
Acting
Born November 23, 1887 · Camberwell, 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!. Description above from the Wikipedia article Boris Karloff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025

The Last Repair Shop
2024

The Dark Universe
2023
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021

Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
2015

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
2013

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012

He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
2008

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007

Lugosi: The Dark Prince
2006

Karloff: The Gentle Monster
2006

Terror in the Tropics
2006

Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
2004

The Mesmerist
2003
Heroes of Horror
2001

The American Nightmare
2000

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000

The Many Faces of Dracula
2000

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999

Universal Horror
1998

The Universal Story
1996

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
1994

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990

Abbott and Costello in the Movies
1990

Transylvania Twist
1989

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988

Creepy Classics
1987

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984

The Horror of It All
1983

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982

Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
1980

The Horror Show
1979

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975

Madhouse
1974
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974

Alien Terror
1971

Isle of the Snake People
1971

Hatchet for the Honeymoon
1970

Curse of the Crimson Altar
1968

Targets
1968

Fear Chamber
1968

Macabre Serenade
1968

Cauldron of Blood
1968

The Movie Orgy
1968

The Sorcerers
1967

Mad Monster Party?
1967

The Venetian Affair
1967

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966

The Daydreamer
1966

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966

Doom of Dracula
1966

Die, Monster, Die!
1965

Bikini Beach
1964
Today's Teens
1964

The Comedy of Terrors
1964

Horror!!!
1964

A Fool's World
1964

Black Sabbath
1963

The Terror
1963

Corridors of Blood
1963

The Raven
1963

Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962

Little Lost Robot
1962

The Incredible Doktor Markesan
1962

Arsenic & Old Lace
1962

The Storm
1962

The Grim Reaper
1961

Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961

The Fatal Impulse
1960

Heart of Darkness
1958

Frankenstein 1970
1958

Grip of the Strangler
1958
Jack the Ripper
1958
Destination Nightmare
1958

The Juggler of Our Lady
1957

The Lark
1957

Voodoo Island
1957

Rendezvous in Black
1956

A Connecticut Yankee
1955

Sting of Death
1955

Sabaka
1955

The Island Monster
1954

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953

Colonel March Investigates
1953

The Black Castle
1952

The Strange Door
1951

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949

The Emperor's Nightingale
1949

Tap Roots
1948

Unconquered
1947

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947

Lured
1947

Bedlam
1946

Isle of the Dead
1945

The Body Snatcher
1945

The Mummy's Curse
1944

House of Frankenstein
1944

The Climax
1944

The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942

The Devil Commands
1941
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
1941

You'll Find Out
1940

The Ape
1940

The Mummy's Hand
1940

Before I Hang
1940

Doomed to Die
1940

The Man with Nine Lives
1940

Black Friday
1940

The Fatal Hour
1940

Tower of London
1939

British Intelligence
1939

The Man They Could Not Hang
1939

Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939

The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939

Son of Frankenstein
1939

Devil's Island
1939

Mr. Wong, Detective
1938

The Invisible Menace
1938

Breakdowns of 1937
1937

West of Shanghai
1937

Night Key
1937
Cinema Circus
1937

Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936

The Man Who Changed His Mind
1936

Juggernaut
1936

The Walking Dead
1936

The Invisible Ray
1936

The Black Room
1935

The Raven
1935
Hollywood Hobbies
1935

Bride of Frankenstein
1935

Gift of Gab
1934

The Black Cat
1934

The House of Rothschild
1934

The Lost Patrol
1934

Screen Snapshots No. 11
1934

The Ghoul
1933

The Mummy
1932

Boo
1932

The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932

The Old Dark House
1932

Skyscraper Souls
1932

Night World
1932

Scarface
1932

The Miracle Man
1932

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932

Behind the Mask
1932

Business and Pleasure
1932

Frankenstein
1931

The Guilty Generation
1931

The Yellow Ticket
1931

The Mad Genius
1931

Five Star Final
1931

Graft
1931

I Like Your Nerve
1931

The Public Defender
1931

Smart Money
1931

Young Donovan's Kid
1931

The Vanishing Legion
1931

Cracked Nuts
1931

King of the Wild
1931

Tonight or Never
1931

The Criminal Code
1931

The Utah Kid
1930

The Sea Bat
1930

The Bad One
1930

The Unholy Night
1929

The King of the Kongo
1929

Behind That Curtain
1929
The Phantom of the North
1929
Anne Against the World
1929

Two Sisters
1929

The Devil's Chaplain
1929

The Fatal Warning
1929

Burning the Wind
1929

The Little Wild Girl
1928

Vultures of the Sea
1928

The Vanishing Rider
1928

Sharp Shooters
1928

The Love Mart
1927

Two Arabian Knights
1927

Soft Cushions
1927

The Phantom Buster
1927

The Meddlin' Stranger
1927

Tarzan and the Golden Lion
1927

The Princess from Hoboken
1927

Let It Rain
1927

Old Ironsides
1926

Flaming Fury
1926

The Nickel-Hopper
1926

The Eagle of the Sea
1926

Flames
1926

The Golden Web
1926

The Bells
1926

Her Honor, the Governor
1926

The Man in the Saddle
1926

The Greater Glory
1926

Without Mercy
1925

Parisian Nights
1925

Never the Twain Shall Meet
1925

Perils of the Wild
1925

Lady Robinhood
1925

The Prairie Wife
1925

Forbidden Cargo
1925

Dynamite Dan
1924

Riders of the Plains
1924

The Hellion
1924

The White Panther
1924

The Prisoner
1923

Omar the Tentmaker
1922

The Altar Stairs
1922

The Woman Conquers
1922

The Man from Downing Street
1922

The Infidel
1922

Nan of the North
1922

The Cave Girl
1921

Cheated Hearts
1921

Without Benefit of Clergy
1921

The Hope Diamond Mystery
1921

The Last of the Mohicans
1920

The Courage of Marge O'Doone
1920

The Woman and the Puppet
1920

The Deadlier Sex
1920

The Prince and Betty
1919

His Majesty, the American
1919

The Lightning Raider
1919