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William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), known professionally as Boris Karloff (/ ˈ k ɑːr l ɒ f /) and occasionally billed as Karloff the Uncanny, was an English actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film Frankenstein (1931), his 82nd film, established him as a horror icon, and he reprised the role ...
Actor: Bride of Frankenstein. Along with fellow actors Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi and Vincent Price, Boris Karloff is recognized as one of the true icons of horror cinema, and the actor most closely identified with the general public's image of the Frankenstein Monster from the classic 1818 Mary Shelley novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern ...
- November 23, 1887
- February 2, 1969
Jun 21, 2024 · Boris Karloff (born November 23, 1887, London, England—died February 2, 1969, Midhurst, West Sussex) was an English actor who became internationally famous for his sympathetic and chilling portrayal of the monster in the classic horror film Frankenstein (1931).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
William Henry Pratt, popularly known as Boris Karloff, was an English actor. Famous for his roles in horror films, he played Frankenstein's monster in ‘Frankenstein’, ‘Bride of Frankenstein’, and ‘Son of Frankenstein’, and Imhotep in ‘The Mummy’.
Boris Karloff was born William Henry Pratt on the 23rd November 1887 in Camberwell, South London. The youngest of the nine children of Edward and Eliza Pratt Billy, as he was known, was expected to follow his father and the majority of his siblings into Government Service.
May 9, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Boris Karloff, a British-born actor who became a horror film icon. Find out his birth name, education, marriages, film roles, and TV shows.
May 13, 2021 · Boris Karloff rose to the challenge by playing the unloved creature with both tenderness and menace. A box office smash, Frankenstein made Karloff a superstar, especially within the horror genre.
