Boris Karloff Nacemento (en) William Henry Pratt Dulwich, Reino Unido (en) Morte 2 de febreiro de 1969 Midhurst, Reino Unido (en) Causa da morte pneumonía Outros nomes Boris Karloff Relixión Anglicanismo Educación King's College de Londres Uppingham School (en) Enfield Grammar School (en) Altura 180 cm Ocupación actor de cinema , actor de teatro , actor Período de actividade 1919 Cónxuxe Evelyn Hope (1946–1969) , morte da persoa (1930–1946) , divorcio (1924–1928) , divorcio (1920–1922) , divorcio (1916–1919) , divorcio (1910–1913) , divorcio Pais Edward John Pratt Eliza Sarah Millard Descrito pola fonte Obálky knih , Sitio web karloff.com
William Henry Pratt , nado en Londres (Inglaterra ) o 23 de novembro de 1887 e finado en Midhurst (Sussex ) o 2 de febreiro de 1969 foi un actor británico coñecido como Boris Karloff . Está considerado un dos grandes actores clásicos do cinema de terror, xunto con Béla Lugosi e Lon Chaney Jr. .
Caracterizado como o Monstro, no tráiler de Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Fillo de Edward John Pratt Jr. e a súa terceira muller Eliza Sarah Millard, naceu en Camberwell , Londres , e creceu en Enfield . Orfo na súa mocidade, asistiu a clases na Enfield Grammar School antes de trasladarse á Uppingham School, a Merchant Taylor’s School e, de xeito ocasional, á Universidade de Londres . A primeira idea de Karloff era unirse ao servizo diplomático, como o seu irmán Sir John Henry Pratt, que chegou a converterse nun distinguido diplomático. En 1909 Karloff viaxou ao Canadá , onde cambiou o seu nome. Por motivos de saúde non combateu na primeira guerra mundial .
Cando chegou a Hollywood participou en numerosos filmes mudos , antes de aparecer como o monstro de Frankenstein en Frankenstein Béla Lugosi rexeitou o papel. Un ano despois interpretou outra personaxe icónica, Imhotep , en The Mummy
A súa altura e o éxito de Frankenstein encadrárono no xénero de terror, realizando numerosos filmes para a Universal Pictures , se ben participou en filmes doutros xéneros, como A patrulla perdida John Ford en 1934. Karloff interpretou o monstro de Frankenstein dúas veces máis, en Bride of Frankenstein Son of Frankenstein Jack Pierce e o incómodo traxe e os zapatos de plataforma que lle causaron danos no lombo que sufriu o resto da súa vida.
Sobre os escenarios de Broadway estreou en 1941 a obra Arsenic and Old Lace
A pesar dos papeis que o fixeron famoso, Karloff foi coñecido na vida real como un cabaleiro xeneroso, sobre todo coa infancia. Nunca tivo a mal quedar encadrado como actor de filmes de terror, senón que considerou que era unha magnífica oportunidade para demostrar os seus dotes e sempre estivo agradecido por iso.
Finou de pneumonía no King Edward VII Hospital de Midhurst aos 81 anos.
Ano
Filme
Papel
Director
Notas
1916
The Dumb Girl of Portici
Lois Weber
Acreditado como extra.
1918
The Lightning Raider
George B. Seitz
Serial de quince capítulos
1919
The Masked Rider Mexican roughneck in saloon (Episodio segundo)
Aubrey M. Kennedy
Serial de quince capítulos
His Majesty, the American
Joseph Henabery
Extra
The Prince and Betty
Robert Thornby
Pequeno papel
1920
The Deadlier Sex Jules Borney
Robert Thornby
The Courage of Marge O'Doone Tavish
David Smith
The Last of the Mohicans
Maurice Tourneur , Clarence Brown
Extra
1921
The Hope Diamond Mystery Dakar / High Priest of Temple of Sita
Stuart Paton
Serial
Without Benefit of Clergy Ahmed Khan
James Young
Cheated Hearts Nil Horned
Hobart Henley
The Cave Girl Baptiste
Joseph Franz
1922
The Man from Downing Street Edward Monckton / Maharajah Jehan Deharwar
Edward José
The Infidel the Nabob
James Young
The Altar Stairs Hugo
Lambert Hillyer
Omar the Tentmaker the Holy Imam Mowaffak
James Young
The Woman Conquers Raoul Maris
Tom Forman
1923
The Gentleman from America
