Boris Karloff filmography

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Karloff in Bride of Frankenstein


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This is the filmography of Boris Karloff. Born as William Henry Pratt, he joined a touring company and adopted the stage name Boris Karloff. During these early stages of his career he was mostly left in obscurity. By 1919, Karloff found regular work as an extra at Universal Studios. Karloff's first significant hit film was in Howard Hawks's The Criminal Code (1931). While shooting Graft, director James Whale convinced Karloff to star as a character in one of his most popular roles as Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein which led to him becoming an overnight superstar. After Frankenstein and starring in several high-profile films such as Bride of Frankenstein and The Mummy (1932 film), Karloff spent the remainder of the 1930s continuing to work at an incredible pace, but progressively more into less financially successful films. In the 1940s, he began to get stereotyped into playing "mad scientist" roles.

Karloff starred in a few acclaimed Val Lewton produced horror films of the 1940s and by the mid-1950s, he was a familiar presence on television and radio, hosting his own series including Starring Boris Karloff, Colonel March of Scotland Yard, Thriller, Out of This World and The Veil, and guest starring on such programs as Suspense, The Donald O'Connor Show, I Spy and Route 66. He also played Detective Wong (five times) in the 1930's Mister Wong film series. In the 1960s, Karloff worked at Roger Corman's American International Pictures. He also made films in England, Italy and Spain. His final American film was Peter Bogdanovich's Targets, in which he portrayed an aging horror film star.

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Director Notes
1919 The Lightning Raider extra George B. Seitz 15-chapter film serial starring Pearl White; an incomplete print exists
The Masked Rider Mexican roughneck in saloon (appears in Episode 2 only) 15-chapter film serial; an incomplete print exists
His Majesty, the American extra Joseph Henabery starring Douglas Fairbanks; a complete print exists
The Prince and Betty extra (bit part) Robert Thornby considered a lost film
1920 The Deadlier Sex Jules Borney, fur trader Robert Thornby This film was restored in 2014 and stil exists
The Courage of Marge O'Doone Buck Tavish, a mountain man David Smith considered a lost film
The Last of the Mohicans a Huron Indian brave (extra) Maurice Tourneur, Clarence Brown a complete print exists
1921 The Hope Diamond Mystery dual role as Dakar and the High Priest of Kama-Sita Stuart Paton 15-chapter Film serial; Karloff's first major screen credit; a complete print exists
Without Benefit of Clergy Ahmed Khan James Young Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling; a complete print exists
Cheated Hearts Nei Hamid Hobart Henley considered a lost film
The Cave Girl Baptiste, the half-breed Joseph Franz considered a lost film
1922 The Man from Downing Street dual role as Dell Monckton and Maharajah Jehan Dharwar Edward José considered a lost film
The Infidel The Nabob of Menang James Young considered a lost film
The Altar Stairs Hugo Lambert Hillyer considered a lost film
Omar the Tentmaker Holy Imam Mowaffak James Young Based on the play Omar Khayyam; considered a lost film
1923 The Woman Conquers Raoul Maris Tom Forman considered a lost film
The Gentleman from America bit part Edward Sedgwick starring Hoot Gibson; considered a lost film
The Prisoner Prince Kapolski Jack Conway considered a lost film
1924 Riders of the Plains bit part Jacques Jaccard 15-chapter Film serial; considered a lost film
The Hellion an Outlaw Bruce Mitchell
Dynamite Dan Tony Garcia Bruce Mitchell
1925 Perils of the Wild bit part Francis Ford 15-chapter Film serial based on the novel Swiss Family Robinson; considered a lost film
Forbidden Cargo Pietro Castellano Tom Buckingham
Parisian Nights Pierre, a French Apache Alfred Santell
The Prairie Wife Diego Hugo Ballin
Never the Twain Shall Meet Villain Maurice Tourneur Uncredited bit part
Lady Robinhood Cabraza, a Spaniard Ralph Ince
1926 The Greater Glory Scissors grinder
Her Honor, the Governor Snipe Collins, drug addict Chet Withey a.k.a. The Second Mrs. Fenway
The Bells The Mesmerist James Young co-starring Lionel Barrymore
The Golden Web Dave Sinclair, a blackmailer Walter Lang
The Eagle of the Sea Pirate Frank Lloyd Based on a novel Captain Sazarac
Flames Blackie Blanchett, a bandit Lewis H. Moomaw
Old Ironsides Saracen guard James Cruze a.k.a. Sons of the Sea; starring Wallace Beery
Flaming Fury Gaspard, the half-breed James Hogan co-starring Ranger, the Wonder Dog
The Man in the Saddle Bit part as a robber starring Hoot Gibson and Fay Wray
