Boris Karloff
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: November 23, 1887
Place of Birth: Camberwell, London, England, UK
Known For
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
A history of the famous vampire of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods.
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
Documentry on the career of Jack Pierce, a make up man from the Golden Age of Hollywood, most remembered for creating the looks of various classic monsters such as Frankenstein, The Mummy, and the Wolf Man
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
Bob Wilkins (April 11, 1932 – January 7, 2009) was a beloved Northern California television personality best known for his long run as a horror host. His singularly unique approach to the films and his hosting style was a simple extension of his wit and charming personality. This film covers the dates and titles of his weekly horror shows on KCRA 3, KTXL 40, and KTVU 2 with vintage interviews of Bob Wilkins, clips from his shows, film trailers, commercials, stills, and audio recordings. A video scrapbook, you definitely will not catch it all on a single viewing.
The Vanishing Legion
A mysterious master criminal known as The Voice plots with his gang to sabotage the Milesburg Oil Company, but the rightful heir has a secret army of her own to protect her rights.
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips, a handful of personal appearances, and a detailed commentary delivered on camera by Kathleen Turner. Turner walks us through Loy's career as a dancer and an actress miscast as an exotic. She comes into her own as a grown-up women: shrewd, funny, decorous, and sexy - in "Manhattan Melodrama" and "The Thin Man." Her volunteer work during World War II, later stage work, and progressive politics come in for admiration as well. It's her style - seen best in her roles as a wife of charm and independence - that's captured and celebrated here.
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, whose 85 year love affair with the genre helped bring it into the mainstream and shape the way we view science fiction today.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
Tribute to Universal make-up artist Jack Pierce who created some of the studio's most famous works including Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolf Man, the Mummy and countless other creatures. Rick Baker, Tom Savini, Howard Berger, Bob Burns, Scott Essman, Kim Newman, Gregory Nicotero and others discuss the work of Pierce and his enduring legacy.
Filmography
as Self - (archive footage)
as The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Frankenstein (archivo de imagen)
as La Momia (archivo de imagen)
as Self (archive footage)
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as Various roles (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Himself (archive footage)
as Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
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as Mr. Wong (archive footage)
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as The Monster (archive footage)
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as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as (voice - archive footage)
as Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Archival
as Man in Room (archive footage)
as Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
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as Self (archive footage)
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as Prof. John Mayer
as Carl van Molder / Damballah
as Gorca (archive footage)
as Professor John Marsh
as Mikhail Orlov
as Byron Orlok
as Dr. Carl Mandel
as Matthias Morteval
as Franz Badulescu
as Self (archive footage)
as Prof. Marcus Monserrat
as Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
as Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
as Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
as Mother Muffin
as The Rat (voice)
as The Corpse
as The Madman (archive footage)
as Nahum Witley
as Mr. Singh
as Self - Guest Host / Singer
as Art Dealer
as Amos Hinchley
as Self
as Narrator
as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
as Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
as Dr. Thomas Bolton
as Dr. Scarabus
as Host
as Host
as Dr. Konrad Markesan
as Jonathan Brewster
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Clayton Mace
as Self - Host
as Dr. Albert Farnham
as Dr. Thorne
as Doktor Konrad Markesan
as Pop Jenkins / Col. Jackson Beauregard Finchess
as Mr. Kurtz
as Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
as James Rankin
as Narrator (voice) / Father Knickerbocker
as Narrator (voice)
as Judge Winthrop Gelsey
as Bishop Cauchon
as Phillip Knight
as Ward Allen
as Self
as Self - Nominee
as Colonel March Of Scotland Yard
as Self
as King Arthur
as Mr. Mycroft
as General Pollegar
as Dr. Philip Nestri
as Vicar Tellworth
as Don Gaetano
as George Redford
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
as Colonel March
as Mr. Blue Ocean
as Henry E. Church
as Dr. Meissen
as Cauchon
as Jonathan Brewster
as Voltan
as Charles Brandon
as Professor Townsend (Spy)
as Self
as Bennett Kimball
as Swami Talpur
as Narrator (English version)
as Toff
as Bronson
as Rasputin
as Skaggs
as Professor Koernig
as King Arthur
as Tishomingo
as Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
as Gruesome
as Dr Hugo Hollingshead
as Charles van Druten
as George Sims
as Gen. Nikolas Pherides
as John Gray
as Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
as Dr. Gustav Niemann
as Dr. Friedrich Hohner
as Prof. Nathaniel Billings
as Himself
as Dr. Julian Blair
as Judge Spencer Mainwaring
as Dr. Bernard Adrian
as Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
as Dr. John Garth
as James Lee Wong
as Dr. Leon Kravaal
as Dr. Ernest Sovac
as James Lee Wong
as Mord
as Valdar
as Dr. Henryk Savaard
as Mr. James Lee Wong
as James Lee Wong
as The Monster
as Dr. Charles Gaudet
as James Lee Wong
as Jevries
as Self
as "General" Wu Yen Fang
as David Mallory
as Gravelle
as Dr. Laurence
as Dr. Victor Sartorius
as John Ellman
as Dr. Janos Rukh
as Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
as Edmond Bateman
as The Monster
as Himself
as Hjalmar Poelzig
as Count Ledrantz
as Sanders
as Himself
as Prof. Morlant
as Imhotep / Ardath Bey
as Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
as Dr. Fu Manchu
as Morgan
as Man Approaching Ticket Counter
as 'Happy' MacDonald
as Gaffney
as Nikko
as Boris Karloff
as Jim Henderson
as Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph
as The Monster
as Tony Ricca
as Drunken Orderly
as Fedor's Father (uncredited)
as T. Vernon Isopod
as Terry
as Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
as The Professor
as Sport Williams
as Cokey Joe
as The Voice (voice)
as Boris - First Revolutionary
as Mustapha
as Waiter
as Ned Galloway
as Henchman Baxter
as Corsican
as Monsieur Gaston
as Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
as Scarface Macklin
as Beetham's Manservent
as Cecil
as Boris
as Mullins
as Pug Doran
as Maurice Kent
as Grouchy
as The Villain
as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
as Fleming
as Purser
as The Chief Conspirator
as Ramon
as Al Meggs
as Owaza
as Pavel
as Crook
as Saracen Guard (uncredited)
as Gaspard
as Dance Hall Masher
as Pirate (uncredited)
as Blackie Blanchette
as Dave Sinclair
as The Mesmerist
as Snipe Collins
as Robber (uncredited)
as Scissors Grinder
as Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)
as Pierre
as Cabraza
as Diego
as Pietro Castillano
as Tony Garcia
as The Outlaw
as Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)
as Prince Kapolski
as Imam Mowaffak
as Hugo
as Raoul Maris
as Maharajah Jehan
as The Nabob
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
as Baptiste
as Nei Hamid
as Ahmed Khan
as Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar
as Indian (uncredited)
as Tavish
as (uncredited)
as Jules Borney
as Undetermined Role
as Henchman in cloth cap