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Boris Karloff: movies and TV shows

Boris Karloff has 292 credits in the archive: 242 films and 50 TV series, from 1919 to 2025. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).

Career timeline

1919 – 2025 · busiest year: 1931 (15 credits)

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Full filmography

YearTitleRoleTypeRatingAge then
2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf - (archive footage)Film—137
2024The Last Repair ShopThe Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)Film7.5136
2022Boris Karloff: The Rest of the StorySelf - IntervieweeFilm10.0134
2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the MonsterSelf (archive footage)Film6.3133
2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!Self (archive footage)Film4.7133
2015True Fear: The Making of PsychoSelfFilm—127
2015Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the MonstersSelf (archive footage)Film10.0127
2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmVarious roles (archive footage)Film7.5126
2013A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02)Self (archive footage)Film—125
2013Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredSelf (archive footage)Film5.5125
2012The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature FeaturesFilm10.0124
2008He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack PierceSelf (archive footage)Film8.4120
2007Bela Lugosi: The Fallen VampireHimself (archive footage)Film6.3119
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf (archive footage)Film9.0119
2007Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. HydeCabman John Gray (archive footage)Film8.0119
2006Lugosi: The Dark PrinceSelf (archive footage)Film7.6118
2006Terror in the TropicsMr. Wong (archive footage)Film—118
2006Karloff: The Gentle MonsterSelf (archive footage)Film7.6118
2004Monster Movie Trivia QuizFilm—116
2003The Mesmerist(archive footage)Film8.0115
2001Heroes of Horror(archive footage)Film8.7113
2000The American NightmareSelfFilm6.8112
2000The Many Faces of DraculaThe Monster (archive footage)Film3.5112
2000Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition UnearthedSelf (archive footage)Film7.0112
1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Self (archive footage)Film7.3111
1999The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a MonsterSelf (archive footage)Film7.7111
1998Universal Horror(archive footage)Film7.1110
1996The Universal StorySelf (archive footage)Film8.0108
1994Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry SeinfeldSelf (archive footage)Film8.5106
1994How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition(voice - archive footage)Film7.2106
1992Dracula in the Movies(archive footage)Film10.0104
1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookThe Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.Film6.3103
1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookDoctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)Film9.5103
1991Halloween Monster BashBaron Von Leppe (archive footage)Film—103
1990Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To(archive footage)Film8.5102
1990Abbott and Costello in the MoviesArchivalFilm—102
1989Transylvania TwistMan in Room (archive footage)Film5.4101
1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies(archive footage) (uncredited)Film—100
1987Creepy ClassicsDr. Scarabus - (archive footage)Film6.499
1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)Film9.096
1983The Horror of It AllFrankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)Film8.395
1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!Self (archive footage)Film6.094
1980Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!)Film—92
1979The Horror Show(archive footage)Film3.491
