Boris Karloff

Born

Nov 23, 1887 (136 years old)

Known For

Crime, Drama

Drama, Horror, Science Fiction

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Animation, Comedy, Family

Bride of Frankenstein

Horror, Science Fiction

Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Crime, Drama

Horror

Horror

The Old Dark House

Drama, Horror, Thriller

Son of Frankenstein

Horror, Science Fiction

Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Crime, Thriller

The Body Snatcher

Horror, Thriller

House of Frankenstein

Fantasy, Horror

Horror, Mystery

The Comedy of Terrors

Comedy, Crime, Horror

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Isle of the Dead

Horror

Crime, Horror, Mystery

Hatchet for the Honeymoon

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The Mummy's Hand

Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

The Walking Dead

Crime, Horror, Science Fiction

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

The Mask of Fu Manchu

Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Comedy, Horror

Drama, Thriller

The Mummy's Curse

Fantasy, Horror, Romance

Mad Monster Party?

Animation, Comedy, Family

The Wild Wild West

Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Curse of the Crimson Altar

Horror, Mystery

Horror

The Lost Patrol

Action, War

Die, Monster, Die!

Horror, Science Fiction

Crime, Horror

Adventure, Drama, History

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Comedy, Horror, Mystery

The Invisible Ray

Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Horror, Mystery

Crime, Horror, Science Fiction

Corridors of Blood

Crime, Drama, Horror

The Man They Could Not Hang

Crime, Horror, Science Fiction

Frankenstein 1970

Horror, Science Fiction

Tower of London

Drama, History

The Black Castle

Horror, Mystery

The Last of the Mohicans

Adventure, Drama, History

Five Star Final

Crime, Drama

Grip of the Strangler

Crime, Horror, Mystery

Horror, Science Fiction

Crime, Horror, Science Fiction

The American Nightmare

Documentary, Horror

The Last Repair Shop

Documentary, Music

The Devil Commands

Horror, Science Fiction

Charlie Chan at the Opera

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Horror, Music, Thriller

Isle of the Snake People

Horror

The Man Who Changed His Mind

Horror, Science Fiction

Crime, Science Fiction

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

Action, Crime, Mystery

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

Documentary

The Strange Door

Horror, Thriller

The Boogie Man Will Get You

Comedy, Horror

Horror

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

Comedy, Horror, Music

The Criminal Code

Crime, Drama

Crime, Drama

Comedy, Music, Romance

The Man with Nine Lives

Science Fiction

Mr. Wong, Detective

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

You'll Find Out

Comedy, Horror, Music

Horror, Science Fiction

Transylvania Twist

Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

British Intelligence

Action, Adventure

Two Arabian Knights

Adventure, Comedy, Romance

What's My Line?

Comedy, Family

Horror

Drama, Horror, Romance

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Mystery, Thriller

Macabre Serenade

Horror, Mystery

Universal Horror

Documentary, [undefined]

Mystery, Thriller

The House of Rothschild

Drama, History

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Cauldron of Blood

Crime, Horror, Mystery

Crime, Drama, Horror

Crime, Drama

Crime

Drama

Behind the Mask

Crime, Horror, Thriller

Behind That Curtain

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

The Yellow Ticket

Drama

Mystery

The Emperor's Nightingale

Animation, Family, Fantasy

The Red Skelton Show

Comedy, Family, Talk

Drama

Drama, History

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Documentary, Horror

The Name of the Game

Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The Island Monster

Crime, Thriller

Skyscraper Souls

Drama, Romance

In Search of Dr. Seuss

Animation, Comedy, [undefined]

The Invisible Menace

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Comedy, Horror

Drama

Comedy, Documentary, History

Drama, War, Western

West of Shanghai

Adventure, Drama, War

Adventure, Animation, Family

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

Documentary, Horror

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

Documentary, Horror

Drama, Mystery

The Unholy Night

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Tarzan and the Golden Lion

Action, Adventure

Action, Romance, Thriller

This Is Your Life

Documentary

Drama

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Documentary, History

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

Action & Adventure

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

Drama

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Creepy Classics

Documentary

The Venetian Affair

Action, Thriller

Tonight or Never

Comedy, Romance

Documentary

The Guilty Generation

Crime, Drama

I Like Your Nerve

Comedy, Romance

Adventure

King of the Wild

Action, Adventure, Horror

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Documentary

Horrible Horror

Documentary, Horror

The Horror of It All

Documentary, [undefined]

