Boris Karloff

Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: November 23, 1887
Day of Death: February 2, 1969 (81 years old)
Place of Birth: Camberwell, London, England, UK
Boris Karloff (November 23, 1887 – February 2, 1969), 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!. Description above from the Wikipedia article Boris Karloff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Actor Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
Frankenstein 1970

Actor Dr. Thomas Bolton
Corridors of Blood

Actor James Rankin
Grip of the Strangler
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Jack the Ripper
Actor Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
Destination Nightmare

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Heart of Darkness
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Doomed to Die

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The Man with Nine Lives

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Before I Hang

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Black Friday

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The Ape

Actor Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
The Mummy's Hand

Actor Judge Spencer Mainwaring
You'll Find Out

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The Fatal Hour
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Actor Gaffney
Scarface

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The Mask of Fu Manchu

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The Old Dark House

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Business and Pleasure

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Behind the Mask

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The Mummy

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Night World

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The Miracle Man

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Skyscraper Souls

Actor Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
Boo

Actor Boris Karloff
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
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Frankenstein

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King of the Wild

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Five Star Final

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The Criminal Code

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Smart Money

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Tonight or Never

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The Mad Genius

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The Vanishing Legion

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The Guilty Generation

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Cracked Nuts

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The Yellow Ticket

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I Like Your Nerve

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Young Donovan's Kid
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Burning the Wind

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The Devil's Chaplain

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Two Sisters

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The Fatal Warning

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Behind That Curtain

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The King of the Kongo
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The Phantom of the North
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The Golden Web
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Flaming Fury

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The Nickel-Hopper

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The Bells

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The Eagle of the Sea

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Old Ironsides

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The Greater Glory

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Her Honor, the Governor

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The Man in the Saddle