William Henry Pratt (n. 23 noiembrie 1887, Honor Oak, Londra – d. 2 februarie 1969, Midhurst, SussexBiography Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 30 June 2013.), mai bine cunoscut sub numele de scenă Boris Karloff, a fost un actor englez.Obituary Variety, 5 February 1969, page 71.
Karloff este cel mai notabil pentru rolurile sale din mai multe filme de groază și pentru interpretarea rolului monstrului lui Frankenstein în Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935) și Son of Frankenstein (1939), filme care au dus la o imensă popularitate a actorului. Cel mai cunoscut rol non-horror al său este Grinch (de asemenea și al naratorului) din episodul special animat de televiziune „Dr. Seuss's Cum a furat Grinch Crăciunul” (1966). De asemenea are un rol memorabil în filmul original Scarface (1932).
Biografie Filmografie miniatura|Boris Karloff în Bride of Frankenstein Anii 1910 1919: The Lightning Raider 1919: The Masked Rider: Mexican în saloon 1919: His Majesty, the American de Joseph Henabery: Spion 1919: The Prince and Betty, de Robert Thornby: Rol nedeterminat
Anii 1920 1920: The Deadlier Sex: Jules Borney 1920: The Courage of Marge O'Doone: Tavish 1920: The Last of the Mohicans (Ultimul dintre mohicani), de Clarence Brown și Maurice Tourneur: Indian 1921: The Hope Diamond Mystery: Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar 1921: Without Benefit of Clergy: Ahmed Khan 1921: Cheated Hearts: Nei Hamid 1921: The Cave Girl: Baptist 1922: Nan of the North: Rol nedeterminat 1922: The Infidel: The Nabob 1922: The Man from Downing Street: Maharajah Jehan 1922: The Altar Stairs: Hugo 1922: The Woman Conquers: Raoul Maris 1922: Omar the Tentmaker: Imam Mowaffak 1923: The Gentleman from America: Bit Role 1923: The Prisoner: Prince Kapolski 1924: The Hellion: The Outlaw 1924: Riders of the Plains 1924: Dynamite Dan: Tony Garcia 1925: Forbidden Cargo: Pietro Castillano 1925: The Prairie Wife: Diego 1925: Parisian Nights : Pierre 1925: Lady Robinhood: Cabraza 1925: Never the Twain Shall Meet : Bit Part 1925: Perils of the Wild 1926: The Greater Glory: Scissors Grinder 1926: The Man in the Saddle: Robber 1926: Her Honor, the Governor: Snipe Collins 1926: The Bells: The Mesmerist 1926: The Golden Web: Dave Sinclair 1926: Flames: Blackie Blanchette 1926: The Eagle of the Sea: Pirat 1926: The Nickel-Hopper: Dance Hall Masher 1926: Flaming Fury: Gaspard 1926: Old Ironsides: A Saracen Guard 1926: Valencia: Bit 1927: Let It Rain: Crook 1927: The Princess from Hoboken: Pavel 1927: Tarzan and the Golden Lion: Owaza 1927: The Meddlin' Stranger: Al Meggs 1927: The Phantom Buster: Ramon 1927: Soft Cushions: Conducătorul conspiratorilor 1927: Two Arabian Knights de Lewis Milestone: Comisar 1927: The Love Mart: Fleming 1928: Sharp Shooters: proprietar de cafenea 1928: The Vanishing Rider: The Villain 1928: Vultures of the Sea: Grouchy 1928: The Little Wild Girl: Maurice Kent 1929: Burning the Wind: Pug Doran 1929: The Fatal Warning: Mullins 1929: The Devil's Chaplain: Boris 1929: Two Sisters: Cecil 1929: Anne Against the World 1929: The Phantom of the North: Jules Gregg 1929: Behind That Curtain: valetul lui Beetham 1929: The King of the Kongo: Scarface Macklin 1929: The Unholy Night : Abdul, avocatul
Anii 1930 1930: The Bad One: Monsieur Gaston 1930: The Sea Bat: Corsican 1930: The Utah Kid: Henchman Baxter 1931: Sous les verrous: Le Tigre 1931: The Criminal Code de Howard Hawks: Ned Galloway 1931: King of the Wild: Mustapha 1931: Cracked Nuts: Boris, Premier Révolutionnaire 1931: The Vanishing Legion: (voce) 1931: Young Donovan's Kid: Cokey Joe 1931: Smart Money: Sport Williams 1931: The Public Defender: Professor 1931: I Like Your Nerve de William C. McGann: Luigi, Majordome de Pacheco 1931: Graft: Joe Terry 1931: Five Star Final de Mervyn LeRoy: Rev. T. Vernon Isopod 1931: The Yellow Ticket de Raoul Walsh: Orderly 1931: The Mad Genius: Père de Fedor 1931: The Guilty Generation: Tony Ricca 1931: Frankenstein de James Whale: Monstrul 1931: Tonight or Never: Serveur 1932: Behind the Mask: Jim Henderson 1932: Business and Pleasure: Sheik 1932: Scarface de Howard Hawks: Gaffney 1932: The Miracle Man: Nikko 1932: Night World: 'Happy' MacDonald 1932: The Old Dark House de James Whale: Morgan 1932: The Mask of Fu Manchu de Charles Brabin: Dr. Fu Manchu 1932: The Mummy (Mumia) : Im-ho-tep, alias Ardath Bey 1933: The Ghoul : Prof. Morlant 1934: