Boris Karloff

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film actor human radio actor stage actor television actor voice actor

Boris Karloff was an English actor best known for his iconic portrayals in classic horror films, particularly as Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film "Frankenstein."

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Label Occurrences
Boris Karloff canonical 39
Boris Karloff as Byron Orlok 1
Boris Karloff in Mr. Wong, Detective 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf film actor ⓘ
human ⓘ
radio actor ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
voice actor ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children ⓘ
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children
awardReceivedFor How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special) ⓘ
birthName William Henry Pratt ⓘ
causeOfDeath chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ⓘ
emphysema ⓘ
child Sara Karloff ⓘ
coStarredWith Basil Rathbone ⓘ
Bela Lugosi ⓘ
Colin Clive ⓘ
Elsa Lanchester ⓘ
Lon Chaney Jr. ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1887-11-23 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1969-02-02 ⓘ
fieldOfWork horror cinema ⓘ
genre horror film ⓘ
hasStarOn Hollywood Walk of Fame ⓘ
language English ⓘ
memberOf Screen Actors Guild ⓘ
name Boris Karloff self-link ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
notableWork Bride of Frankenstein ⓘ
Frankenstein (1931) ⓘ
surface form: Frankenstein (1931 film)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special) ⓘ
Son of Frankenstein ⓘ
The Black Cat (1934 film) ⓘ
The Body Snatcher ⓘ
surface form: The Body Snatcher (1945 film)

The Mummy (1932 film) ⓘ
The Old Dark House (1932 film) ⓘ
numberOfMarriages 6 ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
narrator ⓘ
placeOfBirth Camberwell, London, England ⓘ
placeOfDeath Midhurst, West Sussex, England ⓘ
surface form: Midhurst, Sussex, England
role the Creature ⓘ
surface form: Frankenstein's monster

Imhotep ⓘ
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special) ⓘ
surface form: The Grinch (narration and voice of the narrator)
spouse Dorothy Stine ⓘ
Evelyn Hope Helmore ⓘ
Grace Harding ⓘ
Helene Vivian Soule ⓘ
Montana Laurena Williams ⓘ
Olive de Wilton ⓘ
yearsActive 1910s–1960s ⓘ

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The Raven (1963 film) → starred → Boris Karloff ⓘ
The Raven (1963 film) → portrayedBy → Boris Karloff ⓘ
The Mummy → notableActor → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Universal Classic Monsters → notableActor → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Frankenstein (1931) → starring → Boris Karloff ⓘ
subject surface form: Frankenstein (1931 film)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown → starring → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Scarface (1932 film) → starring → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Son of Frankenstein → stars → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Son of Frankenstein → portrayedBy → Boris Karloff ⓘ
subject surface form: The Monster
The Comedy of Terrors → starring → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Bela Lugosi → workedWith → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Targets → starring → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Targets → leadActorRole → Boris Karloff ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boris Karloff as Byron Orlok
Bride of Frankenstein → stars → Boris Karloff ⓘ
The Black Room → starring → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Elsa Sullivan Lanchester → workedWith → Boris Karloff ⓘ
subject surface form: Elsa Lanchester
Telephone Time → featuredPerformer → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Telephone Time → hasCastMember → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Dakota apartment building → hasNotableResident → Boris Karloff ⓘ
subject surface form: The Dakota
Zita Johann → coStarredWith → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Boris Karloff → name → Boris Karloff self-link ⓘ
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo → associatedWithActor → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Hazel Court → workedWith → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Dr. Scarabus → portrayedBy → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Rexford Bedlo → hasCoStar → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Roger Corman Poe cycle → notableCastMember → Boris Karloff ⓘ
subject surface form: The Raven (1963 film)
Joe Alaskey → performedImpressionsOf → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Frankenstein → starring → Boris Karloff ⓘ
subject surface form: Frankenstein (1931 film)
Mae Clarke → workedWith → Boris Karloff ⓘ
The Monster → portrayedBy → Boris Karloff ⓘ
subject surface form: The Monster (Frankenstein, 1931)
The Monster → associatedWith → Boris Karloff ⓘ
subject surface form: The Monster (Frankenstein, 1931)
Bedlam → starring → Boris Karloff ⓘ
John Boles → coStarredWith → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Leland Hayward → represented → Boris Karloff ⓘ
Suzan Farmer → associatedWith → Boris Karloff ⓘ
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special) → narrator → Boris Karloff ⓘ
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special) → voiceActor → Boris Karloff ⓘ
The Fatal Hour → starring → Boris Karloff ⓘ
James Lee Wong → notablePortrayalBy → Boris Karloff ⓘ
James Lee Wong → portrayedBy → Boris Karloff ⓘ
James Lee Wong → portrayedByInFilm → Boris Karloff ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boris Karloff in Mr. Wong, Detective