Boris Karloff (1887-1969)

Date of Birth: 23 November 1887
Place of Birth: Camberwell, London, England, UK

Date of Death: 2 February 1969 (from emphysema)
Place of Death: Midhurst, Sussex, England, UK

Also Known As: ?; Karloff; William Henry Pratt (real name)

GENRE FILMOGRAPHY

all as performer
* = television

1930
The Sea Bat (Corsican)
Il vampiro del mare - Italian title

1931
Frankenstein (the monster)
El Doctor Frankenstein - Spanish title

The Mad Genius (Fedor's father)
El ídolo - Spanish title
Ihminen vai paholainen - Finnish title

1932
Behind the Mask (Jim Henderson)
Hinter der Maske - Austrian title
The Man Who Dared

Boo (Frankenstein's monster)

The Mask of Fu Manchu (Dr Fu Manchu)
La máscara de Fu-Manchú - Spanish title
La maschera di Fu Manciu - Italian title
Maska doktora Fu Manchu - Polish title
Die Maske des Fu-Manchu - German title
Le masque d'or - French title
Der Teufel des Ostens - Austrian title

The Miracle Man (Nikko)
Ihmeittentekijä - Finnish title
Spiel am Abgrund - Austrian title

The Mummy (Imhotep/Ardath Bey)
Cagliostro
Im-Ho-Tep
King of the Dead
La momia - Spanish title
La momie - French title
Mumia - Polish title
A múmia - Portugese title
Die Mumie - Austrian/German title
Mumien vaknar - Swedish title
La mummia - Italian title
Muumio - Finnish title

The Old Dark House (Morgan)
El caserón de las sombras - Spanish title
Das Haus des Grauens - German title
Das Haus des Schreckens - Austrian title
Överaskade av natten - Swedish title
Une soirée étrange - French title

1933
Mickey’s Gala Premiere (animated character)

1934
The Black Cat (Hjalmar Poelzig)
Le chat noir - French title
El gato negro - Venezuelan title
O Gato Negro - Portugese title
The House of Doom – UK title
Magia Negra - Portugese title
Satanás - Spanish title
Die Schwarze Katze - Austrian/German title
Den sorte kat - Danish title
Den svarta kitten - Swedish title
The Vanishing Body - US reissue title

The Ghoul (Professor Morlant)
El resucitado - Spanish title

1935
The Black Room (Baron Gregor de Bergmann/Anton de Bergmann)
The Black Room Mystery – UK title
Horror en el cuarto negro - Spanish title
Das Schwarze Zimmer - German title
Det sorte værelse - Danish title

Bride of Frankenstein (the monster)
The Bride of Frankenstein – advertising title
La fiancée de Frankenstein - French title
Frankensteinin morsian - Finnish title
Frankensteins Braut - German title
Frankensteins brud - Swedish title
Frankensteins Rückkehr - Austrian title
La moglie di Frankenstein - Italian title
Narzeczona Frankensteina - Polish title
A Noiva de Frankenstein - Portugese title
La novia de Frankenstein - Spanish title

The Raven (Edmond Bateman)
Le corbeau - French title
Korppi - Finnish title
Der Rabe - Austrian/German title

1936
The Invisible Ray (Dr Janos Rukh)
Niewidzialny promien - Polish title
El poder invisible - Spanish title
Il raggio invisibile - Italian title
Tödliche Strahlen - German title
Der Unsichtbare Strahl - Austrian title

Juggernaut (Dr Victor Sartorius)
The Demon Doctor
L'idolo del male - Italian title

The Man Who Changed His Mind (Doctor Laurience)
The Brainsnatcher
Doctor Maniac Who Lived Again
Dr Maniac
El hombre que trocó su mente - Spanish title
The Man Who Lived Again
Der Mann, der sein Gehirn austauschte - German title

The Walking Dead (John Ellman)
Den døde vender tilbage - Danish title
Le mort qui marche - French title
Los muertos andan - Spanish title
L'ombra che cammina - Italian title
Die Rache des Toten - German title
Der Wandelnde Leichnam - German title
Der Wandernde Tod - Austrian title

1937
Charlie Chan at the Opera (Gravelle)
Charlie Chan en la ópera - Venezuelan title
Charlie Chan in der Oper - German title
Charlie Chan oopperassa - Finnish title
Mord im Opernhaus - Austrian title
Il pugnale scomparso - Italian title

