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I tre volti della paura (1963) -- Boris Karloff is your host for Mario Bava’s 1963 classic triptych of terror, which set new standards in graphic violence and spellbinding horror.
"Tales of Tomorrow" (1951): Season 2: Episode 30 -- A scientist travels back in time to help mankind.
Grip of the Strangler (1958) -- A writer investigating the execution of a serial killer known as "The Haymarket Strangler" 20 years previously begins to suspect that the wrong man might have been hanged...
The Raven (1963) -- The sorcerer Craven learns from fellow magician Dr. Bedlo that his supposedly dead wife is alive and living at the castle of master sorcerer Dr. Scarabus.
The Terror (1963) -- Set in France, a young officer sees a young woman who mysteriously disappears into the sea. He finds himself in a house where a portrait of the woman hangs and they say she has been dead for twenty years.

Overview

Date of Birth:
23 November 1887, Camberwell, London, England, UK more
Date of Death:
2 February 1969, Midhurst, Sussex, England, UK more
Mini Biography:
Along with fellow actors Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi and Vincent Price... more
Trivia:
He was the original inspiration for the first illustrations of the Incredible... more
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Awards:
2 wins more
NewsDesk:
(103 articles)
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Filmography

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Actor:
  1. The Incredible Invasion (1971) .... Prof. John Mayer
    ... aka Alien Terror (USA)
    ... aka Invasión siniestra (Mexico)
    ... aka Sinister Invasion
  2. La muerte viviente (1971) .... Carl van Molder/Damballah
    ... aka Isle of the Living Dead
    ... aka Isle of the Snake People (USA)
    ... aka Snake People
  3. El coleccionista de cadáveres (1970) .... Charles Badulescu
    ... aka Blind Man's Bluff (USA)
    ... aka Cauldron of Blood (UK)
    ... aka Children of Blood
    ... aka Death Comes from the Dark
    ... aka The Corpse Collectors
    ... aka The Shrinking Corpse

  4. Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) .... Professor Marsh
    ... aka The Crimson Altar (USA: poster title)
    ... aka The Crimson Cult (USA)
  5. Targets (1968) .... Byron Orlok
    ... aka Before I Die
  6. House of Evil (1968) .... Matthias Morteval
    ... aka Dance of Death
    ... aka Macabre Serenade
  7. The Fear Chamber (1968) .... Dr. Carl Mandel
    ... aka Chamber of Fear
    ... aka La cámara del terror (Mexico)
    ... aka The Torture Chamber (video title)
    ... aka Torture Zone
  8. The Sorcerers (1967) .... Prof. Marcus Monserrat
  9. Mad Monster Party? (1967) (voice) .... Baron Boris von Frankenstein
    ... aka Mad Monsters Party?
  10. The Venetian Affair (1967) .... Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
  11. The Daydreamer (1966) (voice) .... The Rat
  12. The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) .... The Corpse (Hiram Stokely)
  13. Die, Monster, Die! (1965) .... Nahum Witley
    ... aka Monster of Terror (UK)
    ... aka The House at the End of the World
  14. Bikini Beach (1964) .... The Art Dealer
  15. The Comedy of Terrors (1963) .... Hinchley
    ... aka The Graveside Story
  16. 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 Castle of Terror
    ... aka The Haunting (USA: TV title)
  17. The Raven (1963) .... Dr. Scarabus

  18. Corridors of Blood (1958) .... Dr. Bolton
  19. Frankenstein - 1970 (1958) .... Baron Victor von Frankenstein
  20. Grip of the Strangler (1958) .... James Rankin
    ... aka The Haunted Strangler (USA)
  21. The Juggler of Our Lady (1958) (voice) .... Narrator
  22. Voodoo Island (1957) .... Phillip Knight
    ... aka Silent Death (USA: reissue title)
  23. Sabaka (1954) .... Gen. Pollegar
    ... aka The Hindu
  24. Il mostro dell'isola (1954) .... Don Gaetano
    ... aka The Island Monster (USA: TV title)
    ... aka The Monster of the Island (USA: TV title)
  25. Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) .... Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
  26. The Black Castle (1952) .... Dr. Meissen
  27. The Strange Door (1951) .... Voltan
    ... aka Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Door (USA: complete title)

