William Henry Pratt, known professionally as Boris Karloff, was an English actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film Frankenstein (1931), his 82nd film, established him as a horror icon, and he reprised the role for the sequels Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein (1939). He also appeared as Imhotep in The Mummy (1932), and voiced the Grinch in, as well as narrating, the animated television special of Dr.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesMovie | Self - (archive footage) | 138 |
| 2024 | The Last Repair ShopMovie | The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited) | 137 |
| 2022 | Boris Karloff: The Rest of the StoryMovie | Self - Interviewee | 135 |
| 2021 | Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!Movie | Self (archive footage) | 134 |
| 2021 | Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the MonsterMovie | Self (archive footage) | 134 |
| 2015 | Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the MonstersMovie | Self (archive footage) | 128 |
| 2014 | Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmMovie | Various roles (archive footage) | 127 |
| 2013 | Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredMovie | Self (archive footage) | 126 |
| 2012 | The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature FeaturesMovie | — | 125 |
| 2008 | He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack PierceMovie | Self (archive footage) | 121 |
| 2007 | Bela Lugosi: The Fallen VampireMovie | Himself (archive footage) | 120 |
| 2006 | Karloff: The Gentle MonsterMovie | Self (archive footage) | 119 |
| 2004 | Monster Movie Trivia QuizMovie | — | 117 |
| 2003 | The MesmeristMovie | (archive footage) | 116 |
| 2000 | The American NightmareMovie | Self | 113 |
| 2000 | Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition UnearthedMovie | Self (archive footage) | 113 |
| 2000 | The Many Faces of DraculaMovie | The Monster (archive footage) | 113 |
| 1999 | Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Movie | Self (archive footage) | 112 |
| 1998 | Universal HorrorMovie | (archive footage) | 111 |
| 1994 | Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry SeinfeldMovie | Self (archive footage) | 107 |
| 1992 | Dracula in the MoviesMovie | (archive footage) | 105 |
| 1991 | Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookMovie | The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc. | 104 |
| 1991 | Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookMovie | Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage) | 104 |
| 1990 | Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home ToMovie | (archive footage) | 103 |
| 1990 | Abbott and Costello in the MoviesMovie | Archival | 103 |
| 1989 | Transylvania TwistMovie | Man in Room (archive footage) | 102 |
| 1988 | Hollywood Scandals and TragediesMovie | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 101 |
| 1987 | Creepy ClassicsMovie | Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage) | 100 |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30sMovie | (archive footage) | 97 |
| 1983 | The Horror of It AllMovie | Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage) | 96 |
| 1982 | Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!Movie | Self (archive footage) | 95 |
| 1979 | The Horror ShowMovie | (archive footage) | 92 |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Movie | Self (archive footage) | 88 |
| 1974 | The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteMovie | Self (archive footage) | 87 |
| 1971 | Isle of the Snake PeopleMovie | Carl van Molder / Damballah | 84 |
| 1970 | McCloudSeries | Hjalmar Poelzig (archive footage) (uncredited) | 83 |
| 1968 | The Name of the GameSeries | Mikhail Orlov | 81 |
| 1968 | TargetsMovie | Byron Orlok | 81 |
| 1968 | The Movie OrgyMovie | Self (archive footage) | 81 |
| 1968 | Curse of the Crimson AltarMovie | Professor John Marsh | 81 |
| 1968 | Cauldron of BloodMovie | Franz Badulescu | 81 |
| 1968 | Fear ChamberMovie | Dr. Carl Mandel | 81 |
