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Boris Karloff
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 fo…
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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.
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2026
The Orbit of Minor Satellites
Movie Roger Ashley Norton
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2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Movie Self - (archive footage)
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2024
The Last Repair Shop
Movie The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2022
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Movie Self - Interviewee
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2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2021
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2015
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
Movie Self
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2015
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2014
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Movie Various roles (archive footage)
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2013
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2013
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2012
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2008
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2007
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Movie Himself (archive footage)
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2007
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Movie Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
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2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2006
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2006
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2006
Terror in the Tropics
Movie Mr. Wong (archive footage)
- 2004
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2003
The Mesmerist
Movie (archive footage)
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2001
Heroes of Horror
Movie (archive footage)
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2000
The American Nightmare
Movie Self
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2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
Movie The Monster (archive footage)
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1999
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1999
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1998
Universal Horror
Movie (archive footage)
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1996
The Universal Story
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1994
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1994
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Movie (voice - archive footage)
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1992
Dracula in the Movies
Movie (archive footage)
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1991
Halloween Monster Bash
Movie Baron Von Leppe (archive footage)
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1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Movie The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
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1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Movie Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)
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1990
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Movie (archive footage)
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1990
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
Movie Archival
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1989
Transylvania Twist
Movie Man in Room (archive footage)
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1988
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Movie (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1987
Creepy Classics
Movie Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
