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Boris Karloff

Boris KarloffAKA William Henry Pratt

Born: 23-Nov-1887
Birthplace: Camberwell, London, England
Died: 2-Feb-1969
Location of death: Midhurst, Sussex, England
Cause of death: Emphysema
Remains: Buried, Guildford Crematorium, Guildford, Surrey, England

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Horror actor

Wife: Helen Vivian Soule (m. 1923, div. 1929)
Wife: Dorothy Stein (m. 1932, div. 1945)
Wife: Evelyn (ex-wife of Tom Helmore, m. 1946)
Father: Edward Pratt
Daughter: Sara Karloff (who was born on his birthday)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Alien Terror (Apr-1971)
    Isle of the Snake People (Mar-1971)
    Cauldron of Blood (16-Feb-1970)
    Targets (15-May-1968) · Byron Orlok
    The Sorcerers (2-Jan-1968)
    Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
    The Fear Chamber (1968) · Dr. Karl Mantell
    Dance of Death (1968)
    Mad Monster Party? (8-Mar-1967) · Baron Frankenstein [VOICE]
    The Venetian Affair (18-Jan-1967)
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (23-Dec-1966) [VOICE]
    The Daydreamer (Jun-1966) [VOICE]
    The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (6-Apr-1966)
    Die, Monster, Die! (27-Oct-1965) · Nahum Witley
    Bikini Beach (22-Jul-1964) · The Art Dealer
    The Comedy of Terrors (22-Jan-1964) · Hinchley
    Black Sabbath (17-Aug-1963) · Himself
    The Terror (17-Jun-1963) · Baron Victor von Leppe
    The Raven (25-Jan-1963) · Scarabus
    Corridors of Blood (6-Sep-1962)
    Frankenstein 1970 (20-Jul-1958)
    The Haunted Strangler (3-Jul-1958)
    Voodoo Island (Feb-1957) · Phillip Knight
    Island Monster (2-Jan-1954)
    Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1-Aug-1953) · Dr. Henry Jekyll
    The Black Castle (15-Dec-1952)
    The Strange Door (8-Dec-1951) · Voltan
    Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (18-Sep-1949)
    Tap Roots (25-Aug-1948)
    Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1-Oct-1947)
    Unconquered (24-Sep-1947)
    Lured (28-Aug-1947)
    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (14-Aug-1947) · Dr. Hollingshead
    Bedlam (10-May-1946) · George Sims
    Isle of the Dead (1-Sep-1945) · Gen. Pherides
    The Body Snatcher (25-May-1945) · Cabman John Gray
    House of Frankenstein (1-Dec-1944)
    The Climax (20-Oct-1944) · Dr. Friedrich Hohner
    The Boogie Man Will Get You (22-Oct-1942) · Prof. Nathaniel Billings
    The Devil Commands (3-Feb-1941)
    You'll Find Out (22-Nov-1940) · Judge Mainwaring
    The Ape (30-Sep-1940)
    Before I Hang (17-Sep-1940)
    Doomed to Die (12-Aug-1940) · James Lee Wong
    The Man with Nine Lives (18-Apr-1940)
    Black Friday (29-Feb-1940)
    British Intelligence (29-Jan-1940)
    The Fatal Hour (15-Jan-1940) · Mr. Wong
    Tower of London (17-Nov-1939)
    The Man They Could Not Hang (17-Aug-1939)
    Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1-Aug-1939) · Mr. James Lee Wong
    The Mystery of Mr. Wong (8-Mar-1939) · Mr. Wong
    Son of Frankenstein (13-Jan-1939) · The Monster
    Devil's Island (7-Jan-1939)
    Mr. Wong, Detective (5-Oct-1938) · Mr. Wong
    The Invisible Menace (22-Jan-1938)
    West of Shanghai (28-Oct-1937) · Wu Yen Fang
    Night Key (18-Apr-1937)
    Charlie Chan at the Opera (5-Dec-1936)
    The Man Who Lived Again (11-Sep-1936)
    The Walking Dead (14-Mar-1936) · John Ellman
    The Invisible Ray (20-Jan-1936) · Dr. Janos Rukh
    The Black Room (15-Jul-1935)
    The Raven (8-Jul-1935)
    Bride of Frankenstein (22-Apr-1935) · The Monster
    The Black Cat (3-May-1934) · Hjalmar Poelzig
    The House of Rothschild (15-Mar-1934)
    The Lost Patrol (16-Feb-1934) · Sanders
    The Ghoul (Aug-1933) · Prof. Morlant
    The Mummy (22-Dec-1932) · Imhotep
    The Mask of Fu Manchu (5-Nov-1932) · Dr. Fu Manchu
    The Old Dark House (20-Oct-1932) · Morgan
    Night World (5-May-1932)
    Scarface (31-Mar-1932) · Gaffney
    Tonight or Never (17-Dec-1931)
    Frankenstein (21-Nov-1931) · The Monster
    The Guilty Generation (19-Nov-1931) · Tony Ricca
    Five Star Final (26-Sep-1931)
    I Like Your Nerve (12-Sep-1931) · Luigi
    The Public Defender (31-Jul-1931) · Professor
    The Criminal Code (3-Jan-1931)
    The Sea Bat (5-Jul-1930) · Corsican
    Behind That Curtain (28-Jun-1929)
    Two Arabian Knights (23-Sep-1927) · The Purser
    Tarzan and the Golden Lion (20-Mar-1927)
    The Bells (30-Jul-1926)



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