Boris Karloff
Nov 21, 1887
- Feb 2, 1969

IMDb Page
Movie Release Date Character Age at Release
The Last Repair Shop 02/16/24 The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited) 81
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story 10/18/22 Self - Interviewee 81
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster 09/17/21 Self (archive footage) 81
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! 02/13/21 Self (archive footage) 81
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters 10/02/15 Self (archive footage) 81
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film 08/01/14 Various roles (archive footage) 81
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02) 08/14/13 Self (archive footage) 81
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored 01/29/13 Self (archive footage) 81
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features 08/23/12 81
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce 07/09/08 Self (archive footage) 81
Le vampire déchu 10/24/07 Himself (archive footage) 81
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde 06/16/07 Cabman John Gray (archive footage) 81
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman 05/16/07 Self (archive footage) 81
Lugosi: The Dark Prince 09/26/06 Self (archive footage) 81
Karloff: The Gentle Monster 04/30/06 Self (archive footage) 81
Terror in the Tropics 01/31/06 Mr. Wong (archive footage) 81
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made 07/13/04 Dr. Bernard Adrian (archive footage) 81
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz 04/01/04 81
The Mesmerist 11/07/03 (archive footage) 81
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster 11/01/02 Self (archive footage) 81
Heroes of Horror 01/01/01 (archive footage) 81
The American Nightmare 09/11/00 Self 81
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed 08/29/00 Self (archive footage) 81
The Many Faces of Dracula 01/01/00 The Monster (archive footage) 81
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' 01/01/99 Self (archive footage) 81
Universal Horror 10/08/98 (archive footage) 81
The Universal Story 04/21/96 Self (archive footage) 81
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition 11/19/94 (voice - archive footage) 81
In Search of Dr. Seuss 11/06/94 (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) 81
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook 01/01/91 Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage) 81
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook 01/01/91 The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc. 81
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To 06/04/90 (archive footage) 81
Abbott and Costello in the Movies 01/01/90 Archival 81
Transylvania Twist 10/01/89 Man in Room (archive footage) 81
Creepy Classics 10/01/87 Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage) 81
Horrible Horror 01/01/86 Gruesome in 'Dick Tracey Meets Gruesome' 81
Going Hollywood: The '30s 01/01/84 (archive footage) 81
The Horror of It All 02/23/83 Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage) 81
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 01/01/82 Self (archive footage) 81
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!) 01/01/80 81
The Horror Show 02/06/79 (archive footage) 81
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 08/06/75 Self (archive footage) 81
Madhouse 05/22/74 (archive footage) 81
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute 02/20/74 Self (archive footage) 81
Invasión Siniestra 04/01/71 Prof. John Mayer 81
La muerte viviente 03/01/71 Carl van Molder / Damballah 81
Il rosso segno della follia 06/02/70 Gorca (archive footage) 81
El coleccionista de cadáveres 02/16/70 Franz Badulescu 81
Curse of the Crimson Altar 12/01/68 Professor John Marsh 81
Targets 08/15/68 Byron Orlok 80
Fear Chamber 05/01/68 Dr. Carl Mandel 80
Serenata Macabra 05/01/68 Matthias Morteval 80
The Movie Orgy 01/01/68 Self (archive footage) 80
The Sorcerers 06/25/67 Prof. Marcus Monserrat 79
Mad Monster Party? 03/08/67 Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice) 79
The Venetian Affair 01/18/67 Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud 79
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 12/18/66 Narrator / The Grinch (voice) 79