  28. Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) .... Swami Talpur
    ... aka Abbot and Costello Meet the Killer
    ... aka Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (USA: long title)
    ... aka Meet the Killer
  29. Cisaruv slavík (1949) (voice: English version) .... Narrator
    ... aka The Emperor's Nightingale (USA)
  30. Tap Roots (1948) .... Tishomingo
  31. Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) .... Gruesome
    ... aka Dick Tracy Meets Karloff
    ... aka Dick Tracy's Amazing Adventure (UK)
  32. Unconquered (1947) .... Chief Guyasuta
  33. Lured (1947) .... Charles van Druten
    ... aka Personal Column (UK)
  34. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) .... Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
  35. Bedlam (1946) .... Master George Sims
  36. Isle of the Dead (1945) .... Gen. Nikolas Pherides
  37. The Body Snatcher (1945) .... Cabman John Gray
    ... aka Robert Louis Stevenson's 'The Body Snatcher' (USA: complete title)
  38. House of Frankenstein (1944) .... Doctor Gustav Niemann
  39. The Climax (1944) .... Dr. Friedrich Hohner
  40. The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942) .... Prof. Nathaniel Billings
  41. The Devil Commands (1941) .... Dr. Julian Blair
    ... aka The Devil Said No
    ... aka When the Devil Commands
  42. You'll Find Out (1940) .... Judge Spencer Mainwaring
    ... aka Here Come the Boogie Men
  43. The Ape (1940) .... Dr. Bernard Adrian
    ... aka Gorilla
  44. Before I Hang (1940) .... Dr. John Garth
  45. Doomed to Die (1940) .... James Lee Wong
    ... aka The Mystery of Wentworth Castle
  46. The Man with Nine Lives (1940) .... Dr. Leon Kravaal
    ... aka Behind the Door (UK)
  47. Black Friday (1940) .... Dr. Ernest Sovac
  48. British Intelligence (1940) .... Valdar
    ... aka Enemy Agent (UK)
  49. The Fatal Hour (1940) .... James Lee Wong
    ... aka Mr. Wong at Headquarters (UK)

