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Boris Karloff
> Filmography
Filmography (Films and Roles) of
Boris Karloff
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The Prince and Betty
Released:
1919
Director:
Robert Thornby
Role:
Undetermined Role
The Prince and Betty
(as Undetermined Role)
His Majesty, the American
Released:
1919
Director:
Joseph Henabery
Role:
Henchman in cloth cap
His Majesty, the Ame...
(as Henchman in cloth cap)
The Lightning Raider
Released:
1919
Director:
George B. Seitz
Role:
The Lightning Raider
(as )
The Deadlier Sex
Released:
1920
Director:
Robert Thornby
Role:
Jules Borney
The Deadlier Sex
(as Jules Borney)
The Last of the Mohicans
Released:
1920
Director:
Clarence Brown
Role:
Indian
The Last of the Mohi...
(as Indian)
The Hope Diamond Mystery
Released:
1921
Director:
Stuart Paton
Role:
Priest of Kama
The Hope Diamond Mys...
(as Priest of Kama)
Cheated Hearts
Released:
1921
Director:
Hobart Henley
Role:
Nei Hamid
Cheated Hearts
(as Nei Hamid)
The Altar Stairs
Released:
1922
Director:
Lambert Hillyer
Role:
Hugo
The Altar Stairs
(as Hugo)
The Woman Conquers
Released:
1922
Director:
Tom Forman
Role:
Raoul Maris
The Woman Conquers
(as Raoul Maris)
Parisian Nights
Released:
1925
Director:
Alfred Santell
Role:
Pierre
Parisian Nights
(as Pierre)
The Prairie Wife
Released:
1925
Director:
Hugo Ballin
Role:
Diego
The Prairie Wife
(as Diego)
Lady Robinhood
Released:
1925
Director:
Ralph Ince
Role:
Cabraza
Lady Robinhood
(as Cabraza)
Perils of the Wild
Released:
1925
Director:
Francis Ford
Role:
Perils of the Wild
(as )
Forbidden Cargo
Released:
1925
Director:
Tom Buckingham
Role:
Pietro Castillano
Forbidden Cargo
(as Pietro Castillano)
The Nickel-Hopper
Released:
1926
Director:
F. Richard Jones
Role:
Dance Hall Masher
The Nickel-Hopper
(as Dance Hall Masher)
The General
Released:
1926
Director:
Clyde Bruckman
Role:
Union General
The General
(as Union General)
Old Ironsides
Released:
1926
Director:
James Cruze
Role:
A Saracen Guard
Old Ironsides
(as A Saracen Guard)
Her Honor, the Governor
Released:
1926
Director:
Chester Withey
Role:
Snipe Collins
Her Honor, the Gover...
(as Snipe Collins)
The Eagle of the Sea
Released:
1926
Director:
Frank Lloyd
Role:
Pirate
The Eagle of the Sea
(as Pirate)
The Bells
Released:
1926
Director:
James Young
Role:
The Mesmerist
The Bells
(as The Mesmerist)
The Golden Web
Released:
1926
Director:
Walter Lang
Role:
Dave Sinclair
The Golden Web
(as Dave Sinclair)
Two Arabian Knights
Released:
1927
Director:
Lewis Milestone
Role:
The Purser
Two Arabian Knights
(as The Purser)
The Love Mart
Released:
1927
Director:
George Fitzmaurice
Role:
Fleming
The Love Mart
(as Fleming)
Let It Rain
Released:
1927
Director:
Edward F. Cline
Role:
Crook
Let It Rain
(as Crook)
Soft Cushions
Released:
1927
Director:
Edward F. Cline
Role:
The Chief Conspirator
Soft Cushions
(as The Chief Conspirator)
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
Released:
1927
Director:
J.P. McGowan
Role:
Owaza
Tarzan and the Golde...
(as Owaza)
The Meddlin' Stranger
Released:
1927
Director:
Richard Thorpe
Role:
Al Meggs
The Meddlin' Strange...
