Boris Karloff

November 23, 1887 - February 2, 1969 Camberwell, London, England, UK
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William Henry Pratt (November 23, 1887 – February 2, 1969), better known as Boris Karloff, was an English-born actor who emigrated to Canada in 1909. Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939). His popularity following Frankenstein was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or "Karloff the Uncanny". His best-known non-horror role is as the Grinch in the television special of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. Description above from the Wikipedia article Boris Karloff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

His titles like How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Bride of Frankenstein, and Frankenstein - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Watched: 0/142
Weighted avg: 6.43 /10
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    1966December 1966 by Chuck Jones
    Lead role as Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
    7.11 Good++
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    1935April 1935 by James Whale
    Lead role as The Monster
    Lead role as The Monster
    7.10 Good++
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    1931November 1931 by James Whale
    Supporting as The Monster
    Supporting as The Monster
    7.07 Good++
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    1932December 1932 by Karl Freund
    Lead role as Imhotep / Ardath Bey
    Lead role as Imhotep / Ardath Bey
    6.28 Good--
  • 5
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    1963August 1963 by Mario Bava
    Lead role as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
    Lead role as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
    6.69 Good
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    1934May 1934 by Edgar G. Ulmer
    Lead role as Hjalmar Poelzig
    Lead role as Hjalmar Poelzig
    6.25 Good--
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    1932October 1932 by James Whale
    Lead role as Morgan
    Lead role as Morgan
    6.25 Good--
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    1932April 1932 by Howard Hawks
    Supporting as Gaffney
    Supporting as Gaffney
    6.97 Good+
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    1945May 1945 by Robert Wise
    Lead role as John Gray
    Lead role as John Gray
    6.45 Good-
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    1939January 1939 by Rowland V. Lee
    Starring as The Monster
    Starring as The Monster
    6.24 Good--
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    1944December 1944 by Erle C. Kenton
    Lead role as Dr. Gustav Niemann
    Lead role as Dr. Gustav Niemann
    5.65 Okay
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    1963June 1963 by Roger Corman
    Lead role as Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
    Lead role as Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
    4.92 Mediocre++
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    1968August 1968 by Peter Bogdanovich
    Starring as Byron Orlok
    Starring as Byron Orlok
    6.57 Good
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    1963January 1963 by Roger Corman
    Starring as Dr. Scarabus
    Starring as Dr. Scarabus
    5.87 Okay+
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    1935July 1935 by Lew Landers
    Lead role as Edmond Bateman
    Lead role as Edmond Bateman
    6.10 Okay++
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    1945September 1945 by Mark Robson
    Lead role as Gen. Nikolas Pherides
    Lead role as Gen. Nikolas Pherides
    5.65 Okay
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    1964January 1964 by Jacques Tourneur
    Starring as Amos Hinchley
    Starring as Amos Hinchley
    6.01 Okay++
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    1936February 1936 by Michael Curtiz
    Lead role as John Ellman
    Lead role as John Ellman
    5.86 Okay+
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    1932November 1932 by Charles Brabin
    Lead role as Dr. Fu Manchu
    Lead role as Dr. Fu Manchu
    5.27 Okay-
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    1946May 1946 by Mark Robson
    Lead role as George Sims
    Lead role as George Sims
    6.13 Good--
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    1947September 1947 by Norman Z. McLeod
    Starring as Dr. Hollingshead
    Starring as Dr. Hollingshead
    6.27 Good--
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    1967March 1967 by Jules Bass
    Lead role as Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
    Lead role as Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
    6.04 Okay++
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    1965October 1965 by Daniel Haller
    Lead role as Nahum Witley
    Lead role as Nahum Witley
    5.49 Okay
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    1967June 1967 by Michael Reeves
    Lead role as Prof. Marcus Monserrat
    Lead role as Prof. Marcus Monserrat
    5.84 Okay+
