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William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.
He was widely known for his roles in horror films, particularly for his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939), which resulted in his immense popularity. His best-known non-horror role is as the Grinch, as well as the narrator, in the animated television special of Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966). He also had a memorable role in the original Scarface (1932). For his contribution to film and television, Boris Karloff was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
William Pratt was born on 23 November 1887 at 36 Forest Hill Road, Camberwell, London, England. His parents were Edward John Pratt, Jr. and Eliza Sarah Millard. His maternal grandparents were James Millard and Eliza Julia Edwards, a sister of Anna Leonowens (whose tales about life in the royal court of Siam (now Thailand) were the basis of the musical The King and I). The two sisters may have had some Anglo-Indian ancestry.
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Actors: Danielle Lozeau (actress), Conor Timmis (costume designer), Conor Timmis (producer), Conor Timmis (actor), Conor Timmis (actor), Conor Timmis (actor), Andrew Gernhard (miscellaneous crew), Vatche Arabian (editor), Vatche Arabian (producer), Vatche Arabian (writer), Vatche Arabian (director), Rick Burns (actor), Rick Burns (producer), Liesl Ehardt (actress), Liesl Ehardt (actress),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Sam Irvin (producer), Stephen P. Jarchow (producer), Lynn Redgrave (actress), Jack Plotnick (actor), Clive Barker (producer), David Millbern (actor), Lolita Davidovich (actress), Ian McKellen (actor), David Dukes (actor), Curtis Harrington (actor), Jack Betts (actor), Brendan Fraser (actor), Jesse Long (actor), Bill Condon (writer), Paul Colichman (producer),
Plot: The story of 'James Whale (I)' (qv), the director of _Frankenstein (1931)_ (qv) and _Bride of Frankenstein (1935)_ (qv), in the time period following the Korean War. Whale is homosexual and develops a friendship with his gardener, an ex-Marine.
Keywords: 1950s, actor, actress, art, bar, bare-breasts, bare-chested-male, bartender, based-on-novel, bathroomActors: Paul Frees (actor), Paul Frees (actor), Paul Frees (actor), Paul Frees (actor), Paul Frees (actor), Paul Frees (actor), Paul Frees (actor), Paul Frees (actor), Paul Frees (actor), Paul Frees (actor), Bill Scott (actor), Bill Scott (actor), Bill Scott (actor), Bill Scott (actor), Bill Scott (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Luis Alberni (actor), Lew Ayres (actor), Frank Albertson (actor), Brooks Benedict (actor), Jack Chefe (actor), Norman Foster (actor), Robert Greig (actor), Harry Barris (actor), Ben Hall (actor), Eddie Kane (actor), Boris Karloff (actor), Norman Kerry (actor), Eddie Lee (actor), Edwin Maxwell (actor), Tom Mix (actor),
Plot: Small town America: the Cohens own a movie theater; the Kellys own a diner. Kitty Kelly and Maurice Cohen are young lovers; Maurice sends Kitty's picture to a movie studio, and they accept her and make her a star. Soon, the Kelly family is living the high life; they write a postcard to the Cohens, who take a polite "wish you were here" as an invitation to sell everything. The Kellys shun the Cohens, who they now see as gauche. But when sound films are introduced, Kitty is no longer a star, and composer Maurice suddenly makes his family rich (for a while) .
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An Egyptologist returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb. Director: T. Hayes Hunter Writers: Rupert Downing (adaptation), Leonard Hines (play), Stars: Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger
1966 • Boris Karloff shills for Butter-Nut Coffee Classic!
Video documentary about Karloff and Lugosi. From VHS as not on DVD to my knowledge. For educational purposes only.
The Terror (1963) is a American Vistascope horror film produced and directed by Roger Corman about a French soldier who finds a beautiful mysterious woman who turns out to be a ghost possessed by a witch. It is famous for being filmed on sets left over from other AIP productions, including The Haunted Palace. The movie was also released as Lady of the Shadows, The Castle of Terror, and The Haunting; it was later featured as an episode of Cinema Insomnia and Elvira's Movie Macabre. The movie is sometimes linked to Corman's series of "Poe films," which were made between 1960 and 1964 based on works of Edgar Allan Poe. A young officer in Napoleon's army pursues a mysterious woman to the castle of an elderly Baron where he discovers that she is the pawn of an old witch bent on driving the ...
Stars: Boris Karloff, Franca Marzi, Renato Vicario Director: Roberto Bianchi Montero Writers: Roberto Bianchi Montero, Carlo Lombardo (story) An Italian government agent is assigned to break up a drug smuggling ring on the island of Ischia but his daughter is kidnapped by the gang.
A clairvoyant, in dreams and visions, sees a series of grisly murders in London's Whitechapel district. But his knowledge of the details of the crimes makes him a suspect in the eyes of the police. Starring Boris Karloff, Niall MacGinnis, Dorothy Alison, Robert Brown...
