Boris Karloff (1887 - 1969)

English actor.

* November 23, 1887 Camberwell, London
 as William Henry Pratt
 February 2, 1969 Midhurst, England



Vintage magazines

Photoplay, November 1931
Photoplay, May 1932
Photoplay, May 1932

Photoplay, May 1932
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Photoplay, January 1933
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Photoplay, February 1936

Photoplay, March 1936
Le film complet, nr. 2357, 4-1 1940

Books on Boris Karloff

Gregory William Mank
Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff, The expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together
Jefferson, N.C., 2009

Scott Allen Nollen with the participation of Sara Jane Karloff
Boris Karloff, A gentleman's life. The authorized biography
Baltimore, Md., 1999

Gary J. Svehla and Susan Svehla (editors) Boris Karloff Gary J. Svehla and Susan Svehla (editors)
Boris Karloff
Baltimore, 1996

Beverley Bare Buehrer
Boris Karloff, A Bio-Bibliography
Westport, Connecticut - London, 1993

Scott Allen Nollen Boris Karloff Scott Allen Nollen
Boris Karloff, A Critical Account of His Screen, Stage, Radio, television and Recording Work
Jefferson, NC, 1991

Gregory William Mank
Karloff and Lugosi, The Story of a Haunting Collaboration, With a Complete Filmography of Their Films Together
1990

Cynthia Lindsay Dear Boris Cynthia Lindsay
Dear Boris, The Life of William Henry Pratt a.k.a. Boris Karloff
New York, 1975

Richard Bojarski and Kenneth Beals The Films of Boris Karloff Richard Bojarski and Kenneth Beals
The Films of Boris Karloff
Secaucus, NJ, 1974

Denis Gifford
Karloff, The Man, the Monster, the Movies
New York, 1973

Peter Underwood
Karloff
New York, 1972

Books with substantial mentioning of Boris Karloff

James Bawden and Ron Miller
You ain't heard nothin' yet, Interviews with stars from Hollywood's golden era
Lexington, 2017

Ronald L. Smith Horror stars on radio Ronald L. Smith
Horror stars on radio, The broadcast histories of 29 chilling Hollywood voices
Jefferson, N.C., 2010

Michelle Vogel
Children of Hollywood, Accounts of growing up as the sons and daughters of stars
Jefferson, N.C., 2005

Peter Bogdanovich Who the Hell's in It Peter Bogdanovich
Who the Hell's in It, Conversations with Hollywood's Legendary Actors
New York, 2004

Mick LaSalle Dangerous Men Mick LaSalle
Dangerous Men, Pre-Code Hollywood and the Birth of the Modern Man
2002

John Dileo 100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember - but probably don't John Dileo
100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember - but probably don't
New York, 2002

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Danny Peary Alternate Oscars Danny Peary
Alternate Oscars, One Critic's Defiant Choices for Best Picture, Actor, and Actress - From 1927 to the Present
New York, 1993

Michael R. Pitts
Horror Film Stars
Jefferson, N.C., 1981

Calvin Thomas Beck Heroes of the horrors Calvin Thomas Beck
Heroes of the horrors
New York - London, 1975

Books with an entry on Boris Karloff

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Books with photograph(s) of Boris Karloff

John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups John Richard Finch and Paul Elby
Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978

Films

1919
His Majesty, the American

1920
The Last of the Mohicans

1921
Cheated Hearts

1922
The Altar Stairs
The Man From Downing Street
Omar the Tentmaker

1923
The Prisoner

1924
Dynamite Dan

1925
Forbidden Cargo
Lady Robinhood
Never the Twain Shall Meet
The Prairie Wife

1926
The Bells
Old Ironsides
The Eagle of the Sea
The General

1927
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
The Love Mart
Two Arabian Knights
Soft Cushions
Let It Rain
The Princess from Hoboken

1928
Sharp Shooters
Burning the Wind
The Little Wild Girl

1929
Behind That Curtain
The Unholy Night
The Devil's Chaplain
The King of the Kongo
The Phantom of the North
Anne Against the World

1930
The Sea Bat
The Criminal Code
The Bad One
The Utah Kid

1931
Dirigible
Five Star Final
Graft
The Guilty Generation
The Mad Genius
Smart Money
Tonight or Never
The Yellow Ticket
The Public Defender
The Last Parade
Young Donovan's Kid
Frankenstein
The Vanishing Legion
Cracked Nuts
I Like Your Nerve

1932
Behind the Mask
Business and Pleasure
The Mask of Fu Manchu
The Miracle Man
The Mummy
Night World
The Old Dark House
Scarface
Boo
Alias the Doctor
Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Skyscraper Souls

1933
The Ghoul

1934
The Black Cat
Gift of Gab
The House of Rothschild
The Lost Patrol

1935
The Black Room
Bride of Frankenstein
The Raven

1936
Charlie Chan at the Opera
The Invisible Ray
The Walking Dead
The Man Who Changed His Mind
Juggernaut

1937
Night Key
West of Shanghai

1938
The Invisible Menace
Mr. Wong, Detective

1939
Son of Frankenstein
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
The Man They Could Not Hang
Tower of London
Devil's Island

1940
The Ape
Black Friday
You'll Find Out
The Fatal Hour
British Intelligence
The Man with Nine Lives
Doomed to Die
Before I Hang
Information Please: Series 1, No. 8
The Mummy's Hand

1941
The Devil Commands
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12

1942
The Boogie Man Will Get You

1944
The Climax
House of Frankenstein
The Mummy's Curse

1945
The Body Snatcher
Isle of the Dead
House of Dracula

1946
Bedlam

1947
Lured
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Unconquered
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

1948
Tap Roots

1949
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

1951
The Strange Door

1952
The Black Castle
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1954
Il mostro dell'isola
Sabaka

1955
A Connecticut Yankee

1957
Voodoo Island

1958
Destination Nightmare
Grip of the Strangler
Frankenstein 1970
Corridors of Blood

1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter

1963
The Raven
The Terror
The Comedy of Terrors
I tre volti della paura

1964
Bikini Beach
Ensign Pulver

1965
Die, Monster, Die!

1966
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
The Daydreamer
The Venetian Affair

1967
The Sorcerers
Mad Monster Party?

1968
Targets
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Head

1970
El coleccionista de cadáveres

1971
La muerte viviente
The Incredible Invasion

1974
Madhouse

1975
Brother Can You Spare a Dime

1989
Shocker
Transylvania Twist

1999
Angela's Ashes

2011
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel

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