The Nickel-Hopper Big Bohunk, a masher Hal Yates co-starring Oliver Hardy
Valencia bit part Dimitri Buchowetzki a.k.a. The Love Song
1927 Tarzan and the Golden Lion Ozawa, the Waziri native chief J. P. McGowan starring James Pierce as "Tarzan"
Let It Rain a crook Edward Francis Cline
The Meddlin' Stranger Al Meggs Richard Thorpe
The Princess from Hoboken Pavel, a Frenchman
The Phantom Buster Ramón, a smuggler William Bertram
Soft Cushions Chief conspirator Edward Francis Cline
Two Arabian Knights Ship's Purser Lewis Milestone produced by Howard Hughes
The Love Mart Fleming George Fitzmaurice
1928 The Vanishing Rider Villain Ray Taylor 10-chapter Film serial
Vultures of the Sea Grouchy, a pirate Richard Thorpe 10-chapter Film serial
Burning the Wind Pug Doran Henry MacRae, Herbert Blaché starring Hoot Gibson
The Little Wild Girl Maurice Kent
1929 The Fatal Warning Mullins Richard Thorpe 10-chapter Film serial
The Devil's Chaplain Boris Duke Worne
The Phantom of the North Jules Gregg, fur thief Harry S. Webb
Two Sisters Cecil Scott Pembroke
Anne Against the World bit part Duke Worne Karloff's last silent film
Behind That Curtain Sudanese servant Irving Cummings Karloff's first sound film features Charlie Chan
The King of the Kongo dual role as Macklin and Martin Richard Thorpe 10-chapter Film serial
The Unholy Night Abdoul Lionel Barrymore based on a story called The Doomed Regiment
1930 The Bad One a guard George Fitzmaurice
The Sea Bat the Corsican Wesley Ruggles
The Utah Kid Baxter Richard Thorpe Western starring Rex Lease
Mothers Cry a murder victim Hobart Henley co-starring Helen Chandler and David Manners
King of the Wild Mustapha B. Reeves Eason, Richard Thorpe 12-episode Film serial.
1931 The Criminal Code Ned Galloway Howard Hawks The film that brought Karloff to James Whale's attention
The Last Parade Prison warden Erle C. Kenton starring Jack Holt
Dirigible bit part Frank Capra starring Fay Wray and Jack Holt
Cracked Nuts A revolutionary Edward F. Cline
Young Donovan's Kid Cokey Joe, a drug dealer Fred Niblo starring Jackie Cooper
Smart Money Sport Williams, a gambler Alfred E. Green starring James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson
The Vanishing Legion (serial) voice of "The Voice", the serial's mystery villain Ford Beebe & B. Reeves Eason 12-chapter Film serial
The Public Defender the Professor J. Walter Ruben based on the novel The Splendid Crime
Sous les verrous (Pardon Us - French version) The Tiger, a menacing jail prisoner James Parrott Karloff appears only in the French language version of this Laurel and Hardy film
I Like Your Nerve Luigi William McGann starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Loretta Young
Five Star Final "Reverend" T. Vernon Isopod Mervyn LeRoy starring Edward G. Robinson
Graft Joe Terry, a gangster William Christy Cabanne
The Mad Genius Fedor's abusive father Michael Curtiz starring John Barrymore
The Yellow Ticket The lecherous orderly Raoul Walsh starring Lionel Barrymore and Laurence Olivier
The Guilty Generation Tony Ricca, a gangster Rowland V. Lee starring Leo Carrillo and Robert Young
Frankenstein the Frankenstein Monster James Whale starring Colin Clive, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye and Mae Clarke
Tonight or Never a comic waiter Mervyn LeRoy starring Gloria Swanson and Melvyn Douglas
1932 Behind the Mask Jim Henderson, a hoodlum John Francis Dillon co-starring Jack Holt and Edward Van Sloan
Alias the Doctor Autopsy surgeon Lloyd Bacon, Michael Curtiz Karloff's scenes were edited out of the film by the censors due to violence and no longer exist
Business and Pleasure a bearded Sheikh David Butler starring Will Rogers and Joel McCrea
Scarface Tom Gaffney, a gangster Howard Hawks produced by Howard Hughes
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood Karloff guest-stars as himself Mervyn LeRoy
The Miracle Man Nikko, a criminal restaurant owner Norman Z. McLeod Remake of a Lon Chaney silent film
Night World "Happy" MacDonald, nightclub owner Hobart Henley starring Lew Ayres and Mae Clarke
The Old Dark House Morgan, the butler James Whale Billed for the first time as KARLOFF; co-starred Charles Laughton and Ernest Thesiger
The Mask of Fu Manchu Dr. Fu Manchu Charles J. Brabin, Charles Vidor, King Vidor Based on the Fu Manchu novels by Sax Rohmer
The Mummy dual role as Imhotep / Ardath Bey Karl Freund Billed as KARLOFF; co-starring Edward Van Sloan and Zita Johann
1933 The Ghoul Professor Morlant T. Hayes Hunter This film was shot in England, co-starring Cedrick Hardwicke and Ernest Thesiger
1934 The Lost Patrol Sanders, a religious fanatic John Ford co-starring Victor McLaglen
The House of Rothschild The anti-Semetic Count Ledrantz Alfred L. Werker filmed partially in Technicolor
The Black Cat Hjalmar Poelzig Edgar G. Ulmer Billed as KARLOFF; co-starring Bela Lugosi.