  50. Tower of London (1939) .... Mord
  51. The Man They Could Not Hang (1939) .... Dr. Henryk Savaard
  52. Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) .... Mr. James Lee Wong
  53. The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939) .... James Lee Wong
  54. Son of Frankenstein (1939) .... The Monster
  55. Devil's Island (1939) .... Dr. Charles Gaudet
  56. Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) .... Mr. James Lee Wong
  57. The Invisible Menace (1938) .... Mr. Jevries/Dolman
    ... aka Without Warning
  58. West of Shanghai (1937) .... Gen. Wu Yen Fang
    ... aka War Lord
    ... aka Warlords (USA: alternative title)
  59. Night Key (1937) .... David Mallory
  60. Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) .... Gravelle
  61. The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936/I) .... Dr. Laurience
    ... aka Doctor Maniac Who Lived Again (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Dr. Maniac
    ... aka The Brainsnatcher
    ... aka The Man Who Lived Again (USA)
  62. Juggernaut (1936) .... Dr. Victor Sartorius
    ... aka The Demon Doctor
  63. The Walking Dead (1936) .... John Ellman
  64. The Invisible Ray (1936) (as Karloff) .... Dr. Janos Rukh
  65. The Black Room (1935) .... Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
    ... aka The Black Room Mystery (UK)
  66. The Raven (1935) (as Karloff) .... Edmond Bateman
  67. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) (as Karloff) .... The Monster
    ... aka The Bride of Frankenstein (USA: poster title)
  68. Gift of Gab (1934) (as Karloff) .... Cameo Appearance
  69. The Black Cat (1934) (as Karloff) .... Hjalmar Poelzig
    ... aka The House of Doom (UK)
    ... aka The Vanishing Body (USA: reissue title)
  70. The House of Rothschild (1934) .... Count Ledrantz
  71. The Lost Patrol (1934) .... Sanders
  72. The Ghoul (1933) .... Prof. Morlant
  73. The Mummy (1932) .... Im-ho-tep / Ardath Bey
    ... aka Cagliostro
    ... aka Im-Ho-Tep
    ... aka King of the Dead
  74. The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) .... Dr. Fu Manchu
  75. The Old Dark House (1932) (as Karloff) .... Morgan
  76. Night World (1932) .... 'Happy' MacDonald
  77. The Miracle Man (1932) .... Nikko
  78. Scarface (1932) .... Gaffney
    ... aka Scarface, the Shame of the Nation
    ... aka The Shame of a Nation
  79. Business and Pleasure (1932) .... Sheik
    ... aka The Plutocrat
  80. Behind the Mask (1932) .... Jim Henderson
    ... aka The Man Who Dared
  81. Tonight or Never (1931) .... Waiter
  82. Frankenstein (1931) (as ?) .... The Monster
  83. The Guilty Generation (1931) .... Tony Ricca
  84. The Mad Genius (1931) (uncredited) .... Fedor's Father
  85. The Yellow Ticket (1931) (uncredited) .... Drunken Orderly
    ... aka The Yellow Passport (UK)
  86. Five Star Final (1931) .... Rev. T. Vernon Isopod
  87. Graft (1931) .... Terry
  88. I Like Your Nerve (1931) .... Luigi, Pacheco's butler
  89. The Public Defender (1931) .... The Professor
    ... aka Million Dollar Swindle
    ... aka The Reckoner
  90. Smart Money (1931) (uncredited) .... Sport Williams
  91. Young Donovan's Kid (1931) .... Cokey Joe
    ... aka Donovan's Kid
  92. The Vanishing Legion (1931) (voice) (uncredited) .... The Voice
  93. Cracked Nuts (1931) .... Boris, First Revolutionary
  94. King of the Wild (1931) .... Mustapha
  95. The Criminal Code (1931) .... Ned Galloway
  96. Sous les verrous (1931/I) .... Le Tigre
  97. The Utah Kid (1930) .... Henchman Baxter
  98. The Sea Bat (1930) .... Corsican
  99. The Bad One (1930) .... Monsieur Gaston

  100. The Unholy Night (1929) (uncredited) .... Abdul, the hindu lawyer
    ... aka The Green Ghost
  101. The King of the Kongo (1929) .... Scarface Macklin
  102. Behind That Curtain (1929) .... Beetham's Manservant
  103. The Phantom of the North (1929) .... Jules Gregg
    ... aka Phantoms of the North (USA: alternative title)
  104. Anne Against the World (1929)
  105. Two Sisters (1929) .... Cecil
  106. The Devil's Chaplain (1929) .... Boris
  107. The Fatal Warning (1929) .... Mullins
  108. Burning the Wind (1929) .... Pug Doran
  109. The Little Wild Girl (1928) .... Maurice Kent
    ... aka Flaming Justice (UK)
  110. Vultures of the Sea (1928) .... Grouchy
  111. The Vanishing Rider (1928) .... The Villain
  112. Sharp Shooters (1928) (uncredited) .... Cafe Proprietor
    ... aka Three Naval Rascals (UK)
  113. The Love Mart (1927) .... Fleming
  114. Two Arabian Knights (1927) .... The Purser
  115. Soft Cushions (1927) .... The Chief Conspirator
  116. The Phantom Buster (1927) .... Ramon
  117. The Meddlin' Stranger (1927) .... Al Meggs
  118. Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927) .... Owaza
  119. The Princess from Hoboken (1927) .... Pavel
  120. Let It Rain (1927) .... Crook
  121. The General (1926) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Union General
  122. Old Ironsides (1926) (uncredited) .... A Saracen Guard
    ... aka Sons of the Sea (UK)
  123. The Nickel-Hopper (1926) (uncredited) .... Dance Hall Masher
  124. Flaming Fury (1926) .... Gaspard
  125. The Eagle of the Sea (1926) (uncredited) .... Pirate
  126. Flames (1926) .... Blackie Blanchette
  127. The Golden Web (1926) .... Dave Sinclair
  128. The Bells (1926) .... The Mesmerist
  129. Her Honor, the Governor (1926) .... Snipe Collins
    ... aka The Second Mrs. Fenway
  130. The Man in the Saddle (1926) .... Robber
  131. The Greater Glory (1926) .... Scissors Grinder
  132. Without Mercy (1925) (uncredited) .... Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman
  133. Perils of the Wild (1925)
  134. Lady Robinhood (1925) .... Cabraza
  135. Parisian Nights (1925) .... Pierre
  136. The Prairie Wife (1925) .... Diego
  137. Forbidden Cargo (1925) .... Pietro Castillano
    ... aka Dangerous Cargo
  138. Dynamite Dan (1924) .... Tony Garcia
  139. Riders of the Plains (1924)
  140. The Hellion (1924) .... The Outlaw
  141. The Prisoner (1923) .... Prince Kapolski
  142. The Woman Conquers (1922) .... Raoul Maris
  143. Omar the Tentmaker (1922) .... Imam Mowaffak
  144. The Altar Stairs (1922) .... Hugo
  145. The Man from Downing Street (1922) .... Maharajah Jehan
    ... aka The Jade Elephants
  146. The Infidel (1922) .... The Nabob
  147. Nan of the North (1922) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
  148. The Cave Girl (1921) .... Baptiste
  149. Cheated Hearts (1921) .... Nei Hamid
  150. Without Benefit of Clergy (1921) .... Ahmed Khan
  151. The Hope Diamond Mystery (1921) .... Priest of Kama-Sita/Dakar
    ... aka The Romance of the Hope Diamond
  152. The Last of the Mohicans (1920) (uncredited) .... Indian
  153. The Courage of Marge O'Doone (1920) .... Tavish
  154. The Deadlier Sex (1920) .... Jules Borney

