Boris Karloff
Nascimento: 1887-11-23
Local: Camberwell, London, England, UK
Biografia
Boris Karloff, nome artístico de William Henry Pratt (Dulwich, Londres, 23 de novembro de 1887 - Sussex, 2 de fevereiro de 1969) foi um ator britânico nascido na Inglaterra. Atuava principalmente em filmes de terror. Projetou-se interpretando o monstro de Frankenstein em 1931, com isso se especializando em papéis de filmes de terror. Seu último trabalho foi em Targets (1968). Morreu devido a graves problemas respiratórios em 2 de fevereiro de 1969, na Inglaterra, aos 81 anos de idade. Em 25 de junho de 2019, a The New York Times Magazine listou Boris Karloff cujo material teria sido destruído no incêndio na Universal Studios em 2008.
Filmes
A Noiva de Frankenstein
The Monster
Scarface: A Vergonha de uma Nação
Gaffney
Abbott e Costello Enfrentando o Médico e o Monstro
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Frankenstein
The Monster
O Filho de Frankenstein
The Monster
A Mansão de Frankenstein
Dr. Gustav Niemann
Frankenstein 1970
Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
A Máscara de Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
Self
Devil's Island
Dr. Charles Gaudet
Emboscada
Charles van Druten
Os Mortos Falam
Dr. Julian Blair
Um Cientista Distraído
Prof. Nathaniel Billings
O Castelo do Pavor
Dr. Meissen
O Túmulo Vazio
John Gray
A Ilha dos Mortos
Gen. Nikolas Pherides
Corredores de Sangue
Dr. Thomas Bolton
O Homem Que Mudou de Alma
Dr. Laurence
Juggernaut
Dr. Victor Sartorius
Paixão e Sangue
Tishomingo
Condenado à Morte
James Lee Wong
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
Self (archive footage)
Mr. Wong, Detetive
James Lee Wong
O Gato Preto
Hjalmar Poelzig
Bedlam
George Sims
A Casa Sinistra
Morgan
Sombras do Terror
Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
The Lightning Raider
The Hellion
The Outlaw
The White Panther
Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)
Riders of the Plains
Forbidden Cargo
Pietro Castillano
The Prince and Betty
Undetermined Role
Perils of the Wild
Never the Twain Shall Meet
Without Mercy
Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)
Lady Robinhood
Cabraza
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
Tavish
Flaming Fury
Gaspard
Cheated Hearts
Nei Hamid
Flames
Blackie Blanchette
The Golden Web
Dave Sinclair
The Princess from Hoboken
Pavel
Let It Rain
Crook
The Meddlin' Stranger
Al Meggs
Soft Cushions
The Chief Conspirator
Sharp Shooters
Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
Vultures of the Sea
Grouchy
Burning the Wind
Pug Doran
O Homem Imortal
Dr. Henryk Savaard
The Vanishing Rider
The Villain
A Ilha dos Ressuscitados
Dr. Leon Kravaal
O Mago da Morte
Dr. John Garth
The Little Wild Girl
Maurice Kent
O Mistério do Quarto Escuro
Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
The Fatal Warning
Mullins
The Devil's Chaplain
Boris
Two Sisters
Cecil
The Unholy Night
Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
The Bad One
Monsieur Gaston
Anne Against the World
Business and Pleasure
Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph
Císařův slavík
Narrator (English version)
O Morto Ambulante
John Ellman
Frente a Frente com Assassinos
Swami Talpur
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
Como o Grinch Roubou o Natal
Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
Nan of the North
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Man from Downing Street
Maharajah Jehan
The Infidel
The Nabob
The Woman Conquers
Raoul Maris
The Altar Stairs
Hugo
The Prisoner
Prince Kapolski
Omar the Tentmaker
Imam Mowaffak
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
O Poder Invisível
Dr. Janos Rukh
Black Sabbath: As Três Máscaras do Terror
Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
King of the Wild
Mustapha
Charlie Chan na Ópera
Gravelle
O Zumbi
Prof. Morlant
A Chave Noturna
David Mallory
A Maldição do Altar Escarlate
Professor John Marsh
O Homem de 8 Vidas
Dr Hugo Hollingshead
Behind the Mask
Jim Henderson
A Torre de Londres
Mord
Heroes of Horror
(archive footage)
Sexta-Feira 13
Dr. Ernest Sovac
O Corvo
Dr. Scarabus
A Casa do Terror
(archive footage)
Morte Para um Monstro
Nahum Witley
Farsa Trágica
Amos Hinchley
Invasión Siniestra
Prof. John Mayer
Five Star Final
T. Vernon Isopod
O Código Penal
Ned Galloway
O Gorila Matador
Dr. Bernard Adrian
A Múmia
Imhotep / Ardath Bey
A Mão da Múmia
Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
A Ilha do Terror
Phillip Knight
A Praga da Múmia
Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Il mostro dell'isola
Don Gaetano
O Corvo
Edmond Bateman
Behind That Curtain
Beetham's Manservent
A Patrulha Perdida
Sanders
A Festa do Monstro Maluco
Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
Climax
Dr. Friedrich Hohner
O Tirano
Voltan
Smart Money
Sport Williams
A Câmara do Terror
Dr. Carl Mandel
La muerte viviente
Carl van Molder / Damballah
Serenata Macabra
Matthias Morteval
Na Mira da Morte
Byron Orlok
You'll Find Out
Judge Spencer Mainwaring
Espiã Fascinadora
Valdar
Dick Tracy Contra o Monstro
Gruesome
Os Inconquistáveis
Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self (archive footage)
Sob o Poder da Maldade
Prof. Marcus Monserrat
Creepy Classics
Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
The Lark
Bishop Cauchon
The American Nightmare
Self
A Casa de Rothschild
Count Ledrantz
Grip of the Strangler
James Rankin
Mr. Wong no Bairro Chinês
Mr. James Lee Wong
Noite de Terror
James Lee Wong
Mistério de Mr. Wong
James Lee Wong
Fantasma de Biquíni
The Corpse
El coleccionista de cadáveres
Franz Badulescu
Missão Secreta em Veneza
Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
Tonight or Never
Waiter
Sting of Death
Mr. Mycroft
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
Owaza
Mondo Balordo
Narrator
Cinema Circus
Himself
O Gênio do Mal
Fedor's Father (uncredited)
The Vanishing Legion
The Voice (voice)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Monster (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
Gift of Gab
Himself
The Public Defender
The Professor
Graft
Terry
The Nickel-Hopper
Dance Hall Masher
The Bells
The Mesmerist
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
The Sea Bat
Corsican
Aviso Sinistro
Jevries
Às Portas de Shanghai
"General" Wu Yen Fang
The Guilty Generation
Tony Ricca
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)
Self (archive footage)
Dynamite Dan
Tony Garcia
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Various roles (archive footage)
The King of the Kongo
Scarface Macklin
No Mundo Encantado dos Sonhos
The Rat (voice)
Cracked Nuts
Boris - First Revolutionary
Night World
'Happy' MacDonald
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
The Horror of It All
Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
The Miracle Man
Nikko
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
Two Arabian Knights
Purser
The Phantom of the North
Jules Gregg
The Utah Kid
Henchman Baxter
The Last of the Mohicans
Indian (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
Archival
The Eagle of the Sea
Pirate (uncredited)
The Phantom Buster
Ramon
The Juggler of Our Lady
Narrator (voice)
A Última Loja de Consertos
The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee
Le vampire déchu
Himself (archive footage)
Old Ironsides
Saracen Guard (uncredited)
The Deadlier Sex
Jules Borney
The Yellow Ticket
Drunken Orderly
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self (archive footage)
Colonel March Investigates
Colonel March
Skyscraper Souls
Man Approaching Ticket Counter
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)
The Fatal Impulse
Self
I Like Your Nerve
Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
Jack the Ripper
Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason
Destination Nightmare
Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
Transylvania Twist
Man in Room (archive footage)
Boo
Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
Little Lost Robot
Host
A Connecticut Yankee
King Arthur
The Cave Girl
Baptiste
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Self (archive footage)
Terror in the Tropics
Mr. Wong (archive footage)
A Praia dos Biquínis
Art Dealer
His Majesty, the American
Henchman in cloth cap
Breakdowns of 1937
Self
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Boris Karloff
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
The Mesmerist
(archive footage)
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Himself
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Self (archive footage)
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Self (archive footage)
Young Donovan's Kid
Cokey Joe
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
The Love Mart
Fleming
The Universal Story
Self (archive footage)
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
The Hope Diamond Mystery
Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar
Sabaka, O Demônio de Fogo
General Pollegar
The Greater Glory
Scissors Grinder
Today's Teens
Narrator
Arsenic & Old Lace
Jonathan Brewster
The Prairie Wife
Diego
Without Benefit of Clergy
Ahmed Khan
Her Honor, the Governor
Snipe Collins
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
Self (archive footage)
Doom of Dracula
The Madman (archive footage)
Hollywood Hobbies
Himself
Screen Snapshots No. 11
Himself
Parisian Nights
Pierre
Heart of Darkness
Mr. Kurtz
The Man in the Saddle
Robber (uncredited)
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
Dr. Konrad Markesan
O Alerta Vermelho da Loucura
Gorca (archive footage)
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
The Storm
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
Horror!!!
Self
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
(voice - archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Self (archive footage)
Rendezvous in Black
Ward Allen
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
The Grim Reaper
Self
The Woman and the Puppet
(uncredited)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self - (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
Halloween Monster Bash
Baron Von Leppe (archive footage)
Who Killed Chung Ling Soo?
Narrator