The Daydreamer 06/01/66 The Rat (voice) 78
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini 04/06/66 The Corpse 78
Doom of Dracula 01/01/66 The Madman 78
Die, Monster, Die! 10/26/65 Nahum Witley 77
The Son of Frankenstein 01/01/65 The Monster (archive footage) 77
Bikini Beach 07/22/64 Art Dealer 76
Today's Teens 02/02/64 Narrator 76
The Comedy of Terrors 01/22/64 Amos Hinchley 76
Horror!!! 01/02/64 Self 76
Mondo Balordo 01/01/64 Narrator 76
I tre volti della paura 08/17/63 Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak") 75
The Terror 06/17/63 Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe 75
The Raven 01/25/63 Dr. Scarabus 75
Little Lost Robot 07/07/62 Host 74
The Incredible Doktor Markesan 02/25/62 Dr. Konrad Markesan 74
Arsenic & Old Lace 02/05/62 Jonathan Brewster 74
The Storm 01/21/62 74
The Return of Andrew Bentley 12/11/61 Host 74
Days of Thrills and Laughter 03/21/61 Self (archive footage) 73
The Fatal Impulse 11/29/60 Self 73
Corridors of Blood 12/01/58 Dr. Thomas Bolton 71
Heart of Darkness 11/06/58 Mr. Kurtz 70
Frankenstein 1970 07/20/58 Baron Viktor von Frankenstein 70
Grip of the Strangler 05/11/58 James Rankin 70
Destination Nightmare 03/08/58 Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs 70
Jack the Ripper 03/08/58 Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason 70
The Juggler of Our Lady 12/04/57 Narrator (voice) 70
The Lark 02/10/57 Bishop Cauchon 69
Voodoo Island 02/01/57 Phillip Knight 69
A Connecticut Yankee 03/12/55 King Arthur 67
The Sting of Death 02/12/55 Mr. Mycroft 67
Sabaka 02/02/55 General Pollegar 67
Il mostro dell'isola 01/02/54 Don Gaetano 66
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 08/01/53 Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde 65
Colonel March Investigates 07/01/53 Colonel March 65
The Black Castle 11/20/52 Dr. Meissen 64
The Strange Door 06/21/51 Voltan 63
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff 05/26/49 Swami Talpur 61
Císařův slavík 04/15/49 Narrator (English version) 61
Tap Roots 08/25/48 Tishomingo 60
Unconquered 10/10/47 Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas 59
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome 09/26/47 Gruesome 59
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 09/01/47 Dr. Hugo Hollingshead 59
Lured 08/28/47 Charles van Druten 59
Bedlam 05/10/46 George Sims 58
Isle of the Dead 09/01/45 Gen. Nikolas Pherides 57
The Body Snatcher 05/25/45 John Gray 57
The Mummy's Curse 12/22/44 Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) 57
House of Frankenstein 12/01/44 Dr. Gustav Niemann 57
The Climax 10/20/44 Dr. Friedrich Hohner 56
The Boogie Man Will Get You 10/22/42 Prof. Nathaniel Billings 54
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 10/05/42 Himself 54
The Devil Commands 08/15/41 Dr. Julian Blair 53
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12 07/11/41 Self 53
You'll Find Out 11/22/40 Judge Spencer Mainwaring 53
The Ape 09/30/40 Dr. Bernard Adrian 52
The Mummy's Hand 09/20/40 Kharis (archive footage / uncredited) 52
Before I Hang 09/17/40 Dr. John Garth 52
Doomed to Die 08/12/40 James Lee Wong 52
The Man with Nine Lives 04/18/40 Dr. Leon Kravaal 52
Black Friday 02/29/40 Dr. Ernest Sovac 52
The Fatal Hour 01/15/40 James Lee Wong 52
Tower of London 11/17/39 Mord 51
British Intelligence 11/10/39 Valdar 51
The Man They Could Not Hang 08/17/39 Dr. Henryk Savaard 51
Mr. Wong in Chinatown 08/01/39 Mr. James Lee Wong 51
The Mystery of Mr. Wong 03/08/39 James Lee Wong 51
Son of Frankenstein 01/13/39 The Monster 51
Devil's Island 01/07/39 Dr. Charles Gaudet 51
Mr. Wong, Detective 10/05/38 James Lee Wong 50
The Invisible Menace 01/11/38 Jevries 50
Breakdowns of 1937 12/31/37 Self 50
West of Shanghai 10/30/37 "General" Wu Yen Fang 49
Night Key 04/18/37 David Mallory 49
Cinema Circus 01/27/37 Himself 49
Charlie Chan at the Opera 12/04/36 Gravelle 49
The Man Who Changed His Mind 09/11/36 Dr. Laurience 48
Juggernaut 09/08/36 Dr. Victor Sartorius 48
The Walking Dead 03/01/36 John Ellman 48
The Invisible Ray 01/20/36 Dr. Janos Rukh 48
The Black Room 07/15/35 Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman 47
The Raven 07/08/35 Edmond Bateman 47
Hollywood Hobbies 07/05/35 Himself 47
Bride of Frankenstein 04/20/35 The Monster 47