Subscribe to CLASSIC TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u43jDe Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Like us on FACEBOOK: http://goo.gl/dHs73 Follow us on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/1ghOWmt The Mummy Official Trailer #1 - Boris Karloff Movie (1932) HD The Mummy Trailer - Directed by Karl Freund and starring Boris Karloff Zita Johann, David Manners Arthur Byron, and Edward Van Sloan An Ancient Egyptian priest called Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds Imhotep's mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the archaeologists and prowls Cairo seeking the reincarnation of the soul of his ancient lover, Princess Ankh-es-en-amon. Universal - 1932 Welcome to the Fandango...
An Egyptologist returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb. Director: T. Hayes Hunter Writers: Rupert Downing (adaptation), Leonard Hines (play), Stars: Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger
Video documentary about Karloff and Lugosi. From VHS as not on DVD to my knowledge. For educational purposes only.
Featuring -: J. Warren Bacon Frank Brink Rusel Crouse Barbara Edwards James Edwards Axel Gruenberg Boris Karloff Evie Karloff Sara Karloff Jim Laker Howard Lindsay Jack P. Pierce Jane Stone Geoffrey Taylor
The Terror (1963) is a American Vistascope horror film produced and directed by Roger Corman about a French soldier who finds a beautiful mysterious woman who turns out to be a ghost possessed by a witch. It is famous for being filmed on sets left over from other AIP productions, including The Haunted Palace. The movie was also released as Lady of the Shadows, The Castle of Terror, and The Haunting; it was later featured as an episode of Cinema Insomnia and Elvira's Movie Macabre. The movie is sometimes linked to Corman's series of "Poe films," which were made between 1960 and 1964 based on works of Edgar Allan Poe. A young officer in Napoleon's army pursues a mysterious woman to the castle of an elderly Baron where he discovers that she is the pawn of an old witch bent on driving the ...
All rights belong to their respective owners. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Stars: Boris Karloff, Franca Marzi, Renato Vicario Director: Roberto Bianchi Montero Writers: Roberto Bianchi Montero, Carlo Lombardo (story) An Italian government agent is assigned to break up a drug smuggling ring on the island of Ischia but his daughter is kidnapped by the gang.
A clairvoyant, in dreams and visions, sees a series of grisly murders in London's Whitechapel district. But his knowledge of the details of the crimes makes him a suspect in the eyes of the police. Starring Boris Karloff, Niall MacGinnis, Dorothy Alison, Robert Brown...
Season 1 Episode 29 1961 , Hosted by Boris Karloff , A artist "pawns" his soul to the devil and must retrieve it by painting a portrait of another person whose soul will be exchanged for his. The teleplay for this episode was written by Robert Bloch, well known to genre fans as the man who penned the novel on which Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho was based. Written by: Robert Bloch , adapted from his own short story Directed by: Jules Bricken Starring: MacDonald Carey , Joan Tetzel , John Emery , and Patricia Medina Original Air Date: April 18, 1961
Trevor Lucas interviews horror film star Boris Karloff, looking back at his career. To promote his appearance in 'Black Sabbath'. A film about vampires from Russia
Dracula Frankenstein Bela Lugosi, Jr. and Sara, the daughter of Boris Karloff are interviewed. From "Out & About with Roger Martin", the television series.
Christopher Lee audio interview 1998. He talks about acting and how he developed as an actor. HIs friendship with Boris Karloff, and comparing roles. House of Hammer and Peter Cushing. Seeing an execution in France by guillotine and how it affected him. Some good suggestions on how to get ahead in acting and improve your career
Outtake from Episode #582: We speak with Sara Karloff, Daughter of Horror film legend Boris Karloff.
Bruno Walter (1876-1962) discusses Mozart (starting about 8:25; the Requiem and Sussmayer, at about 10:45), Mahler and Bruckner (20:50), and related topics with American television producer Arnold Michaelis (1916-1997). This recording was made in the mid-1950's, when Michaelis was a producer for the Masterworks division of Columbia Records. He had been asked to interview Bruno Walter for brief radio commercials to promote the conductor's records. Columbia was so pleased with the result that it released the interview as a record (this one). Michaelis went on to interview a range of personalities, from Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II to Eleanor Roosevelt and two Indian Prime Ministers, Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. This LP was issued on the Columbia Masterworks label, se...
Documentary on the film actor Boris Karloff in 4 parts
MASTERS OF FANTASY: ROGER CORMAN (1997 / SciFi - Prometheus Prod. / 21 mins. total) Pro. & Written by - Susan Hyman Narr. by - Earl Boen One of the most popular episodes from SyFy (then Sci Fi Channel)'s now defunct 1990s documentary series MASTER OF FANTASY centers on "B movie" king ROGER CORMAN: in actuality one of three 1960s - 70s era filmmakers (the others - John Cassavettes and John Sayles) who gave birth to the worldwide independent film movement. Having launched the careers of then unknowns James Cameron, Martin Scorcese, Jack Nicholson, Jonathan Demme, Joe Dante, Gale Anne Hurd, Peter Bogdanovich and James Horner; as well as reviving those of Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone and Peter Lorre (... and helping others such as Ron Howard make the shift from actor to director by pro...