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    1933August 1933 by T. Hayes Hunter
    Lead role as Prof. Morlant
    Lead role as Prof. Morlant
    5.48 Okay
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    1935July 1935 by Roy William Neill
    Lead role as Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
    Lead role as Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
    6.06 Okay++
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    1936January 1936 by Lambert Hillyer
    Lead role as Dr. Janos Rukh
    Lead role as Dr. Janos Rukh
    5.94 Okay++
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    1968December 1968 by Vernon Sewell
    Starring as Professor John Marsh
    Starring as Professor John Marsh
    5.18 Okay--
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    1934February 1934 by John Ford
    Starring as Sanders
    Starring as Sanders
    6.02 Okay++
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    1953August 1953 by Charles Lamont
    Starring as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
    Starring as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
    5.89 Okay+
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    1958December 1958 by Robert Day
    Lead role as Dr. Thomas Bolton
    Lead role as Dr. Thomas Bolton
    5.86 Okay+
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    1939August 1939 by Nick Grindé
    Lead role as Dr. Henryk Savaard
    Lead role as Dr. Henryk Savaard
    6.10 Okay++
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    1947August 1947 by Douglas Sirk
    Supporting as Charles van Druten
    Supporting as Charles van Druten
    5.89 Okay+
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    1958July 1958 by Howard W. Koch
    Lead role as Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
    Lead role as Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
    5.45 Okay
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    1940February 1940 by Arthur Lubin
    Starring as Dr. Ernest Sovac
    Starring as Dr. Ernest Sovac
    5.76 Okay+
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    1940September 1940 by William Nigh
    Lead role as Dr. Bernard Adrian
    Lead role as Dr. Bernard Adrian
    5.19 Okay--
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    1958May 1958 by Robert Day
    Lead role as James Rankin
    Lead role as James Rankin
    5.78 Okay+
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    1944October 1944 by George Waggner
    Lead role as Dr. Friedrich Hohner
    Lead role as Dr. Friedrich Hohner
    5.55 Okay
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    1939November 1939 by Rowland V. Lee
    Starring as Mord
    Starring as Mord
    5.81 Okay+
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    1940September 1940 by Nick Grindé
    Lead role as Dr. John Garth
    Lead role as Dr. John Garth
    5.93 Okay++
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    1947September 1947 by John Rawlins
    Lead role as Gruesome
    Lead role as Gruesome
    5.59 Okay
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    1937April 1937 by Lloyd Corrigan
    Lead role as David Mallory
    Lead role as David Mallory
    5.89 Okay+
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    1936September 1936 by Robert Stevenson
    Lead role as Dr. Laurence
    Lead role as Dr. Laurence
    5.87 Okay+
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    1949May 1949 by Charles Barton
    Starring as Swami Talpur
    Starring as Swami Talpur
    6.08 Okay++
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    1941August 1941 by Edward Dmytryk
    Lead role as Dr. Julian Blair
    Lead role as Dr. Julian Blair
    5.95 Okay++
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    1947October 1947 by Cecil B. DeMille
    Supporting as Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
    Supporting as Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
    6.03 Okay++
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    1952October 1952 by Nathan Juran
    Starring as Dr. Meissen
    Starring as Dr. Meissen
    5.97 Okay++
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    1971March 1971 by Juan Ibáñez
    Lead role as Carl van Molder / Damballah
    Lead role as Carl van Molder / Damballah
    4.70 Mediocre+
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    1942October 1942 by Lew Landers
    Lead role as Prof. Nathaniel Billings
    Lead role as Prof. Nathaniel Billings
    5.90 Okay++
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    1938October 1938 by William Nigh
    Lead role as James Lee Wong
    Lead role as James Lee Wong
    5.64 Okay
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    1974March 1974 by Jim Clark
    Minor role as (archive footage)
    Minor role as (archive footage)
    5.80 Okay+
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    1940August 1940 by William Nigh
    Lead role as James Lee Wong
    Lead role as James Lee Wong
    5.71 Okay+
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    1968May 1968 by Juan Ibáñez
    Lead role as Dr. Carl Mandel
