Boris Karloff
Born: November 23, 1887
From: Camberwell, London, England, UK

Boris Karloff

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!.

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Films with Boris Karloff

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The Mummy
1932 Karl Freund

The Mummy is a 1932 American pre-Code horror film directed by Karl Freund from a screenplay by John L. Balderston, which was in turn adapted from a story by Nina Wilcox Putnam and Richard Schayer.

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Frankenstein
1931 James Whale

Frankenstein is a 1931 American pre-Code science fiction horror film directed by James Whale, produced by Carl Laemmle Jr., and adapted from a 1927 play by Peggy Webling, which in turn was based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.

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