List Of All Boris Karloff Movies

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Here is the list of all Boris Karloff movies.

Boris Karloff, born William Henry Pratt on November 23, 1887, was an English actor known for his iconic portrayal of classic movie monsters, particularly his role as Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film "Frankenstein."

Karloff began his acting career on the stage in Canada and later in England, where he adopted the stage name Boris Karloff. He made his way to Hollywood in the 1920s and appeared in a series of silent films. However, it was his role as the monster in "Frankenstein" that catapulted him to international fame. Karloff's portrayal of the creature, with his powerful and haunting presence, made a lasting impact on the horror genre and solidified his status as a horror movie icon.

Following the success of "Frankenstein," Karloff went on to portray other iconic monsters, including Imhotep in "The Mummy" (1932) and the titular character in "The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935). He became known for his ability to bring depth and humanity to his monstrous characters, making them sympathetic and compelling to audiences.

In addition to his horror film roles, Karloff showcased his versatility as an actor in a wide range of films. He appeared in dramatic films such as "The Lost Patrol" (1934) and "The Criminal Code" (1931), as well as comedies like "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1944). He also lent his distinctive voice to narrations and voice-over work, including his narration in the animated television special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" (1966).

Throughout his career, Karloff continued to work in film, television, and theater, earning critical acclaim for his performances. He received a Grammy Award for his spoken-word recording of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" in 1949 and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

Boris Karloff's contributions to the horror genre and his ability to imbue his characters with depth and humanity have left an indelible mark on the world of cinema. He remains an enduring icon of classic horror, and his performances continue to captivate and inspire audiences to this day.

