Boris Karloff English actor

Boris Karloff is a 81 years old English actor from London, England. Boris Karloff was born on November 23, 1887 (died on February 02, 1969, he was 81 years old) in London, England as William Henry Pratt. His nickname was Pratt William Henry.

About

Is Boris Karloff still alive?

No, he died on 02/02/1969, 55 years ago. He was 81 years old when he died. Cause of death: pneumonia. He died in Midhurst

Works

Boris Karloff Movies (155)

There are 155 movies of Boris Karloff.

His first feature film was Scarface (1932, as Gaffney). He was 44 when he starred in this movie. Since 1932, he has appeared in 155 feature films. The last one is A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02) (2013). In this movie, we watched him as himself .

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Boris Karloff movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Gaffney	Scarface (1932)	44
Imhotep / Ardath Bey	The Mummy (1932)	45
Narrator / The Grinch	How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)	79
The Monster	The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)	47
Himself / Gorca	Black Sabbath (1963)	76
The Monster	Frankenstein (1931)	43
Hjalmar Poelzig	The Black Cat (1934)	46
The Monster	Son of Frankenstein (1939)	51
Dr. Scarabus	The Raven (1963)	75
Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe	The Terror (1963)	75
Dr. Niemann	House of Frankenstein (1944)	57
Amos Hinchley	The Comedy of Terrors (1964)	76
Dr. Hugo Hollingshead	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)	59
Edmond Bateman	The Raven (1935)	47
Byron Orlok	Targets (1968)	80
Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas	Unconquered (1947)	59
Charles van Druten	Lured (1947)	59
Cabman John Gray	The Body Snatcher (1945)	57
Morgan	The Old Dark House (1932)	44
Baron Boris von Frankenstein	Mad Monster Party? (1967)	79
John Ellman	The Walking Dead (1936)	48
Dr. Henry Jekyll	Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)	65
Gen. Nikolas Pherides	Isle of the Dead (1945)	57
Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman	The Black Room (1935)	47
Art Dealer	Bikini Beach (1964)	76
Professor John Marsh	Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)	82
Gruesome	Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)	59
Nahum Witley	Die, Monster, Die! (1965)	77
Master George Sims	Bedlam (1946)	58
Prof. Morlant	The Ghoul (1933)	45
Dr. Ernest Sovac	Black Friday (1940)	52
Dr. Janos Rukh	The Invisible Ray (1936)	48
Tishomingo	Tap Roots (1948)	60
Voltan	The Strange Door (1951)	63
Dr. Thomas Bolton	Corridors of Blood (1958)	75
Himself	Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013)	125
Dr. Henryk Savaard	The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)	51
The Grinch	How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Documentary (1966)	78
Dr. Friedrich Hohner	The Climax (1944)	56
Dr. Fu Manchu	The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)	44
Indian	The Last of the Mohicans (1920)	32
Saracen Guard	Old Ironsides (1926)	39
Swami Talpur	Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)	61
Himself	100 Years of Horror: The Frankenstein Family (1996)	108
The Corpse	The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)	78
Mord	Tower of London (1939)	51
Dr. Julian Blair	The Devil Commands (1941)	53
T. Vernon Isopod	Five Star Final (1931)	43
Gravelle	Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)	49
Prof. Nathaniel Billings	The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)	54
Sanders	The Lost Patrol (1934)	46
Prof. Marcus Monserrat	The Sorcerers (1967)	79
Dr. Carl Mandel	Fear Chamber (1968)	80
James Rankin	Grip of the Strangler (1958)	70
Dr. Bernard Adrian	The Ape (1940)	52
Dr. Laurience	The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)	48
Jules Gregg	The Phantom of the North (1929)	41
Himself	Karloff: The Gentle Monster (2006)	118
Ned Galloway	The Criminal Code (1930)	43
Dr. Meissen	The Black Castle (1952)	65
Dr. John Garth	Before I Hang (1940)	52
Baron Viktor von Frankenstein	Frankenstein 1970 (1958)	70
Himself	The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (1999)	111
Jevries	The Invisible Menace (1938)	50
Judge Spencer Mainwaring	You'll Find Out (1940)	52
Don Gaetano	The Island Monster (1954)	69
Valdar	British Intelligence (1940)	52
Dr. Leon Kravaal	The Man with Nine Lives (1940)	52
James Lee Wong	The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)	51