    Lead role as Dr. Carl Mandel
    5.23 Okay-
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    1970June 1970 by Mario Bava
    Minor role as Gorca (archive footage)
    Minor role as Gorca (archive footage)
    5.95 Okay++
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    1971April 1971 by José Luis González de León
    Lead role as Prof. John Mayer
    Lead role as Prof. John Mayer
    5.00 Mediocre++
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    1936December 1936 by H. Bruce Humberstone
    Starring as Gravelle
    Starring as Gravelle
    6.16 Good--
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    1939November 1939 by Terry O. Morse
    Lead role as Valdar
    Lead role as Valdar
    5.75 Okay+
  • 58
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    1939August 1939 by William Nigh
    Lead role as Mr. James Lee Wong
    Lead role as Mr. James Lee Wong
    5.63 Okay
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    1940April 1940 by Nick Grindé
    Lead role as Dr. Leon Kravaal
    Lead role as Dr. Leon Kravaal
    5.95 Okay++
  • 60
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    1939March 1939 by William Nigh
    Lead role as James Lee Wong
    Lead role as James Lee Wong
    5.80 Okay+
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    1957February 1957 by Reginald Le Borg
    Lead role as Phillip Knight
    Lead role as Phillip Knight
    5.38 Okay-
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    1940September 1940 by Christy Cabanne
    Minor role as Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
    Minor role as Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
    5.47 Okay
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    1951October 1951 by Joseph Pevney
    Starring as Voltan
    Starring as Voltan
    5.89 Okay++
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    1968May 1968 by Juan Ibáñez
    Lead role as Matthias Morteval
    Lead role as Matthias Morteval
    5.23 Okay-
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    1940January 1940 by William Nigh
    Lead role as James Lee Wong
    Lead role as James Lee Wong
    5.79 Okay+
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    1960–1962
    Lead role as Self - Host
    Lead role as Self - Host
    5.90 Okay++
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    1968February 1968 by Santos Alcocer
    Lead role as Franz Badulescu
    Lead role as Franz Badulescu
    5.43 Okay-
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    2024February 2024 by Kris Bowers
    Supporting as The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
    Supporting as The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
    6.54 Good-
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    1931January 1931 by Howard Hawks
    Supporting as Ned Galloway
    Supporting as Ned Galloway
    5.83 Okay+
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    1934April 1934 by Alfred L. Werker
    Starring as Count Ledrantz
    Starring as Count Ledrantz
    5.92 Okay++
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    1931September 1931 by Mervyn LeRoy
    Supporting as T. Vernon Isopod
    Supporting as T. Vernon Isopod
    6.08 Okay++
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    1939January 1939 by William Clemens
    Lead role as Dr. Charles Gaudet
    Lead role as Dr. Charles Gaudet
    5.81 Okay+
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    1940November 1940 by David Butler
    Starring as Judge Spencer Mainwaring
    Starring as Judge Spencer Mainwaring
    5.68 Okay+
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    1936September 1936 by Henry Edwards
    Lead role as Dr. Victor Sartorius
    Lead role as Dr. Victor Sartorius
    5.55 Okay
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    1938January 1938 by John Farrow
    Lead role as Jevries
    Lead role as Jevries
    5.57 Okay
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    1954January 1954 by Roberto Bianchi Montero
    Lead role as Don Gaetano
    Lead role as Don Gaetano
    5.38 Okay-
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    1920November 1920 by Maurice Tourneur
    Minor role as Indian (uncredited)
    Minor role as Indian (uncredited)
    5.92 Okay++
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    1937October 1937 by John Farrow
    Lead role as "General" Wu Yen Fang
    Lead role as "General" Wu Yen Fang
    5.89 Okay+
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    1932May 1932 by Hobart Henley
    Starring as 'Happy' MacDonald
    Starring as 'Happy' MacDonald
    6.10 Okay++
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    80
    1927September 1927 by Lewis Milestone
    Supporting as Purser
    Supporting as Purser
    5.76 Okay+
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    1932February 1932 by John Francis Dillon
    Starring as Jim Henderson
    Starring as Jim Henderson
    5.81 Okay+
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    1966April 1966 by Don Weis
    Minor role as The Corpse
    Minor role as The Corpse
    5.42 Okay-