List of all Boris Karloff movies

Year	Film	Role	Director	Notes
1919	The Lightning Raider	Extra	George B. Seitz	15-chapter film serial starring Pearl White an incomplete print exists
	The Masked Rider	Mexican Roughneck	Aubrey M. Kennedy	15-chapter film serial (Karloff appeared in Episode 2 only) an incomplete print exists
	His Majesty, the American	Extra	Joseph Henabery	starring Douglas Fairbanks a complete print exists
	The Prince and Betty	Extra	Robert Thornby	considered a lost film
1920	The Deadlier Sex	Jules Borney, fur trader	Robert Thornby	This film was restored in 2014
	The Courage of Marge O'Doone	Buck Tavish, a mountain man	David Smith	considered a lost film
	The Last of the Mohicans	Huron Indian brave (extra)	Maurice Tourneur, Clarence Brown	a complete print exists
1921	The Hope Diamond Mystery	Dakar: High Priest of Kama-Sita	Stuart Paton	15-chapter film serial; Karloff's first major screen credit a complete print exists
	Without Benefit of Clergy	Ahmed Khan	James Young	Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling a complete print exists
	Cheated Hearts	Nei Hamid	Hobart Henley	considered a lost film
	The Cave Girl	Baptiste, the half-breed	Joseph Franz	considered a lost film
1922	The Man from Downing Street	dual role as Dell Monckton/ Maharajah Jehan Dharwar	Edward José	considered a lost film
	Nan of the North	Extra (Uncredited)	Duke Worne	considered a lost film
	The Infidel	The Nabob of Menang	James Young	considered a lost film
	The Altar Stairs	Hugo	Lambert Hillyer	considered a lost film
	The Woman Conquers	Raoul Maris	Tom Forman	considered a lost film
	Omar the Tentmaker	Holy Imam Mowaffak	James Young	Based on the play Omar Khayyam considered a lost film
1923	The Gentleman from America	Extra (Uncredited)	Edward Sedgwick	starring Hoot Gibson considered a lost film
1923	The Prisoner	Prince Kapolski	Jack Conway	considered a lost film
1924	The White Panther	Native	Alan James	considered a lost film
	The Hellion	Outlaw	Bruce Mitchell	considered a lost film
	Riders of the Plains	Extra (Uncredited)	Jacques Jaccard	15-chapter film serial considered a lost film
	Dynamite Dan	Tony Garcia	Bruce Mitchell	available on DVD
1925	Forbidden Cargo	Pietro Castellano	Tom Buckingham	considered a lost film
	Parisian Nights	Pierre, a French Apache	Alfred Santell	A print exists in a Belgian archive
	The Prairie Wife	Diego	Hugo Ballin	considered a lost film
	Lady Robinhood	Cabraza, a Spaniard	Ralph Ince	Only the trailer exists in the Library of Congress
	Perils of the Wild	Extra (Uncredited)	Francis Ford	15-chapter film serial based on the novel Swiss Family Robinson considered a lost film
	Without Mercy	Henchman	George Melford	considered a lost film
	Never the Twain Shall Meet	Villain (bit part)	Maurice Tourneur	considered a lost film remade by MGM in 1931
1926	The Greater Glory	Scissors grinder	Curt Rehfeld	aka The Viennese Medley considered a lost film
	The Man in the Saddle	Robber	Clifford S. Smith	starring Hoot Gibson and Fay Wray; considered a lost film
	Her Honor, the Governor	Snipe Collins, drug addict	Chet Withey	aka The Second Mrs. Fenway A complete print survives
	The Bells	The Mesmerist	James Young	co-starring Lionel Barrymore; available on DVD
	The Golden Web	Dave Sinclair, a blackmailer	Walter Lang	considered a lost film
	Flames	Blackie Blanchett, a bandit	Lewis H. Moomaw	Only one reel survives in the Library of Congress The film's climax was filmed in color
	The Eagle of the Sea	Pirate	Frank Lloyd	Based on a novel Captain Sazarac An incomplete print exists
	The Nickel-Hopper	Big Bohunk, a masher	Hal Yates	co-starring Oliver Hardy
	Flaming Fury	Gaspard, the half-breed	James Hogan	co-starring Ranger, the Wonder Dog A complete print exists in the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique
	Old Ironsides	Saracen Guard	James Cruze	aka Sons of the Sea; starring Wallace Beery; a complete print exists
	Valencia	Bit part (uncredited)	Dimitri Buchowetzki	aka The Love Song; considered a lost film
1927	Let It Rain	Crook	Edward Francis Cline	considered a lost film
	The Princess from Hoboken	Pavel, a Frenchman	Allan Dale	considered a lost film
	Tarzan and the Golden Lion	Owaza, the Waziri native chieftain	J. P. McGowan	starring James Pierce as "Tarzan"; available on DVD
	The Meddlin' Stranger	Al Meggs	Richard Thorpe	considered a lost film
	The Phantom Buster	Ramón, a smuggler	William Bertram	considered a lost film
	Soft Cushions	Chief Conspirator	Edward Francis Cline	considered a lost film