Gift of Gab Cameo appearance (as himself) Karl W. Freund Billed as KARLOFF; co-starred Bela Lugosi
1935 Bride of Frankenstein the Frankenstein Monster James Whale Billed as KARLOFF, co-starring Colin Clive, Dwight Frye and Ernest Thesiger
The Raven Edmond Bateman Lew Landers Billed as KARLOFF; co-starring Bela Lugosi
The Black Room dual role as Baron Gregor de Berghmann / Anton de Berghmann Roy William Neill
1936 The Invisible Ray Dr. Janos Rukh Lambert Hillyer Billed as KARLOFF; co-starring Bela Lugosi
The Walking Dead John Ellman Michael Curtiz
The Man Who Changed His Mind Dr. Laurience Robert Stevenson a.k.a. The Man Who Lived Again; filmed in England[1]
Juggernaut Victor Sartorius Henry Edwards filmed in England
Charlie Chan at the Opera Gravelle, an Opera star H. Bruce Humberstone starring Warner Oland as Charlie Chan
1937 Night Key Dave Mallory, inventor Lloyd Corrigan Billed as KARLOFF
West of Shanghai General Wu Yen Fang, Chinese warlord John Farrow
1938 The Invisible Menace Mr. Jevries, aka Dolman Lloyd Corrigan
Mr. Wong, Detective James Lee Wong William Nigh First of five "Mr. Wong" films Karloff starred in
1939 Son of Frankenstein the Frankenstein Monster Rowland V. Lee Co-starring Bela Lugosi, Basil Rathbone and Lionel Atwill
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 co-starring Basil Rathbone and Vincent Price
1940 British Intelligence Franz Strendler, Nazi spy Terrell O. Morse a.k.a. Enemy Agent
The Fatal Hour James Lee Wong William Nigh
Black Friday Dr. Ernest Sovac Arthur Lubin co-starring Bela Lugosi and written by Curt Siodmak
The Man with Nine Lives Dr. Leon Kravaal Nick Grinde
Devil's Island Dr. Charles Gaudet William Nigh
Doomed to Die James Lee Wong William Nigh Fifth and final "Mr. Wong" film to star Karloff
Before I Hang Dr. John Garth Nick Grinde co-starring Edward Van Sloan
The Ape Dr. Bernard Adrian William Nigh co-written by Curt Siodmak
You'll Find Out Judge Mainwaring David Butler co-starring Bela Lugosi and Peter Lorre
1941 The Devil Commands Dr. Julian Blair Edward Dmytryk
1942 The Boogie Man Will Get You Professor Nathaniel Billings Lew Landers co-starring Peter Lorre
1944 The Climax Dr. Hohner George Waggner Karloff's first Technicolor film
The House of Frankenstein Dr. Gustav Niemann Erle C. Kenton co-starring Lon Chaney Jr. and John Carradine
1945 The Body Snatcher John Gray, a body snatcher Robert Wise co-starring Bela Lugosi; produced by Val Lewton
Isle of the Dead General Nikolas Pherides Mark Robson produced by Val Lewton
1946 Bedlam Master George Sims Mark Robson produced by Val Lewton
1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Dr. Hugo Hollingshead (villain) Norman Z. McLeod starring Danny Kaye
Lured Charles Van Druten, an artist Douglas Sirk co-starring George Zucco and Lucille Ball
Unconquered Indian chief Guyasuta Cecil B. DeMille directed by Cecil B. de Mille; starring Gary Cooper
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome Gruesome John Rawlins starring Ralph Byrd as Dick Tracy
1948 Tap Roots Tishomingo, an Indian brave George Marshall Filmed in Technicolor; starring Van Heflin
1949 Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff Swami Tapur Charles Barton co-starring Lenore Aubert
Starring Boris Karloff Host Charles Warburton 13-episode Radio and TV anthology series
1951 The Emperor's Nightingale (Czech animated film) Narrator Jiří Trnka Karloff narrated English-language version only; filmed in 1949 but released in U.S. in 1951[2]
The Strange Door Voltan, the servant Joseph Pevney starring Charles Laughton; based on a story by Robert Louis Stevenson
