

Boris Karloff
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
23 Nov 1887
Age
139 Years
Born In
Camberwell, London, England, UK
Total Projects
290
Years Active
106 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)

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The Last Repair Shop
The Last Repair Shop
as The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
as Self - Interviewee

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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self (archive footage)

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Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self (archive footage)

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Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
as Self (archive footage)

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Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as Various roles (archive footage)

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A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
as Self (archive footage)

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Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)

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The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

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He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
as Self (archive footage)

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Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
as Himself (archive footage)

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Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
as Cabman John Gray (archive footage)

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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)

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Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
as Self (archive footage)

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Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
as Self (archive footage)

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Terror in the Tropics
Terror in the Tropics
as Mr. Wong (archive footage)

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Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz

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The Mesmerist
The Mesmerist
as (archive footage)

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Heroes of Horror
Heroes of Horror
as (archive footage)

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The American Nightmare
The American Nightmare
as Self

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Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
as Self (archive footage)

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The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula
as The Monster (archive footage)

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The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
as Self (archive footage)

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Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Self (archive footage)

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Universal Horror
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)

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The Universal Story
The Universal Story
as Self (archive footage)

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Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
as Self (archive footage)

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
as (voice - archive footage)

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Dracula in the Movies
Dracula in the Movies

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Halloween Monster Bash
Halloween Monster Bash
as Baron Von Leppe (archive footage)

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Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)

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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.

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Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)

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Abbott and Costello in the Movies
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
as Archival

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Transylvania Twist
Transylvania Twist
as Man in Room (archive footage)

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Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

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Creepy Classics
Creepy Classics
as Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)

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Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)

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The Horror of It All
The Horror of It All
as Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)

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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)

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Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)

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The Horror Show
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)

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Madhouse
Madhouse
as (archive footage)

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The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)

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Alien Terror
Alien Terror
as Prof. John Mayer

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Isle of the Snake People
Isle of the Snake People
as Carl van Molder / Damballah

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Hatchet for the Honeymoon
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
as Gorca (archive footage)

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McCloud
McCloud
as Hjalmar Poelzig (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Curse of the Crimson Altar
Curse of the Crimson Altar
as Professor John Marsh

tv
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Mikhail Orlov

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Targets
Targets
as Byron Orlok

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Fear Chamber
Fear Chamber
as Dr. Carl Mandel

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Macabre Serenade
Macabre Serenade
as Matthias Morteval

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Cauldron of Blood
Cauldron of Blood
as Franz Badulescu

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The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)

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The Sorcerers
The Sorcerers
as Prof. Marcus Monserrat

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Mad Monster Party?
Mad Monster Party?
as Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
as Narrator / The Grinch (voice)

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The Venetian Affair
The Venetian Affair
as Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud

tv
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as Mother Muffin

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The Daydreamer
The Daydreamer
as The Rat (voice)

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The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as The Corpse

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Doom of Dracula
Doom of Dracula
as The Madman (archive footage)

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Die, Monster, Die!
Die, Monster, Die!
as Nahum Witley

tv
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
as Mr. Singh

tv
Shindig!
Shindig!
as Self - Guest Host / Singer

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Bikini Beach
Bikini Beach
as Art Dealer

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Today's Teens
Today's Teens
as Narrator

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The Comedy of Terrors
The Comedy of Terrors
as Amos Hinchley

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Horror!!!
Horror!!!
as Self

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A Fool's World
A Fool's World
as Narrator

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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")

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The Terror
The Terror
as Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe

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Corridors of Blood
Corridors of Blood
as Dr. Thomas Bolton

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The Raven
The Raven
as Dr. Scarabus

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Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing

movie
Little Lost Robot
Little Lost Robot
as Host

tv
Out of This World
Out of This World
as Host

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The Incredible Doktor Markesan
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
as Dr. Konrad Markesan

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Arsenic & Old Lace
Arsenic & Old Lace
as Jonathan Brewster

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The Storm
The Storm

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The Grim Reaper
The Grim Reaper
as Self

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Days of Thrills and Laughter
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage)

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Who Killed Chung Ling Soo?
Who Killed Chung Ling Soo?
as Narrator

