Boris Karloff — Actor (49)
The Mummy's Hand (1940) [Movie] TMDB
The Mummy's Hand
director: Christy Cabanne actor: Dick Foran / Peggy Moran
other title: La Main de la Momie / La mano de la momia
A couple of young, out-of-work archaeologists in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. After receiving funding from an eccentric magician and his beautiful daughter, they set out into the desert only to be terrorized by a sinister high priest and the living mummy Kharis who are the guardians of Ananka’s tomb.
Son of Frankenstein (1939) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Son of Frankenstein
director: Rowland V. Lee actor: Basil Rathbone / Boris Karloff
other title: Il figlio di Frankenstein / Søn af Frankenstein
One of the sons of late Dr. Henry Frankenstein finds his father's ghoulish creation in a coma and revives him, only to find out the monster is controlled by Ygor who is bent on revenge.
The Mummy's Curse (1944) [Movie] TMDB
The Mummy's Curse
director: Leslie Goodwins actor: Lon Chaney Jr. / Peter Coe
other title: La Malediction de la Momie / La maldición de la momia
After being buried in quicksand for the past 25 years, Kharis is set free to roam the rural bayous of Louisiana, as is the soul of his beloved Princess Ananka, still housed in the body of Amina Mansouri, who seeks help and protection at a swamp draining project.
House of Frankenstein (1944) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
House of Frankenstein
director: Erle C. Kenton actor: Boris Karloff / Lon Chaney Jr.
other title: Al di là del mistero / Frankensteins Hus
Deranged scientist, Gustav Niemann, escapes from prison and overtakes the director of a traveling chamber of horrors, soon reviving the infamous Count Dracula, the frozen Frankenstein Monster, and the Wolf Man.
The Movie Orgy (1968) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Movie Orgy
director: Joe Dante actor: Goodman Ace / Jane Ace
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.
The Emperor's Nightingale (1949) [Movie] TMDB
Císařův slavík
director: Jiří Trnka / Miloš Makovec actor: Helena Patočková / Jaromír Sobota
other title: L'usignolo dell'Imperatore / El emperador y el ruiseñor
Adaptation of a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, about an emperor who prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. When the Emperor is near death, the nightingale's song restores his health.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
director: Chuck Jones actor: Boris Karloff / June Foray
other title: Come il Grinch rubò il Natale / Die gestohlenen Weihnachtsgeschenke
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.
The Body Snatcher (1945) [Movie] TMDB
The Body Snatcher
director: Robert Wise actor: Boris Karloff / Bela Lugosi
other title: La jena / Ligrøveren
Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.
The Walking Dead (1936) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Walking Dead
director: Michael Curtiz actor: Boris Karloff / Ricardo Cortez
other title: L'ombra che cammina / Der wandelnde Leichnam
Down-on-his-luck John Ellman is framed for a judge's murder. After he's convicted and sentenced to death, witnesses come forth and prove his innocence. But it was too late for a stay to be granted and Ellman is executed. A doctor uses an experimental procedure to restore him to life, though the full outcome is other than expected.
Boo (1932) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Boo
director: Albert DeMond actor: Morton Lowry / Mae Clarke
other title: Scream and Run / Boo!
A wisecracking narrator mocks footage featuring Frankenstein's monster and Count Dracula.
Madhouse (1974) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Madhouse
director: Jim Clark actor: Vincent Price / Peter Cushing
other title: Das Schreckenshaus des Dr. Death / Mansión sangrienta
A horror movie star returns to his famous role after spending years in a mental institution, but the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.
Mad Monster Party? (1967) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Mad Monster Party?
director: Jules Bass actor: Boris Karloff / Allen Swift
other title: Frankensteins Monster-Party / Mad monster party?
When Dr Frankenstein decides to retire from the monster-making business, he calls an international roster of monsters to a creepy convention to elect his successor. Everyone is there including Dracula, The Werewolf, The Creature, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde and many more. But Frankenstein's title is not all that is at stake. The famous doctor has also discovered the secret of total destruction that must not fall into the wrong hands!
Isle of the Dead (1945) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Isle of the Dead
director: Mark Robson actor: Boris Karloff / Ellen Drew
other title: Il vampiro dell'isola / L'Île des morts
On a Greek island during the 1912 war, several people are trapped by quarantine for the plague. If that isn't enough worry, one of the people—a superstitious old peasant—suspects a young woman of being a vampiric demon.
Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Curse of the Crimson Altar
director: Vernon Sewell actor: Christopher Lee / Boris Karloff
other title: Black Horror - Le messe nere / Die Hexe des Grafen Dracula
When his brother disappears, a man visits the remote country house where he was last seen. While the host seems outwardly friendly and his niece more demonstrably so, there's a feeling of menace in the air with the overhanging legend of Lavinia Morley, the Black Witch of Greymarsh.
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Mask of Fu Manchu
director: Charles Brabin actor: Boris Karloff / Lewis Stone
other title: La maschera di Fu Manciu / Die Maske des Fu Manchu
The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race.
A Fool's World (1964) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Mondo Balordo
director: Albert T. Viola / Roberto Bianchi Montero actor: Boris Karloff
other title: Mondo Balordo / Absurdo mundo
Documentary showing perverse and aberrant behavior from around the globe, including such things as sex slavery, dwarf love, Asian brothels and lesbians.
The Incredible Doktor Markesan (1962) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
director: Robert Florey actor: Boris Karloff / Dick York
Penniless Fred Bancroft, along with his new wife Molly, visits a sinister uncle he hasn't seen in years in hopes of living rent-free in his musty, decaying mansion.