Životopis (biografie):
Narodil se 23. listopadu 1887 v londýnské čtvrti Camberwel v Anglii jako WILLIAM HENRY PRATT. Pocházel z rodiny, ve které bylo devět dětí. V mládí studoval londýnskou universitu a rozhodl se pro povolání diplomata. Zanedlouho však tuto myšlenku opustil a ve svých třiadvaceti letech emigruje do Kanady, kde pracuje jako dělník na jedné farmě. V té době se začíná zajímat o divadlo a brzy se stává členem jedné divadelní společnosti a přijímá umělecký pseudonym BORIS KARLOFF.
Během následujících let projde celou řadou hereckých společností, projíždí s nimi celé Spojené státy a v roce 1919 .....zobrazit více
2013 |
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Maska šlenství ... archivní záběry | |||
2010 |
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Skeleton Farm's Halloween Horrorshow | |||
2009 |
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Hollywoodští rivalové [TV cyklus] ... sám sebe | |||
2003 |
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Hypnotizér (1) ... archivní záběry | |||
2000 |
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American Nightmare ... sám sebe (fotoarchiv) | |||
1971 |
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La muerte viviente ... Carl van Molder / Damballah | |||
1968 |
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Curse of the Crimson Altar ... Professor Marsh [80] | |||
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Terče ... Byron Orlok [80] | ||||
1967 |
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The Venetian Affair ... Vaugiroud [79] | |||
1966 |
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The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini ... tělo [78] | |||
1965 |
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Die, Monster, Die! ... Nahum Witley [77] | |||
1963 |
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Havran ... Dr. Scarabus [75] | |||
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I tre volti della paura ... sám sebe (povídka Upír) [75] | ||||
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Komedie plná hrůz ... Amos Hinchley [75] | ||||
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Teror ... baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe [75] | ||||
1962 |
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Jezinky a bezinky [TV film] ... Jonathan Brewster [74] | |||
1961 |
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Dny vzrušení a smíchu [73] | |||
1958 |
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Corridors of Blood ... Dr. Thomas Bolton [70] | |||
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Frankenstein 1970 ... baron Victor von Frankenstein [70] | ||||
1957 |
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Voodoo Island ... Phillip Knight [69] | |||
1955 |
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Sabaka ... generál Pollegar [67] | |||
1953 |
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Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ... Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde [65] | |||
1952 |
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The Black Castle ... Dr. Meissen [64] | |||
1951 |
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The Strange Door ... Voltan [63] | |||
1949 |
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff ... Swami Talpur [61] | |||
1948 |
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Tap Roots ... Tishomingo [60] | |||
1947 |
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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome ... Gruesome [59] | |||
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Lured ... Charles van Druten [59] | ||||
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Neporažená ... náčelník Guyasuta [59] | ||||
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Tajný život Waltera Mittyho ... Dr. Hugo Hollingshead [59] | ||||
1946 |
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Bedlam ... Mistr George Sims [58] | |||
1945 |
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Isle of the Dead ... Nikolas Pherides [57] | |||
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Vykrádač hrobů ... John Grey [57] | ||||
1944 |
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Frankensteinův dům ... Dr. Niemann [56] | |||
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The Climax ... Dr. Friedrich Hohner [56] | ||||
1942 |
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The Boogie Man Will Get You ... Prof. Nathaniel Billings [54] | |||
1941 |
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The Devil Commands ... Dr. Julian Blair [53] | |||
1940 |
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Before I Hang ... Dr. John Garth [52] | |||
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Black Friday ... dr. Ernest Sovac [52] | ||||
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Doomed to Die ... James Lee Wong [52] | ||||
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Skrytý nepřítel ... Valdar/Karl Schiller [52] | ||||
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The Ape ... Dr. Bernard Adrian [52] | ||||
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The Fatal Hour ... James Lee Wong [52] | ||||
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The Man with Nine Lives ... Dr. Leon Kravaal [52] | ||||
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The Mummy's Hand ... Kharis [52] | ||||
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You'll Find Out ... soudce Spencer Mainwaring [52] | ||||
1939 |
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Devil's Island ... Dr. Charles Gaudet [51] | |||
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Frankensteinův syn ... Monster [51] | ||||
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Mr. Wong in Chinatown ... James Lee Wong [51] | ||||
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The Man They Could Not Hang ... Dr. Henryk Savaard [51] | ||||
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The Mystery of Mr. Wong ... James Lee Wong [51] | ||||
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Tower of London ... Mord [51] | ||||
1938 |
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Mr. Wong, Detective ... Mr. James Lee Wong [50] | |||
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The Invisible Menace ... Jevries / Dolman [50] | ||||
1937 |
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Night Key ... David Mallory [49] | |||
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West of Shanghai ... Wu Yen Fang [49] | ||||
1936 |
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Charlie Chan at the Opera ... Gravelle [48] | |||
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Neviditelný paprsek ... Dr. Janos Rukh [48] | ||||
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Tajemství vynálezce ... Dr. Laurience [48] | ||||
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The Walking Dead ... John Ellman [48] | ||||
1935 |
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Frankensteinova nevěsta ... monstrum [47] | |||
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The Black Room ... baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman [47] | ||||
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The Raven ... Edmond Bateman [47] | ||||