1952 The Black Castle Dr. Meissen Nathan Juran co-starring Richard Greene and Lon Chaney Jr.
1953 Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde Charles Lamont
1954 The Island Monster Don Gaetano Roberto Bianchi Montero Filmed in Italy
Sabaka (aka The Hindu) General Pollegar Filmed in India; released in 1953 as The Hindu; rereleased in 1955 as Sabaka[3]
Colonel March Investigates Feature film Colonel March Cyril Endfield British feature film comprised of three "Colonel March" TV episodes
1954-1955 Colonel March of Scotland Yard TV series Colonel March Cyril Endfield 26 episode British TV series (first broadcast in U.S weekly from Dec. 1954 - Spring, 1955); broadcast in U.K. weekly from Sept. 24, 1955 - March 17, 1956
1957 Voodoo Island Dr. Phillip Knight Reginald Le Borg
1958 The Juggler of Our Lady narrator Terrytoons animated short nominated for a BAFTA award[4]
The Creation of the World narrator (U.S. version) Eduard Hofman Karloff narrates the English language version only
The Haunted Strangler (a.k.a. Grip of the Strangler) James Rankin Robert Day filmed in England; produced by Richard Gordon
Frankenstein 1970 Baron Victor von Frankenstein Howard W. Koch
Corridors of Blood (a.k.a. Doctor From Seven Dials) Dr. Thomas Bolton Robert Day filmed in England; released in U.S. in 1963, co-starring Christopher Lee[5]
Heart of Darkness Capt. Kurtz Playhouse 90 (CBS-TV) 90-minute made-for-TV adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel
The Veil Host & Various roles within the episodes Herbert L. Strock, George Waggner, Paul Landres and others 12 episode TV anthology series hosted by and co-starring Karloff; the series was never broadcast nor syndicated anywhere
1960 Who Killed Chung Ling Soo? Narrator only Al Kouzel Five-minute short subject[6]
The Secret World of Eddie Hodges Captain Hook Norman Jewison 60-minute made-for-TV Musical produced by Jackie Gleason[7]
1960-1962 Thriller (aka Boris Karloff's Thriller) Host & Various Various Anthology TV series of 67 episodes hosted by Karloff; Karloff also acted in five of the episodes.
1962 Arsenic & Old Lace Jonathan Brewster George Schaefer Hallmark Hall of Fame Made-for-TV film
Out of This World Host Various 14 episode British TV anthology series.
1963 The Raven Dr. Scarabus Roger Corman co-starring Vincent Price and Peter Lorre; written by Richard Matheson
The Terror Baron von Leppe Roger Corman starring Jack Nicholson and Sandra Knight
1964 The Comedy of Terrors Amos Hinchley Jacques Tourneur co-starring Vincent Price, Basil Rathbone and Peter Lorre
Black Sabbath Gorca, a vampire (and host) Mario Bava Filmed in Italy; released in U.S. in May, 1964
Bikini Beach Karloff appears as himself (cameo) William Asher starring Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello
Mondo Balordo (Foolish World) Narrator (of the English dubbed version only) Roberto Bianchi Montero documentary filmed in Italy; released in U.S. in 1967
1965 Die, Monster, Die!
(U.K. title: Monster of Terror) 		Nahum Whitley Daniel Haller filmed in England; based on a story by H. P. Lovecraft
1966 The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini Hiram Stokely Don Weis co-starring Tommy Kirk and Basil Rathbone
The Daydreamer (animated film) the Rat (voice only) Jules Bass Rankin-Bass animated film inspired by the stories of Hans Christian Andersen
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Narrator and Voice of The Grinch Chuck Jones This animated TV special won Grammy Award for Best Album for Children
1967 The Venetian Affair Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud Jerry Thorpe co-starring Robert Vaughn, Roger C. Carmel and Elke Sommer
The Sorcerers Professor Marcus Montserrat Michael Reeves filmed in England; directed by Michael Reeves
Mad Monster Party (Rankin-Bass Puppet Animation film) Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice only) Jules Bass co-starring Phyllis Diller as The Bride of the Monster
Cauldron of Blood (El Coleccionista de cadáveres) a.k.a. Blind Man's Bluff Franz Badulescu, a blind sculptor credited as Edward Mann filmed in Spain in Spring, 1967; released theatrically in Spain in 1970 posthumously
1968 Targets Byron Orlok, aged horror film star Peter Bogdanovich released in August, 1968
Curse of the Crimson Altar (U.S. title: The Crimson Cult) Professor Marshe Vernon Sewell Filmed in England; released in England Nov. 24, 1968 (final film released during Karloff's lifetime); released in U.S. in May, 1970 posthumously