	Two Arabian Knights	Ship's Purser	Lewis Milestone	produced by Howard Hughes A print exists at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
	The Love Mart	Fleming	George Fitzmaurice	considered a lost film
1928	Sharp Shooters	Cafe Owner	John G. Blystone	A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives
	The Vanishing Rider	Villain	Ray Taylor	10-chapter film serial considered a lost film
	Vultures of the Sea	Grouchy, a pirate	Richard Thorpe	10-chapter film serial considered a lost film
	The Little Wild Girl	Maurice Kent	Frank Mattison	Prints of this film are held at UCLA Film & TV and at the Library of Congress.
	Burning the Wind	Pug Doran	Henry MacRae, Herbert Blaché	starring Hoot Gibson considered a lost film
1929	The Fatal Warning	Mullins	Richard Thorpe	10-chapter film serial considered a lost film
	The Devil's Chaplain	Boris	Duke Worne	Survival status unknown
	Two Sisters	Cecil	Scott Pembroke	considered to be lost
	Anne Against the World	Extra (Uncredited)	Duke Worne	Survival status unknown
	The Phantom of the North	Jules Gregg, fur thief	Harry S. Webb	Karloff's last silent film An incomplete print is available on DVD
	Behind That Curtain	a Sudanese servant	Irving Cummings	Karloff's first sound film features a cameo by Charlie Chan Available on DVD
	The King of the Kongo	dual role as Scarface Macklin and Martin	Richard Thorpe	10-chapter film serial A kickstarter project is under way to restore this serial
	The Unholy Night	Abdoul	Lionel Barrymore	Based on a story called The Doomed Regiment A complete print exists
1930	The Bad One	Guard	George Fitzmaurice
	The Sea Bat	Corsican	Wesley Ruggles
	The Utah Kid	Baxter	Richard Thorpe	Western starring Rex Lease
	Mothers Cry	Murder victim	Hobart Henley	co-starring Helen Chandler and David Manners
1931	Sous les verrous (French version of Pardon Us)	The Tiger, a jailhouse prisoner	James Parrott	Karloff only appears in the French language version of this Laurel and Hardy film
	The Criminal Code	Ned Galloway, convict	Howard Hawks	The film that brought Karloff to James Whale's attention
	King of the Wild	Mustapha	B. Reeves Eason, Richard Thorpe	12-chapter film serial
	The Last Parade	Prison Warden	Erle C. Kenton	starring Jack Holt
	Cracked Nuts	Revolutionary	Edward F. Cline
	The Vanishing Legion	voice of "The Voice", the serial's mystery villain	Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason	12-chapter film serial; only Karloff's voice appears in this film
	Young Donovan's Kid	Cokey Joe, a drug dealer	Fred Niblo	starring Jackie Cooper
	Smart Money	Sport Williams, a gambler	Alfred E. Green	starring James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson
	The Public Defender	The Professor	J. Walter Ruben	based on the novel The Splendid Crime
	I Like Your Nerve	Luigi	William McGann	starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Loretta Young
	Graft	Joe Terry, a gangster	William Christy Cabanne
	Five Star Final	"Reverend" T. Vernon Isopod	Mervyn LeRoy	starring Edward G. Robinson
	The Yellow Ticket	Lecherous orderly	Raoul Walsh	starring Lionel Barrymore and Laurence Olivier
	The Mad Genius	Fedor's abusive father	Michael Curtiz	starring John Barrymore
	The Guilty Generation	Tony Ricca, a gangster	Rowland V. Lee	starring Leo Carrillo and Robert Young
	Frankenstein	Frankenstein Monster	James Whale	starring Colin Clive, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye and Mae Clarke
	Tonight or Never	Waiter	Mervyn LeRoy	starring Gloria Swanson and Melvyn Douglas
1932	The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood	Himself	Mervyn LeRoy
	Behind the Mask	Jim Henderson, a hoodlum	John Francis Dillon	co-starring Jack Holt and Edward Van Sloan
	Business and Pleasure	Sheikh	David Butler	starring Will Rogers and Joel McCrea
	Scarface	Tom Gaffney, a gangster	Howard Hawks	produced by Howard Hughes
	The Miracle Man	Nikko, crooked restaurant owner	Norman Z. McLeod	Remake of a Lon Chaney silent film
	Night World	"Happy" MacDonald, nightclub owner	Hobart Henley	starring Lew Ayres and Mae Clarke
	The Old Dark House	Morgan, the butler	James Whale	Billed for the first time as KARLOFF co-starred Charles Laughton and Ernest Thesiger
	Alias the Doctor	Autopsy Surgeon	Lloyd Bacon, Michael Curtiz	Karloff's scenes were edited out of the film by the censors due to violence and no longer exist
	The Mask of Fu Manchu	Dr. Fu Manchu	Charles J. Brabin, Charles Vidor, King Vidor	Based on the Fu Manchu novels by Sax Rohmer