  155. The Prince and Betty (1919) .... Undetermined Role
  156. His Majesty, the American (1919) (uncredited) .... The Spy
  157. The Masked Rider (1919) .... Mexican in saloon, Ch. 2
  158. The Lightning Raider (1919)
Actor - TV:
  1. "The Name of the Game" .... Mikhail Orlov (1 episode, 1968)
        - The White Birch (1968) TV episode .... Mikhail Orlov
  2. "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
  3. "I Spy" .... Don Ernesto Silvando (1 episode, 1967)
        - Mainly on the Plains (1967) TV episode .... Don Ernesto Silvando
  4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator / The Grinch
    ... aka Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (USA: complete title)
  5. "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." .... Mother Muffin (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Mother Muffin Affair (1966) TV episode .... Mother Muffin
  6. "The Wild Wild West" .... Mr. Singh (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Night of the Golden Cobra (1966) TV episode .... Mr. Singh
  7. "Route 66" .... Boris Karloff (1 episode, 1962)
        - Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing (1962) TV episode .... Boris Karloff
  8. "The Dickie Henderson Show" (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Gangster (1962) TV episode
  9. The Paradine Case (1962) (TV) .... Judge Lord Thomas Horfield
  10. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Bishop Cauchon / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1962)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Arsenic & Old Lace (1962) TV episode .... Jonathan Brewster
        - The Lark (1957) TV episode .... Bishop Cauchon
  11. "Thriller" .... Clayton Mace (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
        - The Prediction (1960) TV episode .... Clayton Mace
  12. The Secret World of Eddie Hodges (1960) (TV) .... Captain Hook
  13. "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Capt. Billy Bones (1 episode, 1960)
        - Treasure Island (1960) TV episode .... Capt. Billy Bones
  14. "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 Allen