Isle of the Snake People (a.k.a. Snake People and Cult of the Dead) dual role as Karl van Molder / Damballah , Jack Hill Released in 1971 posthumously; filmed in May, 1968
The Incredible Invasion (a.k.a. Alien Terror and The Sinister Invasion) Professor John Meyer Luis Enrique Vergara, Jack Hill Released in 1971 posthumously; filmed in May, 1968
Fear Chamber (a.k.a. The Torture Zone) Dr. Carl Mandel , Jack Hill Released in 1971 posthumously; filmed in May, 1968
House of Evil (a.k.a. Dance of Death) Mathias Morteval Luis Enrique Vergara, Jack Hill Released in 1972 posthumously; filmed in May, 1968 [8]

Television appearances[]

  • The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre NBC-TV Show (Feb. 7, 1949) - appeared in a 30-minute drama entitled "Expert Opinion"
  • Ford Theatre CBS-TV Anthology show (April 11, 1949)
  • Suspense CBS-TV Anthology show (April 26, 1949) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "A Night at an Inn"
  • The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre NBC-TV Show (May 9, 1949) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "Passenger to Bali"
  • Suspense CBS-TV Anthology show (May 17, 1949) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "The Monkey's Paw"
  • Suspense CBS-TV Anthology show (June 7, 1949) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "The Yellow Scarf"
  • Celebrity Time ABC-TV Quiz Show (Sept. 4, 1949) - with host Conrad Nagel
  • Starring Boris Karloff Weekly ABC-TV Anthology Series (Sept. 22, 1949 - Dec. 15, 1949) - Karloff acted in 13 weekly 30-minute episodes; this show was broadcast as both a TV show and a Radio show simultaneously
  • Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet CBS-TV Variety Show (1949)
  • Masterpiece Playhouse NBC-TV Anthology Series (Sept. 3, 1950) - co-starred with Eva Gabor in "Uncle Vanya", written by Anton Chekov
  • Lights Out NBC-TV Anthology show (Sept. 18, 1950) - appeared in 30-minute episode entitled "The Leopard Lady"
  • Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue ABC-TV variety show (Oct. 29, 1950)
  • The Don McNeil TV Club ABC-TV variety show (April 11, 1951)
  • The Texaco Star Theatre (aka The Milton Berle Show) NBC-TV comedy show (Oct. 9, 1951)
  • The Fred Waring Show CBS-TV musical variety show (Oct. 21, 1951)
  • Robert Montgomery Presents NBC-TV dramatic anthology show (Nov. 19, 1951) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "The Kimballs"
  • Celebrity Time CBS-TV quiz show (Nov. 25, 1951) Karloff appeared with Kitty Carlisle and host Conrad Nagel
  • Studio One CBS-TV Anthology show (Dec. 3, 1951) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "Mutiny on the Nicolette"
  • Suspense CBS-TV Anthology show (Christmas Day, 1951) Karloff co-starred with Judith Evelyn in an episode entitled "The Lonely Place"
  • Lux Video Theatre CBS-TV Anthology Show (Dec. 31, 1951) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "The Jest of Hahalaba" (written by Lord Dunsany)
  • Columbia Workshop CBS-TV Anthology Show (Jan. 13, 1952) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "Don Quixote"
  • The Stork Club CBS-TV Talk show (Jan. 30, 1952) with host Sherman Billingsley
  • Tales of Tomorrow ABC-TV Sci-Fi Anthology Show (Feb. 22, 1952) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "Memento"
  • The Texaco Star Theatre (aka The Milton Berle Show) NBC-TV comedy/variety show (Apr. 29, 1952)
  • Studio One CBS-TV Anthology show (May 19, 1952) Karloff acted in an episode entitled A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain; co-starred Thomas Mitchell
  • Celebrity Time CBS-TV Quiz show (May 25, 1952) with Orson Bean and host Conrad Nagel
  • Curtain Call NBC-TV Anthology show (June 27, 1952) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "Soul of the Great Bell"
  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars NBC-TV Anthology show (July 4, 1952) with Host Irene Dunne; Karloff acted in an episode entitled "Death House"
  • I've Got a Secret CBS-TV Quiz show (Sept. 9, 1952)
  • Lux Video Theatre NBC-TV Anthology show (Dec. 8, 1952) Karloff and Bramwell Fletcher acted in an episode entitled "Fear"
  • The Texaco Star Theatre (aka The Milton Berle Show) NBC-TV Comedy Variety show (Dec. 16, 1952) appeared with Don Ameche and others
  • Who's There?" CBS-TV Quiz show (1952) with host Arlene Francis
  • All Star Revue Musical-Comedy show (Jan. 17, 1953) co-featuring Peter Lorre and Martha Raye
  • Hollywood Opening Night NBC-TV Anthology show (March 2, 1953) Karloff starred in an episode entitled "The Invited Seven"
  • Suspense CBS-TV Anthology show (Mar. 17, 1953) Karloff played Rasputin in an episode entitled "The Black Prophet"