(as Al Meggs)
Sharp Shooters
Released:
1928
Director:
John G. Blystone
Role:
Cafe Proprietor
Sharp Shooters
(as Cafe Proprietor)
The Vanishing Rider
Released:
1928
Director:
Ray Taylor
Role:
The Villain
The Vanishing Rider
(as The Villain)
Vultures of the Sea
Released:
1928
Director:
Richard Thorpe
Role:
Grouchy
Vultures of the Sea
(as Grouchy)
The King of the Kongo
Released:
1929
Director:
Richard Thorpe
Role:
Scarface Macklin
The King of the Kong...
(as Scarface Macklin)
The Phantom of the North
Released:
1929
Director:
Harry S. Webb
Role:
Jules Gregg
The Phantom of the N...
(as Jules Gregg)
Behind That Curtain
Released:
1929
Director:
Irving Cummings
Role:
Beetham's Manservant
Behind That Curtain
(as Beetham's Manservant)
The Unholy Night
Released:
1929
Director:
Lionel Barrymore
Role:
Abdul, the hindu lawyer
The Unholy Night
(as Abdul, the hindu lawyer)
The Fatal Warning
Released:
1929
Director:
Richard Thorpe
Role:
Mullins
The Fatal Warning
(as Mullins)
Burning the Wind
Released:
1929
Director:
Herbert Blaché
Role:
Pug Doran
Burning the Wind
(as Pug Doran)
The Sea Bat
Released:
1930
Director:
Lionel Barrymore
Role:
Corsican
The Sea Bat
(as Corsican)
The Bad One
Released:
1930
Director:
George Fitzmaurice
Role:
Monsieur Gaston
The Bad One
(as Monsieur Gaston)
Tonight or Never
Released:
1931
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Role:
Waiter
Tonight or Never
(as Waiter)
The Mad Genius
Released:
1931
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Role:
Fedor's Father
The Mad Genius
(as Fedor's Father)
Frankenstein
Released:
1931
Director:
James Whale
Role:
The Monster
Frankenstein
(as The Monster)
King of the Wild
Released:
1931
Director:
B. Reeves Eason
Role:
Mustapha
King of the Wild
(as Mustapha)
Five Star Final
Released:
1931
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Role:
T. Vernon Isopod
Five Star Final
(as T. Vernon Isopod)
I Like Your Nerve
Released:
1931
Director:
William C. McGann
Role:
Luigi, Pacheco's butler
I Like Your Nerve
(as Luigi, Pacheco's butler)
Smart Money
Released:
1931
Director:
Alfred E. Green
Role:
Sport Williams
Smart Money
(as Sport Williams)
The Guilty Generation
Released:
1931
Director:
Rowland V. Lee
Role:
Tony Ricca
The Guilty Generatio...
(as Tony Ricca)
The Yellow Ticket
Released:
1931
Director:
Raoul Walsh
Role:
Drunken Orderly
The Yellow Ticket
(as Drunken Orderly)
Graft
Released:
1931
Director:
Christy Cabanne
Role:
'Terry'
Graft
(as 'Terry')
Young Donovan's Kid
Released:
1931
Director:
Fred Niblo
Role:
Cokey Joe
Young Donovan's Kid
(as Cokey Joe)
The Public Defender
Released:
1931
Director:
J. Walter Ruben
Role:
The Professor
The Public Defender
(as The Professor)
The Criminal Code
Released:
1931
Director:
Howard Hawks
Role:
Ned Galloway
The Criminal Code
(as Ned Galloway)
Cracked Nuts
Released:
1931
Director:
Edward F. Cline
Role:
Boris
Cracked Nuts
(as Boris)
The Vanishing Legion
Released:
1931
Director:
Ford Beebe
Role:
The Voice
The Vanishing Legion
(as The Voice)
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Released:
1932
Director:
Charles Brabin
Role:
Dr. Fu Manchu
The Mask of Fu Manch...
