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.

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Last updated: June 14, 2026

54 titles
Community avg: 7.97 /10
  • 1
    1
    1966December 1966 by Chuck Jones
    Animation, Family, Comedy
    Animation, Family, Comedy
    8.41 Excellent++
  • 2
    2
    1935April 1935 by James Whale
    Horror, Science Fiction
    Horror, Science Fiction
    8.42 Excellent++
  • 3
    3
    1931November 1931 by James Whale
    Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
    Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
    8.38 Excellent++
  • 4
    4
    1932December 1932 by Karl Freund
    Horror, Fantasy
    Horror, Fantasy
    7.74 Excellent-
  • 5
    5
    1963August 1963 by Mario Bava
    Horror, Italian
    Horror, Italian
    8.10 Excellent+
  • 6
    6
    1934May 1934 by Edgar G. Ulmer
    Horror, Thriller
    Horror, Thriller
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 7
    7
    1932October 1932 by James Whale
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    7.69 Excellent--
  • 8
    8
    1932April 1932 by Howard Hawks
    Crime, Action, Drama
    Crime, Action, Drama
    8.30 Excellent+
  • 9
    9
    1945May 1945 by Robert Wise
    Horror, Thriller
    Horror, Thriller
    7.90 Excellent
  • 10
    10
    1939January 1939 by Rowland V. Lee
    Horror, Science Fiction
    Horror, Science Fiction
    7.67 Excellent--
  • 11
    11
    1944December 1944 by Erle C. Kenton
    Horror, Science Fiction
    Horror, Science Fiction
    7.18 Good+
  • 12
    12
    1963June 1963 by Roger Corman
    Horror, Mystery
    Horror, Mystery
    6.53 Good--
  • 13
    13
    1968August 1968 by Peter Bogdanovich
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
    8.00 Excellent
  • 14
    14
    1963January 1963 by Roger Corman
    Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
    Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
    7.34 Good++
  • 15
    15
    1935July 1935 by Lew Landers
    Horror, Crime
    Horror, Crime
    7.60 Excellent--
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    1936February 1936 by Michael Curtiz
    Crime, Horror, Science Fiction
    Crime, Horror, Science Fiction
    7.44 Good++
  • 17
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    1964January 1964 by Jacques Tourneur
    Comedy, Horror, Crime
    Comedy, Horror, Crime
    7.52 Excellent--
  • 18
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    1932November 1932 by Charles Brabin
    Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction
    Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction
    6.91 Good
  • 19
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    1946May 1946 by Mark Robson
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.67 Excellent--
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    1947September 1947 by Norman Z. McLeod
    Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
    Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 21
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    1967March 1967 by Jules Bass
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    7.67 Excellent--
  • 22
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    1967June 1967 by Michael Reeves
    Horror
    Horror
    7.45 Good++
  • 23
    23
    1965October 1965 by Daniel Haller
    Science Fiction, Horror
    Science Fiction, Horror
    7.12 Good+
  • 24
    24
    1933August 1933 by T. Hayes Hunter
    Horror, Mystery
    Horror, Mystery
    7.16 Good+
  • 25
    25
    1935July 1935 by Roy William Neill
    Horror, Crime
    Horror, Crime
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 26
    26
    1968December 1968 by Vernon Sewell
    Horror, Mystery
    Horror, Mystery
    6.84 Good-
  • 27
    27
    1934February 1934 by John Ford
    Action, War
    Action, War
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 28
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    1953August 1953 by Charles Lamont
    Comedy, Horror, Mystery
    Comedy, Horror, Mystery
    7.46 Good++
  • 29
    29
    1958December 1958 by Robert Day
    Drama, Horror, Crime
    Drama, Horror, Crime
    7.51 Excellent--
  • 30
    30
    1947August 1947 by Douglas Sirk
    Mystery, Crime, Thriller
    Mystery, Crime, Thriller
    7.46 Good++
  • 31
    31
    1944October 1944 by George Waggner
    Music, Horror, Thriller
    Music, Horror, Thriller
    7.30 Good+
  • 32
    32
    1937April 1937 by Lloyd Corrigan
    Science Fiction, Crime
    Science Fiction, Crime
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 33
    33
    1949May 1949 by Charles Barton
    Comedy, Horror, Mystery
    Comedy, Horror, Mystery
    7.69 Excellent--
  • 34
    34
    1947October 1947 by Cecil B. DeMille
    Drama, Adventure, History
    Drama, Adventure, History
    7.63 Excellent--
  • 35
    35
    1974March 1974 by Jim Clark
    Horror, Mystery
    Horror, Mystery
    7.35 Good++
  • 36
    36
    1940April 1940 by Nick Grindé
    Science Fiction, Horror
    Science Fiction, Horror
    7.67 Excellent--
  • 37
    37
    1940September 1940 by Christy Cabanne
    Horror, Fantasy
    Horror, Fantasy
    7.08 Good
  • 38
    38
    1940January 1940 by William Nigh
    Mystery, Thriller, Crime
    Mystery, Thriller, Crime
    7.53 Excellent--
  • 39
    39
    1960–1962
    Crime
    Crime
    7.80 Excellent-
  • 40
    40
    1931January 1931 by Howard Hawks
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.53 Excellent--
  • 41
    41
    1932May 1932 by Hobart Henley
    Drama
    Drama
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 42
    42
    1956–1957 by John Dickson Carr
    Drama
    Drama
    7.95 Excellent
  • 43
    43
    1964July 1964 by William Asher
    Comedy, Music, Romance
    Comedy, Music, Romance
    7.40 Good++
  • 44
    44
    1931June 1931 by Alfred E. Green
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.82 Excellent-
  • 45
    45
    1989October 1989 by Jim Wynorski
    Fantasy, Comedy, Horror
    Fantasy, Comedy, Horror
    7.32 Good++
  • 46
    46
    1998October 1998 by Kevin Brownlow
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.92 Excellent
  • 47
    47
    1962 by Irene Shubik
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 48
    48
    2000August 2000 by David J. Skal
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.89 Excellent-
  • 49
    49
    1966June 1966 by Jules Bass
    Animation, Adventure, Family
    Animation, Adventure, Family
    7.53 Excellent--
  • 50
    50
    1987October 1987 by Pamela Page
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.81 Excellent-
  • 51
    51
    1974February 1974 by Charles Braverman
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.92 Excellent
  • 52
    52
    1922April 1922 by James Young
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 53
    53
    1928January 1928 by John G. Blystone
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
  • 54
    54
    1926May 1926 by Curt Rehfeld
    Drama, War, Romance
    Drama, War, Romance
    Needs more reviews