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    1964January 1964 by Albert T. Viola
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
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    1929June 1929 by Irving Cummings
    Supporting as Beetham's Manservent
    Supporting as Beetham's Manservent
    5.40 Okay-
  • 85
    85
    1956–1957 by John Dickson Carr
    Lead role as Colonel March Of Scotland Yard
    Lead role as Colonel March Of Scotland Yard
    Needs more reviews
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    1955February 1955 by Frank Ferrin
    Lead role as General Pollegar
    Lead role as General Pollegar
    Needs more reviews
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    1926July 1926 by James Young
    Supporting as The Mesmerist
    Supporting as The Mesmerist
    5.93 Okay++
  • 88
    88
    1964July 1964 by William Asher
    Minor role as Art Dealer
    Minor role as Art Dealer
    5.65 Okay
  • 89
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    1931June 1931 by Alfred E. Green
    Minor role as Sport Williams
    Minor role as Sport Williams
    6.18 Good--
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    90
    1931September 1931 by Michael Curtiz
    Minor role as Fedor's Father (uncredited)
    Minor role as Fedor's Father (uncredited)
    5.97 Okay++
  • 91
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    2021September 2021 by Thomas Hamilton
    Lead role as Self (archive footage)
    Lead role as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
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    1948August 1948 by George Marshall
    Starring as Tishomingo
    Starring as Tishomingo
    6.08 Okay++
  • 93
    93
    1989October 1989 by Jim Wynorski
    Minor role as Man in Room (archive footage)
    Minor role as Man in Room (archive footage)
    5.59 Okay
  • 94
    94
    1927March 1927 by J.P. McGowan
    Supporting as Owaza
    Supporting as Owaza
    5.61 Okay
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    1966November 1966 by Jerry Thorpe
    Supporting as Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
    Supporting as Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
    5.71 Okay+
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    1930July 1930 by Lionel Barrymore
    Supporting as Corsican
    Supporting as Corsican
    5.58 Okay
  • 97
    97
    1998October 1998 by Kevin Brownlow
    Minor role as (archive footage)
    Minor role as (archive footage)
    6.21 Good--
  • 98
    98
    1953July 1953 by Cy Endfield
    Lead role as Colonel March
    Lead role as Colonel March
    Needs more reviews
  • 99
    99
    1962 by Irene Shubik
    Lead role as Host
    Lead role as Host
    Needs more reviews
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    100
    1931January 1931 by Mervyn LeRoy
    Supporting as Waiter
    Supporting as Waiter
    5.96 Okay++
  • 101
    101
    1926December 1926 by James Cruze
    Minor role as Saracen Guard (uncredited)
    Minor role as Saracen Guard (uncredited)
    5.99 Okay++
  • 102
    102
    1931October 1931 by Raoul Walsh
    Minor role as Drunken Orderly
    Minor role as Drunken Orderly
    5.65 Okay
  • 103
    103
    1931November 1931 by Rowland V. Lee
    Supporting as Tony Ricca
    Supporting as Tony Ricca
    Needs more reviews
  • 104
    104
    Boo
    1932December 1932 by Albert DeMond
    Minor role as Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
    Minor role as Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
    5.82 Okay+
  • 105
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    2000August 2000 by David J. Skal
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    6.13 Good--
  • 106
    106
    1931March 1931 by B. Reeves Eason
    Starring as Mustapha
    Starring as Mustapha
    Needs more reviews
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    1958March 1958 by Paul Landres
    Lead role as Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
    Lead role as Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
    Needs more reviews
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    1957December 1957 by Al Kouzel
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
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    1966June 1966 by Jules Bass
    Minor role as The Rat (voice)
    Minor role as The Rat (voice)
    5.72 Okay+
  • 110
    110
    2003November 2003 by Bill Morrison
    Starring as (archive footage)
    Starring as (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
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    1932July 1932 by Edgar Selwyn
    Minor role as Man Approaching Ticket Counter
    Minor role as Man Approaching Ticket Counter
    5.80 Okay+
  • 112
    112
    1999January 1999 by David J. Skal
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    6.26 Good--
  • 113
    113
    1931September 1931 by William C. McGann
    Supporting as Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
    Supporting as Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
    Needs more reviews
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    1934September 1934 by Karl Freund
