Boris Karloff
Known for ActingBorn 1887-11-23 — died 1969-02-02Camberwell, London, England, UK
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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Known for
Scarface
1932 · as Gaffney
Frankenstein
1931 · as The Monster
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966 · as Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
Bride of Frankenstein
1935 · as The Monster
The Mummy
1932 · as Imhotep / Ardath Bey
The Movie Orgy
1968 · as Self (archive footage)
Unconquered
1947 · as Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
Targets
1968 · as Byron Orlok
The Raven
1963 · as Dr. Scarabus
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 · as Self - (archive footage)
The Black Cat
1934 · as Hjalmar Poelzig
The Terror
1963 · as Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
Son of Frankenstein
1939 · as The Monster
Black Sabbath
1963 · as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
The Lost Patrol
1934 · as Sanders
Tap Roots
1948 · as Tishomingo
Bedlam
1946 · as George Sims
Five Star Final
1931 · as T. Vernon Isopod