Edward Sedgwick
Sen acreditar
The Prisoner Prince Kapolski
Jack Conway
1924
Riders of the Plains
Jacques Jaccard
The Hellion Outlaw
Bruce Mitchell
Dynamite Dan Tony Garcia
Bruce Mitchell
1925
Parisian Nights Pierre
Alfred Santell
Forbidden Cargo Pietro Castillano
Tom Buckingham
The Prairie Wife Diego
Hugo Ballin
Perils of the Wild
Francis Ford
Never the Twain Shall Meet Villain
Maurice Tourneur
Lady Robinhood Cabraza
Ralph Ince
1926
The Greater Glory the Scissors Grinder
Curt Rehfeld
Her Honor, the Governor Snipe Collins
Chet Withey
The Bells Mesmerist
James Young
The Nickel-Hopper Big Bohunk
Hal Yates
The Golden Web Dave Sinclair
Walter Lang
The Eagle of the Sea Pirate
Frank Lloyd
Flames Blackie Blanchett
Lewis H. Moomaw
Old Ironsides Saracen Guard
James Cruze
Flaming Fury Gaspard
James Hogan
Valencia
Dimitri Buchowetzki
Sen acreditar
The Man in the Saddle Robber
Clifford S. Smith
Sen acreditar
1927
Tarzan and the Golden Lion Ozawa, Waziri Chief
J. P. McGowan
Let It Rain the Crooks
Edward Francis Cline
The Meddlin' Stranger Al Meggs
Richard Thorpe
The Princess from Hoboken Pavel
Allan Dale
The Phantom Buster Ramón
William Bertram
Soft Cushions The Chief Conspirator
Edward Francis Cline
Two Arabian Knights Purser
Lewis Milestone
The Love Mart Fleming
George Fitzmaurice
1928
The Vanishing Rider The Villain
Ray Taylor
Serial
Burning the Wind Pug Doran
Henry MacRae , Herbert Blaché
Vultures of the Sea Grouchy
Richard Thorpe
Serie de filmes
The Little Wild Girl Maurice Kent
Frank Mattison
1929
The Devil's Chaplain Boris
Duke Worne
The Fatal Warning Mullins
Richard Thorpe
Serial
The Phantom of the North Jules Gregg
Harry S. Webb
Two Sisters Cecil
Scott Pembroke
Anne Against the World
Duke Worne
Papel pequeno
Behind That Curtain Sudanese servant
Irving Cummings
Primeiro filme sonoro
The King of the Kongo Macklin / Martin
Richard Thorpe
Serial
The Unholy Night Abdoul
Lionel Barrymore
1930
The Bad One Guard
George Fitzmaurice
The Sea Bat Corsican
Wesley Ruggles
The Utah Kid Baxter
Richard Thorpe
The Mother's Cry Baxter
Hobart Henley
1931
Sous les verrous The Tiger
James Parrott
The Criminal Code Ned Galloway
Howard Hawks
King of the Wild Mustapha
B. Reeves Eason , Richard Thorpe
Último filme da serie
Cracked Nuts Revolutionary
Edward F. Cline
Young Donovan's Kid Cokey Joe
Fred Niblo
Smart Money Sport Williams
Alfred E. Green
The Public Defender Professor
J. Walter Ruben
I Like Your Nerve Luigi
William McGann
Graft Joe Terry
William Christy Cabanne
Five Star Final "Reverend" Vernon Isopod
Mervyn LeRoy
The Yellow Ticket Orderly
Raoul Walsh
The Mad Genius Fedor's Father
Michael Curtiz
The Guilty Generation Tony Ricca
Rowland V. Lee
Frankenstein O monstro
James Whale
Tonight or Never The Waiter
Mervyn LeRoy
1932
Behind the Mask Jim Henderson
John Francis Dillon
Alias the Doctor Autopsy Surgeon
Lloyd Bacon , Michael Curtiz
Business and Pleasure Sheikh
David Butler
Scarface Gaffney
Howard Hawks
The Miracle Man Nikko
Norman Z. McLeod
Night World "Happy" MacDonald
Hobart Henley
The Old Dark House Morgan
James Whale
The Mask of Fu Manchu Dr. Fu Manchu
Charles J. Brabin , Charles Vidor , King Vidor
The Mummy Imhotep /Ardath Bey
Karl Freund
Acreditado como KARLOFF
1933
The Ghoul Prof. Morlant
T. Hayes Hunter
1934
A patrulla perdida Sanders
John Ford
The House of Rothschild Count Ledrantz
Alfred L. Werker
The Black Cat Hjalmar Poelzig
Edgar G. Ulmer
Acreditado como KARLOFF
Gift of Gab Cameo Appearance (as Karloff)
Karl W. Freund
Acreditado como KARLOFF
1935
Bride of Frankenstein The Monster
James Whale
Acreditado como KARLOFF
The Raven Edmond Bateman
Lew Landers
Acreditado como KARLOFF
The Black Room Baron Gregor de Berghmann / Anton de Berghmann
Roy William Neill
1936
The Invisible Ray Dr. Janos Rukh
Lambert Hillyer
Acreditado como KARLOFF
The Walking Dead John Ellman