  15. "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
  16. "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
  17. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" .... Father Knickerbocker / ... (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Shirley Temple Storybook Collection (USA: DVD box title)
    ... aka The Shirley Temple Show (USA: second season title)
    ... aka The Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: third season title)
        - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1958) TV episode .... Father Knickerbocker/Narrator
  18. "Telephone Time" .... Dr. Pierre (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Vestris (1958) TV episode .... Dr. Pierre
  19. "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)
  20. "Suspicion" .... Judge Winthrop Gelsey (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Deadly Game (1957) TV episode .... Judge Winthrop Gelsey
  21. "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
  22. "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)
  23. "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
  24. "The Alcoa Hour" .... Doc Dixon (1 episode, 1956)
        - Even the Weariest River (1956) TV episode .... Doc Dixon
  25. "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
  26. A Connecticut Yankee (1955) (TV) .... King Arthur
  27. "The Elgin Hour" .... Mr. Mycroft (1 episode, 1955)
        - Sting of Death (1955) TV episode .... Mr. Mycroft
  28. "The Best of Broadway" .... Jonathan Brewster (1 episode, 1955)
        - Arsenic and Old Lace (1955) TV episode .... Jonathan Brewster
  29. "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)
  30. "ABC Album" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka The Plymouth Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - Four Stories (1953) TV episode
  31. "Tales of Tomorrow" .... Dr. Henry Marco (2 episodes, 1952-1953)
        - Past Tense (1953) TV episode .... Dr. Henry Marco
        - Memento (1952) TV episode
  32. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (2 episodes, 1951-1953)
    ... aka Lucky Strike Theater
    ... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
    ... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
        - Burden of Proof (1953) TV episode
        - The Kimballs (1951) TV episode
  33. "Hollywood Opening Night" (1 episode, 1953)
        - The Invited Seven (1953) TV episode
  34. "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
  35. "Curtain Call" (1 episode, 1952)
        - The Soul of the Great Bell (1952) TV episode
  36. "CBS Television Workshop" .... Don Quixote (1 episode, 1952)
        - Don Quixote (1952) TV episode .... Don Quixote
  37. "The Jack Carter Show" (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode #2.17 (1950) TV episode
  38. "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
  39. "Lights Out" (1 episode, 1950)
        - The Leopard Lady (1950) TV episode
  40. "Masterpiece Playhouse" (1 episode, 1950)
        - Uncle Vanya (1950) TV episode

  41. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (2 episodes, 1949)
    ... aka Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Broadway Playhouse
        - A Passenger to Bali (1949) TV episode
        - Expert Opinion (1949) TV episode
  42. "The Ford Theatre Hour" .... Jonathan Brewster (1 episode, 1949)
        - Arsenic and Old Lace (1949) TV episode .... Jonathan Brewster
Soundtrack:
  1. Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997) (performer: "We're Horrible, Horrible Men")
    ... aka Bela Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (USA: alternative title)

  2. "The Gisele MacKenzie Show" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #1.8 (1957) TV episode (performer: "Those Were the Good Old Days" (uncredited), "The Girl Friend of the Whirling Dervish" (uncredited))
  3. "The Lux Show" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney (USA: complete title)
        - Episode #1.5 (1957) TV episode (performer: "You Do Something to Me", "I Get So Frightened")
  4. "The Rosemary Clooney Show" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode dated 9 January 1957 (1957) TV episode (performer: "You'd Be Surprised", "Children Have Quizzical Ways")
  5. A Connecticut Yankee (1955) (TV) (performer: "A Toast", "At the Round Table", "You Always Love the Same Girl")

  6. One in a Million (1936) ("Horror Boys of Hollywood" (1936))
  7. The Black Cat (1934) ("Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV.565" (uncredited))
    ... aka The House of Doom (UK)
    ... aka The Vanishing Body (USA: reissue title)
Thanks:
  1. Kreating Karloff (2006) (in memory of)
Self - TV:
  1. "The Jonathan Winters Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode #2.6 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "Shindig!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode #2.14 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "The Entertainers" .... Himself (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode dated 16 January 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "The Garry Moore Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
        - Episode #6.28 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "Hollywood and the Stars" .... The Monster in Frankenstein's segment (1 episode, 1964)
        - Monsters We've Known and Loved (1964) TV episode (also archive footage) .... The Monster in Frankenstein's segment
  6. "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1952-1963)
        - Episode dated 28 January 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 24 August 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 13 October 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 19 June 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "Out of This World" .... Himself - Host (14 episodes, 1962)
        - The Tycoons (1962) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Target Generation (1962) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Immigrant (1962) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - The Dark Star (1962) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Divided We Fall (1962) TV episode .... Himself - Host
          (9 more)
  8. "Thriller" .... Himself / ... (66 episodes, 1960-1962)
    ... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
        - The Specialists (1962) TV episode .... Himself/Host
        - The Lethal Ladies (1962) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Innocent Bystanders (1962) TV episode .... Himself
        - Man of Mystery (1962) TV episode .... Himself
        - Kill My Love (1962) TV episode .... Himself
          (61 more)
  9. "Sunday Showcase" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - Hollywood Sings (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Host

