1887-11-23 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 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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The Last Repair Shop | The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2024-02-16 |
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The Dark Universe | La Momia (archivo de imagen) | 2023-03-10 |
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The Dark Universe | Frankenstein (archivo de imagen) | 2023-03-10 |
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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story | Self - Interviewee | 2022-10-18 |
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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster | Self (archive footage) | 2021-09-17 |
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Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! | Self (archive footage) | 2021-02-13 |
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Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters | Self (archive footage) | 2015-10-02 |
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Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film | Various roles (archive footage) | 2014-08-01 |
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Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored | Self (archive footage) | 2013-01-29 |
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A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02) | Self (archive footage) | 2013-08-14 |
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The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features | 2012-08-23 | |
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He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce | Self (archive footage) | 2008-07-09 |
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Le vampire déchu | Himself (archive footage) | 2007-10-24 |
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Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde | Cabman John Gray (archive footage) | 2007-06-16 |
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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) | 2007-05-16 |
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Terror in the Tropics | Mr. Wong (archive footage) | 2006-01-31 |
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Lugosi: The Dark Prince | Self (archive footage) | 2006-09-26 |
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Karloff: The Gentle Monster | Self (archive footage) | 2006-04-30 |
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Monster Movie Trivia Quiz | 2004-04-01 | |
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The Mesmerist | (archive footage) | 2003-11-07 |
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The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster | Self (archive footage) | 2002-11-01 |
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Heroes of Horror | (archive footage) | 2001-01-01 |
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The Many Faces of Dracula | The Monster (archive footage) | 2000-01-01 |
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The American Nightmare | Self | 2000-09-11 |
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Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed | Self (archive footage) | 2000-08-29 |
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Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Self (archive footage) | 1999-01-01 |
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Universal Horror | (archive footage) | 1998-10-08 |
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The Universal Story | Self (archive footage) | 1996-04-21 |
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Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld | Self (archive footage) | 1994-11-24 |
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition | (voice - archive footage) | 1994-11-19 |
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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc. | 1991-01-01 |
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Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage) | 1991-01-01 |
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Abbott and Costello in the Movies | Archival | 1990-01-01 |
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Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To | (archive footage) | 1990-06-04 |
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Transylvania Twist | Man in Room (archive footage) | 1989-10-01 |
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Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies | 1988-09-19 | |
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Creepy Classics | Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage) | 1987-10-01 |
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Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 1984-01-01 |
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The Horror of It All | Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage) | 1983-02-23 |
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) | 1982-01-01 |
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Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!) | 1980-01-01 | |
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The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979-02-06 |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
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Madhouse | (archive footage) | 1974-05-22 |
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The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute | Self (archive footage) | 1974-02-20 |
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La muerte viviente | Carl van Molder / Damballah | 1971-03-01 |
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Invasión Siniestra | Prof. John Mayer | 1971-04-01 |
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Il rosso segno della follia | Gorca (archive footage) | 1970-06-02 |
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El coleccionista de cadáveres | Franz Badulescu | 1970-02-16 |
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The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
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Curse of the Crimson Altar | Professor John Marsh | 1968-12-01 |
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Targets | Byron Orlok | 1968-08-15 |