Gift of Gab 09/01/34 Himself 46
The Black Cat 05/07/34 Hjalmar Poelzig 46
The House of Rothschild 04/07/34 Count Ledrantz 46
The Lost Patrol 02/16/34 Sanders 46
Screen Snapshots No. 11 01/01/34 Himself 46
The Ghoul 08/01/33 Prof. Morlant 45
The Mummy 12/22/32 Imhotep, alias Ardath Bey 45
Boo 12/01/32 Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein") 45
The Mask of Fu Manchu 11/05/32 Dr. Fu Manchu 44
The Old Dark House 10/20/32 Morgan 44
Skyscraper Souls 07/16/32 Man Approaching Ticket Counter 44
Night World 05/04/32 'Happy' MacDonald 44
Scarface 04/09/32 Gaffney 44
The Miracle Man 04/01/32 Nikko 44
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood 03/27/32 Boris Karloff 44
Behind the Mask 02/25/32 Jim Henderson 44
Business and Pleasure 02/24/32 Sheik Ali Ben Joseph (uncredited) 44
Frankenstein 11/21/31 The Monster 44
The Guilty Generation 11/19/31 Tony Ricca 43
The Yellow Ticket 10/30/31 Drunken Orderly 43
The Mad Genius 09/30/31 Fedor's Father (uncredited) 43
Five Star Final 09/26/31 T. Vernon Isopod 43
Graft 09/21/31 Terry 43
I Like Your Nerve 09/12/31 Luigi - Pacheco's Butler 43
The Public Defender 08/01/31 The Professor 43
Smart Money 06/11/31 Sport Williams 43
Young Donovan's Kid 06/06/31 Cokey Joe 43
The Vanishing Legion 06/01/31 The Voice (voice) 43
Cracked Nuts 04/18/31 Boris - First Revolutionary 43
King of the Wild 03/01/31 Mustapha 43
Tonight or Never 01/04/31 Waiter 43
The Criminal Code 01/03/31 Ned Galloway 43
The Utah Kid 10/27/30 Henchman Baxter 42
The Sea Bat 07/05/30 Corsican 42
The Bad One 05/03/30 Monsieur Gaston 42
The Unholy Night 09/13/29 Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited) 41
The King of the Kongo 08/29/29 Scarface Macklin 41
Behind That Curtain 06/30/29 Beetham's Manservent 41
The Phantom of the North 05/27/29 Jules Gregg 41
Anne Against the World 05/01/29 41
Two Sisters 03/23/29 Cecil 41
The Devil's Chaplain 03/02/29 Boris 41
The Fatal Warning 02/15/29 Mullins 41
Burning the Wind 02/10/29 Pug Doran 41
The Little Wild Girl 08/01/28 Maurice Kent 40
Vultures of the Sea 03/01/28 Grouchy 40
The Vanishing Rider 01/16/28 The Villain 40
Sharp Shooters 01/15/28 Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) 40
The Love Mart 12/18/27 Fleming 40
Two Arabian Knights 09/23/27 Purser 39
Soft Cushions 08/27/27 The Chief Conspirator 39
The Phantom Buster 08/13/27 Ramon 39
The Meddlin' Stranger 06/12/27 Al Meggs 39
Tarzan and the Golden Lion 03/20/27 Owaza 39
The Princess from Hoboken 03/01/27 Pavel 39
Let It Rain 02/12/27 Crook 39
Old Ironsides 12/06/26 Saracen Guard (uncredited) 39
Flaming Fury 12/05/26 Gaspard 39
The Nickel-Hopper 12/04/26 Dance Hall Masher 39
The Eagle of the Sea 10/17/26 Pirate (uncredited) 38
Flames 09/15/26 Blackie Blanchette 38
The Golden Web 09/01/26 Dave Sinclair 38
The Bells 07/29/26 The Mesmerist 38
Her Honor, the Governor 07/19/26 Snipe Collins 38
The Man in the Saddle 07/11/26 Robber (uncredited) 38
The Greater Glory 05/02/26 Scissors Grinder 38
Without Mercy 10/04/25 Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited) 37
Parisian Nights 09/27/25 Pierre 37
Never the Twain Shall Meet 09/13/25 37
Perils of the Wild 08/27/25 37
Lady Robinhood 07/26/25 Cabraza 37
The Prairie Wife 02/23/25 Diego 37
Forbidden Cargo 02/22/25 Pietro Castillano 37
Dynamite Dan 10/02/24 Tony Garcia 36
Riders of the Plains 09/15/24 36
The Hellion 07/15/24 The Outlaw 36
The White Panther 01/22/24 Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris) 36
The Prisoner 03/18/23 Prince Kapolski 35
Omar the Tentmaker 12/22/22 Imam Mowaffak 35
The Altar Stairs 12/04/22 Hugo 35
The Woman Conquers 12/01/22 Raoul Maris 35
The Man from Downing Street 04/02/22 Maharajah Jehan 34
The Infidel 04/02/22 The Nabob 34
Nan of the North 03/01/22 Undetermined Role (uncredited) 34
The Cave Girl 12/26/21 Baptiste 34
Cheated Hearts 12/12/21 Nei Hamid 34
Without Benefit of Clergy 06/19/21 Ahmed Khan 33
The Hope Diamond Mystery 02/19/21 Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar 33
The Last of the Mohicans 11/21/20 Indian (uncredited) 33
The Courage of Marge O'Doone 05/30/20 Tavish 32
The Deadlier Sex 03/28/20 Jules Borney 32
The Prince and Betty 12/21/19 Undetermined Role 32
His Majesty, the American 09/01/19 Henchman in cloth cap 31
The Lightning Raider 01/02/19 31