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Boris Karloff

Boris KarloffAKA William Henry Pratt

Born: 23-Nov-1887
Birthplace: Camberwell, London, England
Died: 2-Feb-1969
Location of death: Midhurst, Sussex, England
Cause of death: Emphysema
Remains: Buried, Garden of Remembrance, Mount Cemetery, Guildford, Surrey, England

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Horror actor

Wife: Helen Vivian Soule (m. 1923, div. 1929)
Wife: Dorothy Stein (m. 1932, div. 1945)
Wife: Evelyn (ex-wife of Tom Helmore, m. 1946)
Father: Edward Pratt
Daughter: Sara Karloff (who was born on his birthday)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Targets (15-May-1968)
    The Sorcerers (02-Jan-1968)
    Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
    The Venetian Affair (18-Jan-1967)
    Mad Monster Party? (1967) [VOICE]
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (23-Dec-1966) [VOICE]
    The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (6-Apr-1966)
    Die, Monster, Die! (27-Oct-1965)
    Bikini Beach (22-Jul-1964)
    The Comedy of Terrors (22-Jan-1964)
    Black Sabbath (17-Aug-1963)
    The Terror (17-Jun-1963)
    The Raven (25-Jan-1963)
    Corridors of Blood (6-Sep-1962)
    Frankenstein 1970 (20-Jul-1958)
    The Haunted Strangler (3-Jul-1958)
    Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1-Aug-1953)
    Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (18-Sep-1949)
    Tap Roots (25-Aug-1948)
    Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1-Oct-1947)
    Unconquered (24-Sep-1947)
    Lured (28-Aug-1947)
    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (14-Aug-1947)
    Bedlam (10-May-1946)
    Isle of the Dead (1-Sep-1945)
    The Body Snatcher (25-May-1945)
    House of Frankenstein (1-Dec-1944)
    You'll Find Out (22-Nov-1940)
    The Ape (30-Sep-1940)
    Doomed to Die (12-Aug-1940)
    Black Friday (29-Feb-1940)
    British Intelligence (29-Jan-1940)
    The Fatal Hour (15-Jan-1940)
    Tower of London (17-Nov-1939)
    The Man They Could Not Hang (17-Aug-1939)
    Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1-Aug-1939)
    Son of Frankenstein (13-Jan-1939)
    Devil's Island (7-Jan-1939)
    Mr. Wong, Detective (5-Oct-1938)
    Charlie Chan at the Opera (05-Dec-1936)
    The Walking Dead (14-Mar-1936)
    The Invisible Ray (20-Jan-1936)
    The Black Room (15-Jul-1935)
    The Raven (8-Jul-1935)
    Bride of Frankenstein (22-Apr-1935)
    The Black Cat (3-May-1934)
    The House of Rothschild (15-Mar-1934)
    The Lost Patrol (16-Feb-1934)
    The Ghoul (Aug-1933)
    The Mummy (22-Dec-1932)
    The Mask of Fu Manchu (5-Nov-1932)
    The Old Dark House (20-Oct-1932)
    Night World (5-May-1932)
    Scarface (31-Mar-1932)
    Tonight or Never (17-Dec-1931)
    Frankenstein (21-Nov-1931)
    Five Star Final (26-Sep-1931)
    The Criminal Code (3-Jan-1931)
    Two Arabian Knights (23-Sep-1927)
    The Bells (30-Jul-1926)



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