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Fear Chamber | Dr. Carl Mandel | 1968-05-01 |
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Serenata Macabra | Matthias Morteval | 1968-05-01 |
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The Venetian Affair | Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud | 1967-01-18 |
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Mad Monster Party? | Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice) | 1967-03-08 |
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The Sorcerers | Prof. Marcus Monserrat | 1967-06-25 |
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! | Narrator / The Grinch (voice) | 1966-12-18 |
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Doom of Dracula | The Madman (archive footage) | 1966-01-01 |
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The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini | The Corpse | 1966-04-06 |
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The Daydreamer | The Rat (voice) | 1966-06-01 |
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Die, Monster, Die! | Nahum Witley | 1965-10-26 |
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Horror!!! | Self | 1964-01-02 |
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Bikini Beach | Art Dealer | 1964-07-22 |
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The Comedy of Terrors | Amos Hinchley | 1964-01-22 |
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Today's Teens | Narrator | 1964-02-02 |
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Mondo Balordo | Narrator | 1964-01-01 |
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I tre volti della paura | Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak") | 1963-08-17 |
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Corridors of Blood | Dr. Thomas Bolton | 1963-06-05 |
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The Raven | Dr. Scarabus | 1963-01-25 |
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The Terror | Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe | 1963-06-17 |
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Little Lost Robot | Host | 1962-07-07 |
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Arsenic & Old Lace | Jonathan Brewster | 1962-02-05 |
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The Incredible Doktor Markesan | Dr. Konrad Markesan | 1962-02-25 |
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The Storm | 1962-01-21 | |
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Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing | 1962-10-26 | |
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Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self (archive footage) | 1961-03-21 |
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The Grim Reaper | Self | 1961-06-13 |
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The Fatal Impulse | Self | 1960-11-29 |
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Heart of Darkness | Mr. Kurtz | 1958-11-06 |
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Destination Nightmare | Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs | 1958-03-08 |
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Grip of the Strangler | James Rankin | 1958-05-11 |
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Frankenstein 1970 | Baron Viktor von Frankenstein | 1958-07-20 |
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Jack the Ripper | Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason | 1958-03-08 |
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Voodoo Island | Phillip Knight | 1957-02-01 |
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The Lark | Bishop Cauchon | 1957-02-10 |
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The Juggler of Our Lady | Narrator (voice) | 1957-12-04 |
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Rendezvous in Black | Ward Allen | 1956-10-25 |
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Sting of Death | Mr. Mycroft | 1955-02-12 |
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Sabaka | General Pollegar | 1955-02-02 |
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A Connecticut Yankee | King Arthur | 1955-03-12 |
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Il mostro dell'isola | Don Gaetano | 1954-01-02 |
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Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde | 1953-08-01 |
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Colonel March Investigates | Colonel March | 1953-07-01 |
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The Black Castle | Dr. Meissen | 1952-11-20 |
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The Strange Door | Voltan | 1951-06-21 |
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Císařův slavík | Narrator (English version) | 1949-04-15 |
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff | Swami Talpur | 1949-05-26 |
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Tap Roots | Tishomingo | 1948-08-25 |
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Lured | Charles van Druten | 1947-08-28 |
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Dr. Hugo Hollingshead | 1947-09-01 |
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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome | Gruesome | 1947-09-26 |
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Unconquered | Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas | 1947-10-10 |
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Bedlam | George Sims | 1946-05-10 |
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Isle of the Dead | Gen. Nikolas Pherides | 1945-09-01 |
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The Body Snatcher | John Gray | 1945-05-25 |
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The Mummy's Curse | Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) | 1944-12-22 |
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House of Frankenstein | Dr. Gustav Niemann | 1944-12-01 |
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The Climax | Dr. Friedrich Hohner | 1944-10-20 |
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The Boogie Man Will Get You | Prof. Nathaniel Billings | 1942-10-22 |
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Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 | Himself | 1942-10-05 |
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Information Please: Series 2, No. 12 | Self | 1941-07-11 |