| 1967 | Mad Monster Party?Movie | Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice) | 80 |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Series | Mother Muffin | 79 |
| 1966 | The Venetian AffairMovie | Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud | 79 |
| 1966 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas!Movie | Narrator / The Grinch (voice) | 79 |
| 1966 | The DaydreamerMovie | The Rat (voice) | 79 |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild WestSeries | Mr. Singh | 78 |
| 1965 | Die, Monster, Die!Movie | Nahum Witley | 78 |
| 1964 | The Comedy of TerrorsMovie | Amos Hinchley | 77 |
| 1964 | Shindig!Series | Self - Guest Host / Singer | 77 |
| 1964 | Bikini BeachMovie | Art Dealer | 77 |
| 1964 | Horror!!!Movie | Self | 77 |
| 1963 | The RavenMovie | Dr. Scarabus | 76 |
| 1963 | The TerrorMovie | Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe | 76 |
| 1963 | Black SabbathMovie | Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak") | 76 |
| 1962 | Out of This WorldSeries | Host | 75 |
| 1962 | The Incredible Doktor MarkesanMovie | Dr. Konrad Markesan | 75 |
| 1962 | Lizard's Leg and Owlet's WingMovie | — | 75 |
| 1962 | Arsenic & Old LaceMovie | Jonathan Brewster | 75 |
| 1962 | Little Lost RobotMovie | Host | 75 |
| 1961 | Days of Thrills and LaughterMovie | Self (archive footage) | 74 |
| 1960 | Route 66Series | — | 73 |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's StorybookSeries | Narrator (voice) / Father Knickerbocker | 71 |
| 1958 | Frankenstein 1970Movie | Baron Viktor von Frankenstein | 71 |
| 1958 | Grip of the StranglerMovie | James Rankin | 71 |
| 1958 | Corridors of BloodMovie | Dr. Thomas Bolton | 71 |
| 1958 | Jack the RipperMovie | Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason | 71 |
| 1957 | SuspicionSeries | Judge Winthrop Gelsey | 70 |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the MonthSeries | — | 70 |
| 1957 | The Lux ShowSeries | Self | 70 |
| 1957 | The LarkMovie | Bishop Cauchon | 70 |
| 1957 | Voodoo IslandMovie | Phillip Knight | 70 |
| 1956 | The Rosemary Clooney ShowSeries | Self | 69 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries | Self | 69 |
| 1956 | Telephone TimeSeries | — | 69 |
| 1956 | Colonel March of Scotland YardSeries | Colonel March Of Scotland Yard | 69 |
| 1955 | SabakaMovie | General Pollegar | 68 |
| 1955 | This Is Your LifeSeries | Self | 68 |
| 1955 | A Connecticut YankeeMovie | King Arthur | 68 |
| 1954 | Climax!Series | Dr. Philip Nestri | 67 |
| 1954 | The George Gobel ShowSeries | Self | 67 |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterSeries | Henry E. Church | 66 |
| 1953 | The United States Steel HourSeries | George Redford | 66 |
| 1953 | Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeMovie | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde | 66 |
| 1953 | Colonel March InvestigatesMovie | Colonel March | 66 |
| 1952 | The Black CastleMovie | Dr. Meissen | 65 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton ShowSeries | Professor Townsend (Spy) | 64 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSeries | Cauchon | 64 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries | Charles Brandon | 64 |
| 1951 | Tales of TomorrowSeries | — | 64 |
| 1951 | The Strange DoorMovie | Voltan | 64 |
| 1951 | Down You GoSeries | Self | 64 |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries | Bennett Kimball | 63 |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreSeries | Larkin | 63 |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Series | Self | 63 |
| 1949 | Lights OutSeries | — | 62 |
| 1949 | SuspenseSeries | — | 62 |
| 1949 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffMovie | Swami Talpur | 62 |
| 1948 | Studio OneSeries | Professor Koernig | 61 |
| 1947 | UnconqueredMovie | Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas | 60 |
| 1947 | Dick Tracy Meets GruesomeMovie | Gruesome | 60 |
| 1947 | The Secret Life of Walter MittyMovie | Dr. Hollingshead | 60 |
| 1947 | LuredMovie | Charles van Druten | 60 |
| 1946 | BedlamMovie | George Sims | 59 |
