Boris Karloff, real name William Henry Pratt, was an English actor known for his roles in horror films, including his iconic portrayal of the monster in Frankenstein (1931).
NAME: Boris Karloff (real name William Henry Pratt)
BORN: 23 November 1887 in Camberwell, South London
DIED: 2 February 1969 in in Midhurst, Sussex
Selected Filmography
- The Bells (1927)
- Frankenstein (1931)
- The Old Dark House (1932)
- The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
- The Mummy (1932)
- The Ghoul (1933)
- The Black Cat (1934)
- Gift of Gab (1934)
- The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
- The Raven (1935)
- The Invisible Ray (1936)
- The Walking Dead (1936)
- The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)
- Son of Frankenstein (1939)
- The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
- Tower of London (1939)
- Black Friday (1940)
- The Man With Nine Lives (1940)
- Before I Hang (1940)
- The Ape (1940)
- You’ll Find Out (1940)
- The Devil Commands (1941)
- The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
- The Climax (1944)
- House of Frankenstein (1944)
- The Body Snatcher (1945)
- Isle of the Dead (1945)
- Bedlam (1946)
- Abbott & Costello Meet The Killer Boris Karloff (1949)
- The Strange Door (1951)
- The Black Castle (1952)
- Suspense (TV Series) (1949-1953)
- Abbott & Costello Meet Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1953)
- Voodoo Island (1957)
- The Veil (TV Series) (1958)
- Grip of the Strangler (1958)
- Frankenstein 1970 (1958)
- Corridors of Blood (1958)
- Thriller (TV Series) 1960
- Arsenic and Old Lace (TV Movie) 1962)
- The Raven (1963)
- The Terror (1963)
- Black Sabbath (1963)
- Comedy of Terrors (1963)
- Die! Monster Die! (1965)
- The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)
- How The Grinch Stole Christmas (TV) (1966)
- Mad Monster Pary? (1967)
- The Sorcerers (1967)
- Fear Chamber (1968)
- House of Evil (1968)
- Targets (1968)
- Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
- Cauldron of Blood (1970)
- La Muerte Viviente (1971)
- The Incredible Invasion (1971)
