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Boris Karloff

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!.

Movies with Boris Karloff

• The Mummy (1932) — Imhotep / Ardath Bey
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) — Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
• Bride of Frankenstein (1935) — The Monster
• Frankenstein (1931) — The Monster
• Scarface (1932) — Gaffney
• Son of Frankenstein (1939) — The Monster
• Unconquered (1947) — Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
• Black Sabbath (1963) — Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
• The Raven (1963) — Dr. Scarabus
• The Old Dark House (1932) — Morgan
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) — Dr. Hollingshead
• The Black Room (1935) — Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman

TV shows with Boris Karloff

• Thriller (1960) — Self - Host
• Out of This World (1962) — Host
• Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1956) — Colonel March Of Scotland Yard
• The Veil (1958)