ACTOR

Boris Karloff

1887 - 1969

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William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), known professionally as Boris Karloff () 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 for the sequels Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein (1939). He also appeared as Imhotep in The Mummy (1932), and voiced the Grinch in, as well as narrating, the animated television special of Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Boris Karloff has received more than 5,495,268 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Boris Karloff is the 753rd most popular actor (down from 590th in 2019), the 868th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 752nd in 2019) and the 113th most popular British Actor.

Boris Karloff is most famous for his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film Frankenstein.

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  • 5.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Boris Karloff ranks 753 out of 13,578. Before him are Capucine, Mack Sennett, Maria Schneider, Ajay Devgn, Andy Serkis, and Cybill Shepherd. After him are Isabel Sarli, Tyler Perry, Anne Parillaud, Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Balsam, and Wentworth Miller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Boris Karloff ranks 57. Before him are Georg-Hans Reinhardt, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Giovanni Gronchi, Ernst Hanfstaengl, Raoul Walsh, and Arnold Zweig. After him are Bernardo Houssay, Blaise Cendrars, Josef Harpe, Frederick Fleet, Joseph Bech, and Mamoru Shigemitsu. Among people deceased in 1969, Boris Karloff ranks 42. Before him are Wacław Sierpiński, Allen Dulles, Vjekoslav Luburić, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Robert Taylor, and Li Zongren. After him are Itzhak Stern, Erika Mann, Zakir Husain, Walter Christaller, Vito Genovese, and René Barrientos.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Boris Karloff ranks 868 out of 8,785. Before him are Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443), James Gregory (1638), Andy Serkis (1964), Simon Cowell (1959), Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428), and Nevill Francis Mott (1905). After him are Rishi Sunak (1980), Daniel Burley Woolfall (1852), Frederick Griffith (1879), Martin Evans (1941), Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770), and Benedict Cumberbatch (1976).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Boris Karloff ranks 113. Before him are Pete Postlethwaite (1946), Imelda Staunton (1956), Rex Harrison (1908), Michael York (1942), Ray Milland (1907), and Andy Serkis (1964). After him are Benedict Cumberbatch (1976), Wentworth Miller (1972), Pat Hitchcock (1928), Terence Stamp (1938), Orlando Bloom (1977), and Kristin Scott Thomas (1960).

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Television and Movie Roles

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of a nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. Disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a reindeer, he decides to raid the village to steal all the Christmas things.
Dec 18th 19667.507 / 10
Bride of Frankenstein
The Monster
Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive, not killed as previously believed. Dr. Frankenstein wants to get out of the evil experiment business, but when a mad scientist, Dr. Pretorius, kidnaps his wife, Dr. Frankenstein agrees to help him create a new creature.
Apr 20th 19357.5 / 10
The Mummy
Imhotep, alias Ardath Bey
An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.
Dec 22nd 19326.8 / 10