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The Fatal Impulse
The Fatal Impulse
as Self

tv
Route 66
Route 66

tv
Thriller
Thriller
as Clayton Mace

tv
Thriller
Thriller
as Self - Host

tv
Thriller
Thriller
as Dr. Albert Farnham

tv
Thriller
Thriller
as Dr. Thorne

tv
Thriller
Thriller
as Doktor Konrad Markesan

tv
Thriller
Thriller
as Pop Jenkins / Col. Jackson Beauregard Finchess

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Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness
as Mr. Kurtz

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Frankenstein 1970
Frankenstein 1970
as Baron Viktor von Frankenstein

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Grip of the Strangler
Grip of the Strangler
as James Rankin

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Destination Nightmare
Destination Nightmare
as Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs

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Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
as Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason

tv
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Narrator (voice) / Father Knickerbocker

tv
The Veil
The Veil

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The Juggler of Our Lady
The Juggler of Our Lady
as Narrator (voice)

tv
Suspicion
Suspicion
as Judge Winthrop Gelsey

tv
DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month

tv
The Lux Show
The Lux Show
as Self

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The Lark
The Lark
as Bishop Cauchon

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Voodoo Island
Voodoo Island
as Phillip Knight

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Rendezvous in Black
Rendezvous in Black
as Ward Allen

tv
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self

tv
The Rosemary Clooney Show
The Rosemary Clooney Show
as Self

tv
Telephone Time
Telephone Time

tv
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
as Colonel March Of Scotland Yard

tv
This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life
as Self

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A Connecticut Yankee
A Connecticut Yankee
as King Arthur

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Sting of Death
Sting of Death
as Mr. Mycroft

movie
Sabaka
Sabaka
as General Pollegar

tv
Climax!
Climax!
as Dr. Philip Nestri

tv
Climax!
Climax!
as Vicar Tellworth

tv
The George Gobel Show
The George Gobel Show
as Self

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The Island Monster
The Island Monster
as Don Gaetano

tv
The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour
as George Redford

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Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

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Colonel March Investigates
Colonel March Investigates
as Colonel March

tv
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Mr. Blue Ocean

tv
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Henry E. Church

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The Black Castle
The Black Castle
as Dr. Meissen

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Cauchon

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Jonathan Brewster

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The Strange Door
The Strange Door
as Voltan

tv
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Charles Brandon

tv
The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show
as Professor Townsend (Spy)

tv
Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow

tv
Down You Go
Down You Go
as Self

tv
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
as Sir Arthur Strangeways

tv
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
as Montgomery Royle

tv
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
as Larkin

tv
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self

tv
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Bennett Kimball

tv
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents

tv
Starring Boris Karloff
Starring Boris Karloff

tv
Lights Out
Lights Out

movie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
as Swami Talpur

movie
The Emperor's Nightingale
The Emperor's Nightingale
as Narrator (English version)

tv
Suspense
Suspense
as Toff

tv
Suspense
Suspense

tv
Suspense
Suspense
as Bronson

tv
Suspense
Suspense
as Rasputin

tv
Studio One
Studio One
as Skaggs

tv
Studio One
Studio One
as Professor Koernig

tv
Studio One
Studio One
as King Arthur

movie
Tap Roots
Tap Roots
as Tishomingo

movie
Unconquered
Unconquered
as Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas

movie
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Gruesome

movie
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Dr Hugo Hollingshead

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Lured
Lured
as Charles van Druten

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Bedlam
Bedlam
as George Sims

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Isle of the Dead
Isle of the Dead
as Gen. Nikolas Pherides

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The Body Snatcher
The Body Snatcher
as John Gray

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The Mummy's Curse
The Mummy's Curse
as Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

movie
House of Frankenstein
House of Frankenstein
as Dr. Gustav Niemann

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The Climax
The Climax
as Dr. Friedrich Hohner

movie
The Boogie Man Will Get You
The Boogie Man Will Get You
as Prof. Nathaniel Billings

movie
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
as Himself

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The Devil Commands
The Devil Commands
as Dr. Julian Blair

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Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
as Self

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You'll Find Out
You'll Find Out
as Judge Spencer Mainwaring

