Boris Karloff



First NameBoris
Last NameKarloff
Full Name at BirthWilliam Henry Pratt
Other NamesKarloff the Uncanny
Karloff
Age81 (age at death)
Date of BirthNovember 23, 1887
BirthplaceEast Dulwich, London, England, UK
Date of DeathFebruary 2, 1969
Location of DeathMidhurst, Sussex, England
Height5' 11" (180 cm)
BuildSlim
Eye ColorBrown - Dark
Hair ColorBlack
Star SignSagittarius
EthnicityWhite
NationalityBritish
High SchoolMerchant Taylors' School
UniversityKing's College London
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameFrankenstein
FatherEdward John Pratt, Jr
MotherEliza Sarah Millard
Brother(s)brother, Sir John Thomas Pratt
Other Family Memberspaternal grandparentEdward John Pratt
paternal grandparent Eliza Julia (Edwards) Pratt
Anna Leonowens aunt
daughter Sara Karloff
FriendsChristopher Lee
Associated PeopleBela Lugosi
Peter Lorre
Vincent Price
Hazel Court
Basil Rathbone
Roger Corman
PetsRaised rare Bedlington Terriers
Favorite Booksfavorite author was Joseph Conrad

Boris Karloff (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), whose real name was William Henry Pratt, was an English actor .


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Filmography

Selected Boris Karloff film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1971
Alien Terror
Prof. John Mayer

1971
Carl van Molder/Damballah

1970
Franz Badulescu

1968
House of Evil
Matthias Morteval

1968
Byron Orlok

1968
Professor John Marsh

1968
Dr. Karl Mantell

1968
Mikhail Orlov

1967
Prof. Marcus Monserrat

1967
Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud

1966
The Daydreamer
The Rat

1966
Mother Muffin

1965
Nahum Witley

1965
Don Ernesto Silvando

1965
Mr. Singh

1964
The Art Dealer

1963
Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe

1963
Amos Hinchley

1963
Dr. Scarabus

1962
The Paradine Case
Judge Lord Thomas Horfield

1960
Boris Karloff

1960
Clayton Mace

1960
The Dickie Henderson Show
-

1960
The Secret World of Eddie Hodges
Captain Hook

1958
Dr. Thomas Bolton

1958
James Rankin

1958
The Juggler of Our Lady
Narrator

1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Father Knickerbocker, Narrator