  10. "The Gale Storm Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Oh! Susanna
        - It's Murder My Dear (1959) TV episode .... Himself
  11. "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka The Jack Paar Show (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Jack Paar Tonight Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 22 April 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "The Betty White Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode dated 12 February 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  13. "The Lux Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney (USA: complete title)
        - Episode dated 8 January 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.5 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "The Veil" .... Himself - Host (2 episodes, 1958)
        - Jack the Ripper (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Peggy (????) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  15. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Boris Karloff (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  16. "The Gisele MacKenzie Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #1.8 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  17. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957)
    ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #2.2 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.9 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  18. "The Rosemary Clooney Show" .... Himself - Singer / ... (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode dated 9 January 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Singer / Sketch Actor
  19. "The Ernie Kovacs Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Kovacs Unlimited
        - Episode dated 13 August 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  20. "Frankie Laine Time" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode #2.2 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  21. "The Donald O'Connor Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka The Donald O'Connor Texaco Show
    ... aka The Texaco Star Theater Starring Donald O'Connor
        - Episode #1.8 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "Down You Go" (1951) TV series .... Himself / ... (unknown episodes, 1954-1955)
  23. "Truth or Consequences" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka The All New Truth and Consequences (USA: new title)
    ... aka The New Truth and Consequences (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 7 November 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
  24. "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
        - Episode #1.5 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
  25. "Who Said That?" .... Panelist (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode dated 30 April 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Panelist
  26. "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself / ... (4 episodes, 1948-1952)
    ... aka Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #5.13 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #4.33 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #4.4 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.45 (1948) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
  27. "The Eyes Have It" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1949-1952)
    ... aka Celebrity Time (USA: new title)
    ... aka Goodrich Celebrity Time
    ... aka Riddle Me This
    ... aka Stop, Look and Listen
        - Episode dated 25 May 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 25 November 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 4 September 1949 (1949) TV episode .... Himself
  28. "That Reminds Me" .... Himself (1 episode, 1952)
        - Episode dated 27 February 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
  29. "Four Star Revue" .... Himself (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka All Star Revue (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 17 January 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
  30. "The Fred Waring Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode dated 21 October 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
  31. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode dated 21 January 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
  32. "The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka The Paul Whiteman Revue
        - Episode dated 29 October 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Himself
  33. "Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode #1.12 (1950) TV episode .... Himself
  34. "The Perry Como Show" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
        - Episode dated 19 February 1950 (1950) TV episode

  35. "Starring Boris Karloff" (1949) TV series .... Himself / ... (unknown episodes)
    ... aka The Boris Karloff Mystery Playhouse (USA: new title)
Self:
  1. Mondo balordo (1964) .... Himself - Narrator
    ... aka A Fool's World (USA)
  2. I tre volti della paura (1963) .... Himself/Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
    ... aka Black Sabbath (USA)
    ... aka Les trois visages de la peur (France)
    ... aka The Three Faces of Fear
    ... aka The Three Faces of Terror

  3. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 (1942) .... Himself
  4. Information Please: Series 2, No. 12 (1941) .... Himself - Guest Panelist
    ... aka Information Please (1940-1941 season) (#12) (USA: series title)
  5. Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (1940) .... Himself/Tennis Fan