(as Dr. Fu Manchu)
Night World
Released:
1932
Director:
Hobart Henley
Role:
'Happy' MacDonald
Night World
(as 'Happy' MacDonald)
The Old Dark House
Released:
1932
Director:
James Whale
Role:
Morgan
The Old Dark House
(as Morgan)
The Mummy
Released:
1932
Director:
Karl Freund
Role:
Imhotep
The Mummy
(as Imhotep)
Scarface
Released:
1932
Director:
Howard Hawks
Role:
Gaffney
Scarface
(as Gaffney)
The Miracle Man
Released:
1932
Director:
Norman Z. McLeod
Role:
Nikko
The Miracle Man
(as Nikko)
Boo
Released:
1932
Director:
Albert DeMond
Role:
Frankenstein's Monster
Boo
(as Frankenstein's Monster)
Business and Pleasure
Released:
1932
Director:
David Butler
Role:
Sheik
Business and Pleasur...
(as Sheik)
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Released:
1932
Director:
John Francis Dillon
Role:
Himself
The Cohens and Kelly...
(as Himself)
The Ghoul
Released:
1933
Director:
T. Hayes Hunter
Role:
Prof. Henry Morlant
The Ghoul
(as Prof. Henry Morlant)
The Lost Patrol
Released:
1934
Director:
John Ford
Role:
Sanders
The Lost Patrol
(as Sanders)
The Black Cat
Released:
1934
Director:
Edgar G. Ulmer
Role:
Hjalmar Poelzig
The Black Cat
(as Hjalmar Poelzig)
The House of Rothschild
Released:
1934
Director:
Alfred L. Werker
Role:
Count Ledrantz
The House of Rothsch...
(as Count Ledrantz)
Gift of Gab
Released:
1934
Director:
Karl Freund
Role:
Cameo Appearance
Gift of Gab
(as Cameo Appearance)
The Black Room
Released:
1935
Director:
Roy William Neill
Role:
Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
The Black Room
(as Baron Gregor de Berghman...)
The Raven
Released:
1935
Director:
Lew Landers
Role:
Edmond Bateman
The Raven
(as Edmond Bateman)
Bride of Frankenstein
Released:
1935
Director:
James Whale
Role:
The Monster
Bride of Frankenstei...
(as The Monster)
The Man Who Changed His Mind
Released:
1936
Director:
Maurice Elvey
Role:
Dr. Laurience
The Man Who Changed ...
(as Dr. Laurience)
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Released:
1936
Director:
H. Bruce Humberstone
Role:
Gravelle
Charlie Chan at the ...
(as Gravelle)
The Invisible Ray
Released:
1936
Director:
Lambert Hillyer
Role:
Dr. Janos Rukh
The Invisible Ray
(as Dr. Janos Rukh)
The Walking Dead
Released:
1936
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Role:
John Ellman
The Walking Dead
(as John Ellman)
West of Shanghai
Released:
1937
Director:
John Farrow
Role:
Gen. Wu Yen Fang
West of Shanghai
(as Gen. Wu Yen Fang)
Night Key
Released:
1937
Director:
Lloyd Corrigan
Role:
David Mallory
Night Key
(as David Mallory)
The Invisible Menace
Released:
1938
Director:
John Farrow
Role:
Mr. Jevries / Dolman
The Invisible Menace
(as Mr. Jevries / Dolman)
Mr. Wong, Detective
Released:
1938
Director:
William Nigh
Role:
Mr. James Lee Wong
Mr. Wong, Detective
(as Mr. James Lee Wong)
Tower of London
Released:
1939
Director:
Rowland V. Lee
Role:
Mord
Tower of London
(as Mord)
The Man They Could Not Hang
Released:
1939
Director:
Nick Grinde
Role:
Dr. Henryk Savaard
The Man They Could N...
(as Dr. Henryk Savaard)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Released:
1939
Director:
William Nigh
Role:
Mr. James Lee Wong
Mr. Wong in Chinatow...
(as Mr. James Lee Wong)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
Released:
1939
Director:
William Nigh
Role:
James Lee Wong
The Mystery of Mr. W...