1958
Host, Andre Giraud, Captain John Elwood, Captain John Elwood

1957
Phillip Knight

1957
Suspicion
Judge Winthrop Gelsey

1957
Capt. Billy Bones

1956
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Col. Perceval March

1956
Guibert, Kurtz, Ward Allen

1956
Dr. Pierre

1955
The Alcoa Hour
Doc Dixon

1955
A Connecticut Yankee

1954
Il mostro dell'isola
Don Gaetano

1954
Climax!
Dr. Philip Nestri, Vicar

1954
Sabaka
Gen. Pollegar

1954
The Best of Broadway
Jonathan Brewster

1954
The Elgin Hour
Mr. Mycroft

1953
Henry E. Church, Mr. Blue Ocean

1953
George Redford

1953
The Plymouth Playhouse
-

1952
Dr. Meissen

1952
CBS Television Workshop
Don Quixote

1952
Curtain Call
-

1951
Voltan

1951
Bishop Cauchon, Jonathan Brewster

1951
Charles Brandon

1951
Tales of Tomorrow
Dr. Henry Marco

1951
Mad Scientist

1951
Hollywood Opening Night
-

1950
Larkin, Montgomery Royle, Sir Arthur

1950
The Jack Carter Show
-

1950
Masterpiece Playhouse
-

1949
Rasputin, Toff

1948
Tishomingo

1948
King Arthur, Professor Theodore Koering

1948
The Buick-Berle Show
-

1948
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
-

1948
The Ford Theatre Hour
Jonathan Brewster

1947
Charles van Druten

1947
Dr. Hugo Hollingshead

1947
Guyasuta - Chief of the Senecas

1946
Master George Sims

1946
Lights Out
-

1945
Gen. Nikolas Pherides

1945
Cabman John Gray

1944
Doctor Gustav Niemann

1944
Dr. Friedrich Hohner

1942
Prof. Nathaniel Billings

1941
Dr. Julian Blair

1940
Dr. John Garth

1940
Dr. Ernest Sovac

1940
Valdar

1940
James Lee Wong

1940
Dr. Bernard Adrian

1940
James Lee Wong

1940
Dr. Leon Kravaal

1940
Judge Spencer Mainwaring

1939
Dr. Charles Gaudet

1939
Dr. Henryk Savaard

1939
James Lee Wong

1939
Mord

1939
Mr. James Lee Wong

1938
Mr. James Lee Wong

1938
Mr. Jevries/Dolman

1937
David Mallory

1937
Gen. Wu Yen Fang

1936
Dr. Janos Rukh

1936
Dr. Laurience

1936
John Ellman

1936
Dr. Victor Sartorius

1935
Baron Gregor de Berghman, Anton de Berghman

1935
Edmond Bateman

1934
Cameo Appearance

1934
Hjalmar Poelzig

1934
Count Ledrantz

1934
Sanders

1933
Prof. Henry Morlant

1932
Gaffney

1932
Dr. Fu Manchu

1932
Imhotep

1932
Morgan

1932
Jim Henderson

1932
'Happy' MacDonald

1932
Nikko

1931
T. Vernon Isopod

1931
Sport Williams

1931
Ned Galloway

1931
Fedor's Father

1931
Drunken Orderly

1931
Waiter

1931
Cracked Nuts
Boris - First Revolutionary

1931
I Like Your Nerve
Luigi, Pacheco's butler

1931
Mustapha

1931
Sous les verrous
Le Tigre

1931
The Guilty Generation
Tony Ricca

1931
The Professor

1931
The Voice

1931
Graft
'Terry'

1931
Young Donovan's Kid
Cokey Joe

1930
Monsieur Gaston

1930
The Sea Bat
Corsican

1930
The Utah Kid
Henchman Baxter

1929
Beetham's Manservant

1929
Mullins

1929
The King of the Kongo
Scarface Macklin

1929
The Unholy Night
Abdul, the hindu lawyer

1929
Anne Against the World
-

1929
Burning the Wind
Pug Doran

1929
The Devil's Chaplain
Boris

1929
The Phantom of the North
Jules Gregg

1929
Two Sisters
Cecil

1928
Sharp Shooters
Cafe Proprietor

1928
The Vanishing Rider
The Villain

1928
Vultures of the Sea
Grouchy

1928
The Little Wild Girl
Maurice Kent

1927
The Purser

1927
Crook

1927
The Love Mart
Fleming

1927
The Meddlin' Stranger
Al Meggs

1927
The Phantom Buster
Ramon

1927
The Princess from Hoboken
Pavel

1927
Soft Cushions
The Chief Conspirator

1926
Old Ironsides
A Saracen Guard

1926
The Mesmerist

1926
Union General

1926
The Man in the Saddle
Robber

1926
The Nickel-Hopper
Dance Hall Masher

1926
The Eagle of the Sea
Pirate

1926
The Golden Web
Dave Sinclair

1926
Scissors Grinder

1926
Her Honor, the Governor
Snipe Collins

1926
Flames
Blackie Blanchette

1926
Flaming Fury
Gaspard

1925
Parisian Nights
Pierre

1925
The Prairie Wife
Diego

1925
Without Mercy
Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman

1925
Lady Robinhood
Cabraza

1925
Pietro Castillano

1924
Dynamite Dan
Tony Garcia

1924
The Hellion
The Outlaw

1924
Riders of the Plains
-

1923
The Prisoner
Prince Kapolski

1922
Imam Mowaffak

1922
The Altar Stairs
Hugo

1922
The Infidel
The Nabob

1922
The Man from Downing Street
Maharajah Jehan

1922
Nan of the North
Undetermined Role

1922
The Woman Conquers
Raoul Maris

1921
The Cave Girl
Baptiste

1921
Priest of Kama-Sita/Dakar

1921
Without Benefit of Clergy
Ahmed Khan

1921
Cheated Hearts
Nei Hamid

1920
The Deadlier Sex
Jules Borney

1920
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
Tavish

1919
The Lightning Raider
-

1919
Henchman in cloth cap

1919
The Masked Rider
Mexican in saloon, Ch. 2

1919
The Prince and Betty
Undetermined Role

Soundtrack Credits

1997
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula
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1957
The Lux Show
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1956
The Rosemary Clooney Show
-

1955
A Connecticut Yankee
-

1934
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