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)Film6.387
1974Madhouse(archive footage)Film6.286
1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteSelf (archive footage)Film7.786
1971Isle of the Snake PeopleCarl van Molder / DamballahFilm3.183
1971Alien TerrorProf. John MayerFilm3.683
1970McCloudHjalmar Poelzig (archive footage) (uncredited)TV7.282
1970Hatchet for the HoneymoonGorca (archive footage)Film6.482
1968The Name of the GameMikhail OrlovTV7.080
1968Macabre SerenadeMatthias MortevalFilm4.080
1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)Film6.680
1968TargetsByron OrlokFilm7.180
1968Curse of the Crimson AltarProfessor John MarshFilm5.280
1968Cauldron of BloodFranz BadulescuFilm4.380
1968Fear ChamberDr. Carl MandelFilm4.480
1967Mad Monster Party?Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)Film6.679
1967The SorcerersProf. Marcus MonserratFilm6.279
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Mother MuffinTV6.978
1966How the Grinch Stole Christmas!Narrator / The Grinch (voice)Film7.578
1966Doom of DraculaThe Madman (archive footage)Film10.078
1966The Venetian AffairDr. Pierre VaugiroudFilm4.978
1966The Ghost in the Invisible BikiniThe CorpseFilm5.178
1966The DaydreamerThe Rat (voice)Film5.178
1965The Wild Wild WestMr. SinghTV7.677
1965Die, Monster, Die!Nahum WitleyFilm5.677
1964Shindig!Self - Guest Host / SingerTV6.476
1964Horror!!!SelfFilm1.076
1964The Comedy of TerrorsAmos HinchleyFilm6.576
1964Bikini BeachArt DealerFilm5.676
1964Bikini BeachFilm5.676
1964Today's TeensNarratorFilm—76
1964A Fool's WorldNarratorFilm3.476
1963Black SabbathGorca (segment "The Wurdalak")Film7.275
1963The RavenDr. ScarabusFilm6.375
1963The TerrorBaron Victor Frederick Von LeppeFilm5.275
1962Out of This WorldHostTV5.874
1962The Incredible Doktor MarkesanDr. Konrad MarkesanFilm7.074
1962Arsenic & Old LaceJonathan BrewsterFilm6.574
1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's WingFilm—74
1962Little Lost RobotHostFilm7.074
1962The StormFilm—74
1961The Grim ReaperSelfFilm2.073
1961Days of Thrills and LaughterSelf (archive footage)Film6.073
1960ThrillerClayton MaceTV6.772
1960ThrillerSelf - HostTV6.772
1960ThrillerDr. ThorneTV6.772
1960ThrillerDr. Albert FarnhamTV6.772
1960ThrillerPop Jenkins / Col. Jackson Beauregard FinchessTV6.772
1960ThrillerDoktor Konrad MarkesanTV6.772
1960Route 66TV6.772
1960The Fatal ImpulseSelfFilm1.072
1960Who Killed Chung Ling Soo?NarratorFilm—72
1958Shirley Temple's StorybookNarrator (voice) / Father KnickerbockerTV6.570
1958The VeilTV7.870
1958Grip of the StranglerJames RankinFilm6.070
1958Corridors of BloodDr. Thomas BoltonFilm6.270
1958Destination NightmareHost / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan DebsFilm6.070
1958Heart of DarknessMr. KurtzFilm—70
1958Jack the RipperHost / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis MasonFilm7.570
1958Frankenstein 1970Baron Viktor von FrankensteinFilm5.470
1957SuspicionJudge Winthrop GelseyTV6.269
1957DuPont Show of the MonthTV7.469
1957The Lux ShowSelfTV6.069
1957Voodoo IslandPhillip KnightFilm4.669
1957The LarkBishop CauchonFilm—69
1957The Juggler of Our LadyNarrator (voice)Film7.769
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelfTV6.468
1956Telephone TimeTV6.568
1956Colonel March of Scotland YardColonel March Of Scotland YardTV7.568
1956The Rosemary Clooney ShowSelfTV8.068
1956Rendezvous in BlackWard AllenFilm—68
1955This Is Your LifeSelfTV6.767
1955SabakaGeneral PollegarFilm4.667
1955A Connecticut YankeeKing ArthurFilm6.067
1955Sting of DeathMr. MycroftFilm—67
1954Climax!Dr. Philip NestriTV3.866
1954Climax!Vicar TellworthTV3.866
1954The George Gobel ShowSelfTV7.866
1954The Island MonsterDon GaetanoFilm3.366
1953The United States Steel HourGeorge RedfordTV6.365
1953General Electric TheaterMr. Blue OceanTV6.865
1953General Electric TheaterHenry E. ChurchTV6.865
