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

1950
Lights Out: The Leopard Lady (18 September 1950) *

1951
The Strange Door (Voltan)
Alan, il conte nero - Italian title
Emmuré vivant – French Belgian title
Hinter den Mauern des Grauens - Austrian / German title
Levend ingemetseld - Flemish Belgian title
Skrækkens borg - Danish title
Suljettu ovi - Finnish title

Suspense: The Lonely Place (25 December 1951) *

1952
The Black Castle (Doctor Meissen)
Levende begravet - Danish title
Il mistero del castello nero - Italian title
Das Schwarze Schloß - Austrian / German title

CBS Television Workshop: Don Quixote (Don Quixote) *

Colonel March Investigates (Colonel March)

Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Eversti Marchin kuudes aisti - Finnish title
Scotland Yard rykker ud - Danish title

Studio One: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (19 May 1952) *

Tales of Tomorrow: Memento (22 February 1952) *

Water, Water Every Hare (animated character)

1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Dr Henry Jekyll / Mr Hyde)
Abbott e Costello Entre o Médico e o Monstro - Portugese title
Abbott ja Costello kohtaavat tri Jekyllin ja Mr Hyden - Finnish title
Abbott y Costello contra el Dr Jekyll y Mr Hyde - Argentinian title
Abbott y Costello contra el hombre y el monstruo - Chilean title
Gianni e Pinotto contro il dottor Jekyll - Italian title

Colonel March of Scotland Yard (Colonel March) *

Sabaka (General Pollegar)
The Hindu
Intian taivaan alla - Finnish title
Sabaka il demone del fuoco - Italian title

Suspense: The Signal Man (23 June 1953) *

Suspense: The Black Prophet (17 March 1953) (Rasputin) *

Tales of Tomorrow: Past Tense (3 April 1953) (Dr Henry Marco) *

1955
The Best of Broadway: Arsenic and Old Lace (5 January 1955) (Jonathan Brewster) *

A Connecticut Yankee (King Arthur) *
Max Liebman Presents: A Connecticut Yankee

1956
The Red Skelton Show: The Atomic Sailor (27 November 1956) (himself) *

Telephone Time: The Vestris (Dr Pierre) *

1957
Voodoo Island (Phillip Knight)
L'isola stregata degli zombies - Italian title
Silent Death - US reissue title

1958
Frankenstein - 1970 (Baron Frankenstein)
Frankenstein - US TV title
Die Hexenküche des Dr Rambow - German title

Grip of the Strangler (James Rankin)
The Haunted Strangler – US title
Stranglehold
Lo strangolatore folle - Italian title

The Juggler of Our Lady (narrator)

Shirley Temple's Storybook: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (5 March 1958) (Father Knickerbocker)

This Is Your Life: 13 November 1958 (himself) *

The Veil: Visions of Crime (not broadcast) (host, performer (Sgt Chester Wilmore)) *

The Veil: Girl on the Road (not broadcast) (host, performer (Morgan Debs)) *

The Veil: Food on the Table (not broadcast) (host, performer (Captain John Elwood)) *

The Veil: The Doctors (not broadcast) (host, performer (Dr Carlo Marcabienti)) *

The Veil: The Crystal Ball (not broadcast) (host, performer (Andre Giraud)) *

The Veil: Genesis (not broadcast) (host, performer (Jonas Atterbury)) *

The Veil: Destination Nightmare (not broadcast) (host, performer (Charles Goncourt)) *

The Veil: Summer Heat (not broadcast) (host, performer (Dr Francis Mason)) *

The Veil: The Return of Madame Vernoy (not broadcast) (host, performer (Charles Goncourt)) *

The Veil: Jack the Ripper (not broadcast) (host) *

1950
Lux Video Theatre: The Man Who Played God (Montgomery Royle) *

Masterpiece Playhouse: Uncle Vanya (3 September 1950) *

The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue: 29 October 1950 (himself) *

1951
Celebrity Time: 25 November 1951 (himself) *

The Fred Waring Show: 21 October 1951 (himself) *

Lux Video Theatre: The Jest of Hahalaba (31 December 1951) (Sir Arthur) *

The Milton Berle Show: 9 October 1951 (himself) *

Robert Montgomery Presents: The Kimballs (19 November 1951) *

Studio One: Mutiny on the Nicolette (3 December 1951) *

1952
Celebrity Time: 25 May 1952 (himself) *

Curtain Call: The Soul of the Great Bell (27 June 1952) *

I've Got a Secret: 19 June 1952 (himself) *

Lux Video Theatre: Fear (8 December 1952) (Larkin) *

The Milton Berle Show: 16 December 1952 (himself) *

The Milton Berle Show: 29 April 1952 (himself) *

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: House of Death (4 July 1952) (Charles Brandon) *

Who's There?: episode unknown (himself) *

1953
Douglas Fairbanks Jr Presents: House of Death (Charles Brandon) *

Hollywood Opening Night: The Invited Seven (2 March 1953) *

I've Got a Secret: episode unknown (himself) *

Il mostro dell'isola (Don Gaetano)
The Island Monster – US title
The Monster of the Island – US title

Robert Montgomery Presents: Burden of Proof (30 March 1953) *

Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood (himself)

Who Said That?: 30 April 1953 (himself) *

1954
Climax! The White Carnation (16 December 1954) (Dr Philip Nestri) *

I've Got a Secret: 13 October 1954 (himself) *

Truth or Consequences: 7 November 1954 (himself) *

1954 - 1955
Down You Go (himself / panelist) *

1955
The Donald O'Connor Show: 19 February 1955 (himself) *

The Elgin TV Hour: The Sting of Death (22 February 1955) (Mr Mycroft) *

General Electric Theater: Mr Blue Ocean (1 May 1955) (Mr Blue Ocean) *

I've Got a Secret: 24 August 1955 (himself) *

The United States Steel Hour: Counterfeit (31 August 1955) (George Redford) *

1956
The $64,000 Question: December 1956 (himself) *

The Alcoa Hour: Even the Weariest River (15 April 1956) (Doc Dixon) *

Climax!: Bury Me Later (6 September 1956) (Vicar) *

The Ernie Kovacs Show: 13 August 1956 (himself) *

Playhouse 90: Rendezvous in Black (25 October 1956) (Ward Allen) *

1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: 17 May 1957 (himself) *

The Dinah Shore Show: 27 October 1957 (himself) *

Front Page Challenge: episode unknown (himself) *

Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Lark (10 February 1957) (Bishop Cauchon) *

The Rosemary Clooney Show: 9 January 1957 (himself) *

The Rosemary Clooney Show: 31 October 1957 (himself) *

Suspicion: The Deadly Game (9 December 1957) (Judge Winthrop Gelsey) *

1958
The Betty White Show: 12 February 1958 (himself) *

The Jack Paar Show: 22 April 1958 (himself) *

Playhouse 90: Heart of Darkness (6 November 1958) (Kurtz) *

The Rosemary Clooney Show: 8 January 1958 (himself) *

Studio One: The Shadow of a Genius (31 March 1958) (Professor Theodore Koenig) *

1959
The Gale Storm Show: It's Murder My Dear (31 January 1959) (himself) *

General Electric Theater: Indian Giver (17 May 1959) (Henry Church) *

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009