An Egyptologist returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb. Director: T. Hayes Hunter Writers: Rupert Downing (adaptation), Leonard Hines (play), Stars: Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger
1966 • Boris Karloff shills for Butter-Nut Coffee Classic!
Video documentary about Karloff and Lugosi. From VHS as not on DVD to my knowledge. For educational purposes only.
The Terror (1963) is a American Vistascope horror film produced and directed by Roger Corman about a French soldier who finds a beautiful mysterious woman who turns out to be a ghost possessed by a witch. It is famous for being filmed on sets left over from other AIP productions, including The Haunted Palace. The movie was also released as Lady of the Shadows, The Castle of Terror, and The Haunting; it was later featured as an episode of Cinema Insomnia and Elvira's Movie Macabre. The movie is sometimes linked to Corman's series of "Poe films," which were made between 1960 and 1964 based on works of Edgar Allan Poe. A young officer in Napoleon's army pursues a mysterious woman to the castle of an elderly Baron where he discovers that she is the pawn of an old witch bent on driving the ...
Stars: Boris Karloff, Franca Marzi, Renato Vicario Director: Roberto Bianchi Montero Writers: Roberto Bianchi Montero, Carlo Lombardo (story) An Italian government agent is assigned to break up a drug smuggling ring on the island of Ischia but his daughter is kidnapped by the gang.
A clairvoyant, in dreams and visions, sees a series of grisly murders in London's Whitechapel district. But his knowledge of the details of the crimes makes him a suspect in the eyes of the police. Starring Boris Karloff, Niall MacGinnis, Dorothy Alison, Robert Brown...
Subscribe to CLASSIC TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u43jDe Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Like us on FACEBOOK: http://goo.gl/dHs73 Follow us on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/1ghOWmt The Mummy Official Trailer #1 - Boris Karloff Movie (1932) HD The Mummy Trailer - Directed by Karl Freund and starring Boris Karloff Zita Johann, David Manners Arthur Byron, and Edward Van Sloan An Ancient Egyptian priest called Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds Imhotep's mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the archaeologists and prowls Cairo seeking the reincarnation of the soul of his ancient lover, Princess Ankh-es-en-amon. Universal - 1932 Welcome to the Fandango...
An Egyptologist returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb. Director: T. Hayes Hunter Writers: Rupert Downing (adaptation), Leonard Hines (play), Stars: Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger
Video documentary about Karloff and Lugosi. From VHS as not on DVD to my knowledge. For educational purposes only.
Featuring -: J. Warren Bacon Frank Brink Rusel Crouse Barbara Edwards James Edwards Axel Gruenberg Boris Karloff Evie Karloff Sara Karloff Jim Laker Howard Lindsay Jack P. Pierce Jane Stone Geoffrey Taylor
The Terror (1963) is a American Vistascope horror film produced and directed by Roger Corman about a French soldier who finds a beautiful mysterious woman who turns out to be a ghost possessed by a witch. It is famous for being filmed on sets left over from other AIP productions, including The Haunted Palace. The movie was also released as Lady of the Shadows, The Castle of Terror, and The Haunting; it was later featured as an episode of Cinema Insomnia and Elvira's Movie Macabre. The movie is sometimes linked to Corman's series of "Poe films," which were made between 1960 and 1964 based on works of Edgar Allan Poe. A young officer in Napoleon's army pursues a mysterious woman to the castle of an elderly Baron where he discovers that she is the pawn of an old witch bent on driving the ...
All rights belong to their respective owners. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Stars: Boris Karloff, Franca Marzi, Renato Vicario Director: Roberto Bianchi Montero Writers: Roberto Bianchi Montero, Carlo Lombardo (story) An Italian government agent is assigned to break up a drug smuggling ring on the island of Ischia but his daughter is kidnapped by the gang.
A clairvoyant, in dreams and visions, sees a series of grisly murders in London's Whitechapel district. But his knowledge of the details of the crimes makes him a suspect in the eyes of the police. Starring Boris Karloff, Niall MacGinnis, Dorothy Alison, Robert Brown...
Season 1 Episode 29 1961 , Hosted by Boris Karloff , A artist "pawns" his soul to the devil and must retrieve it by painting a portrait of another person whose soul will be exchanged for his. The teleplay for this episode was written by Robert Bloch, well known to genre fans as the man who penned the novel on which Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho was based. Written by: Robert Bloch , adapted from his own short story Directed by: Jules Bricken Starring: MacDonald Carey , Joan Tetzel , John Emery , and Patricia Medina Original Air Date: April 18, 1961