Boris Karloff
Interprétation·23 novembre 1887·† 2 février 1969 — 81 ans·Camberwell, London, England, UK
23 novembre 1887 (Camberwell, Londres, Royaume-Uni) – 2 février 1969 (Midhurst, West Sussex, Royaume-Uni)
Boris Karloff (de son vrai nom William Henry Pratt), figure emblématique du cinéma d'horreur en noir et blanc, naquit en Angleterre d'un père diplomate, mais n'avait aucune envie de suivre les traces de son père.
Il émigra au Canada et parcourut l'Amérique du Nord avec de petites troupes de théâtre.
Connu pour
Frankenstein
1931·7.5
Comment le Grinch a volé Noël !
1966·7.5
La Fiancée de Frankenstein
1935·7.5
La Momie
1932·6.8
Scarface
1932·7.4
Les Trois visages de la peur
1963·7.2
Le Chat noir
1934·6.7
Une soirée étrange
1932·6.7
Le Corbeau
1963·6.3
Le Fils de Frankenstein
1939·6.7
La Cible
1968·7.1
Le Récupérateur de cadavres
1945·7.0
Filmographie · 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)2007Le vampire déchuHimself (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 NightmareSelf2000Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition UnearthedSelf (archive footage)2000The Many Faces of DraculaThe Monster (archive footage)1999Les fichiers de FrankensteinSelf (archive footage)1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Self (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)1974Madhouse(archive footage)1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteSelf (archive footage)1971Invasión SiniestraProf. John Mayer1971La muerte vivienteCarl van Molder / Damballah1970Une hache pour la lune de mielGorca (archive footage)1970Un shérif à New YorkTVHjalmar Poelzig (archive footage) (uncredited)1968La Maison ensorceléeProfessor John Marsh1968The Name of the GameTVMikhail Orlov1968La CibleByron Orlok1968Fear ChamberDr. Carl Mandel1968Serenata MacabraMatthias Morteval1968Le chaudron de sangFranz Badulescu1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)1967La Créature invisibleProf. Marcus Monserrat1967Mad Monster Party?Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)1966Comment le Grinch a volé Noël !Narrator / The Grinch (voice)1966Minuit sur le grand canalDr. Pierre Vaugiroud1966Annie, agent très spécialTVMother Muffin1966The DaydreamerThe Rat (voice)1966The Ghost in the Invisible BikiniThe Corpse1966Doom of DraculaThe Madman (archive footage)1965Le messager du diableNahum Witley1965Les Mystères de l'OuestTVMr. Singh1964Shindig!TVSelf - Guest Host / Singer1964Bikini BeachArt Dealer · Thanks1964Today's TeensNarrator1964Le Croque-mort s'en mêleAmos Hinchley1964Horror!!!Self1964Mondo BalordoNarrator1963Les Trois visages de la peurGorca (segment "The Wurdalak")1963L'HallucinéBaron Victor Frederick Von Leppe1963Le CorbeauDr. Scarabus1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing1962Little Lost RobotHost1962Out of This WorldTVHost1962The Incredible Doktor MarkesanDr. Konrad Markesan1962Arsenic & Old LaceJonathan Brewster1962The Storm1961The Grim ReaperSelf1961Jours de sensations fortes et rireSelf (archive footage)1960Who Killed Chung Ling Soo?Narrator1960The Fatal ImpulseSelf1960Route 66TV1960ThrillerTVClayton Mace · Self - Host · Dr. Thorne · Dr. Albert Farnham · Pop Jenkins / Col. Jackson Beauregard Finchess · Doktor Konrad Markesan1958Corridors of BloodDr. Thomas Bolton1958Heart of DarknessMr. Kurtz1958Frankenstein contre l'homme invisibleBaron Viktor von Frankenstein1958Grip of the StranglerJames Rankin1958Destination NightmareHost / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs1958Jack the RipperHost / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason1958Shirley 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 TimeTV1956Les aventures du colonel MarchTVColonel 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 Redford1953Deux nigauds contre le Docteur Jekyll et M. HydeDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde1953Colonel March InvestigatesColonel March1953General Electric TheaterTVMr. Blue Ocean · Henry E. Church1952Le mystère du château noirDr. Meissen1951Hallmark Hall of FameTVCauchon · Jonathan Brewster1951Le Château de la terreurVoltan1951Schlitz 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 OutTV1949Deux nigauds chez les tueursSwami Talpur1949SuspenseTVToff · Bronson · Rasputin1948Studio OneTVSkaggs · Professor Koernig · King Arthur1948Le Sang de la terreTishomingo1947Les Conquérants d'un nouveau mondeGuyasuta, Chief of the Senecas1947Dick Tracy Meets GruesomeGruesome1947La Vie secrète de Walter MittyDr. Hollingshead1947Des filles disparaissentCharles van Druten1946BedlamGeorge Sims1945L'Île des mortsGen. Nikolas Pherides1945Le Récupérateur de cadavresJohn Gray1944La Malediction de la MomieKharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)1944La Maison de FrankensteinDr. Gustav Niemann1944La Passion du docteur HohnerDr. Friedrich Hohner1942Le Château des loufoquesProf. Nathaniel Billings1942Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6Himself1941The Devil CommandsDr. Julian Blair1941Information Please: Series 2, No. 12Self1940You'll Find OutJudge Spencer Mainwaring1940Le Singe tueurDr. Bernard Adrian1940La Main de la MomieKharis (archive footage / uncredited)1940Avant de me pendreDr. John Garth1940Condamné à MortJames Lee Wong1940L'homme avec Nine LivesDr. Leon Kravaal1940Vendredi 13Dr. Ernest Sovac1940L'heure fataleJames Lee Wong1939La Tour de LondresMord1939British Intelligence ServiceValdar1939The Man They Could Not HangDr. Henryk Savaard1939Mr. Wong in ChinatownMr. James Lee Wong1939Le Mystère de Mr WongJames Lee Wong1939Le Fils de FrankensteinThe Monster1939Devil's IslandDr. Charles Gaudet1938Mr. Wong, DetectiveJames Lee Wong1938The Invisible MenaceJevries1937Breakdowns of 1937Self1937West of Shanghai"General" Wu Yen Fang1937Alerte la nuitDavid Mallory1937Cinema CircusHimself1936Charlie Chan at the OperaGravelle1936Cerveaux de rechangeDr. Laurence1936JuggernautDr. Victor Sartorius1936Le mort qui marcheJohn Ellman1936Le Rayon invisibleDr. Janos Rukh1935Le Baron GregorBaron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman1935Le CorbeauEdmond Bateman1935Hollywood HobbiesHimself1935La Fiancée de FrankensteinThe Monster1934Gift of GabHimself1934Le Chat noirHjalmar Poelzig1934La Maison des RothschildCount Ledrantz1934La Patrouille perdueSanders1934Screen Snapshots No. 11Himself1933The GhoulProf. Morlant1932La MomieImhotep / Ardath Bey1932BooFrankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")1932Le masque d'orDr. Fu Manchu1932Une soirée étrangeMorgan1932Skyscraper SoulsMan Approaching Ticket Counter1932Night World'Happy' MacDonald1932ScarfaceGaffney1932The Miracle ManNikko1932The Cohens and Kellys in HollywoodBoris Karloff1932Behind the MaskJim Henderson1932Business and PleasureSheik Ali-Ben Joseph1931FrankensteinThe Monster1931The Guilty GenerationTony Ricca1931Le passeport jauneDrunken Orderly1931The Mad GeniusFedor's Father (uncredited)1931Five Star FinalT. Vernon Isopod1931GraftTerry1931I Like Your NerveLuigi - Pacheco's Butler1931The Public DefenderThe Professor1931Le Beau JoueurSport Williams1931Young Donovan's KidCokey Joe1931The Vanishing LegionThe Voice (voice)1931Cracked NutsBoris - First Revolutionary1931King of the WildMustapha1931Cette nuit ou jamaisWaiter1931Le Code CriminelNed 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 MartFleming1927Frères d'armesPurser1927Soft CushionsThe Chief Conspirator1927The Phantom BusterRamon1927The Meddlin' StrangerAl Meggs1927Tarzan et le lion d'orOwaza1927The 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 / Dakar1920Le Dernier des MohicansIndian (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