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The Ape
The Ape
as Dr. Bernard Adrian

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

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Before I Hang
Before I Hang
as Dr. John Garth

movie
Doomed to Die
Doomed to Die
as James Lee Wong

movie
The Man with Nine Lives
The Man with Nine Lives
as Dr. Leon Kravaal

movie
Black Friday
Black Friday
as Dr. Ernest Sovac

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The Fatal Hour
The Fatal Hour
as James Lee Wong

movie
Tower of London
Tower of London
as Mord

movie
British Intelligence
British Intelligence
as Valdar

movie
The Man They Could Not Hang
The Man They Could Not Hang
as Dr. Henryk Savaard

movie
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
as Mr. James Lee Wong

movie
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
as James Lee Wong

movie
Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein
as The Monster

movie
Devil's Island
Devil's Island
as Dr. Charles Gaudet

movie
Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong, Detective
as James Lee Wong

movie
The Invisible Menace
The Invisible Menace
as Jevries

movie
Breakdowns of 1937
Breakdowns of 1937
as Self

movie
West of Shanghai
West of Shanghai
as "General" Wu Yen Fang

movie
Night Key
Night Key
as David Mallory

movie
Cinema Circus
Cinema Circus
as Himself

movie
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Charlie Chan at the Opera
as Gravelle

movie
The Man Who Changed His Mind
The Man Who Changed His Mind
as Dr. Laurence

movie
Juggernaut
Juggernaut
as Dr. Victor Sartorius

movie
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
as John Ellman

movie
The Invisible Ray
The Invisible Ray
as Dr. Janos Rukh

movie
The Black Room
The Black Room
as Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman

movie
The Raven
The Raven
as Edmond Bateman

movie
Hollywood Hobbies
Hollywood Hobbies
as Himself

movie
Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
as The Monster

movie
Gift of Gab
Gift of Gab
as Himself

movie
The Black Cat
The Black Cat
as Hjalmar Poelzig

movie
The House of Rothschild
The House of Rothschild
as Count Ledrantz

movie
The Lost Patrol
The Lost Patrol
as Sanders

movie
Screen Snapshots No. 11
Screen Snapshots No. 11
as Himself

movie
The Ghoul
The Ghoul
as Prof. Morlant

movie
The Mummy
The Mummy
as Imhotep / Ardath Bey

movie
Boo
Boo
as Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")

movie
The Mask of Fu Manchu
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Dr. Fu Manchu

movie
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House
as Morgan

movie
Skyscraper Souls
Skyscraper Souls
as Man Approaching Ticket Counter

movie
Night World
Night World
as 'Happy' MacDonald

movie
Scarface
Scarface
as Gaffney

movie
The Miracle Man
The Miracle Man
as Nikko

movie
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
as Boris Karloff

movie
Behind the Mask
Behind the Mask
as Jim Henderson

movie
Business and Pleasure
Business and Pleasure
as Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph

movie
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
as The Monster

movie
The Guilty Generation
The Guilty Generation
as Tony Ricca

movie
The Yellow Ticket
The Yellow Ticket
as Drunken Orderly

movie
The Mad Genius
The Mad Genius
as Fedor's Father (uncredited)

movie
Five Star Final
Five Star Final
as T. Vernon Isopod

movie
Graft
Graft
as Terry

movie
I Like Your Nerve
I Like Your Nerve
as Luigi - Pacheco's Butler

movie
The Public Defender
The Public Defender
as The Professor

movie
Smart Money
Smart Money
as Sport Williams

movie
Young Donovan's Kid
Young Donovan's Kid
as Cokey Joe

movie
The Vanishing Legion
The Vanishing Legion
as The Voice (voice)

movie
Cracked Nuts
Cracked Nuts
as Boris - First Revolutionary

movie
King of the Wild
King of the Wild
as Mustapha

movie
Tonight or Never
Tonight or Never
as Waiter

movie
The Criminal Code
The Criminal Code
as Ned Galloway

movie
The Utah Kid
The Utah Kid
as Henchman Baxter

movie
The Sea Bat
The Sea Bat
as Corsican

movie
The Bad One
The Bad One
as Monsieur Gaston

movie
The Unholy Night
The Unholy Night
as Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)

