AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS

THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

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Boris Karloff

Also Known As: Karloff

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TITLE
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CREDIT
YEAR
THE PRINCE AND BETTY
1919
THE COURAGE OF MARGE O'DOONE
Tavish
1920
THE DEADLIER SEX
Jules Borney
1920
CHEATED HEARTS
Nli Hamed
1921
THE CAVE GIRL
Baptiste
1921
WITHOUT BENEFIT OF CLERGY
Ahmed Khan
1921
OMAR THE TENTMAKER
Imam Mowaffak
1922
THE ALTAR STAIRS
Hugo
1922
THE WOMAN CONQUERS
Raoul Maris
1922
THE MAN FROM DOWNING STREET
Maharajah Jehan
1922
THE INFIDEL
The Nabob
1922
THE PRISONER
Prince Kapolski
1923
DYNAMITE DAN
Tony
1924
THE HELLION
1924
THE PRAIRIE WIFE
Diego
1925
PARISIAN NIGHTS
Pierre
1925
LADY ROBINHOOD
Cabraza
1925
FORBIDDEN CARGO
Pietro Castillano
1925
FLAMES
Blackie Blanchette
1926
HER HONOR THE GOVERNOR
Snipe Collins
1926
THE GOLDEN WEB
Dave Sinclair
1926
THE BELLS
Mesmerist
1926
FLAMING FURY
Gaspard
1926
THE GREATER GLORY
Scissors grinder
1926
OLD IRONSIDES
A Saracen guard
1926
SOFT CUSHIONS
The Chief Conspirator
1927
TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS
Purser
1927
TARZAN AND THE GOLDEN LION
Owaza
1927
THE LOVE MART
Fleming
1927
THE MEDDLIN' STRANGER
Al Meggs
1927
THE PRINCESS FROM HOBOKEN
Pavel
1927
THE PHANTOM BUSTER
Ramon
1927
THE LITTLE WILD GIRL
Maurice Kent
1928
BURNING THE WIND
Pug Doran
1928
TWO SISTERS
Cecil
1929
BEHIND THAT CURTAIN
Soudanese servant
1929
DEVIL'S CHAPLAIN
Boris
1929
THE PHANTOM OF THE NORTH
Jules Gregg
1929
THE UNHOLY NIGHT
Abdoul
1929
THE UTAH KID
Baxter
1930
THE SEA BAT
Corsican
1930
SMART MONEY
Sport Williams
1931
THE YELLOW TICKET
Orderly
1931
THE MAD GENIUS
Fedor's father
1931
THE PUBLIC DEFENDER
"Professor"
1931
TONIGHT OR NEVER
The waiter
1931
CRACKED NUTS
Revolutionist
1931
I LIKE YOUR NERVE
Luigi
1931
YOUNG DONOVAN'S KID
Cokey Joe
1931
GRAFT
Terry
1931
FRANKENSTEIN
The Monster
1931
THE CRIMINAL CODE
Galloway
1931
THE GUILTY GENERATION
Tony Ricca
1931
FIVE STAR FINAL
T. Vernon Isopod
1931
ALIAS THE DOCTOR
Autopsy surgeon
1932
BUSINESS AND PLEASURE
Sheik
1932
THE MIRACLE MAN
Nikko
1932
SCARFACE
Gaffney
1932
THE MUMMY
Imhotep [also known as Ardeth Bey]
1932
THE MASK OF FU MANCHU
Dr. Fu Manchu
1932
THE OLD DARK HOUSE
Morgan
1932
NIGHT WORLD
"Happy" MacDonald
1932
BEHIND THE MASK
Henderson
1932
THE COHENS AND KELLYS IN HOLLYWOOD
1932
THE GHOUL
Professor Morlant
1933
THE LOST PATROL
Sanders
1934
THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD
Count Ledrantz
1934
THE BLACK CAT
Karloff
Hjalmar Poelzig
1934
GIFT OF GAB
Karloff
Himself
1934
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
Karloff
The Monster
1935
THE RAVEN
Karloff
Edmond Bateman
1935
THE BLACK ROOM
Anton/Gregor
1935
THE MAN WHO LIVED AGAIN
Dr. Laurience
1936
THE INVISIBLE RAY
Karloff
Dr. Janos Rukh
1936
THE WALKING DEAD
John Elman
1936
CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OPERA
Gravelle
1937
NIGHT KEY
Dave Mallory
1937
WEST OF SHANGHAI
Wu Yen Fang
1937
THE INVISIBLE MENACE
Jevries [previously known as Dolman]
1938
MR. WONG, DETECTIVE
Mr. James Lee Wong
1938
SON OF FRANKENSTEIN
The Monster
1939
TOWER OF LONDON
Mord
1939
THE MAN THEY COULD NOT HANG
Dr. Henryk Savaard
1939
DEVIL'S ISLAND
Dr. Charles Gaudet
1939
MR. WONG IN CHINATOWN
James Lee Wong
1939
THE MYSTERY OF MR. WONG
Mr. Wong
1939
BEFORE I HANG
Dr. John Garth
1940
BLACK FRIDAY
Dr. Ernest Sovac
1940
THE MAN WITH NINE LIVES
Dr. Leon Kravaal
1940
BRITISH INTELLIGENCE
Valdar [also known as Franz Shindler]
1940
THE APE
Dr. Bernard Adrian
1940
THE FATAL HOUR
James Lee Wong
1940
DOOMED TO DIE
James Lee Wong
1940
YOU'LL FIND OUT
Judge Mainwaring
1940
THE DEVIL COMMANDS
Dr. Julian Blair
1941
THE BOOGIE MAN WILL GET YOU
Professor Nathaniel Billings
1942
THE CLIMAX
Dr. [Frederick] Hohner
1944
HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN
Dr. Niemann
1945
ISLE OF THE DEAD
General Ferides
1945
THE BODY SNATCHER
John Gray
1945
BEDLAM
George Sims
1946
DICK TRACY MEETS GRUESOME
Gruesome
1947
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
Dr. [Hugo] Hollingshead
1947
LURED
artist
1947
TAP ROOTS
Tishomingo
1948
UNCONQUERED
Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
1948
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE KILLER: BORIS KARLOFF
Swami Talpur
1949
THE STRANGE DOOR
Voltan
1951
THE BLACK CASTLE
Dr. Meissen
1952
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
Dr. [Henry] Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953
THE HINDU
Gen. Pollegar
1953
VOODOO ISLAND
Phillip Knight
1957
FRANKENSTEIN--1970
Baron Victor Von Frankenstein
1958
CORRIDORS OF BLOOD
Dr. Bolton
1963
THE TERROR
Baron von Leppe
1963
THE RAVEN
Dr. Scarabus
1963
BLACK SABBATH
Gorca
1964
THE COMEDY OF TERRORS
Amos Hinchley
1964
BLACK SABBATH
1964
BIKINI BEACH
Art dealer
1964
DIE, MONSTER, DIE!
Nahum Witley
1965
THE DAYDREAMER
The rat
1966
THE GHOST IN THE INVISIBLE BIKINI
Hiram Stokely, the corpse
1966
THE VENETIAN AFFAIR
Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
1967
TARGETS
Byron Orlok
1968
MAD MONSTER PARTY
1969
CAULDRON OF BLOOD
[Charles] Badulescu
1971
MADHOUSE
1974
KEN MURRAY SHOOTING STARS
1979

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