1953Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. HydeFilm6.365
1953Colonel March InvestigatesColonel MarchFilm6.365
1952The Black CastleDr. MeissenFilm6.464
1951The Red Skelton ShowProfessor TownsendTV7.463
1951Tales of TomorrowTV6.463
1951Hallmark Hall of FameCauchonTV8.863
1951Hallmark Hall of FameJonathan BrewsterTV8.863
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsCharles BrandonTV7.263
1951The Strange DoorVoltanFilm6.163
1951Down You GoSelfTV9.063
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsBennett KimballTV6.062
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsTV6.062
1950What's My Line?SelfTV7.062
1950Lux Video TheatreSir Arthur StrangewaysTV6.762
1950Lux Video TheatreMontgomery RoyleTV6.762
1950Lux Video TheatreLarkinTV6.762
1949Lights OutTV6.061
1949SuspenseToffTV5.161
1949SuspenseTV5.161
1949SuspenseBronsonTV5.161
1949SuspenseRasputinTV5.161
1949Starring Boris KarloffTV—61
1949Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffSwami TalpurFilm6.661
1948Studio OneSkaggsTV5.460
1948Studio OneProfessor KoernigTV5.460
1948Studio OneKing ArthurTV5.460
1948Tap RootsTishomingoFilm6.960
1947UnconqueredGuyasuta, Chief of the SenecasFilm6.559
1947The Secret Life of Walter MittyDr. HollingsheadFilm6.859
1947Dick Tracy Meets GruesomeGruesomeFilm5.559
1947LuredCharles van DrutenFilm6.359
1946BedlamGeorge SimsFilm6.658
1945The Body SnatcherJohn GrayFilm7.057
1945Isle of the DeadGen. Nikolas PheridesFilm6.057
1944House of FrankensteinDr. Gustav NiemannFilm6.156
1944The Mummy's CurseKharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)Film5.556
1944The ClimaxDr. Friedrich HohnerFilm5.556
1942The Boogie Man Will Get YouProf. Nathaniel BillingsFilm6.254
1942Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6HimselfFilm6.054
1941The Devil CommandsDr. Julian BlairFilm6.353
1941Information Please: Series 2, No. 12SelfFilm10.053
1940Before I HangDr. John GarthFilm6.352
1940The Mummy's HandKharis (archive footage / uncredited)Film5.752
1940Black FridayDr. Ernest SovacFilm6.052
1940The Man with Nine LivesDr. Leon KravaalFilm6.352
1940The ApeDr. Bernard AdrianFilm4.852
1940The Fatal HourJames Lee WongFilm5.752
1940You'll Find OutJudge Spencer MainwaringFilm5.652
1940Doomed to DieJames Lee WongFilm5.752
1939Son of FrankensteinThe MonsterFilm6.751
1939Devil's IslandDr. Charles GaudetFilm5.751
1939Tower of LondonMordFilm6.151
1939The Man They Could Not HangDr. Henryk SavaardFilm6.751
1939British IntelligenceValdarFilm5.851
1939Mr. Wong in ChinatownMr. James Lee WongFilm5.451
1939The Mystery of Mr. WongJames Lee WongFilm5.951
1938Mr. Wong, DetectiveJames Lee WongFilm5.650
1938The Invisible MenaceJevriesFilm4.350
1937Breakdowns of 1937SelfFilm6.049
1937Night KeyDavid MalloryFilm6.249
1937Cinema CircusHimselfFilm8.049
1937West of Shanghai"General" Wu Yen FangFilm5.849
1936The Walking DeadJohn EllmanFilm6.348
1936Charlie Chan at the OperaGravelleFilm6.848
1936The Invisible RayDr. Janos RukhFilm6.448
1936JuggernautDr. Victor SartoriusFilm4.548
1936The Man Who Changed His MindDr. LaurenceFilm6.148
1935Bride of FrankensteinThe MonsterFilm7.547
1935Hollywood HobbiesHimselfFilm7.047
1935The Black RoomBaron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de BerghmanFilm6.547
1935The RavenEdmond BatemanFilm6.647
1934The Lost PatrolSandersFilm6.546
1934The Black CatHjalmar PoelzigFilm6.746
1934The House of RothschildCount LedrantzFilm6.246
1934Screen Snapshots No. 11HimselfFilm—46
1934Gift of GabHimselfFilm5.346
1933The GhoulProf. MorlantFilm5.645
1932ScarfaceGaffneyFilm7.444
1932The MummyImhotep / Ardath BeyFilm6.844
1932The Old Dark HouseMorganFilm6.744
1932The Mask of Fu ManchuDr. Fu ManchuFilm5.444
1932Skyscraper SoulsMan Approaching Ticket CounterFilm5.544
1932Business and PleasureSheik Ali-Ben JosephFilm6.344
