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!.
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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 | Heroes of Horror (2001) | (archive footage) | - |
| 5 | Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (2000) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 6 | The American Nightmare (2000) | Self | - |
| 7 | The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (1999) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 8 | Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 9 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition (1994) | (voice - archive footage) | - |
| 10 | Transylvania Twist (1989) | Man in Room (archive footage) | - |
| 11 | The Horror of It All (1983) | Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage) | - |
| 12 | Madhouse (1974) | (archive footage) | 8 |
| 13 | Alien Terror (1971) | Prof. John Mayer | 7 |
| 14 | Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970) | Gorca (archive footage) | 6 |
| 15 | Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) | Professor John Marsh | 4 |
| 16 | Targets (1968) | Byron Orlok | 4.5 |
| 17 | The Movie Orgy (1968) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 18 | Mad Monster Party? (1967) | Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice) | 6 |
| 19 | The Sorcerers (1967) | Prof. Marcus Monserrat | 4 |
| 20 | Doom of Dracula (1966) | The Madman (archive footage) | 7 |
| 21 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) | Narrator / The Grinch (voice) | 8.5 |
| 22 | The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) | The Corpse | 5 |
| 23 | Die, Monster, Die! (1965) | Nahum Witley | 6 |
| 24 | Bikini Beach (1964) | Art Dealer | 3 |
| 25 | The Comedy of Terrors (1964) | Amos Hinchley | 7 |
| 26 | The Terror (1963) | Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe | 6.5 |
| 27 | Black Sabbath (1963) | Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak") | 6.3 |
| 28 | Corridors of Blood (1963) | Dr. Thomas Bolton | 3 |
| 29 | The Raven (1963) | Dr. Scarabus | 5.3 |
| 30 | Grip of the Strangler (1958) | James Rankin | 5 |
| 31 | Frankenstein 1970 (1958) | Baron Viktor von Frankenstein | - |
| 32 | Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde | 6.3 |
| 33 | The Black Castle (1952) | Dr. Meissen | 5 |
| 34 | The Strange Door (1951) | Voltan | 5 |
| 35 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) | Swami Talpur | 6 |
| 36 | Unconquered (1947) | Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas | 5 |
| 37 | Lured (1947) | Charles van Druten | 6 |
| 38 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) | Dr Hugo Hollingshead | 5.3 |
| 39 | Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) | Gruesome | 4 |
| 40 | Bedlam (1946) | George Sims | 5 |
| 41 | Isle of the Dead (1945) | Gen. Nikolas Pherides | 1 |
| 42 | The Body Snatcher (1945) | John Gray | 4 |
| 43 | The Climax (1944) | Dr. Friedrich Hohner | 5 |
| 44 | The Mummy's Curse (1944) | Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) | 6 |
| 45 | House of Frankenstein (1944) | Dr. Gustav Niemann | 4.5 |
| 46 | The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942) | Prof. Nathaniel Billings | - |
| 47 | The Mummy's Hand (1940) | Kharis (archive footage / uncredited) | 7.5 |
| 48 | The Ape (1940) | Dr. Bernard Adrian | - |
| 49 | Before I Hang (1940) | Dr. John Garth | 3 |
| 50 | Black Friday (1940) | Dr. Ernest Sovac | 6 |
| 51 | Tower of London (1939) | Mord | 5.7 |
| 52 | The Man They Could Not Hang (1939) | Dr. Henryk Savaard | 4 |
| 53 | Son of Frankenstein (1939) | The Monster | 7.3 |
| 54 | Night Key (1937) | David Mallory | 5 |
| 55 | The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936) | Dr. Laurence | 5 |
| 56 | The Invisible Ray (1936) | Dr. Janos Rukh | 5.3 |
| 57 | Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) | Gravelle | - |
| 58 | The Walking Dead (1936) | John Ellman | 2 |
| 59 | The Black Room (1935) | Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman | 3 |
| 60 | The Raven (1935) | Edmond Bateman | 6 |
| 61 | Bride of Frankenstein (1935) | The Monster | 7.5 |
| 62 | The Black Cat (1934) | Hjalmar Poelzig | 7 |
| 63 | The House of Rothschild (1934) | Count Ledrantz | 3 |
| 64 | The Ghoul (1933) | Prof. Morlant | 3 |
| 65 | The Old Dark House (1932) | Morgan | 6.4 |
| 66 | Boo (1932) | Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein") | 4 |
| 67 | The Mummy (1932) | Imhotep / Ardath Bey | 6.6 |
| 68 | The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) | Dr. Fu Manchu | 7 |
| 69 | Scarface (1932) | Gaffney | 7.5 |
| 70 | Smart Money (1931) | Sport Williams | - |
| 71 | The Criminal Code (1931) | Ned Galloway | - |
| 72 | Five Star Final (1931) | T. Vernon Isopod | 4 |
| 73 | Frankenstein (1931) | The Monster | 7.5 |
| 74 | Two Arabian Knights (1927) | Purser | - |
| 75 | Old Ironsides (1926) | Saracen Guard (uncredited) | 6 |
| 76 | The Last of the Mohicans (1920) | Indian (uncredited) | 6 |