  • Robert Montgomery Presents NBC-TV Anthology show (Mar. 30, 1953) Karloff starred in an episode entitled "Burden of Proof"
  • Tales of Tomorrow Sci-fi Anthology show (Apr. 3, 1953) Karloff starred in an episode entitled "Past Tense"
  • Plymouth Playhouse ABC-TV Anthology show (May 25, 1953) with Host Cedric Hardwicke; Karloff starred in an episode entitled "The Chase"
  • Suspense CBS-TV Anthology show (June 23, 1953) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "The Signal Man" (written by Charles Dickens)
  • Rheingold Theatre NBC-TV Anthology show (1953) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "House of Death"
  • I've Got a Secret CBS-TV Quiz show (Oct. 13, 1954) appeared with Host Garry Moore, Bill Cullen and Kitty Carlisle
  • Climax! CBS-TV Anthology show (Dec. 16, 1954) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "The White Carnation", with Host William Lundigan
  • Down You Go TV Quiz Show on the Dumont Network (Dec. 17, 1954) appeared with Phil Rizzuto and others
  • Colonel March of Scotland Yard - 26-episode British TV series starring Karloff as a detective (played in U.S. from Dec. 1954 - Spring 1955) - The series was later broadcast in England from 1955-1956
  • The Best of Broadway CBS-TV Anthology show (Jan. 5, 1955) Karloff acted in a TV version of "Arsenic and Old Lace", co-starring Peter Lorre, Helen Hayes, Orson Bean and Edward Everett Horton
  • The Donald O'Connor Texaco Show NBC-TV Sitcom (Feb. 19, 1955) Karloff sang two songs on this TV show
  • The Elgin TV Hour ABC-TV Anthology show (Feb. 22, 1952) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "The Sting of Death"
  • Max Liebman Presents NBC-TV Musical Variety show (Mar. 12, 1955) Karloff sang two songs on this show, co-featuring Eddie Albert; a musical version of "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" by Mark Twain
  • Who Said That? TV Quiz Show on the Dumont Network (April 30, 1955) with Host John K. M. McCaffrey
  • General Electric Theatre CBS-TV Anthology show (May 1, 1955) with Host Ronald Reagan; Karloff acted in an episode entitled "Mr. Blue Ocean", co-starring Bramwell Fletcher, Eli Wallach, Susan Strasberg and Anthony Perkins
  • I've Got a Secret CBS-TV Quiz show (Aug. 24, 1955) with host Garry Moore, Bill Cullen and Kitty Carlisle
  • The U.S. Steel Hour CBS-TV Anthology show (Aug. 31, 1955) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "Counterfeit"
  • The Alcoa Hour NBC-TV Anthology show (April 15, 1956) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "Even the Weariest River", co-starring Christopher Plummer and Franchot Tone
  • The Amazing Dunninger ABC-TV Mind-reading show (July 18, 1956)
  • Frankie Laine Time CBS-TV Musical Variety show (Aug. 8, 1956) Karloff performed on this variety show
  • The Ernie Kovacs Show NBC-TV Comedy show (Aug. 13, 1956)
  • Climax! CBS-TV Anthology show (Sept. 6, 1956) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "Bury Me Later", with Torin Thatcher and Angela Lansbury
  • Playhouse 90 CBS-TV Anthology show (Oct. 25, 1956) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "Rendezvous in Black", by Cornell Woolrich.
  • The Red Skelton Show CBS-TV Comedy show (Nov. 27, 1956)
  • The $64,000 Question CBS-TV Quiz show (December 11, 18 and 25, 1956) Karloff won $32,000 in the "Children's Fairy Tales" category
  • The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney NBC-TV Variety show (Jan. 9, 1957) Karloff sang a song called "You'd Be Surprised"
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame NBC-TV Anthology show (Feb. 10, 1957) Karloff played Bishop Cauchon in a 90-minute TV version of "The Lark", co-starring Basil Rathbone, Julie Harris (as Joan of Arc), Denholm Elliot, Jack Warden and Eli Wallach
  • Lux Video Theatre NBC-TV Anthology show (Apr. 25, 1957) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "The Man Who Played God"
  • The Kate Smith Special ABC-TV Variety show (Apr. 28, 1957) Karloff sang a song called "September Song" on this program
  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show NBC-TV Variety show (May 17, 1957) Karloff sang a song called "Mama Look a' Boo Boo" on this program
  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show NBC-TV Variety show (Oct. 27, 1957) Karloff appeared with the Skylarks and the Steiner Brothers
  • The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney NBC-TV Variety show (Halloween, 1957) Karloff did a musical number