(as James Lee Wong)
Devil's Island
Released:
1939
Director:
William Clemens
Role:
Dr. Charles Gaudet
Devil's Island
(as Dr. Charles Gaudet)
Son of Frankenstein
Released:
1939
Director:
Rowland V. Lee
Role:
The Monster
Son of Frankenstein
(as The Monster)
You'll Find Out
Released:
1940
Director:
David Butler
Role:
Judge Spencer Mainwaring
You'll Find Out
(as Judge Spencer Mainwaring)
British Intelligence
Released:
1940
Director:
Terry O. Morse
Role:
Valdar
British Intelligence
(as Valdar)
The Man with Nine Lives
Released:
1940
Director:
Nick Grinde
Role:
Dr. Leon Kravaal
The Man with Nine Li...
(as Dr. Leon Kravaal)
The Ape
Released:
1940
Director:
William Nigh
Role:
Dr. Bernard Adrian
The Ape
(as Dr. Bernard Adrian)
Black Friday
Released:
1940
Director:
Arthur Lubin
Role:
Dr. Ernest Sovac
Black Friday
(as Dr. Ernest Sovac)
Doomed to Die
Released:
1940
Director:
William Nigh
Role:
James Lee Wong
Doomed to Die
(as James Lee Wong)
The Fatal Hour
Released:
1940
Director:
William Nigh
Role:
James Lee Wong
The Fatal Hour
(as James Lee Wong)
Before I Hang
Released:
1940
Director:
Nick Grinde
Role:
Dr. John Garth
Before I Hang
(as Dr. John Garth)
The Mummy's Hand
Released:
1940
Director:
Christy Cabanne
Role:
Kharis
The Mummy's Hand
(as Kharis)
The Devil Commands
Released:
1941
Director:
Edward Dmytryk
Role:
Dr. Julian Blair
The Devil Commands
(as Dr. Julian Blair)
The Boogie Man Will Get You
Released:
1942
Director:
Lew Landers
Role:
Prof. Nathaniel Billings
The Boogie Man Will ...
(as Prof. Nathaniel Billings)
The Climax
Released:
1944
Director:
George Waggner
Role:
Dr. Friedrich Hohner
The Climax
(as Dr. Friedrich Hohner)
The Mummy's Curse
Released:
1944
Director:
Leslie Goodwins
Role:
Kharis in flashback, bandaging sequence
The Mummy's Curse
(as Kharis in flashback, ban...)
House of Frankenstein
Released:
1944
Director:
Erle C. Kenton
Role:
Doctor Gustav Niemann
House of Frankenstei...
(as Doctor Gustav Niemann)
Isle of the Dead
Released:
1945
Director:
Mark Robson
Role:
Gen. Nikolas Pherides
Isle of the Dead
(as Gen. Nikolas Pherides)
The Body Snatcher
Released:
1945
Director:
Robert Wise
Role:
Cabman John Gray
The Body Snatcher
(as Cabman John Gray)
House of Dracula
Released:
1945
Director:
Erle C. Kenton
Role:
Frankenstein Monster in Dream Sequence
House of Dracula
(as Frankenstein Monster in ...)
Bedlam
Released:
1946
Director:
Mark Robson
Role:
Master George Sims
Bedlam
(as Master George Sims)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Released:
1947
Director:
John Rawlins
Role:
Gruesome
Dick Tracy Meets Gru...
(as Gruesome)
Lured
Released:
1947
Director:
Douglas Sirk
Role:
Charles van Druten
Lured
(as Charles van Druten)
Unconquered
Released:
1947
Director:
Cecil B. DeMille
Role:
Guyasuta
Unconquered
(as Guyasuta)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Released:
1947
Director:
Norman Z. McLeod
Role:
Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
The Secret Life of W...
(as Dr. Hugo Hollingshead)
Tap Roots
Released:
1948
Director:
George Marshall
Role:
Tishomingo
Tap Roots
(as Tishomingo)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Released:
1949
Director:
Charles Barton
Role:
Swami Talpur
Abbott and Costello ...