The Lost Patrol: Sanders 1934: The House of Rothschild : contele Ledrantz 1934: The Black Cat: Hjalmar Poelzig 1934: Gift of Gab: Cameo 1935: Bride of Frankenstein: Monstrul 1935: The Raven (Corbul) : Edmond Bateman 1935: The Black Room: baron Gregor de Bergmann / Anton de Bergmann 1936: The Invisible Ray, de Lambert Hillyer: Dr. Janos Rukh 1936: The Walking Dead: John Ellman 1936: Juggernaut: Dr. Victor Sartorius 1936: The Man Who Changed His Mind sau The Man Who Lived Again: Dr. Laurience 1936: Charlie Chan at the Opera: Gravelle 1937: Night Key : David Mallory 1937: West of Shanghai: Gen. Wu Yen Fang 1938: The Invisible Menace: Mr. Jevries, dit Dolman 1938: Mr. Wong, Detective: Mr. James Lee Wong 1939: Devil's Island: Dr. Charles Gaudet 1939: Le Fils de Frankenstein (Son of Frankenstein) : Monstrul 1939: The Mystery of Mr. Wong: James Lee Wong 1939: Mr. Wong in Chinatown: Mr. James Lee Wong 1939: The Man They Could Not Hang: Dr. Henryk Savaard 1939: Tower of London: Mord
Anii 1940 1940: The Fatal Hour: James Lee Wong 1940: British Intelligence: Valdar, dit Karl Schiller 1940: Black Friday: Dr. Ernest Sovac 1940: The Man with Nine Lives: Dr. Leon Kravaal 1940: Doomed to Die: James Lee Wong 1940: Before I Hang: Dr. John Garth 1940: The Ape: Dr. Bernard Adrian 1940: You'll Find Out: Juge Spencer Mainwaring 1941: The Devil Commands: Dr. Julian Blair 1942: The Boogie Man Will Get You: Prof. Nathaniel Billings 1944: The Climax : Dr. Friedrich Hohner 1944: House of Frankenstein : Medicul Niemann 1945: The Body Snatcher : Cabman John Gray 1945: Isle of the Dead : Gen. Nikolas Pherides 1946: Bedlam: Maître George Sims 1947: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty : Dr. Hugo Hollingshead 1947: Lured : Charles van Druten 1947: Unconquered : Chef Guyasuta 1947: Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome : Gruesome 1948: Taps Roots : Tishomingo 1949: Cisaruv slavík: Narator, versiunea americană (voce) 1949: Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff : Swami Talpur Anii 1950 Cinematografie 1951: The Strange Door : Voltan 1952: Colonel March Investigates: Col. March 1952: The Black Castle : Dr. Meissen 1953: Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde : Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde 1954: Il Mostro dell'isola: Don Gaetano 1954: Sabaka: Gen. Pollegar 1957: Voodoo Island: Phillip Knight 1958: The Juggler of Our Lady: Narrateur 1958: Grip of the Strangler: James Rankin 1958: Frankenstein - 1970: Baron Victor von Frankenstein 1958: Corridors of Blood: Dr. Thomas Bolton Televiziune 1951: Tales of Tomorrow (serial TV) 1954-1956: Aventurile Colonelului March: Colonel Perceval March (serial TV, 21 episoade) 1955: A Connecticut Yankee: Roi Arthur Anii 1960 Cinematografie thumb|right|230px|Boris Karloff în Bride of Frankenstein 1963: The Raven : Dr. Scarabus 1963: The Terror : Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe 1963: I Tre volti della paura : Gorca (segment The Wurdalak) 1964: The Comedy of Terrors : Amos Hinchley 1964: Bikini Beach: The Art Dealer 1965: Die, Monster, Die! : Nahum Witley 1966: The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini: The Corpse (Hiram Stokely) 1966: The Daydreamer: The Rat (voce) 1967: The Venetian Affair: Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud 1967: The Sorcerers : Prof. Marcus Monserrat 1968: House of Evil : Matthias Morteval 1968: Curse of the Crimson Altar: Prof. John Marshe 1968: Targets : Byron Orlok 1969: Mad Monster Party?: Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voce)
Televiziune 1960: The Secret World of Eddie Hodges: Cpt. Hook 1960: Thriller: prezentator 1962: The Paradine Case: Judecător Lord Thomas Horfield 1966: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! : Narator / Grinch 1966: The Wild Wild West, (serial TV) - sezonul 2 episodul 2 The Night of the Golden Cobra, de Irving J. Moore: Mr. Singh Anii 1970 Filmografie postumă 1970: El Coleccionista de cadáveres: Charles Bădulescu 1971: La Muerte viviente: Carl van Molder / Damballah 1971: The Incredible Invasion: Prof. John Mayer 1972: The Fear Chamber: Dr. Carl Mandel''
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Karloff's birthplace Vertlieb's Views: Boris Karloff Literature on Boris Karloff Lights Out: Cat Wife (NBC, 6 April 1938)---Karloff's performance in the radio horror classic.
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