  • Suspicion NBC-TV Anthology show (Dec. 9, 1957) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "The Deadly Game", co-starring Gary Merrill and Joseph Wiseman, hosted by Dennis O'Keefe; Karloff played a judge
  • The Betty White Show ABC-TV Variety show (Feb. 12, 1958) This episode guest-starred Karloff and Buster Keaton among others
  • Telephone Time ABC-TV Anthology show (Feb. 25, 1958) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "The Vestris"; this episode was later used as a pilot for Karloff's 1958 12-episode anthology series The Veil
  • Shirley Temple's Storybook NBC-TV Anthology show for children (Mar. 5, 1958) Shirley Temple and John Ericson costarred in this one-hour TV version of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", narrated by Boris Karloff
  • Studio One CBS-TV Anthology show (March 31, 1958) Karloff acted as Professor Koenig in an episode entitled "Shadow of a Genius"
  • The Jack Paar Show NBC-TV Talk Show (aka The Tonight Show)(April 22, 1958) Jack Paar interviewed Karloff
  • The Veil (1958) 12-episode Anthology show (similar to The Twilight Zone) produced by Hal Roach Jr; Karloff hosted each episode and starred in all but one of them; the series was never broadcast or syndicated, but is available today on DVD (several episodes were later re-edited into 3 different feature-length films to be shown on late night TV)
  • Playhouse 90 CBS-TV Anthology show (Nov. 6, 1958) Karloff played Captain Kurtz in this 90-minute TV version of "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad; co-starring Eartha Kitt, Oscar Homolka and Roddy McDowall
  • This Is Your Life NBC-TV Testimonial show (Nov. 13, 1958) Karloff was feted on this show, which guest-starred Evelyn Karloff and makeup artist Jack Pierce among other people from Karloff's past; hosted by Ralph Edwards
  • The Gale Storm Show CBS-TV sitcom (Jan. 31, 1959) co-starring Zasu Pitts in an episode entitled "It's Murder, My Dear"
  • General Electric Theatre CBS-TV Anthology show (May 17, 1959) hosted by Ronald Reagan; Karloff acted in an episode entitled "Indian Giver", co-starring Edgar Buchanan and Jackie Coogan
  • Playhouse 90 CBS-TV Anthology show (Feb. 9, 1960) Karloff acted in an episode entitled "To the Sound of Trumpets", costarring Judith Anderson, Stephen Boyd and Sam Jaffe
  • The Du Pont Show of the Month CBS-TV Anthology show (Mar. 5, 1960) produced by David Susskind; Karloff acted in this 90-minute TV adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island", co-starring Michael Gough and Barry Morse, among others.
  • Hollywood Sings NBC-TV Variety show (April 3, 1960) Karloff sang a song on this program, co-featured Eddie Albert and Tammy Grimes
  • The Secret World of Eddie Hodges CBS-TV Musical Special (June 23, 1960) - A one-hour Musical Special directed in N.Y. City by Norman Jewison, featuring Boris Karloff (as Capt. Hook), Margaret Hamilton, Bert Lahr, Hugh O'Brien and others, narrated by Jackie Gleason.
  • Thriller NBC-TV Anthology show (1960 - 1962) 66 60-minute episode series hosted by Karloff, who also acted in five of the episodes themselves: "The Premature Burial" (10/2/60), "The Prediction" (11/22/60), "Last of the Sommervilles" (11/6/61), "Dialogues with Death" which consisted of two 30-minute stories (12/4/61), and "The Incredible Dr. Markesan" (2/26/62)
  • The Hallmark Hall of Fame NBC-TV Anthology show (Feb. 5, 1962) Karloff acted in this 90-minute TV adaptation of "Arsenic and Old Lace", co-starring Tony Randall, Tom Bosley, Mildred Natwick and others; Karloff played Mortimer Brewster
  • PM syndicated Talk Show (Feb. 12, 1962) Mike Wallace interviewed Karloff, Tony Randall, Kim Hunter, Ed Wynn and Julie Harris.
  • Theatre '62 NBC-TV Anthology show (Mar. 11, 1962) Karloff acted in this episode entitled "The Paradine Case", co-starring Richard Basehart, Robert Webber and Viveca Lindfors
  • The Dickie Henderson Show a British Variety show (June 1962) Karloff appeared on this show while he was filming Out of this World in England
  • Out of This World ABC-TV British Sci-Fi Anthology show produced in England by BBC-TV (broadcast June 30 - Sept. 22, 1962) Thirteen one-hour episodes hosted by Karloff; stories adapted from works of John Wyndham, Terry Nation, Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick and others
  • Route 66 CBS-TV Drama show (Oct. 26, 1962) Karloff appeared as the Frankenstein Monster in this episode entitled "Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing", co-starring Lon Chaney Jr. (as The Wolf Man/ Mummy), Peter Lorre, Martin Milner and George Maharis.