1932Behind the MaskJim HendersonFilm5.844
1932The Cohens and Kellys in HollywoodBoris KarloffFilm7.044
1932Night World'Happy' MacDonaldFilm6.844
1932The Miracle ManNikkoFilm5.944
1932BooFrankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")Film5.644
1931FrankensteinThe MonsterFilm7.543
1931Cracked NutsBoris - First RevolutionaryFilm8.043
1931King of the WildMustaphaFilm4.243
1931Five Star FinalT. Vernon IsopodFilm6.643
1931Smart MoneySport WilliamsFilm6.943
1931The Yellow TicketDrunken OrderlyFilm5.143
1931Tonight or NeverWaiterFilm6.243
1931Young Donovan's KidCokey JoeFilm10.043
1931The Vanishing LegionThe Voice (voice)Film8.543
1931The Mad GeniusFedor's Father (uncredited)Film6.443
1931The Public DefenderThe ProfessorFilm6.443
1931The Criminal CodeNed GallowayFilm6.143
1931I Like Your NerveLuigi - Pacheco's ButlerFilm5.943
1931The Guilty GenerationTony RiccaFilm6.243
1931GraftTerryFilm5.043
1930The Bad OneMonsieur GastonFilm7.042
1930The Sea BatCorsicanFilm4.442
1930The Utah KidHenchman BaxterFilm4.742
1929The King of the KongoScarface MacklinFilm8.041
1929The Unholy NightAbdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)Film5.741
1929The Fatal WarningMullinsFilm5.041
1929Behind That CurtainBeetham's ManserventFilm4.241
1929Two SistersCecilFilm6.541
1929Anne Against the WorldFilm7.041
1929The Phantom of the NorthJules GreggFilm8.041
1929The Devil's ChaplainBorisFilm9.041
1929Burning the WindPug DoranFilm10.041
1928Sharp ShootersCafe Proprietor (uncredited)Film7.040
1928The Vanishing RiderThe VillainFilm7.040
1928The Little Wild GirlMaurice KentFilm10.040
1928Vultures of the SeaGrouchyFilm9.040
1927Soft CushionsThe Chief ConspiratorFilm7.039
1927The Meddlin' StrangerAl MeggsFilm9.039
1927Let It RainCrookFilm7.039
1927Tarzan and the Golden LionOwazaFilm4.839
1927The Phantom BusterRamonFilm8.039
1927Two Arabian KnightsPurserFilm5.839
1927The Love MartFlemingFilm8.039
1927The Princess from HobokenPavelFilm8.039
1926The Greater GloryScissors GrinderFilm8.038
1926The Eagle of the SeaPirate (uncredited)Film10.038
1926Her Honor, the GovernorSnipe CollinsFilm10.038
1926The Man in the SaddleRobber (uncredited)Film10.038
1926The BellsThe MesmeristFilm6.238
1926Old IronsidesSaracen Guard (uncredited)Film6.438
1926The Nickel-HopperDance Hall MasherFilm7.538
1926The Golden WebDave SinclairFilm10.038
1926Flaming FuryGaspardFilm10.038
1926FlamesBlackie BlanchetteFilm10.038
1925Perils of the WildFilm10.037
1925The Prairie WifeDiegoFilm8.037
1925Forbidden CargoPietro CastillanoFilm9.037
1925Without MercyMadame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)Film10.037
1925Never the Twain Shall MeetFilm6.037
1925Lady RobinhoodCabrazaFilm9.037
1925Parisian NightsPierreFilm4.037
1924Riders of the PlainsFilm10.036
1924The HellionThe OutlawFilm8.036
1924The White PantherShere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)Film7.036
1924Dynamite DanTony GarciaFilm6.036
1923The PrisonerPrince KapolskiFilm7.035
1922Omar the TentmakerImam MowaffakFilm10.034
1922Nan of the NorthUndetermined Role (uncredited)Film10.034
1922The InfidelThe NabobFilm8.034
1922The Woman ConquersRaoul MarisFilm10.034
1922The Man from Downing StreetMaharajah JehanFilm10.034
1922The Altar StairsHugoFilm8.034
1921Without Benefit of ClergyAhmed KhanFilm9.033
1921The Hope Diamond MysteryPriest of Kama-Sita / DakarFilm10.033
1921Cheated HeartsNei HamidFilm8.033
1921The Cave GirlBaptisteFilm9.033
1920The Last of the MohicansIndian (uncredited)Film6.332
1920The Woman and the Puppet(uncredited)Film9.032
1920The Deadlier SexJules BorneyFilm7.532
1920The Courage of Marge O'DooneTavishFilm8.032
1919His Majesty, the AmericanHenchman in cloth capFilm6.631
1919The Lightning RaiderFilm9.031
1919The Prince and BettyUndetermined RoleFilm8.331
Suspense: A Night at an InnToffFilm——
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