Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff
Nome completo William Henry Pratt
Nascimento 23 de novembro de 1887
East Dulwich, Londres
Nacionalidade Inglaterra
Morte 2 de fevereiro de 1969 (81 anos)
Midhurst, Sussex
Atividade 1909–1969
Cônjuge Grace Harding (1910-1913)
Olive de Wilton (m. 1915)
Montana Laurena Williams (m. 1920)
Helene Vivian Soule (1924-1928)
Dorothy Stine (1928-1946)
Evelyn Hope Helmore (1946-1969)
Boris Karloff no filme Frankenstein

Boris Karloff, nome artístico de William Henry Pratt (Dulwich, Londres, 23 de novembro de 1887 – Sussex, 2 de fevereiro de 1969) foi um ator britânico nascido na Inglaterra. Atuava principalmente em filmes de terror.

Projetou-se interpretando o monstro de Frankenstein em 1931, com isso se especializando em papéis de filmes de terror. Seu último trabalho foi em Targets (1968).

Morreu devido a graves problemas respiratórios em 2 de fevereiro de 1969, na Inglaterra, aos 81 anos de idade.

Em 25 de junho de 2019, a The New York Times Magazine listou Boris Karloff entre centenas de artistas cujo material teria sido destruído no incêndio na Universal Studios em 2008.[1]

Filmografia

  • The Incredible Invasion (1971)
  • La muerte viviente (1971)
  • El coleccionista de cadáveres (1970)
  • Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
  • Targets (1968)
  • The Fear Chamber (1968)
  • House of Evil (1968)
  • The Sorcerers (1967)
  • Mad Monster Party (1967)
  • The Venetian Affair (1967)
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) (TV)
  • The Daydreamer (1966)
  • The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)
  • Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
  • Bikini Beach (1964)
  • The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
  • The Terror (1963)
  • The Raven (1963)
  • The Secret World of Eddie Hodges (1960) (TV)
  • Corridors of Blood (1958)
  • Frankenstein - 1970 (1958)
  • Grip of the Strangler (1958)
  • The Juggler of Our Lady (1958)
  • Voodoo Island (1957)
  • A Connecticut Yankee (1955) (TV)
  • Sabaka (1954)
  • Il mostro dell'isola (1954)
  • Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
  • The Black Castle (1952)
  • The Strange Door (1951)
  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
  • Cisaruv slavík (1949)
  • Tap Roots (1948)
  • Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
  • Unconquered (1947)
  • Lured (1947)
  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
  • Bedlam (1946)
  • Isle of the Dead (1945)
  • The Body Snatcher (1945)
  • House of Frankenstein (1944)
  • The Climax (1944)
  • The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
  • The Devil Commands (1941)
  • You'll Find Out (1940)
  • The Ape (1940)
  • Before I Hang (1940)
  • Doomed to Die (1940)
  • The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
  • Black Friday (1940)
  • British Intelligence (1940)
  • The Fatal Hour (1940)
  • Tower of London (1939)
  • The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
  • Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
  • The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
  • Son of Frankenstein (1939)
  • Devil's Island (1939)
  • Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
  • The Invisible Menace (1938)
  • West of Shanghai (1937)
  • Night Key (1937)
  • Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
  • The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936/I)
  • Juggernaut (1936)
  • The Walking Dead (1936)
  • The Invisible Ray (1936)
  • The Black Room (1935)
  • The Raven (1935)
  • Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
  • Gift of Gab (1934)
  • The Black Cat (1934)
  • The House of Rothschild (1934)
  • The Lost Patrol (1934)
  • The Ghoul (1933)
  • The Mummy (1932)
  • The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
  • The Old Dark House (1932)
  • Night World (1932)
  • The Miracle Man (1932)
  • Scarface (1932)
  • Business and Pleasure (1932)
  • Behind the Mask (1932) (1932)
  • Tonight or Never (1931)
  • Frankenstein (1931)
  • The Guilty Generation (1931)
  • The Mad Genius (1931)
  • The Yellow Ticket (1931)
  • Five Star Final (1931)
  • Graft (1931)
  • I Like Your Nerve (1931)
  • The Public Defender (1931)
  • Smart Money (1931)
  • Young Donovan's Kid (1931)
  • The Vanishing Legion (1931)
  • Cracked Nuts (1931)
  • King of the Wild (1931)
  • The Criminal Code (1931)
  • Sous les verrous (1931)
  • The Utah Kid (1930)
  • The Sea Bat (1930)
  • The Bad One (1930)
  • The Unholy Night (1929)
  • The King of the Kongo (1929)
  • Behind That Curtain (1929)
  • The Phantom of the North (1929)
  • Anne Against the World (1929)
  • Two Sisters (1929)
  • The Devil's Chaplain (1929)
  • The Fatal Warning (1929)
  • Burning the Wind (1929)
  • The Little Wild Girl (1928)
  • Vultures of the Sea (1928)
  • The Vanishing Rider (1928)
  • Sharp Shooters (1928)
  • The Love Mart (1927)
  • Two Arabian Knights (1927)
  • Soft Cushions (1927)
  • The Phantom Buster (1927)
  • The Meddlin' Stranger (1927)
  • Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927)
  • The Princess from Hoboken (1927)
  • Let It Rain (1927)
  • The General (1926) (não confirmado)
  • Old Ironsides (1926)
  • Flaming Fury (1926)
  • The Nickel-Hopper (1926)
  • The Eagle of the Sea (1926)
  • Flames (1926)
  • The Golden Web (1926)
  • The Bells (1926) (1926)
  • Her Honor, the Governor (1926)
  • The Man in the Saddle (1926)
  • The Greater Glory (1926)
  • Perils of the Wild (1925)
  • Lady Robinhood (1925)
  • Parisian Nights (1925)
  • The Prairie Wife (1925)
  • Forbidden Cargo (1925)
  • Dynamite Dan (1924)
  • Riders of the Plains[2] (1924)
  • The Hellion (1924)
  • The Prisoner (1923)
  • Omar the Tentmaker (1922)
  • The Woman Conquers (1922)
  • The Altar Stairs (1922)
  • The Man from Downing Street (1922)
  • The Infidel (1922)
  • Nan of the North (seriado, não-creditado, 1921)
  • The Cave Girl (1921)
  • Cheated Hearts (1921)
  • Without Benefit of Clergy (1921)
  • The Hope Diamond Mystery (1921)
  • The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
  • The Courage of Marge O'Doone (1920)
  • The Deadlier Sex (1920)
  • The Prince and Betty (1919)
  • His Majesty, the American (1919)
  • The Masked Rider (1919)
  • The Lightning Raider (1919)

Ligações externas

Referências

  1. ↑ Rosen, Jody (8 de setembro de 2019). «Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire». The New York Times. Consultado em 28 de junho de 2019 
  2. ↑ NOLLEN, Scott Allen. Boris Karloff: A Critical Account of His Screen, Stage, Radio, Television, and Recording Work. Ace Publishing Corporation, 1969. p. 354
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