  • The Hy Gardner Show WOR-TV Talk Show (Mar, 3, 1963) Karloff and Peter Lorre were both interviewed in this episode
  • Chronicle CBS-TV Documentary show (Christmas Day, 1963) Karloff narrated "A Danish Fairy Tale" (a biography of Hans Christian Andersen)
  • The Garry Moore Show CBS-TV Variety show (Apr. 21, 1964) also featuring Alan King and Dorothy Loudon
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (NBC-TV talk show (June, 1964)
  • The Entertainers CBS-TV Variety show (Jan. 16, 1965) also featuring Carol Burnett and Art Buchwald
  • Shindig ABC-TV Musical show (Oct. 30, 1965) also featuring Ted Cassidy and Jimmy O'Neill
  • The Wild Wild West CBS-TV Western program (Sept. 23, 1966) Karloff played a villain named Singh on an episode entitled "Night of the Golden Cobra", co-starred Robert Conrad and Ross Martin
  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. NBC-TV Adventure series (Sept. 27, 1966) Karloff played a transvestite character named Mother Muffin in an episode entitled "The Mother Muffin Affair", co-starring Stefanie Powers, Leo G. Carroll, Robert Vaughn and Noel Harrison
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas CBS-TV Dr. Seuss Animated Cartoon (Dec. 18, 1966) narrated by Karloff (30 minutes)
  • I Spy NBC-TV Adventure series (Sept. 24, 1968) Karloff travelled to Spain to star in this episode entitled "Mainly on the Plains", co-starring Robert Culp, Bill Cosby and (future Spanish horror film star) Paul Naschy in an uncredited bit role
  • The Red Skelton Show CBS-TV Variety show (Sept. 24, 1968) Karloff and Vincent Price sung a duet called "The Two of Us" on this show
  • The Jonathan Winters Show CBS-TV Variety show (Oct. 30, 1968) Karloff sang "It Was a Very Good Year" on this program, which also featured Agnes Moorehead, Abby Dalton, Alice Ghostly, Paul Lynde and others
  • The Name of the Game NBC-TV Adventure series (Nov. 29, 1968) Karloff played a character called Orlov in this 90-minute episode entitled "The White Birch", co-starring Susan Saint James, Roddy McDowall, Gene Barry, Peter Deuel, Ben Gazzara, Richard Jaeckel and Susan Oliver; this was Karloff's final dramatic performance, broadcast just weeks before his death

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Stage performances[]

  • The Criminal Code (1930) Karloff played "Galloway" in this stage play in San Francisco and Los Angeles in 1930 (he reprised the role in the 1931 film version the following year).
  • The Tell-Tale Heart (1938) Karloff toured with this play in 1938, which he only narrated
  • Arsenic and Old Lace (Jan. 10, 1941 - June, 1942) Fulton Theatre in N.Y.; co-starred with Josephine Hull and Wyrley Birch
  • On Borrowed Time (1946) Karloff played Gramps in this stage play in San Francisco and Los Angeles
  • The Linden Tree (opened Mar. 2, 1948 for only 7 performances) The Music Box in N.Y.; co-starred Una O'Connor and Noel Leslie
  • The Shop at Sly Corner (opened Jan. 18, 1949 for only 5 performances) The Booth Theater in N.Y.; co-starred Una O'Connor, Jay Robinson
  • On Borrowed Time (opened Jan., 1950) at the Penthouse Theater in Atlanta, Georgia
  • Peter Pan (April 24, 1950 - January 1951) ran 321 performances at the Imperial in N.Y., co-starred Jean Arthur as Peter Pan, Karloff as Captain Hook, Marcia Henderson as Wendy, and Nehemiah Persoff as Cecco
  • Night of 100 Stars (1955) Karloff appeared at a one-night fundraiser for the Actors' Orphanage at the London Palladium in England
  • The Lark (Nov. 17, 1955 - June 1956) ran 229 performances at the Longacre Theater in N.Y., featuring Julie Harris as Joan of Arc, Karloff as Bishop Cauchon, Christopher Plummer as Warwick, and Joseph Wiseman as the Inquisitor
  • Arsenic and Old Lace (March 21-23, 1957) at Anchorage, Alaska
  • On Borrowed Time (Jan., 1961) in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • On Borrowed Time (March 17-23, 1961) at the Wharf Theatre in Monterey, Cal.

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References[]

Sources

  • Nollen, Scott Allen (1991). Boris Karloff: A Critical Account of His Screen, Stage, Radio, Television and Recording Work. McFarland. ISBN 0-89950-580-5.
  • Buehrer, Beverley Bare (1993). Boris Karloff: A Bio-bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-313-27715-X.
  • Bojarski, Richard; Beals, Kenneth (1974). The Films of Boris Karloff. Citadel Press. ISBN 0-8065-0396-3.

Citations

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  3. ^ Mank, Gregory William (2009). Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff : the expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., Publishers. ISBN 978-0786434800.
  4. ^ Mank, Gregory William (2009). Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff : the expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., Publishers. ISBN 978-0786434800.
  5. ^ "Werewolf In A Girl's Dormitory". www.dvddrive-in.com.
  6. ^ Mank, Gregory William (2009). Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff : the expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., Publishers. ISBN 978-0786434800.
  7. ^ Mank, Gregory William (2009). Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff : the expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., Publishers. ISBN 978-0786434800.
  8. ^ Mank, Gregory William (2009). Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff : the expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., Publishers. ISBN 978-0786434800.
  9. ^ Nollen, Scott Allen (1991). Boris Karloff: A Critical Account of His Screen, Stage, Radio, Television, and Recording Work. McFarland & Company. p. 403-414. ISBN 9780899505800.
  10. ^ Mank, Gregory William (2009). Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff : the expanded story of a haunting collaboration. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., Publishers. ISBN 978-0786434800.
  11. ^ Mank, Gregory William (2009). Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff : the expanded story of a haunting collaboration. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., Publishers. ISBN 978-0786434800.

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