Boris Karloff

Biography

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.

Known For

Bones

as Imhotep (archive footage) (uncredited)

Frankenstein

as The Monster

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

as Narrator / The Grinch (voice)

Bride of Frankenstein

as The Monster

The Mummy

as Imhotep, alias Ardath Bey

Scarface

as Gaffney

Black Sabbath

as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")

The Black Cat

as Hjalmar Poelzig

The Old Dark House

as Morgan

Son of Frankenstein

as The Monster