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The Devil Commands | Dr. Julian Blair | 1941-08-15 |
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The Fatal Hour | James Lee Wong | 1940-01-15 |
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Doomed to Die | James Lee Wong | 1940-08-12 |
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Black Friday | Dr. Ernest Sovac | 1940-02-29 |
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Before I Hang | Dr. John Garth | 1940-09-17 |
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The Mummy's Hand | Kharis (archive footage / uncredited) | 1940-09-20 |
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The Man with Nine Lives | Dr. Leon Kravaal | 1940-04-18 |
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You'll Find Out | Judge Spencer Mainwaring | 1940-11-22 |
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The Ape | Dr. Bernard Adrian | 1940-09-30 |
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The Man They Could Not Hang | Dr. Henryk Savaard | 1939-08-17 |
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Son of Frankenstein | The Monster | 1939-01-13 |
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The Mystery of Mr. Wong | James Lee Wong | 1939-03-08 |
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Mr. Wong in Chinatown | Mr. James Lee Wong | 1939-08-01 |
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British Intelligence | Valdar | 1939-11-10 |
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Tower of London | Mord | 1939-11-17 |
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Devil's Island | Dr. Charles Gaudet | 1939-01-07 |
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Mr. Wong, Detective | James Lee Wong | 1938-10-05 |
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The Invisible Menace | Jevries | 1938-01-11 |
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Cinema Circus | Himself | 1937-01-27 |
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Night Key | David Mallory | 1937-04-18 |
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West of Shanghai | "General" Wu Yen Fang | 1937-10-30 |
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Breakdowns of 1937 | Self | 1937-12-31 |
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Charlie Chan at the Opera | Gravelle | 1936-12-04 |
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The Man Who Changed His Mind | Dr. Laurence | 1936-09-11 |
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Juggernaut | Dr. Victor Sartorius | 1936-09-08 |
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The Walking Dead | John Ellman | 1936-03-01 |
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The Invisible Ray | Dr. Janos Rukh | 1936-01-20 |
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The Raven | Edmond Bateman | 1935-07-08 |
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The Black Room | Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman | 1935-07-15 |
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Bride of Frankenstein | The Monster | 1935-04-20 |
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Hollywood Hobbies | Himself | 1935-07-05 |
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Screen Snapshots No. 11 | Himself | 1934-01-01 |
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The House of Rothschild | Count Ledrantz | 1934-04-07 |
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The Lost Patrol | Sanders | 1934-02-16 |
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Gift of Gab | Himself | 1934-09-01 |
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The Black Cat | Hjalmar Poelzig | 1934-05-07 |
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The Ghoul | Prof. Morlant | 1933-08-01 |
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The Miracle Man | Nikko | 1932-04-01 |
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The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood | Boris Karloff | 1932-03-27 |
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Scarface | Gaffney | 1932-04-09 |
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The Mummy | Imhotep / Ardath Bey | 1932-12-22 |
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Behind the Mask | Jim Henderson | 1932-02-25 |
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Business and Pleasure | Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph | 1932-02-24 |
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Night World | 'Happy' MacDonald | 1932-05-04 |
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Skyscraper Souls | Man Approaching Ticket Counter | 1932-07-16 |
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The Mask of Fu Manchu | Dr. Fu Manchu | 1932-11-05 |
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Boo | Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein") | 1932-12-01 |
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The Old Dark House | Morgan | 1932-10-20 |
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Young Donovan's Kid | Cokey Joe | 1931-06-06 |
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Graft | Terry | 1931-09-21 |
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The Criminal Code | Ned Galloway | 1931-01-03 |
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Five Star Final | T. Vernon Isopod | 1931-09-26 |
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I Like Your Nerve | Luigi - Pacheco's Butler | 1931-09-12 |
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King of the Wild | Mustapha | 1931-03-01 |
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Cracked Nuts | Boris - First Revolutionary | 1931-04-18 |
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Tonight or Never | Waiter | 1931-01-04 |
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Smart Money | Sport Williams | 1931-06-11 |
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The Public Defender | The Professor | 1931-08-01 |
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The Yellow Ticket | Drunken Orderly | 1931-10-30 |
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The Guilty Generation | Tony Ricca | 1931-11-19 |
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Frankenstein | The Monster | 1931-11-21 |
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The Vanishing Legion | The Voice (voice) | 1931-06-01 |
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The Mad Genius | Fedor's Father (uncredited) | 1931-09-30 |