movie
The King of the Kongo
The King of the Kongo
as Scarface Macklin

movie
Behind That Curtain
Behind That Curtain
as Beetham's Manservent

movie
The Phantom of the North
The Phantom of the North
as Jules Gregg

movie
Anne Against the World
Anne Against the World

movie
Two Sisters
Two Sisters
as Cecil

movie
The Devil's Chaplain
The Devil's Chaplain
as Boris

movie
The Fatal Warning
The Fatal Warning
as Mullins

movie
Burning the Wind
Burning the Wind
as Pug Doran

movie
The Little Wild Girl
The Little Wild Girl
as Maurice Kent

movie
Vultures of the Sea
Vultures of the Sea
as Grouchy

movie
The Vanishing Rider
The Vanishing Rider
as The Villain

movie
Sharp Shooters
Sharp Shooters
as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)

movie
The Love Mart
The Love Mart
as Fleming

movie
Two Arabian Knights
Two Arabian Knights
as Purser

movie
Soft Cushions
Soft Cushions
as The Chief Conspirator

movie
The Phantom Buster
The Phantom Buster
as Ramon

movie
The Meddlin' Stranger
The Meddlin' Stranger
as Al Meggs

movie
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
as Owaza

movie
The Princess from Hoboken
The Princess from Hoboken
as Pavel

movie
Let It Rain
Let It Rain
as Crook

movie
Old Ironsides
Old Ironsides
as Saracen Guard (uncredited)

movie
Flaming Fury
Flaming Fury
as Gaspard

movie
The Nickel-Hopper
The Nickel-Hopper
as Dance Hall Masher

movie
The Eagle of the Sea
The Eagle of the Sea
as Pirate (uncredited)

movie
Flames
Flames
as Blackie Blanchette

movie
The Golden Web
The Golden Web
as Dave Sinclair

movie
The Bells
The Bells
as The Mesmerist

movie
Her Honor, the Governor
Her Honor, the Governor
as Snipe Collins

movie
The Man in the Saddle
The Man in the Saddle
as Robber (uncredited)

movie
The Greater Glory
The Greater Glory
as Scissors Grinder

movie
Without Mercy
Without Mercy
as Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)

movie
Parisian Nights
Parisian Nights
as Pierre

movie
Never the Twain Shall Meet
Never the Twain Shall Meet

movie
Perils of the Wild
Perils of the Wild

movie
Lady Robinhood
Lady Robinhood
as Cabraza

movie
The Prairie Wife
The Prairie Wife
as Diego

movie
Forbidden Cargo
Forbidden Cargo
as Pietro Castillano

movie
Dynamite Dan
Dynamite Dan
as Tony Garcia

movie
Riders of the Plains
Riders of the Plains

movie
The Hellion
The Hellion
as The Outlaw

movie
The White Panther
The White Panther
as Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)

movie
The Prisoner
The Prisoner
as Prince Kapolski

movie
Omar the Tentmaker
Omar the Tentmaker
as Imam Mowaffak

movie
The Altar Stairs
The Altar Stairs
as Hugo

movie
The Woman Conquers
The Woman Conquers
as Raoul Maris

movie
The Man from Downing Street
The Man from Downing Street
as Maharajah Jehan

movie
The Infidel
The Infidel
as The Nabob

movie
Nan of the North
Nan of the North
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

movie
The Cave Girl
The Cave Girl
as Baptiste

movie
Cheated Hearts
Cheated Hearts
as Nei Hamid

movie
Without Benefit of Clergy
Without Benefit of Clergy
as Ahmed Khan

movie
The Hope Diamond Mystery
The Hope Diamond Mystery
as Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar

movie
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
as Indian (uncredited)

movie
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
as Tavish

movie
The Woman and the Puppet
The Woman and the Puppet
as (uncredited)

movie
The Deadlier Sex
The Deadlier Sex
as Jules Borney

movie
The Prince and Betty
The Prince and Betty
as Undetermined Role

movie
His Majesty, the American
His Majesty, the American
as Henchman in cloth cap

movie
The Lightning Raider