1934 |
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Černá kočka ... Hjalmar Poelzig [46] | |||
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Gift of Gab ... fantom [46] | ||||
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Rothschildové ... hrabě Ledrantz [46] | ||||
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Ztracená patrola ... Sanders [46] | ||||
1933 |
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The Ghoul ... profesor Henry Morlant [45] | |||
1932 |
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Business and Pleasure ... šejk [44] | |||
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Maska Fu-Manchu ... Dr. Fu Manchu [44] | ||||
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Mumie ... Imhotep [44] | ||||
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Night World ... Happy MacDonald [44] | ||||
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Starý temný dům ... Morgan [44] | ||||
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The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood ... Boris Karloff [44] | ||||
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The Miracle Man ... Nikko [44] | ||||
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Upíři v bílém ... Jim Henderson [44] | ||||
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Zjizvená tvář ... Gaffney [44] | ||||
1931 |
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Cracked Nuts ... Boris [43] | |||
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Finále pěti hvězd ... T. Vernon Isopod [43] | ||||
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Frankenstein ... monstrum [43] | ||||
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Graft ... Joe Terry [43] | ||||
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I Like Your Nerve ... Luigi [43] | ||||
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Smart Money ... Sport Williams [43] | ||||
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The Criminal Code ... Ned Galloway [43] | ||||
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The Public Defender ... Professor [43] | ||||
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The Yellow Ticket ... ordonanc [43] | ||||
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Tonight or Never ... číšník [43] | ||||
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Young Donovan's Kid ... Cokey Joe [43] | ||||
1930 |
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The Bad One ... Monsieur Gaston [42] | |||
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The Sea Bat ... Kprsičan [42] | ||||
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The Utah Kid ... Baxter [42] | ||||
1929 |
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Anne Against the World ... Boris [41] | |||
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Behind That Curtain ... Beethamův sluha [41] | ||||
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Two Sisters ... Cecil [41] | ||||
1928 |
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Burning the Wind ... Pug Doran [40] | |||
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The Little Wild Girl ... Maurice Kent [40] | ||||
1927 |
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Let It Rain ... podvodník [39] | |||
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Soft Cushions ... hlavní spiklenec [39] | ||||
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Tarzan a zlatý lev ... Owaza [39] | ||||
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The Love Mart ... Fleming [39] | ||||
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The Meddlin' Stranger ... Al Meggs [39] | ||||
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The Phantom Buster ... Ramon [39] | ||||
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The Princess from Hoboken ... Pavel [39] | ||||
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Two Arabian Knights ... pokladník [39] | ||||
1926 |
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Flaming Fury ... Gaspard [38] | |||
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Her Honor, the Governor ... Snipe Collins [38] | ||||
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Old Ironsides ... strážný [38] | ||||
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The Bells ... hypnotizér [38] | ||||
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The Eagle of the Sea ... pirát [38] | ||||
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The Golden Web ... Dave Sinclair [38] | ||||
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The Greater Glory ... Scissors Grinder [38] | ||||
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The Man in the Saddle ... lupič [38] | ||||
1925 |
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Dáma s černou maskou ... Cabraza [37] | |||
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Forbidden Cargo ... Pietro Castillano [37] | ||||
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Never the Twain Shall Meet ... . [37] | ||||
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Parisian Nights ... Pierre [37] | ||||
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The Prairie Wife ... Diego [37] | ||||
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Without Mercy ... pomocník [37] | ||||
1924 |
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Dynamite Dan ... Tony Garcia [36] | |||
1923 |
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The Prisoner ... princ Kapolski [35] | |||
1922 |
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Omar the Tentmaker ... Imam Mowaffak [34] | |||
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The Altar Stairs ... Hugo [34] | ||||
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The Infidel ... nabob [34] | ||||
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The Man from Downing Street ... Jehan [34] | ||||
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The Woman Conquers ... Raoul Maris [34] | ||||
1921 |
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Cheated Hearts ... Nei Hamid [33] | |||
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The Cave Girl ... Baptiste [33] | ||||
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Without Benefit of Clergy ... Ahmed Khan [33] | ||||
1920 |
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Poslední Mohykán ... indián [32] | |||
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The Courage of Marge O'Doone ... Tavish [32] | ||||
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The Deadlier Sex ... Jules Borney [32] | ||||
1919 |
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Blesková jezdkyně [31] | |||
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Jeho Veličenstvo, Američan ... muž v čepici [31] | ||||
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Maskovaný jezdec ... Mexičan v saloonu [31] | ||||
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The Prince and Betty ... . [31] |
1966 |
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Abbott a Costello [TV seriál] | |||
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! [TV film] ... vypravěč/ Grinch [78] | ||||
1958 |
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Žonglér Naší Paní ... vypravěč [70] |