Michael Curtiz
Juggernaut Victor Sartorius
Michael Curtiz
The Man Who Changed His Mind Dr. Laurence
Robert Stevenson
Charlie Chan at the Opera Gravelle
H. Bruce Humberstone
1937
Night Key Dave Mallory
Lloyd Corrigan
Acreditado como KARLOFF
West of Shanghai Gen. Wu Yen Fang
John Farrow
1938
The Invisible Menace Dave Mallory
Lloyd Corrigan
Mr. Wong, Detective James Lee Wong
William Nigh
1939
Devil's Island Dr. Charles Gaudet
William Nigh
Son of Frankenstein The Monster
Rowland V. Lee
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
1940
The Fatal Hour James Lee Wong
William Nigh
British Intelligence Valdar
Terrell O. Morse
Black Friday Dr. Ernest Sovac
Arthur Lubin
The Man with Nine Lives Dr. Leon Kravaal
Nick Grinde
Doomed to Die James Lee Wong
William Nigh
Before I Hang Dr. John Garth
Nick Grinde
The Ape Dr. Bernard Adrian
William Nigh
You'll Find Out Judge Mainwaring
David Butler
1941
The Devil Commands Dr. Julian Blair
Edward Dmytryk
1942
The Boogie Man Will Get You Prof. Nathaniel Billings
Lew Landers
1944
The Climax Dr. Hohner
George Waggner
House of Frankenstein Dr. Gustav Niemann
Erle C. Kenton
1945
O ladrón de cadáveres John Gray
Robert Wise
Isle of the Dead Gen. Nikolas Pherides
Mark Robson
1946
Bedlam Master George Sims
Mark Robson
1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
Norman Z. McLeod
Lured Charles von Druten
Douglas Sirk
Unconquered Guyasuta , Chief of the Senecas
Cecil B. DeMille
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome Gruesome
John Rawlins
1948
Tap Roots Tishomingo
George Marshall
The Emperor's Nightingale Narrador
Jiří Trnka
Só na versión inglesa
1949
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff Swami Talpur
Charles Barton
1951
The Strange Door Voltan
Joseph Pevney
1952
Colonel March Investigates Col. March
Cy Raker Endfield
Recompilación de capítulos da serie de televisión Colonel March of Scotland Yard
The Black Castle Dr. Meissen
Nathan Juran
1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Charles Lamont
1954
The Island Monster
Roberto Bianchi Montero
The Hindu General Pollegar
Frank Ferrin
1957
Voodoo Island Dr. Phillip Knight
Reginald Le Borg
1958
Le Jongleur de Notre Dame Narrador
Al Kouzel
Curtametraxe animada
The Haunted Strangler James Rankin
Robert Day
Frankenstein 1970 Baron Victor von Frankenstein
Howard W. Koch
Corridors of Blood Dr. Thomas Bolton
Robert Day
1963
Black Sabbath Gorca
Mario Bava
The Terror Baron Von Leppe
Roger Corman
The Raven Dr. Scarabus
Roger Corman
1964
Bikini Beach Art dealer
William Asher
Mondo Balordo Narrador
Roberto Bianchi Montero
The Comedy of Terrors Amos Hinchley
Jacques Tourneur
1965
Die, Monster, Die! Nahum Witley
Daniel Haller
1966
The Daydreamer The Rat
Jules Bass
Só voz
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini The Corpse
Don Weis
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Grinch e o narrador
Chuck Jones
Filme animado
1967
The Venetian Affair Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
Jerry Thorpe
Mad Monster Party? Baron Boris von Frankenstein
Jules Bass
Só voz
The Sorcerers Professor Marcus Montserrat
Michael Reeves
1968
Targets Byron Orlok
Peter Bogdanovich
Curse of the Crimson Altar Prof. Marshe
Vernon Sewell
A cámara do terror Dr. Carl Mandel
Juan Ibañez , Jack Hill
House of Evil Mathias Morteval
Luis Enrique Vergara , Jack Hill
1970
El Coleccionista de cadáveres Franz Badulescu
Santos Alcocer , Edward Mann
Estreada trala morte de Karloff
1971
The Incredible Invasion Prof. John Meyer
Luis Enrique Vergara , Jack Hill
Estreada trala morte de Karloff
Isle of the Snake People Karl Van Molder / Damballah
Juan Ibañez , Jack Hill
Estreada trala morte de Karloff
Lindsay, Cynthia. Dear Boris . Nova York: Knopf, 1975.
Cortijo, Javier. "El aristócrata del terror". T&B: Madrid, 2000. 