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The Utah Kid | Henchman Baxter | 1930-10-27 |
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The Bad One | Monsieur Gaston | 1930-05-03 |
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The Sea Bat | Corsican | 1930-07-05 |
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The Fatal Warning | Mullins | 1929-02-15 |
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Behind That Curtain | Beetham's Manservent | 1929-06-30 |
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The Phantom of the North | Jules Gregg | 1929-05-27 |
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The Devil's Chaplain | Boris | 1929-03-02 |
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Anne Against the World | 1929-05-01 | |
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Two Sisters | Cecil | 1929-03-23 |
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The Unholy Night | Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited) | 1929-09-13 |
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Burning the Wind | Pug Doran | 1929-02-10 |
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The King of the Kongo | Scarface Macklin | 1929-08-29 |
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The Little Wild Girl | Maurice Kent | 1928-08-01 |
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The Vanishing Rider | The Villain | 1928-01-16 |
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Vultures of the Sea | Grouchy | 1928-03-01 |
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Sharp Shooters | Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) | 1928-01-15 |
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Let It Rain | Crook | 1927-02-12 |
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The Phantom Buster | Ramon | 1927-08-13 |
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The Love Mart | Fleming | 1927-12-18 |
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Two Arabian Knights | Purser | 1927-09-23 |
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Tarzan and the Golden Lion | Owaza | 1927-03-20 |
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The Princess from Hoboken | Pavel | 1927-03-01 |
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Soft Cushions | The Chief Conspirator | 1927-08-27 |
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The Meddlin' Stranger | Al Meggs | 1927-06-12 |
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The Greater Glory | Scissors Grinder | 1926-05-02 |
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The Man in the Saddle | Robber (uncredited) | 1926-07-11 |
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The Bells | The Mesmerist | 1926-07-29 |
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Flames | Blackie Blanchette | 1926-09-15 |
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The Nickel-Hopper | Dance Hall Masher | 1926-12-04 |
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The Golden Web | Dave Sinclair | 1926-09-01 |
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Her Honor, the Governor | Snipe Collins | 1926-07-19 |
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The Eagle of the Sea | Pirate (uncredited) | 1926-10-17 |
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Flaming Fury | Gaspard | 1926-12-05 |
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Old Ironsides | Saracen Guard (uncredited) | 1926-12-06 |
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Parisian Nights | Pierre | 1925-09-27 |
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Lady Robinhood | Cabraza | 1925-07-26 |
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Perils of the Wild | 1925-08-27 | |
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Forbidden Cargo | Pietro Castillano | 1925-02-22 |
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Without Mercy | Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited) | 1925-10-04 |
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Never the Twain Shall Meet | 1925-09-13 | |
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The Prairie Wife | Diego | 1925-02-23 |
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The Hellion | The Outlaw | 1924-07-15 |
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The White Panther | Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris) | 1924-01-22 |
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Dynamite Dan | Tony Garcia | 1924-10-02 |
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Riders of the Plains | 1924-09-15 | |
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The Prisoner | Prince Kapolski | 1923-03-18 |
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The Man from Downing Street | Maharajah Jehan | 1922-04-02 |
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The Infidel | The Nabob | 1922-04-02 |
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Nan of the North | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | 1922-03-01 |
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The Altar Stairs | Hugo | 1922-12-04 |
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Omar the Tentmaker | Imam Mowaffak | 1922-12-22 |
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The Woman Conquers | Raoul Maris | 1922-12-01 |
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The Cave Girl | Baptiste | 1921-12-26 |
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Cheated Hearts | Nei Hamid | 1921-12-12 |
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Without Benefit of Clergy | Ahmed Khan | 1921-06-19 |
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The Hope Diamond Mystery | Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar | 1921-02-19 |
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The Deadlier Sex | Jules Borney | 1920-03-28 |
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The Woman and the Puppet | (uncredited) | 1920-04-04 |
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The Courage of Marge O'Doone | Tavish | 1920-05-30 |
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The Last of the Mohicans | Indian (uncredited) | 1920-11-21 |
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The Lightning Raider | 1919-01-02 | |
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His Majesty, the American | Henchman in cloth cap | 1919-09-01 |
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The Prince and Betty | Undetermined Role | 1919-12-21 |