Night Key (David Mallory)
Alarma en la ciudad - Spanish title
La chiave misteriosa - Italian title
Nachtschlüssel - Austrian title

Porky's Road Race (animated character)

1939
The Man They Could Not Hang (Dr Henryk Savaard)
L'uomo che non poteva essere impiccato - Italian title

Son of Frankenstein (the monster)
Il figlio di Frankenstein - Italian title
Frankensteins Sohn – Austrian/German title
La sombra de Frankenstein - Spanish title

Tower of London (Mord)
Den blodiga borgen - Swedish title
Der Henker von London – Austrian/German title
La torre de Londres - Spanish title
L'usurpatore - Italian title
Verinen linna - Finnish title

1930
The Bad One (Monsieur Gaston)
Femmina - Italian title

Mother's Cry (Murder Victim)

The Utah Kid (Baxter)

1931
Cracked Nuts (Boris, a revolutionary)

The Criminal Code (Ned Galloway)
Codice penale - Italian title
Código Penal - Portugese title
Das Strafgesetzbuch - German title

Dirigible (Member of Exploration Team)
Dirigibile - Italian title
Helden der Luft - Austrian/German title
Das Luftschiff - Austrian/German title

Five Star Final (Reverend T. Vernon Isopod)
Sed de escándalo - Spanish title
Spätausgabe - German TV title

Graft (Joe Terry)

The Guilty Generation (Tony Ricca)
Los hijos de los gangsters - Spanish title

I Like Your Nerve (Luigi)

King of the Wild (Mustapha)

The Last Parade (prison warder)
Die Letzte Parade - German title
Die Stunde der Vergeltung - Austrian title

The Public Defender (Professor)
L'elegante giustiziere - Italian title
Million Dollar Swindle
The Reckoner

Smart Money (Sport Williams)
Leichtes Geld - German title

Sous les verrous (le tigre)

Tonight or Never (waiter)

The Yellow Ticket (orderly)
El carnet Amarillo - Spanish title
El pasaporte Amarillo - Venezuelan title
Il passaporto giallo - Italian title
The Yellow Passport – UK title

Young Donovan's Kid (Cokey Joe)
Bandittens plejebarn - Danish title
Donovan's Kid
Il mio ragazzo - Italian title

1932
Alias the Doctor (autopsy surgeon)
En læges hemmelighed - Danish title
Il segreto del dottore - Italian title

Business and Pleasure (Sheik)
The Plutocrat

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (himself)

Night World ('Happy' MacDonald)

Scarface (Gaffney)
Arpinaama - Finnish title
Der Mann mit der Narbe - Austrian title
Narbengesicht - German title
Scarface - Chicagos siste gangster - Swedish title
Scarface, el terror del hampa - Spanish title
Scarface, o Homem da Cicatriz - Portugese title
Scarface, the Shame of the Nation
Lo sfregiato - Italian title
The Shame of a Nation

1934
Gift of Gab (cameo appearance)
El don de la labia - Spanish title

The House of Rothschild (Count Ledrantz)
La casa de los Rothschild - Spanish title
La casa dei Rothschild - Italian title
Die Rothschilds - Austrian/German title

The Lost Patrol (Sanders)
Kadonnut partio - Finnish title
Die Letzte Patrouille - German title
Den osynliga fienden - Swedish title
A Patrulha Perdida - Portugese title
La patrulla perdida - Spanish title
La patrulla perduda – Catalan Spanish title
La pattuglia sperduta - Italian title
Til sidste mand - Danish title
Die Verlorene Patrouille - Austrian title

1935
Hollywood Hobbies (himself)

1937
Cinema Circus (himself)

West of Shanghai (General Wu Yen Fang)
Der Gelbe Herrscher - Austrian title
Shanghaista länteen - Finnish title
Vest for Shanghai - Danish title
War Lord

1938
The Invisible Menace (Mr Jevries)

Mr Wong, Detective (Mr Wong)
La morte invisibile - Italian title
Mr Wong, mestarisalapoliisi - Finnish title

Without Warning

1939
Devil's Island (Dr Charles Gaudet)
Song of Hell
Die Teufelsinsel - German title

Mr Wong in Chinatown (Mr Wong)
Città cinese - Italian title
Myrkkynuoli - Finnish title

The Mystery of Mr Wong (Mr Wong)
El misterio de Mr Wong - Spanish title
Näkymätön murhaaja - Finnish title
Vendetta - Italian title

Last Updated: 7 January, 2010