(as Swami Talpur)
The Strange Door
Released:
1951
Director:
Joseph Pevney
Role:
Voltan
The Strange Door
(as Voltan)
The Black Castle
Released:
1952
Director:
Nathan Juran
Role:
Dr. Meissen
The Black Castle
(as Dr. Meissen)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Released:
1953
Director:
Charles Lamont
Role:
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Abbott and Costello ...
(as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. H...)
The Haunted Strangler
Released:
1957
Director:
Robert Day
Role:
James Rankin
The Haunted Strangle...
(as James Rankin)
Voodoo Island
Released:
1957
Director:
Reginald Le Borg
Role:
Phillip Knight
Voodoo Island
(as Phillip Knight)
Corridors of Blood
Released:
1958
Director:
Robert Day
Role:
Dr. Thomas Bolton
Corridors of Blood
(as Dr. Thomas Bolton)
Frankenstein 1970
Released:
1958
Director:
Howard W. Koch
Role:
Baron Victor von Frankenstein
Frankenstein 1970
(as Baron Victor von Franken...)
Destination Nightmare
Released:
1958
Director:
Paul Landres
Role:
Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
Destination Nightmar...
(as Host / Ira Perry / Pete ...)
The Terror
Released:
1963
Director:
Roger Corman
Role:
Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
The Terror
(as Baron Victor Frederick V...)
Black Sabbath
Released:
1963
Director:
Mario Bava
Role:
Himself / Gorca
Black Sabbath
(as Himself / Gorca)
Bikini Beach
Released:
1964
Director:
William Asher
Role:
The Art Dealer
Bikini Beach
(as The Art Dealer)
The Comedy of Terrors
Released:
1964
Director:
Jacques Tourneur
Role:
Amos Hinchley
The Comedy of Terror...
(as Amos Hinchley)
Die, Monster, Die!
Released:
1965
Director:
Daniel Haller
Role:
Nahum Witley
Die, Monster, Die!
(as Nahum Witley)
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
Released:
1966
Director:
Don Weis
Role:
The Corpse
The Ghost in the Inv...
(as The Corpse)
Way...Way Out
Released:
1966
Director:
Gordon Douglas
Role:
Frankenstein Monster
Way...Way Out
(as Frankenstein Monster)
The Daydreamer
Released:
1966
Director:
Jules Bass
Role:
The Rat
The Daydreamer
(as The Rat)
The Venetian Affair
Released:
1967
Director:
Jerry Thorpe
Role:
Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
The Venetian Affair
(as Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud)
The Sorcerers
Released:
1967
Director:
Michael Reeves
Role:
Prof. Marcus Monserrat
The Sorcerers
(as Prof. Marcus Monserrat)
The Crimson Cult
Released:
1968
Director:
Vernon Sewell
Role:
Professor John Marsh
The Crimson Cult
(as Professor John Marsh)
Targets
Released:
1968
Director:
Peter Bogdanovich
Role:
Byron Orlok
Targets
(as Byron Orlok)
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Released:
1968
Director:
Vernon Sewell
Role:
Professor John Marsh
Curse of the Crimson...
(as Professor John Marsh)
Dance of Death
Released:
1968
Director:
Jack Hill
Role:
Matthias Morteval
Dance of Death
(as Matthias Morteval)
Isle of the Snake People
Released:
1968
Director:
Jack Hill
Role:
Carl van Molder / Damballah
Isle of the Snake Pe...
(as Carl van Molder / Dambal...)
House of Evil
Released:
1968
Director:
Jack Hill
Role:
Matthias Morteval
House of Evil
(as Matthias Morteval)
Mad Monster Party
Released:
1969
Director:
Jules Bass
Role:
Baron Boris von Frankenstein
Mad Monster Party
(as Baron Boris von Frankens...)
New Hollywood Films (1970 and beyond)
Madhouse
Released:
1974
Director:
Jim Clark
Role:
Clip from 'The Raven'
Madhouse
(as Clip from 'The Raven')
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Released:
1975
Director:
Philippe Mora
Role:
Himself
Brother, Can You Spa...
(as Himself)
Transylvania Twist
Released:
1989
Director:
Jim Wynorski
Role:
Himself
Transylvania Twist
(as Himself)