Orlov1968Bewegliche ZieleByron Orlok1968FolterDr. Carl Mandel1968Totentanz im SchreckensschlossMatthias Morteval1968Kochendes BlutFranz Badulescu1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)1967Im Banne des Dr. MonserratProf. Marcus Monserrat1967Frankensteins Monster-PartyBaron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)1966Die gestohlenen WeihnachtsgeschenkeNarrator / The Grinch (voice)1966Mitternacht - Canale GrandeDr. Pierre Vaugiroud1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.TVMother Muffin1966Der TagträumerThe Rat (voice)1966Erbschaft um MitternachtThe Corpse1966Doom of DraculaThe Madman (archive footage)1965Das Grauen auf Schloss WitleyNahum Witley1965Verrückter wilder WestenTVMr. Singh1964Shindig!TVSelf - Guest Host / Singer1964Bikini BeachArt Dealer · Thanks1964Today's TeensNarrator1964Ruhe Sanft GmbHAmos Hinchley1964Horror!!!Self1964Mondo BalordoNarrator1963Die drei Gesichter der FurchtGorca (segment "The Wurdalak")1963The Terror - Schloss des SchreckensBaron Victor Frederick Von Leppe1963Der Rabe - Duell der ZaubererDr. Scarabus1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing1962Little Lost RobotHost1962Out of This WorldTVHost1962The Incredible Doktor MarkesanDr. Konrad Markesan1962Arsenic & Old LaceJonathan Brewster1962The Storm1961The Grim ReaperSelf1961Days of Thrills and LaughterSelf (archive footage)1960Who Killed Chung Ling Soo?Narrator1960The Fatal ImpulseSelf1960Route 66TV1960ThrillerTVClayton Mace · Self - Host · Pop Jenkins / Col. Jackson Beauregard Finchess · Dr. Thorne · Doktor Konrad Markesan · Dr. Albert Farnham1958Corridors of BloodDr. Thomas Bolton1958Heart of DarknessMr. Kurtz1958Die Hexenküche des Dr. RambowBaron Viktor von Frankenstein1958Grip of the StranglerJames Rankin1958Jack the RipperHost / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason1958Destination NightmareHost / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs1958Shirley Temple's StorybookTVNarrator (voice) / Father Knickerbocker1958The VeilTV1957The Juggler of Our LadyNarrator (voice)1957SuspicionTVJudge Winthrop Gelsey1957DuPont Show of the MonthTV1957The Lux ShowTVSelf1957The LarkBishop Cauchon1957Voodoo IslandPhillip Knight1956Rendezvous in BlackWard Allen1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowTVSelf1956The Rosemary Clooney ShowTVSelf1956Telephone TimeTV1956Colonel March of Scotland YardTVColonel March Of Scotland Yard1955This Is Your LifeTVSelf1955A Connecticut YankeeKing Arthur1955Sting of DeathMr. Mycroft1955SabakaGeneral Pollegar1954Climax!TVDr. Philip Nestri · Vicar Tellworth1954The George Gobel ShowTVSelf1954Il mostro dell'isolaDon Gaetano1953The United States Steel HourTVGeorge Redford1953Abbott & Costello treffen Dr. Jekyll & Mr. HydeDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde1953Colonel March InvestigatesColonel March1953General Electric TheaterTVMr. Blue Ocean · Henry E. Church1952Das schwarze SchloßDr. Meissen1951Hallmark Hall of FameTVCauchon · Jonathan Brewster1951Hinter den Mauern des GrauensVoltan1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTVCharles Brandon1951The Red Skelton ShowTVProfessor Townsend1951Tales of TomorrowTV1951Down You GoTVSelf1950Lux Video TheatreTVSir Arthur Strangeways · Montgomery Royle · Larkin1950What's My Line?TVSelf1950Robert Montgomery PresentsTVBennett Kimball1949Starring Boris KarloffTV1949Lights OutTV1949Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffSwami Talpur1949SuspenseTVToff · Bronson · Rasputin1948Studio OneTVSkaggs · Professor Koernig · King Arthur1948Das Tal der LeidenschaftenTishomingo1947Die UnbesiegtenGuyasuta, Chief of the Senecas1947Dick Tracy Meets GruesomeGruesome1947Das Doppelleben des Herrn MittyDr. Hollingshead1947AngelocktCharles van Druten1946BedlamGeorge Sims1945Isle of the DeadGen. Nikolas Pherides1945Der LeichendiebJohn Gray1944The Mummy's CurseKharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)1944Frankensteins HausDr. Gustav Niemann1944The ClimaxDr. Friedrich Hohner1942The Boogie Man Will Get YouProf. Nathaniel Billings1942Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6Himself1941The Devil CommandsDr. Julian Blair1941Information Please: Series 2, No. 12Self1940You'll Find OutJudge Spencer Mainwaring1940The ApeDr. Bernard Adrian1940The Mummy's HandKharis (archive footage / uncredited)1940Before I HangDr. John Garth1940Doomed to DieJames Lee Wong1940The Man with Nine LivesDr. Leon Kravaal1940Schwarzer FreitagDr. Ernest Sovac1940The Fatal HourJames Lee Wong1939Der Henker von LondonMord1939British IntelligenceValdar1939The Man They Could Not HangDr. Henryk Savaard1939Mr. Wong in ChinatownMr. James Lee Wong1939The Mystery of Mr. WongJames Lee Wong1939Frankensteins SohnThe Monster1939Die TeufelsinselDr. Charles Gaudet1938Mr. Wong, DetectiveJames Lee Wong1938The Invisible MenaceJevries1937Breakdowns of 1937Self1937West of Shanghai"General" Wu Yen Fang1937Night KeyDavid Mallory1937Cinema CircusHimself1936Charlie Chan in der OperGravelle1936Der Mann, der sein Gehirn austauschteDr. Laurence1936JuggernautDr. Victor Sartorius1936Der wandelnde LeichnamJohn Ellman1936Tödliche StrahlenDr. Janos Rukh1935Das schwarze ZimmerBaron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman1935Der RabeEdmond Bateman1935Hollywood HobbiesHimself1935Frankensteins BrautThe Monster1934Gift of GabHimself1934Die schwarze KatzeHjalmar Poelzig1934Die RothschildsCount Ledrantz1934Die letzte PatrouilleSanders1934Screen Snapshots No. 11Himself1933Der GhulProf. Morlant1932Die MumieImhotep / Ardath Bey1932BooFrankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")1932Die Maske des Fu ManchuDr. Fu Manchu1932Das Haus des GrauensMorgan1932Skyscraper SoulsMan Approaching Ticket Counter1932Night World'Happy' MacDonald1932Scarface - NarbengesichtGaffney1932Spiel am AbgrundNikko1932The Cohens and Kellys in HollywoodBoris Karloff1932Behind the MaskJim Henderson1932Business and PleasureSheik Ali-Ben Joseph1931FrankensteinThe Monster1931The Guilty GenerationTony Ricca1931The Yellow TicketDrunken Orderly1931The Mad GeniusFedor's Father (uncredited)1931SpätausgabeT. Vernon Isopod1931GraftTerry1931I Like Your NerveLuigi - Pacheco's Butler1931The Public DefenderThe Professor1931Leichtes GeldSport Williams1931Young Donovan's KidCokey Joe1931The Vanishing LegionThe Voice (voice)1931Cracked NutsBoris - First Revolutionary1931King of the WildMustapha1931Tonight or NeverWaiter1931Das StrafgesetzbuchNed Galloway1930The Utah KidHenchman Baxter1930The Sea BatCorsican1930The Bad OneMonsieur Gaston1929The Unholy NightAbdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)1929The King of the KongoScarface Macklin1929Behind That CurtainBeetham's Manservent1929The Phantom of the NorthJules Gregg1929Anne Against the World1929Two SistersCecil1929The Devil's ChaplainBoris1929The Fatal WarningMullins1929Burning the WindPug Doran1928The Little Wild GirlMaurice Kent1928Vultures of the SeaGrouchy1928The Vanishing RiderThe Villain1928Sharp ShootersCafe Proprietor (uncredited)1927The Love MartFleming1927Die SchlachtenbummlerPurser1927Soft CushionsThe Chief Conspirator1927The Phantom BusterRamon1927The Meddlin' StrangerAl Meggs1927Tarzan and the Golden LionOwaza1927The Princess from HobokenPavel1927Let It RainCrook1926Old IronsidesSaracen Guard (uncredited)1926Flaming FuryGaspard1926The Nickel-HopperDance Hall Masher1926The Eagle of the SeaPirate (uncredited)1926FlamesBlackie Blanchette1926The Golden WebDave Sinclair1926The BellsThe Mesmerist1926Her Honor, the GovernorSnipe Collins1926The Man in the SaddleRobber (uncredited)1926The Greater GloryScissors Grinder1925Without MercyMadame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)1925Parisian NightsPierre1925Never the Twain Shall Meet1925Perils of the Wild1925Lady RobinhoodCabraza1925The Prairie WifeDiego1925Forbidden CargoPietro Castillano1924Dynamite DanTony Garcia1924Riders of the Plains1924The HellionThe Outlaw1924The White PantherShere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)1923The PrisonerPrince Kapolski1922Omar the TentmakerImam Mowaffak1922The Altar StairsHugo1922The Woman ConquersRaoul Maris1922The Man from Downing StreetMaharajah Jehan1922The InfidelThe Nabob1922Nan of the NorthUndetermined Role (uncredited)1921The Cave GirlBaptiste1921Cheated HeartsNei Hamid1921Without Benefit of ClergyAhmed Khan1921The Hope Diamond MysteryPriest of Kama-Sita / Dakar1920Der letzte MohikanerIndian (uncredited)1920The Courage of Marge O'DooneTavish1920The Woman and the Puppet(uncredited)1920The Deadlier SexJules Borney1919The Prince and BettyUndetermined Role1919His Majesty, the AmericanHenchman in cloth cap1919The Lightning Raider