  6. Cinema Circus (1937) .... Himself
  7. Hollywood Hobbies (1935) .... Himself
  8. The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce (2008) (V) .... Himself
  2. "Close-up"
        - Bela Lugosi: Dracula's Dubbelganger (2007) TV episode .... Himself/The Monster/Various
  3. Le vampire déchu (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  4. Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (2007) (TV)
  5. Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007) .... Himself
  6. Corridor Gossip (2007) (V) (uncredited) .... Dr. Thomas Bolton
  7. Haunted Memories (2007) (V) .... clips from 'The Haunted Strangler'
  8. Lugosi, the Dark Prince (2006) (V) .... Himself
  9. Terror in the Tropics (2006) (V) .... Mr. Wong
  10. Karloff, the Gentle Monster (2006) (V) .... Himself
  11. Edgar G. Ulmer - The Man Off-screen (2004)
  12. Van Helsing: The Man and the Monsters (2004) (TV) .... Frankenstein's Monster
  13. Van Helsing: Behind the Screams (2004) (V)
  14. "Enterprise"
        - Horizon (2003) TV episode (uncredited) .... Frankenstein's Monster
  15. Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi (2002) (TV) .... Himself/Characters
  16. Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001) .... Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
  17. Heroes of Horror (2001) (TV) .... Himself/Frankenstein's Monster/Narrator & The Grinch/Prof. Morlant/Byron Orlok/Gorca
  18. Songs in the Key of Grinch (2000) (V) (voice)
  19. Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (1999) (V) .... Im-Ho-Tep
  20. Bride of Chucky (1998) (uncredited) .... Clips from 'Bride of Frankenstein'
  21. Universal Horror (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  22. 100 Years of Horror (1996) (V) .... Himself
  23. 100 Years of Horror: The Frankenstein Family (1996) (V) .... Himself
  24. "Biography"
        - Boris Karloff: The Gentle Monster (1995) TV episode .... Himself
  25. The Interactive History of Frankenstein (1995) (VG) .... Himself/Frankenstein Monster
  26. Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994) (TV)
  27. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition (1994) (TV) (voice)
  28. Commercial Entertainment Product (1992) (V) (uncredited) .... Frankenstein's Monster
  29. Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) .... The Monster/Doctor Gustav Niemann/Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Hyde/Baron Victor von Frankenstein
  30. The Horror Hall of Fame (1990) (TV) .... Inductee
  31. Transylvania Twist (1989) .... Himself
  32. Monsters & Maniacs (1988) (V) .... Himself
  33. "Moonlighting"
        - The Bride of Tupperman (1986) TV episode .... Frankenstein's Monster
  34. Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Frankenstein Monster (Bride of Frankenstein)
  35. The Horror Show (1979)
  36. Madhouse (1974) .... Clip from 'The Raven'
  37. "Emergency!"
        - Seance (1973) TV episode .... Frankenstein's monster
  38. Way... Way Out (1966) (uncredited) .... Frankenstein Monster - Film clip on television screen
  39. The Son of Frankenstein (1966) .... The Monster
  40. Doom of Dracula (1966) .... The Madman
  41. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself
  42. "Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."
        - The Monsters (1965) TV episode .... Various
  43. Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961) .... Himself, film clip
  44. The Veil (1958) (TV) .... Sgt. Chester Willmore/Dr. Carlo Marcabienti/Andre Giraud/Dr. Francis Mason
  45. Destination Nightmare (1958) (TV) .... Morgan Debs/Prof. Charles Goncourt/Pete Wade, Sr./Ira
  46. Jack the Ripper (1958) (TV) .... Capt. John Elwood/Jonas Atterbury/Dr. Francis Mason
  47. When the Talkies Were Young (1955) (uncredited) .... T. Vernon Isopod
  48. Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood (1953) .... Himself
  49. Colonel March Investigates (1952) .... Col. March
  50. House of Dracula (1945) (uncredited) .... Frankenstein Monster in Dream Sequence
  51. The Mummy's Curse (1944) (uncredited) .... Kharis in flashback, bandaging sequence
  52. The Mummy's Hand (1940) (uncredited) .... Kharis
  53. Boo (1932) (uncredited) .... Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")

Additional Details

Other Works:
Stage: Played Capt. Hook and Mr. Darling in J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan", 1950, Imperial Theater, New York City, which ran for 321 performances. more
Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 4 Portrayals | 12 Print Biographies | 22 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 7 Magazine Cover Photos more
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