Boris Karloff, whose real name was William Henry Pratt, 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!.
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Last Repair Shop (2024) | The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited) | 6.5 |
| 2 | Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 3 | He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce (2008) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 4 | The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004) | Dr. Bernard Adrian (archive footage) | 4.5 |
| 5 | The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (2002) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 6 | Heroes of Horror (2001) | (archive footage) | - |
| 7 | The American Nightmare (2000) | Self | - |
| 8 | Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (2000) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 9 | Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 10 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition (1994) | (voice - archive footage) | - |
| 11 | Transylvania Twist (1989) | Man in Room (archive footage) | - |
| 12 | The Horror of It All (1983) | Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage) | - |
| 13 | Madhouse (1974) | (archive footage) | 8 |
| 14 | Alien Terror (1971) | Prof. John Mayer | 7 |
| 15 | Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970) | Gorca (archive footage) | 6 |
| 16 | Targets (1968) | Byron Orlok | 4.5 |
| 17 | Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) | Professor John Marsh | 4 |
| 18 | The Movie Orgy (1968) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 19 | The Sorcerers (1967) | Prof. Marcus Monserrat | 4 |
| 20 | Mad Monster Party? (1967) | Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice) | 6 |
| 21 | The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) | The Corpse | 5 |
| 22 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) | Narrator / The Grinch (voice) | 8.5 |
| 23 | Doom of Dracula (1966) | The Madman (archive footage) | 7 |
| 24 | Die, Monster, Die! (1965) | Nahum Witley | 6 |
| 25 | Bikini Beach (1964) | Art Dealer | 3 |
| 26 | The Comedy of Terrors (1964) | Amos Hinchley | 7 |
| 27 | The Raven (1963) | Dr. Scarabus | 5.3 |
| 28 | The Terror (1963) | Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe | 6.5 |
| 29 | Black Sabbath (1963) | Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak") | 6.3 |
| 30 | Frankenstein 1970 (1958) | Baron Viktor von Frankenstein | - |
| 31 | Grip of the Strangler (1958) | James Rankin | 5 |
| 32 | Corridors of Blood (1958) | Dr. Thomas Bolton | 3 |
| 33 | Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde | 6.3 |
| 34 | The Black Castle (1952) | Dr. Meissen | 5 |
| 35 | The Strange Door (1951) | Voltan | 5 |
| 36 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) | Swami Talpur | 6 |
| 37 | The Emperor's Nightingale (1949) | Narrator (English version) | 5 |
| 38 | Lured (1947) | Charles van Druten | 6 |
| 39 | Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) | Gruesome | 4 |
| 40 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) | Dr. Hugo Hollingshead | 5.3 |
| 41 | Unconquered (1947) | Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas | 5 |
| 42 | Bedlam (1946) | George Sims | 5 |
| 43 | Isle of the Dead (1945) | Gen. Nikolas Pherides | 1 |
| 44 | The Body Snatcher (1945) | John Gray | 4 |
| 45 | The Climax (1944) | Dr. Friedrich Hohner | 5 |
| 46 | The Mummy's Curse (1944) | Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) | 6 |
| 47 | House of Frankenstein (1944) | Dr. Gustav Niemann | 4.5 |
| 48 | The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942) | Prof. Nathaniel Billings | - |
| 49 | Before I Hang (1940) | Dr. John Garth | 3 |
| 50 | Black Friday (1940) | Dr. Ernest Sovac | 6 |
| 51 | The Mummy's Hand (1940) | Kharis (archive footage / uncredited) | 7.5 |
| 52 | The Ape (1940) | Dr. Bernard Adrian | - |
| 53 | Son of Frankenstein (1939) | The Monster | 7.3 |
| 54 | Tower of London (1939) | Mord | 5.7 |
| 55 | The Man They Could Not Hang (1939) | Dr. Henryk Savaard | 4 |
| 56 | Night Key (1937) | David Mallory | 5 |
| 57 | The Walking Dead (1936) | John Ellman | 2 |
| 58 | The Invisible Ray (1936) | Dr. Janos Rukh | 5.3 |
| 59 | Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) | Gravelle | - |
| 60 | The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936) | Dr. Laurence | 5 |
| 61 | The Raven (1935) | Edmond Bateman | 6 |
| 62 | Bride of Frankenstein (1935) | The Monster | 7.5 |
| 63 | The Black Room (1935) | Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman | 3 |
| 64 | The House of Rothschild (1934) | Count Ledrantz | 3 |
| 65 | The Black Cat (1934) | Hjalmar Poelzig | 6.7 |
| 66 | The Ghoul (1933) | Prof. Morlant | 3 |
| 67 | The Old Dark House (1932) | Morgan | 6.4 |
| 68 | Boo (1932) | Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein") | 4 |
| 69 | The Mummy (1932) | Imhotep, alias Ardath Bey | 6.5 |
| 70 | The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) | Dr. Fu Manchu | 7 |
| 71 | Scarface (1932) | Gaffney | 7.3 |
| 72 | Smart Money (1931) | Sport Williams | - |
| 73 | The Criminal Code (1931) | Ned Galloway | - |
| 74 | Five Star Final (1931) | T. Vernon Isopod | 4 |
| 75 | Frankenstein (1931) | The Monster | 7.5 |
| 76 | Two Arabian Knights (1927) | Purser | - |
| 77 | Old Ironsides (1926) | Saracen Guard (uncredited) | 6 |
| 78 | The Last of the Mohicans (1920) | Indian (uncredited) | 6 |