| 1945 | The Body SnatcherMovie | John Gray | 58 |
| 1945 | Isle of the DeadMovie | Gen. Nikolas Pherides | 58 |
| 1944 | The ClimaxMovie | Dr. Friedrich Hohner | 57 |
| 1944 | The Mummy's CurseMovie | Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) | 57 |
| 1944 | House of FrankensteinMovie | Dr. Gustav Niemann | 57 |
| 1942 | Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6Movie | Himself | 55 |
| 1941 | Information Please: Series 2, No. 12Movie | Self | 54 |
| 1940 | You'll Find OutMovie | Judge Spencer Mainwaring | 53 |
| 1940 | The Man with Nine LivesMovie | Dr. Leon Kravaal | 53 |
| 1940 | The Fatal HourMovie | James Lee Wong | 53 |
| 1940 | Black FridayMovie | Dr. Ernest Sovac | 53 |
| 1939 | British IntelligenceMovie | Valdar | 52 |
| 1939 | Son of FrankensteinMovie | The Monster | 52 |
| 1939 | Tower of LondonMovie | Mord | 52 |
| 1939 | Mr. Wong in ChinatownMovie | Mr. James Lee Wong | 52 |
| 1937 | Breakdowns of 1937Movie | Self | 50 |
| 1937 | Cinema CircusMovie | Himself | 50 |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan at the OperaMovie | Gravelle | 49 |
| 1936 | The Walking DeadMovie | John Ellman | 49 |
| 1936 | JuggernautMovie | Dr. Victor Sartorius | 49 |
| 1935 | Bride of FrankensteinMovie | The Monster | 48 |
| 1934 | The House of RothschildMovie | Count Ledrantz | 47 |
| 1934 | Gift of GabMovie | Himself | 47 |
| 1934 | The Lost PatrolMovie | Sanders | 47 |
| 1933 | The GhoulMovie | Prof. Morlant | 46 |
| 1932 | The MummyMovie | Imhotep / Ardath Bey | 45 |
| 1932 | The Old Dark HouseMovie | Morgan | 45 |
| 1932 | The Cohens and Kellys in HollywoodMovie | Boris Karloff | 45 |
| 1932 | The Miracle ManMovie | Nikko | 45 |
| 1932 | ScarfaceMovie | Gaffney | 45 |
| 1932 | Night WorldMovie | 'Happy' MacDonald | 45 |
| 1932 | Skyscraper SoulsMovie | Man Approaching Ticket Counter | 45 |
| 1932 | Behind the MaskMovie | Jim Henderson | 45 |
| 1932 | BooMovie | Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein") | 45 |
| 1931 | GraftMovie | Terry | 44 |
| 1931 | The Public DefenderMovie | The Professor | 44 |
| 1931 | FrankensteinMovie | The Monster | 44 |
| 1931 | The Mad GeniusMovie | Fedor's Father (uncredited) | 44 |
| 1931 | Five Star FinalMovie | T. Vernon Isopod | 44 |
| 1931 | The Vanishing LegionMovie | The Voice (voice) | 44 |
| 1931 | King of the WildMovie | Mustapha | 44 |
| 1931 | Tonight or NeverMovie | Waiter | 44 |
| 1930 | The Bad OneMovie | Monsieur Gaston | 43 |
| 1930 | The Sea BatMovie | Corsican | 43 |
| 1930 | The Utah KidMovie | Henchman Baxter | 43 |
| 1929 | Behind That CurtainMovie | Beetham's Manservent | 42 |
| 1929 | The Unholy NightMovie | Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited) | 42 |
| 1929 | The King of the KongoMovie | Scarface Macklin | 42 |
| 1929 | The Phantom of the NorthMovie | Jules Gregg | 42 |
| 1929 | The Fatal WarningMovie | Mullins | 42 |
| 1929 | Two SistersMovie | Cecil | 42 |
| 1929 | The Devil's ChaplainMovie | Boris | 42 |
| 1928 | The Little Wild GirlMovie | Maurice Kent | 41 |
| 1928 | Sharp ShootersMovie | Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) | 41 |
| 1928 | Vultures of the SeaMovie | Grouchy | 41 |
| 1927 | The Princess from HobokenMovie | Pavel | 40 |
| 1927 | Soft CushionsMovie | The Chief Conspirator | 40 |
| 1927 | The Meddlin' StrangerMovie | Al Meggs | 40 |
| 1926 | The Greater GloryMovie | Scissors Grinder | 39 |
| 1926 | Old IronsidesMovie | Saracen Guard (uncredited) | 39 |
| 1926 | Flaming FuryMovie | Gaspard | 39 |
| 1926 | The BellsMovie | The Mesmerist | 39 |
| 1926 | FlamesMovie | Blackie Blanchette | 39 |
| 1926 | The Eagle of the SeaMovie | Pirate (uncredited) | 39 |
| 1925 | Perils of the WildMovie | — | 38 |
| 1925 | Parisian NightsMovie | Pierre | 38 |
| 1924 | The HellionMovie | The Outlaw | 37 |
| 1924 | Riders of the PlainsMovie | — | 37 |
| 1924 | The White PantherMovie | Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris) | 37 |
| 1922 | The Altar StairsMovie | Hugo | 35 |
| 1921 | Cheated HeartsMovie | Nei Hamid | 34 |
| 1920 | The Courage of Marge O'DooneMovie | Tavish | 33 |