    Starring as Himself
    Starring as Himself
    Needs more reviews
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    2001January 2001 by David J. Skal
    Starring as (archive footage)
    Starring as (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
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    1931August 1931 by J. Walter Ruben
    Supporting as The Professor
    Supporting as The Professor
    Needs more reviews
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    117
    1994November 1994
    Minor role as (voice - archive footage)
    Minor role as (voice - archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
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    1932April 1932 by Norman Z. McLeod
    Minor role as Nikko
    Minor role as Nikko
    Needs more reviews
  • 119
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    1931September 1931 by Christy Cabanne
    Supporting as Terry
    Supporting as Terry
    Needs more reviews
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    1929September 1929 by Lionel Barrymore
    Minor role as Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
    Minor role as Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
    5.85 Okay+
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    1955March 1955 by Max Liebman
    Starring as King Arthur
    Starring as King Arthur
    Needs more reviews
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    1926December 1926 by Hal Yates
    Supporting as Dance Hall Masher
    Supporting as Dance Hall Masher
    Needs more reviews
  • 123
    123
    1996April 1996 by David Heeley
    Supporting as Self (archive footage)
    Supporting as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 124
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    2007October 2007 by Florin Iepan
    Supporting as Himself (archive footage)
    Supporting as Himself (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 125
    125
    1987October 1987 by Pamela Page
    Minor role as Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
    Minor role as Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 126
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    1930October 1930 by Richard Thorpe
    Supporting as Henchman Baxter
    Supporting as Henchman Baxter
    Needs more reviews
  • 127
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    2006September 2006 by Constantine Nasr
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 128
    128
    1919September 1919 by Joseph Henabery
    Minor role as Henchman in cloth cap
    Minor role as Henchman in cloth cap
    Needs more reviews
  • 129
    129
    2006April 2006 by Constantine Nasr
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 130
    130
    1925September 1925 by Alfred Santell
    Supporting as Pierre
    Supporting as Pierre
    Needs more reviews
  • 131
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    1983February 1983 by Gene Feldman
    Minor role as Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
    Minor role as Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 132
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    2014August 2014 by Jeff Herberger
    Minor role as Various roles (archive footage)
    Minor role as Various roles (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 133
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    1931April 1931 by Edward F. Cline
    Supporting as Boris - First Revolutionary
    Supporting as Boris - First Revolutionary
    Needs more reviews
  • 134
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    1990June 1990 by Richard Schickel
    Minor role as (archive footage)
    Minor role as (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 135
    135
    2008July 2008 by Constantine Nasr
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 136
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    1932February 1932 by David Butler
    Supporting as Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph
    Supporting as Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph
    Needs more reviews
  • 137
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    1974February 1974 by Charles Braverman
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 138
    138
    1919December 1919 by Robert Thornby
    Minor role as Undetermined Role
    Minor role as Undetermined Role
    Needs more reviews
  • 139
    139
    1930May 1930 by George Fitzmaurice
    Minor role as Monsieur Gaston
    Minor role as Monsieur Gaston
    Needs more reviews
  • 140
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    1937December 1937
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 141
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    1961March 1961 by Robert Youngson
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 142
    142
    1951–2009
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Peter Lorre 9 titles
Vincent Price 7 titles
Christopher Lee 3 titles
June Foray 3 titles
John Carradine 4 titles
Jack Nicholson 3 titles
Ward Bond 4 titles
Orson Bean 1 title
Barry Dennen 1 title