	The Mummy	dual role as Imhotep and Ardath Bey	Karl Freund	Billed as KARLOFF co-starring Edward Van Sloan and Zita Johann
1933	The Ghoul	Professor Morlant	T. Hayes Hunter	This film was shot in England, co-starring Cedrick Hardwicke and Ernest Thesiger
1934	The Lost Patrol	Sanders, a religious fanatic	John Ford	co-starring Victor McLaglen
	The House of Rothschild	Count Ledrantz, an anti-Semite	Alfred L. Werker	filmed partially in Technicolor
	The Black Cat	Hjalmar Poelzig, Satanist	Edgar G. Ulmer	Billed as KARLOFF co-starring Bela Lugosi
	Gift of Gab	Himself	Karl W. Freund	Billed as KARLOFF co-starring Bela Lugosi
1935	Bride of Frankenstein	Frankenstein's Monster	James Whale	Billed as KARLOFF co-starring Colin Clive, Dwight Frye and Ernest Thesiger
	The Raven	Edmond Bateman	Lew Landers	Billed as KARLOFF co-starring Bela Lugosi
	The Black Room	dual role as Gregor de Berghmann and Anton de Berghmann	Roy William Neill
1936	The Invisible Ray	Dr. Janos Rukh	Lambert Hillyer	Billed as KARLOFF co-starring Bela Lugosi
	The Walking Dead	John Ellman	Michael Curtiz
	Juggernaut	Dr. Victor Sartorius	Henry Edwards	filmed in England
	The Man Who Changed His Mind	Dr. Laurience	Robert Stevenson	aka The Man Who Lived Again; filmed in England
	Charlie Chan at the Opera	Gravelle, an opera star	H. Bruce Humberstone	starring Warner Oland as Charlie Chan
1937	Night Key	Inventor Dave Mallory	Lloyd Corrigan	Billed as KARLOFF
1937	West of Shanghai	General Wu Yen Fang, Chinese warlord	John Farrow
1938	The Invisible Menace	Jevries, a red herring	Lloyd Corrigan
1938	Mr. Wong, Detective	James Lee Wong	William Nigh	First of five "Mr. Wong" films Karloff starred in
1939	Devil's Island	Dr. Charles Gaudet	William Nigh
	Son of Frankenstein	Frankenstein's Monster	Rowland V. Lee	co-starring Bela Lugosi, Basil Rathbone and Lionel Atwill
	The Mystery of Mr. Wong	James Lee Wong	William Nigh
	Mr. Wong in Chinatown	James Lee Wong	William Nigh
	The Man They Could Not Hang	Dr. Henryk Savaard	Nick Grinde
	Tower of London	Mord, the executioner	Rowland V. Lee	co-starring Basil Rathbone and Vincent Price
1940	The Fatal Hour	James Lee Wong	William Nigh
	British Intelligence	dual role as Valdar and Franz Strendler	Terrell O. Morse	aka Enemy Agent
	Black Friday	Dr. Ernest Sovac	Arthur Lubin	co-starring Bela Lugosi and written by Curt Siodmak
	The Man with Nine Lives	Dr. Leon Kravaal	Nick Grinde
	Doomed to Die	James Lee Wong	William Nigh	Fifth and final "Mr. Wong" film to star Karloff
	Before I Hang	Dr. John Garth	Nick Grinde	co-starring Edward Van Sloan
	The Ape	Dr. Bernard Adrian	William Nigh	co-written by Curt Siodmak
	You'll Find Out	Judge Spencer Mainwaring	David Butler	co-starring Bela Lugosi and Peter Lorre
1941	The Devil Commands	Dr. Julian Blair	Edward Dmytryk
1942	The Boogie Man Will Get You	Professor Nathaniel Billings	Lew Landers	co-starring Peter Lorre
1944	The Climax	Dr. Friedrich Hohner	George Waggner	Karloff's first Technicolor film
1944	The House of Frankenstein	Dr. Gustav Niemann	Erle C. Kenton	co-starring Lon Chaney Jr. and John Carradine
1945	The Body Snatcher	John Gray, a body snatcher	Robert Wise	co-starring Bela Lugosi; produced by Val Lewton
1945	Isle of the Dead	General Nikolas Pherides	Mark Robson	produced by Val Lewton
1946	Bedlam	Master George Sims	Mark Robson	produced by Val Lewton
1947	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty	Dr. Hugo Hollingshead	Norman Z. McLeod	starring Danny Kaye
	Lured	Charles Van Druten, an artist	Douglas Sirk	co-starring George Zucco and Lucille Ball
	Unconquered	Indian chief Guyasuta	Cecil B. DeMille	directed by Cecil B. DeMille; starring Gary Cooper
	Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome	Gruesome	John Rawlins	starring Ralph Byrd as Dick Tracy
1948	Tap Roots	Tishomingo, an Indian brave	George Marshall	Filmed in Technicolor; starring Van Heflin
1949	Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff	Swami Talpur	Charles Barton	co-starring Lenore Aubert
1951	The Emperor's Nightingale aka Cisaruv Slavik	Narrator only	Jiří Trnka	Czech animated film; Karloff narrated the English-language version only; filmed in 1949 but released in U.S. in 1951
1951	The Strange Door	Voltan, the servant	Joseph Pevney	starring Charles Laughton; based on a story by Robert Louis Stevenson
1952	The Black Castle	Dr. Meissen	Nathan Juran	co-starring Richard Greene and Lon Chaney Jr.
