Boris Karloff filmography

This is a filmography of Boris Karloff. Born as William Henry Pratt, he joined a touring company and adopted the stage name Boris Karloff. During these early stages of his career he was mostly left in obscurity. By 1919, Karloff found regular work as an extra at Universal Studios. Karloff's first significant hit film was in Howard Hawks "The Criminal Code" (1931). While shooting "Graft", director James Whale convinced Karloff to star as a character in one of his most popular roles as Frankenstein's monster in "Frankenstein" which led to him becoming an overnight superstar. After "Frankenstein" and starring in several high profile films such as "Bride of Frankenstein" and "Scarface", Karloff spent the remainder of the 1930s continuing to work at an incredible pace, but progressively more into less into less financially successful films. Karloff starred in a few acclaimed Val Lewton produced horror films of the 1940s and by the mid-1950s, he was a familiar presence on television hosting his own series including "Thriller" and "The Veil". In the 1960s, he was a fixture at Roger Corman's American International Pictures. His final American film was in Peter Bogdanovich's "Targets" portraying an aging horror film star.

Karloff has been a primary character in two film franchises: as Frankenstein's monster in Universal's Frankenstein film series, and as Mr. Wong as the Oxford-educated Oriental detective. Other notable roles include the narrator/voice of The Grinch in the 1966 television film "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!".

Filmography

References

*cite book
last= Nollen
first= Scott Allen
coauthors=
title= Boris Karloff: A Critical Account of His Screen, Stage, Radio, Television and Recording Work
publisher= McFarland
year= 1991
isbn= 0899505805
*cite book
last= Buehrer
first= Beverley Bare
coauthors=
title= Boris Karloff: A Bio-bibliography
publisher= Greenwood Publishing Group
year= 1993
isbn= 031327715X

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