The Miracle Man

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

Documentary, [undefined]

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Drama

Drama, Mystery

Tales of Tomorrow

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce

Documentary

The Public Defender

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Documentary, Horror

Lugosi: The Dark Prince

Documentary, Horror

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Comedy

His Majesty, the American

Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Drama

Karloff: The Gentle Monster

Documentary

Reality

Lux Video Theatre

Comedy, Drama

Robert Montgomery Presents

Drama

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

Documentary

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Documentary, Horror, Science Fiction

The Nickel-Hopper

Comedy

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

Documentary, Horror

Breakdowns of 1937

Comedy, Documentary

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

Documentary

The Universal Story

Documentary

Out of This World

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

General Electric Theater

Comedy, Drama

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Crime, Drama, Reality

Drama

The United States Steel Hour

The Prince and Betty

Comedy

The Horror Show

Documentary, Horror, [undefined]

Heroes of Horror

Documentary, Horror

Thriller

Comedy, Romance

The Juggler of Our Lady

Animation

Days of Thrills and Laughter

Documentary

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

Documentary, History

Colonel March Investigates

Crime, Mystery

Destination Nightmare

Fantasy, Horror

Little Lost Robot

Science Fiction

A Connecticut Yankee

Comedy, [undefined]

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Documentary

Arsenic & Old Lace

Comedy, Drama, Thriller

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Documentary

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Comedy, Drama

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

DuPont Show of the Month

Comedy, Drama

Never the Twain Shall Meet

Drama

The Fatal Warning

Action, Adventure, Mystery

Action, Adventure, Crime

Business and Pleasure

Comedy

The Vanishing Legion

Action, Crime, Mystery

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Documentary, Horror

The Many Faces of Dracula

Documentary, Horror

Comedy, Music

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Documentary

Action, Drama

The King of the Kongo

Action, Adventure

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Documentary

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

Documentary, Horror

The Deadlier Sex

Comedy, Drama

Jack the Ripper

Fantasy, Horror

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Documentary

Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters

Documentary

Hollywood Hobbies

Comedy, Documentary

Parisian Nights

Drama, Romance

The Incredible Doktor Markesan

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

Documentary

Documentary

The George Gobel Show

Comedy

Information Please: Series 2, No. 12

Documentary

The Lightning Raider

Action, Adventure, Crime

Western

The White Panther

Drama

Riders of the Plains

Western

Forbidden Cargo

Drama

Perils of the Wild

Adventure

Drama

Drama

The Courage of Marge O'Doone

Drama

Drama

Drama

Drama

Action, Crime, Mystery

The Princess from Hoboken

Comedy

Comedy, Crime, Romance

The Meddlin' Stranger

Western

Adventure, Comedy

Comedy

Vultures of the Sea

Adventure

Burning the Wind

Western

The Vanishing Rider

Western

The Little Wild Girl

Drama, Romance

The Devil's Chaplain

Drama, Romance

Romance

Anne Against the World

Drama

Monster Movie Trivia Quiz

Documentary, Horror

Nan of the North

Action, Adventure

The Man from Downing Street

Adventure

Drama

The Woman Conquers

Drama

The Altar Stairs

Drama

Drama

Omar the Tentmaker

Drama, Romance

Drama, History, [undefined]

The Sting of Death

Horror, Mystery, [undefined]

The Return of Andrew Bentley

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Comedy, Family

A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)

Documentary

The Phantom of the North

Adventure, Western

Western

Abbott and Costello in the Movies

Comedy, Documentary

The Eagle of the Sea

Adventure

The Phantom Buster

Action, Drama

The Son of Frankenstein

Horror

Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)

Horror

The Fatal Impulse

Crime

Drama

Terror in the Tropics

Comedy, Horror, Thriller

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

Comedy, Romance

Young Donovan's Kid

Crime, Drama

Drama

The Hope Diamond Mystery

Action, Adventure

The Greater Glory

Drama, Romance, War

The Prairie Wife

Western

Without Benefit of Clergy

Drama

Her Honor, the Governor

Drama

Doom of Dracula

Horror

Screen Snapshots No. 11

Documentary

Heart of Darkness

Adventure, Drama, [undefined]

The Man in the Saddle

Action, Adventure, Western

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Starring Boris Karloff

The Rosemary Clooney Show