Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
Nome completo	William Henry Pratt
Nascimento	23 de novembro de 1887 East Dulwich, Londres
Nacionalidade	Inglaterra
Morte	2 de fevereiro de 1969 (81 anos) Midhurst, Sussex
Atividade	1909–1969
Cônjuge	Grace Harding (1910-1913) Olive de Wilton (m. 1915) Montana Laurena Williams (m. 1920) Helene Vivian Soule (1924-1928) Dorothy Stine (1928-1946) Evelyn Hope Helmore (1946-1969)

Boris Karloff no filme Frankenstein

Boris Karloff, nome artístico de William Henry Pratt (Dulwich, Londres, 23 de novembro de 1887 – Sussex, 2 de fevereiro de 1969) foi um ator britânico nascido na Inglaterra. Atuava principalmente em filmes de terror.

Projetou-se interpretando o monstro de Frankenstein em 1931, com isso se especializando em papéis de filmes de terror. Seu último trabalho foi em Targets (1968).

Morreu devido a graves problemas respiratórios em 2 de fevereiro de 1969, na Inglaterra, aos 81 anos de idade.

Em 25 de junho de 2019, a The New York Times Magazine listou Boris Karloff entre centenas de artistas cujo material teria sido destruído no incêndio na Universal Studios em 2008.

Filmografia

• The Incredible Invasion (1971)
• La muerte viviente (1971)
• El coleccionista de cadáveres (1970)
• Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
• Targets (1968)
• The Fear Chamber (1968)
• House of Evil (1968)
• The Sorcerers (1967)
• Mad Monster Party (1967)
• The Venetian Affair (1967)
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) (TV)
• The Daydreamer (1966)
• The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)
• Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
• Bikini Beach (1964)
• The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
• The Terror (1963)
• The Raven (1963)
• The Secret World of Eddie Hodges (1960) (TV)
• Corridors of Blood (1958)
• Frankenstein - 1970 (1958)
• Grip of the Strangler (1958)
• The Juggler of Our Lady (1958)
• Voodoo Island (1957)
• A Connecticut Yankee (1955) (TV)
• Sabaka (1954)
• Il mostro dell'isola (1954)
• Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
• The Black Castle (1952)
• The Strange Door (1951)
• Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
• Cisaruv slavík (1949)
• Tap Roots (1948)
• Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
• Unconquered (1947)
• Lured (1947)
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
• Bedlam (1946)
• Isle of the Dead (1945)
• The Body Snatcher (1945)
• House of Frankenstein (1944)
• The Climax (1944)
• The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
• The Devil Commands (1941)
• You'll Find Out (1940)
• The Ape (1940)
• Before I Hang (1940)
• Doomed to Die (1940)
• The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
• Black Friday (1940)
• British Intelligence (1940)
• The Fatal Hour (1940)
• Tower of London (1939)
• The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
• Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
• The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
• Son of Frankenstein (1939)
• Devil's Island (1939)
• Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
• The Invisible Menace (1938)
• West of Shanghai (1937)
• Night Key (1937)
• Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
• The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936/I)
• Juggernaut (1936)
• The Walking Dead (1936)
• The Invisible Ray (1936)
• The Black Room (1935)
• The Raven (1935)
• Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
• Gift of Gab (1934)
• The Black Cat (1934)
• The House of Rothschild (1934)
• The Lost Patrol (1934)
• The Ghoul (1933)
• The Mummy (1932)
• The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
• The Old Dark House (1932)
• Night World (1932)
• The Miracle Man (1932)
• Scarface (1932)
• Business and Pleasure (1932)
• Behind the Mask (1932) (1932)
• Tonight or Never (1931)
• Frankenstein (1931)
• The Guilty Generation (1931)
• The Mad Genius (1931)
• The Yellow Ticket (1931)
• Five Star Final (1931)
• Graft (1931)
• I Like Your Nerve (1931)
• The Public Defender (1931)
• Smart Money (1931)
• Young Donovan's Kid (1931)
• The Vanishing Legion (1931)
• Cracked Nuts (1931)
• King of the Wild (1931)
• The Criminal Code (1931)
• Sous les verrous (1931)
• The Utah Kid (1930)
• The Sea Bat (1930)
• The Bad One (1930)
• The Unholy Night (1929)
• The King of the Kongo (1929)
• Behind That Curtain (1929)
• The Phantom of the North (1929)
• Anne Against the World (1929)
• Two Sisters (1929)
• The Devil's Chaplain (1929)
• The Fatal Warning (1929)
• Burning the Wind (1929)
• The Little Wild Girl (1928)
• Vultures of the Sea (1928)
• The Vanishing Rider (1928)
• Sharp Shooters (1928)
• The Love Mart (1927)
• Two Arabian Knights (1927)
• Soft Cushions (1927)
• The Phantom Buster (1927)
• The Meddlin' Stranger (1927)
• Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927)
• The Princess from Hoboken (1927)
• Let It Rain (1927)
• The General (1926) (não confirmado)
• Old Ironsides (1926)
• Flaming Fury (1926)
• The Nickel-Hopper (1926)
• The Eagle of the Sea (1926)
• Flames (1926)
• The Golden Web (1926)
• The Bells (1926) (1926)
• Her Honor, the Governor (1926)
• The Man in the Saddle (1926)
• The Greater Glory (1926)
• Perils of the Wild (1925)
• Lady Robinhood (1925)
• Parisian Nights (1925)
• The Prairie Wife (1925)
• Forbidden Cargo (1925)
• Dynamite Dan (1924)
• Riders of the Plains (1924)
• The Hellion (1924)
• The Prisoner (1923)
• Omar the Tentmaker (1922)
• The Woman Conquers (1922)
• The Altar Stairs (1922)
• The Man from Downing Street (1922)
• The Infidel (1922)
• Nan of the North (seriado, não-creditado, 1921)
• The Cave Girl (1921)
• Cheated Hearts (1921)
• Without Benefit of Clergy (1921)
• The Hope Diamond Mystery (1921)
• The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
• The Courage of Marge O'Doone (1920)
• The Deadlier Sex (1920)
• The Prince and Betty (1919)
• His Majesty, the American (1919)
• The Masked Rider (1919)
• The Lightning Raider (1919)

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