William Henry Pratt was een Engels acteur die bekend is geworden onder zijn artiestennaam Boris Karloff.
GEBOREN: ---------------- 23 november 1887
OVERLEDEN: ----------------- 2 februari 1969
Pratt zou diplomaat worden en studeerde in Londen. Hij emigreerde echter in 1909 naar Canada en sloot zich onder de naam Boris Karloff aan bij een theatergezelschap. Zij toerden een decennium lang door de Verenigde Staten tot Karloff in Hollywood terecht kwam. Hij had op dat moment nauwelijks bekendheid en geen geld. Om inkomen te vergaren speelde Karloff in 80 (merendeels stomme) films, tot hij in 1931 gecast werd voor de rol van monster in Frankenstein. Er werd onmiddellijk een zweem van mysterie rond Karloff gecreëerd, door hem op de aftiteling slechts te vermelden als "?". Karloff zou de rol van monster, met de bekende bouten in zijn nek, nog tweemaal spelen in Bride of Frankenstein en Son of Frankenstein, en om deze rol wordt hij het meest herinnerd.
Karloff was een sympathiek mens, met veel vrienden zowel in als buiten het filmvak. Hij was gek op kinderen en bracht diverse opnames van kinderverhalen uit.
FILMOGRAFIE ----------------------- The Incredible Invasion (1971) .... Prof. John Mayer ... aka "Alien Terror" - USA La muerte viviente (1971) .... Carl van Molder/Damballah ... aka "Isle of the Snake People" - USA El coleccionista de cadáveres (1970) .... Charles Badulescu ... aka "Blind Man's Bluff" - USA Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) .... Professor Marsh ... aka "The Crimson Altar" - USA (poster title) ... aka "The Crimson Cult" - USA "The Name of the Game" .... Mikhail Orlov (1 episode, 1968) - The White Birch (1968) TV episode .... Mikhail Orlov "The Red Skelton Show" .... Mad Scientist (2 episodes, 1956-1968) ... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" - USA (new title) - He Who Steals My Robot Steals Trash (1968) TV episode .... Mad Scientist - The Atomic Sailor (1956) TV episode .... Mad Scientist Targets (1968) .... Byron Orlok House of Evil (1968) .... Matthias Morteval The Fear Chamber (1968) .... Dr. Carl Mandel The Sorcerers (1967) .... Prof. Marcus Monserrat Mad Monster Party? (1967) (voice) .... Baron Boris von Frankenstein "I Spy" .... Don Ernesto Silvando (1 episode, 1967) - Mainly on the Plains (1967) TV episode .... Don Ernesto Silvando The Venetian Affair (1967) .... Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator / The Grinch ... aka "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" - USA (complete title) "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." .... Mother Muffin (1 episode, 1966) ... aka "0022 Girl from U.N.C.L.E." - Japan (English title) - The Mother Muffin Affair (1966) TV episode .... Mother Muffin "The Wild Wild West" .... Mr. Singh (1 episode, 1966) - The Night of the Golden Cobra (1966) TV episode .... Mr. Singh The Daydreamer (1966) (voice) .... The Rat The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) .... The Corpse (Hiram Stokely) Die, Monster, Die! (1965) .... Nahum Witley Bikini Beach (1964) .... The Art Dealer The Comedy of Terrors (1963) .... Hinchley The Terror (1963) .... Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe ... aka "Roger Corman's The Terror" - USA (uncensored intended title) ... aka "Roger Corman's The Terror: Original Uncut Version" - USA (alternative title) ... aka "The Haunting" - USA (TV title) The Raven (1963) .... Dr. Scarabus "Route 66" .... Boris Karloff (1 episode, 1962) - Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing (1962) TV episode .... Boris Karloff "The Dickie Henderson Show" (1 episode, 1962) - The Gangster (1962) TV episode The Paradine Case (1962) (TV) .... Judge Lord Thomas Horfield "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Bishop Cauchon / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1962) - Arsenic & Old Lace (1962) TV episode .... Jonathan Brewster - The Lark (1957) TV episode .... Bishop Cauchon "Thriller" .... Clayton Mace (1 episode, 1960) - The Prediction (1960) TV episode .... Clayton Mace The Secret World of Eddie Hodges (1960) (TV) .... Captain Hook "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Capt. Billy Bones (1 episode, 1960) - Treasure Island (1960) TV episode .... Capt. Billy Bones "Playhouse 90" .... Guibert / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1960) - To the Sound of Trumpets (1960) TV