David Mallory	Night Key (1937)	49
General Pollegar	Sabaka (1955)	67
Man in Room	Transylvania Twist (1989)	101
Sport Williams	Smart Money (1931)	43
	Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)	103
Phillip Knight	Voodoo Island (1957)	69
Carl van Molder / Damballah	Isle of the Snake People (1971)	83
Prof. John Mayer	Alien Terror (1971)	83
Count Ledrantz	The House of Rothschild (1934)	46
Baptiste	The Cave Girl (1921)	34
Corsican	The Sea Bat (1930)	42
Waiter	Tonight or Never (1931)	43
'Happy' MacDonald	Night World (1932)	44
Franz Badulescu	Cauldron of Blood (1970)	82
Im-ho-Tep	Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (2000)	112
	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)	87
Various Roles	Heroes of Horror (2001)	113
The Rat	The Daydreamer (1966)	78
Narrator	The Emperor's Nightingale (1949)	61
Cokey Joe	Young Donovan's Kid (1931)	43
Fedor's Father	The Mad Genius (1931)	43
	Hollywood My Home Town (1965)	78
Dr. Victor Sartorius	Juggernaut (1936)	48
The Purser	Two Arabian Knights (1927)	39
Himself	The Universal Story (1996)	108
Drunken Orderly	The Yellow Ticket (1931)	43
Mr. James Lee Wong	Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)	51
James Lee Wong	The Fatal Hour (1940)	52
Himself	100 Years of Horror: The Walking Dead (1996)	108
Mr. James Lee Wong	Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)	50
James Lee Wong	Doomed to Die (1940)	52
Boris Karloff	The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932)	44
Matthias Morteval	Macabre Serenade (1972)	94
Himself	Lugosi: The Dark Prince (2006)	118
himself	Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters (2015)	127
Mustapha	King of the Wild (1931)	43
	Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)	73
The Professor	The Public Defender (1931)	43
Jim Henderson	Behind the Mask (1932)	44
Henchman Baxter	The Utah Kid (1930)	42
Tony Ricca	The Guilty Generation (1931)	43
Frankenstein's Monster	Boo (1932)	45
Scarface Macklin	The King of the Kongo (1929)	41
Himself	Breakdowns of 1937 (1937)	49
Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs	Destination Nightmare (1958)	70
Dr. Charles Gaudet	Devil's Island (1939)	51
Wu Yen Fang	West Of Shanghai (1937)	49
	The Prairie Wife (1925)	37
Terry	Graft (1931)	43
Narrator	The Juggler of Our Lady (1957)	70
The Hindu Lawyer	The Unholy Night (1929)	41
Beetham's Manservent	Behind That Curtain (1929)	41
Man Approaching Ticket Counter	Skyscraper Souls (1932)	44
Pirate	The Eagle of the Sea (1926)	38
Henchman in cloth cap	His Majesty, the American (1919)	31
Boris - First Revolutionary	Cracked Nuts (1931)	43
Cabman John Gray	Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (2007)	119
Fleming	The Love Mart (1927)	40
Dance Hall Masher	The Nickel-Hopper (1926)	39
Scissors Grinder	The Greater Glory (1926)	38
The Voice	The Vanishing Legion (1931)	43
	The Deadlier Sex (1920)	32
King Arthur	A Connecticut Yankee (1955)	67
	Without Benefit of Clergy (1921)	33
Tony Garcia	Dynamite Dan (1924)	36
	The Hope Diamond Mystery (1921)	33
	Her Honor, the Governor (1926)	38
The mesmerist	The Bells (1926)	38
Owaza	Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927)	39
Ramon	The Phantom Buster (1927)	39
Luigi - Pacheco's Butler	I Like Your Nerve (1931)	43
Nikko	The Miracle Man (1932)	44
Himself	Gift of Gab (1934)	46
Himself	Cinema Circus (1937)	49
Himself	Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 (1942)	54
Colonel March	Colonel March Investigates (1955)	67
Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason	Jack the Ripper (1958)	70
Jonathan Brewster	Arsenic & Old Lace (1962)	74
Host	Little Lost Robot (1962)	74
Himself - Narrator	A Fool's World (1964)	76
Narrator	Today's Teens (1964)	76
Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud	The Venetian Affair (1967)	79
	The Mesmerist (2003)	115
Mr. Wong	Terror in the Tropics (2006)	118
Himself	Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire (2007)	119
Himself	A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02) (2013)	125

Boris Karloff TV Shows (30)

His first TV Show was The Dr. Seuss Show (1942).

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Awards (1)

Nominated Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1955 .

Education

He graduated from King's College London

What was Boris's zodiac sign?

Boris Karloff zodiac sign was sagittarius.

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