1953	Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde	Charles Lamont
1953	Sabaka (aka The Hindu)	General Pollegar	Frank Ferrin	Filmed partially in India, but Karloff's scenes were filmed in Hollywood; film was previewed in 1953 as The Hindu, and later went into general release in 1955 retitled Sabaka
1954	The Monster of the Island (Il mostro dell'isola)	Don Gaetano	Roberto Bianchi Montero	Filmed in Italy; aka The Island Monster
1954	Colonel March Investigates (Feature film version)	Colonel Perceval March	Cyril Endfield	Feature film composed of three "Colonel March" British TV episodes
1957	Voodoo Island	Dr. Phillip Knight	Reginald Le Borg
1958	The Juggler of Our Lady	Narrator only	Al Kouzel	Terrytoons cartoon nominated for a BAFTA Award
	The Creation of the World (aka La creation du monde)	Narrator (of the English language version only)	Eduard Hofman	An 83-minute Czechoslovakian/French cartoon; Karloff narrated the English language dubbed version only; film was condemned by the Vatican
	The Haunted Strangler (aka Grip of the Strangler)	James Rankin	Robert Day	filmed in England; produced by Richard Gordon
	Frankenstein 1970	Baron Victor von Frankenstein	Howard W. Koch
	Corridors of Blood (aka The Doctor From Seven Dials)	Dr. Thomas Bolton	Robert Day	filmed in England in 1958, co-starring Christopher Lee; released in U.S. in May 1963
1960	Who Killed Chung Ling Soo?	Narrator only	Al Kouzel	Five-minute short subject investigating the death of a true-life Chinese magician in 1900
1962	Arsenic & Old Lace	Jonathan Brewster	George Schaefer	Hallmark Hall of Fame Made-for-TV film
1963	The Raven	The sorcerer Dr. Scarabus	Roger Corman	co-starring Vincent Price and Peter Lorre; written by Richard Matheson
	The Terror	Baron Victor von Leppe	Roger Corman	starring Jack Nicholson and Sandra Knight
	Black Sabbath (aka I tre volti della paura)	dual role as Narrator and Gorca the vampire	Mario Bava	Filmed in Italy in 1963; released in U.S. in May 1964
	The Comedy of Terrors	Amos Hinchley	Jacques Tourneur	co-starring Vincent Price, Basil Rathbone and Peter Lorre; released in U.S. Christmas Day, 1963
1964	Bikini Beach	Art Dealer	William Asher	starring Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello
1965	Die, Monster, Die! (U.K. title: Monster of Terror)	Nahum Whitley	Daniel Haller	filmed in England; based on a story by H. P. Lovecraft
1966	The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini	Hiram Stokely	Don Weis	co-starring Tommy Kirk and Basil Rathbone
	The Daydreamer (animated film)	The Rat	Jules Bass	Rankin-Bass animated film inspired by the stories of Hans Christian Andersen
	Mondo Balordo (Foolish World)	Narrator only	Roberto Bianchi Montero	documentary filmed in Italy; English-dubbed version was released in U.S. in 1969
1967	The Venetian Affair	Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud	Jerry Thorpe	co-starring Robert Vaughn, Roger C. Carmel and Elke Sommer
	Mad Monster Party?	Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice only)	Jules Bass	Feature-length puppet animation film
	The Sorcerers	Professor Marcus Montserrat	Michael Reeves	filmed in England; directed by Michael Reeves
	Cauldron of Blood (El Coleccionista de cadáveres) aka Blindman's Bluff	Charles Franz Badulescu, a blind sculptor	Santos Alcocer (credited as Edward Mann)	Filmed in Spain in Spring 1967; released in Spain in 1970 posthumously
1968	Targets	Byron Orlok, aging horror film star	Peter Bogdanovich	released in August, 1968
	Curse of the Crimson Altar (U.S. title: The Crimson Cult)	Professor Marsh	Vernon Sewell	Filmed in England; released in U.K. Nov. 24, 1968 (the final film released during Karloff's lifetime); released in U.S. in May, 1970 posthumously
	Isle of the Snake People (aka La muerte viviente, Snake People and Cult of the Dead)	dual role as Karl van Molder / Damballah	Juan Ibañez, Jack Hill	Filmed in May 1968; released in March 1971 posthumously
	The Incredible Invasion (aka Alien Terror, Invasion siniestra and The Sinister Invasion)	Professor John Mayer	Luis Enrique Vergara, Jack Hill	Filmed in May 1968; released in April 1971 posthumously
	Fear Chamber (aka La camara del terror and The Torture Zone)	Dr. Carl Mandel	Juan Ibañez, Jack Hill	Filmed in May 1968; released in 1971 posthumously
	House of Evil (aka Serenata macabra and Dance of Death)	Mathias Morteval	Luis Enrique Vergara, Jack Hill	Filmed in May 1968; released in 1972 posthumously

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