episode .... Guibert - Heart of Darkness (1958) TV episode .... Kurtz - Rendezvous in Black (1956) TV episode .... Ward Alle "General Electric Theater" .... Henry E. Church / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1959) ... aka "G.E. Theater" - USA (informal short title) ... aka "G.E. True Theater" - USA (new title) - The Indian Giver (1959) TV episode .... Henry E. Church - Mr. Blue Ocean (1955) TV episode .... Mr. Blue Ocean Corridors of Blood (1958) .... Dr. Thomas Bolton Frankenstein - 1970 (1958) .... Baron Victor von Frankenstein Grip of the Strangler (1958) .... James Rankin ... aka "The Haunted Strangler" - USA The Juggler of Our Lady (1958) (voice) .... Narrator "Studio One" .... King Arthur / ... (3 episodes, 1951-1958) ... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" - USA (summer title) ... aka "Studio One in Hollywood" - USA (new title) ... aka "Summer Theatre" - USA (summer title) ... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" - USA (alternative title) ... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" - USA (summer title) - The Shadow of a Genius (1958) TV episode .... Professor Theodore Koering - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1952) TV episode .... King Arthur - Mutiny on the Nicolette (1951) TV episode "Shirley Temple's Storybook" .... Father Knickerbocker / ... (1 episode, 1958) ... aka "Shirley Temple Storybook Collection" - USA (DVD box title) ... aka "Shirley Temple Theatre" - USA (new title) ... aka "The Shirley Temple Show" - USA (second season title) - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1958) TV episode .... Father Knickerbocker/Narrator "Telephone Time" .... Dr. Pierre (1 episode, 1958) - The Vestris (1958) TV episode .... Dr. Pierre "The Veil" .... Andre Giraud / ... (9 episodes, 1958) - Destination Nightmare (1958) TV episode .... Peter Wade Sr. - Food on the Table (1958) TV episode .... Captain John Elwood - Genesis (1958) TV episode .... Jonas Atterbury - Girl on the Road (1958) TV episode .... Morgan Debs - Summer Heat (1958) TV episode .... Dr. Francis Mason (4 more) "Suspicion" .... Judge Winthrop Gelsey (1 episode, 1957) - The Deadly Game (1957) TV episode .... Judge Winthrop Gelsey "Lux Video Theatre" .... Larkin / ... (3 episodes, 1951-1957) ... aka "Summer Video Theatre" - USA (summer title) - The Man Who Played God (1957) TV episode .... Montgomery Royle - Fear (1952) TV episode .... Larkin - The Jest of Hahalaba (1951) TV episode .... Sir Arthur Voodoo Island (1957) .... Phillip Knight ... aka "Silent Death" - USA (reissue title) "Colonel March of Scotland Yard" .... Col. Perceval March (26 episodes, 1954-1956) - Passage of Arms (1956) TV episode .... Col. Perceval March - The New Invisible Man (1956) TV episode .... Col. Perceval March - The Case of the Lively Ghost (1956) TV episode .... Col. Perceval March - The Deadly Gift (1956) TV episode .... Col. Perceval March - The Case of the Misguided Missal (1956) TV episode .... Col. Perceval March (21 more) "Climax!" .... Dr. Philip Nestri / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1956) ... aka "Climax Mystery Theater" - USA (alternative title) - Bury Me Later (1956) TV episode .... Vicar - The White Carnation (1954) TV episode .... Dr. Philip Nestri "The Alcoa Hour" .... Doc Dixon (1 episode, 1956) - Even the Weariest River (1956) TV episode .... Doc Dixon "The United States Steel Hour" .... George Redford (1 episode, 1955) ... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" - USA (alternative title) - Counterfeit (1955) TV episode .... George Redford A Connecticut Yankee (1955) (TV) .... King Arthur "The Elgin Hour" .... Mr. Mycroft (1 episode, 1955) - Sting of Death (1955) TV episode .... Mr. Mycroft "The Best of Broadway" .... Jonathan Brewster (1 episode, 1955) - Arsenic and Old Lace (1955) TV episode .... Jonathan Brewster Sabaka (1954) .... Gen. Pollegar Il mostro dell'isola (1954) .... Don Gaetano ... aka "The Island Monster" - USA (TV title) ... aka "The Monster of the Island" - USA (TV title) Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) .... Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde "Suspense" .... Rasputin / ... (6 episodes, 1949-1953) - The Signal Man (1953) TV episode - The Black Prophet (1953) TV episode .... Rasputin - The Lonely Place (1951) TV episode - The Yellow Scarf (1949) TV episode - The Monkey's Paw (1949) TV episode (1 more) "ABC Album" (1 episode, 1953) ... aka "The Plymouth Playhouse" - USA (new title) - Four Stories (1953) TV episode "Tales of Tomorrow" .... Dr. Henry Marco (2 episodes, 1952-1953) - Past Tense (1953) TV episode .... Dr. Henry Marco - Memento (1952) TV episode "Robert Montgomery Presents" (2 episodes, 1951-1953) - Burden of Proof (1953) TV episode - The Kimballs (1951) TV episode "Hollywood Opening Night" (1 episode, 1953) - The Invited Seven (1953) TV episode The Black Castle (1952) .... Dr. Meissen "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Charles Brandon (1 episode, 1952) ... aka "Herald Playhouse" - USA (syndication title) ... aka "Schlitz Playhouse" - USA (new title) ... aka "The Playhouse" - USA (syndication title) - The House of Death (1952) TV episode .... Charles Brandon "Curtain Call" (1 episode, 1952) - The Soul of the Great Bell (1952) TV episode "CBS Television Workshop" .... Don Quixote (1 episode, 1952) - Don Quixote (1952) TV episode .... Don Quixote The Strange Door (1951) .... Voltan ... aka "Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Door" - USA (complete title) "The Jack Carter Show" (1 episode, 1950) - Episode #2.17 (1950) TV episode "The Milton Berle Show" (1 episode, 1950) ... aka "Texaco Star Theater" - USA (alternative title) ... aka "The Buick-Berle Show" - USA (new title) - Episode #3.13 (1950) TV episode "Lights Out" (1 episode, 1950) - The Leopard Lady (1950) TV episode "Masterpiece Playhouse" (1 episode, 1950) - Uncle Vanya (1950) TV episode Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) .... Swami Talpur ... aka "Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff" - USA (long title) "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (2 episodes, 1949) ... aka "Chevrolet Television Theatre" - USA (alternative title) - A Passenger to Bali (1949) TV episode - Expert Opinion (1949) TV episode Cisaruv slavík (1949) (voice: English version) .... Narrator ... aka "The Emperor's Nightingale" - USA "The Ford Theatre Hour" .... Jonathan Brewster (1 episode, 1949) - Arsenic and Old Lace (1949) TV episode .... Jonathan Brewster Tap Roots (1948) .... Tishomingo Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) .... Gruesome Unconquered (1947) .... Guyasuta - Chief of the Senecas Lured (1947) .... Charles van Druten The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) .... Dr. Hugo Hollingshead Bedlam (1946) .... Master George Sims Isle of the Dead (1945) .... Gen. Nikolas Pherides The Body Snatcher (1945) .... Cabman John Gray ... aka "Robert Louis Stevenson's 'The Body Snatcher'" - USA (complete title) House of Frankenstein (1944) .... Doctor Gustav Niemann The Climax (1944) .... Dr. Friedrich Hohner The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942) .... Prof. Nathaniel Billings The Devil Commands (1941) .... Dr. Julian Blair You'll Find Out (1940) .... Judge Spencer Mainwaring The Ape (1940) .... Dr. Bernard Adrian Before I Hang (1940) .... Dr. John Garth Doomed to Die (1940) .... James Lee Wong The Man with Nine Lives (1940) .... Dr. Leon Kravaal Black Friday (1940) .... Dr. Ernest Sovac British Intelligence (1940) .... Valdar The Fatal Hour (1940) .... James Lee Wong Tower of London (1939) .... Mord The Man They Could Not Hang (1939) .... Dr. Henryk Savaard Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) .... Mr. James Lee Wong The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939) .... James Lee Wong Son of Frankenstein (1939) .... The Monster Devil's Island (1939) .... Dr. Charles Gaudet Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) .... Mr. James Lee Wong The Invisible Menace (1938) .... Mr. Jevries/Dolman West of Shanghai (1937) .... Gen. Wu Yen Fang ... aka "Warlords" - USA (alternative title) Night Key (1937) .... David Mallory Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) .... Gravelle The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936/I) .... Dr. Laurience ... aka "Doctor Maniac Who Lived Again" - USA (reissue title) ... aka "The Man Who Lived Again" - USA Juggernaut (1936) .... Dr. Victor Sartorius The Walking Dead (1936) .... John Ellman The Invisible Ray (1936) (as Karloff) .... Dr. Janos Rukh The Black Room (1935) .... Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman The Raven (1935) (as Karloff) .... Edmond Bateman Bride of Frankenstein (1935) (as Karloff) .... The Monster ... aka "The Bride of Frankenstein" - USA (poster title) Gift of Gab (1934) (as Karloff) .... Cameo Appearance The Black Cat (1934) (as Karloff) .... Hjalmar Poelzig ... aka "The Vanishing Body" - USA (reissue title) The House of Rothschild (1934) .... Count Ledrantz The Lost Patrol (1934) .... Sanders The Ghoul (1933) .... Prof. Morlant The Mummy (1932) .... Imhotep The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) .... Dr. Fu Manchu The Old Dark House (1932) (as Karloff) .... Morgan Night World (1932) .... 'Happy' MacDonald The Miracle Man (1932) .... Nikko Scarface (1932) .... Gaffney Business and Pleasure (1932) .... Sheik Behind the Mask (1932) .... Jim Henderson Tonight or Never (1931) .... Waiter Frankenstein (1931) .... The Monster The Guilty Generation (1931) .... Tony Ricca The Mad Genius (1931) (uncredited) .... Fedor's Father The Yellow Ticket (1931) (uncredited) .... Drunken Orderly Five Star Final (1931) .... T. Vernon Isopod Graft (1931) .... 'Terry' I Like Your Nerve (1931) .... Luigi, Pacheco's butler The Public Defender (1931) .... The Professor Smart Money (1931) (uncredited) .... Sport Williams Young Donovan's Kid (1931) .... Cokey Joe The Vanishing Legion (1931) (voice) (uncredited) .... The Voice Cracked Nuts (1931) .... Boris, First Revolutionary King of the Wild (1931) .... Mustapha The Criminal Code (1931) .... Ned Galloway Sous les verrous (1931/I) .... Le Tigre The Utah Kid (1930) .... Henchman Baxter The Sea Bat (1930) .... Corsican The Bad One (1930) .... Monsieur Gaston The Unholy Night (1929) (uncredited) .... Abdul, the hindu lawyer The King of the Kongo (1929) .... Scarface Macklin Behind That Curtain (1929) .... Beetham's Manservant The Phantom of the North (1929) .... Jules Gregg ... aka "Phantoms of the North" - USA (alternative title) Anne Against the World (1929) Two Sisters (1929) .... Cecil The Devil's Chaplain (1929) .... Boris The Fatal Warning (1929) .... Mullins Burning the Wind (1929) .... Pug Doran The Little Wild Girl (1928) .... Maurice Kent Vultures of the Sea (1928) .... Grouchy The Vanishing Rider (1928) .... The Villain Sharp Shooters (1928) (uncredited) .... Cafe Proprietor The Love Mart (1927) .... Fleming Two Arabian Knights (1927) .... The Purser Soft Cushions (1927) .... The Chief Conspirator The Phantom Buster (1927) .... Ramon The Meddlin' Stranger (1927) .... Al Meggs Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927) .... Owaza The Princess from Hoboken (1927) .... Pavel Let It Rain (1927) .... Crook The General (1926) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Union General Old Ironsides (1926) (uncredited) .... A Saracen Guard The Nickel-Hopper (1926) (uncredited) .... Dance Hall Masher Flaming Fury (1926) .... Gaspard The Eagle of the Sea (1926) (uncredited) .... Pirate Flames (1926) .... Blackie Blanchette The Golden Web (1926) .... Dave Sinclair The Bells (1926) .... The Mesmerist Her Honor, the Governor (1926) .... Snipe Collins The Man in the Saddle (1926) .... Robber The Greater Glory (1926) .... Scissors Grinder Without Mercy (1925) (uncredited) .... Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman Perils of the Wild (1925) Lady Robinhood (1925) .... Cabraza Parisian Nights (1925) .... Pierre The Prairie Wife (1925) .... Diego Forbidden Cargo (1925) .... Pietro Castillano Dynamite Dan (1924) .... Tony Garcia Riders of the Plains (1924) The Hellion (1924) .... The Outlaw The Prisoner (1923) .... Prince Kapolski The Woman Conquers (1922) .... Raoul Maris Omar the Tentmaker (1922) .... Imam Mowaffak The Altar Stairs (1922) .... Hugo The Man from Downing Street (1922) .... Maharajah Jehan The Infidel (1922) .... The Nabob Nan of the North (1922) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role The Cave Girl (1921) .... Baptiste Cheated Hearts (1921) .... Nei Hamid Without Benefit of Clergy (1921) .... Ahmed Khan The Hope Diamond Mystery (1921) .... Priest of Kama-Sita/Dakar The Last of the Mohicans (1920) (uncredited) .... Indian The Courage of Marge O'Doone (1920) .... Tavish The Deadlier Sex (1920) .... Jules Borney The Prince and Betty (1919) .... Undetermined Role His Majesty, the American (1919) (uncredited) .... The Spy The Masked Rider (1919) .... Mexican in saloon, Ch. 2 The Lightning Raider (1919)
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