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Boris Karloff


Boris Karloff

Anniversaire:

11/23/1887

Lieu de naissance:

Camberwell, London, England, UK:

Biographie:

23 novembre 1887 (Camberwell, Londres, Royaume-Uni) – 2 février 1969 (Midhurst, West Sussex, Royaume-Uni) Boris Karloff (de son vrai nom William Henry Pratt), figure emblématique du cinéma d'horreur en noir et blanc, naquit en Angleterre d'un père diplomate, mais n'avait aucune envie de suivre les traces de son père. Il émigra au Canada et parcourut l'Amérique du Nord avec de petites troupes de théâtre. Il fit ses débuts au cinéma en 1916 dans « La Muette de Portici », avec Anna Pavlova. À partir de 1919, il apparut régulièrement dans des seconds rôles, mais c'est son interprétation du Monstre dans « Frankenstein » de James Whale qui lui apporta la célébrité. Bela Lugosi avait refusé le rôle, craignant d'être « perdu » sous un maquillage trop chargé. Mais aucun maquillage ne put masquer la performance dramatique magistrale de Karloff. L'acteur reprit ensuite le rôle qui l'avait rendu célèbre : La Fiancée de Frankenstein (1935), Le Fils de Frankenstein (1939) et Frankenstein 1970 (1958). Les années 1930 furent l'âge d'or de sa carrière. Il tint le rôle principal dans les films d'horreur rétro acclamés La Momie (1932) et Le Masque de Fu Manchu (1932), et collabora avec son « ami-ennemi » Bela Lugosi dans Le Chat noir (1934), Le Corbeau (1935) et Le Rayon invisible (1936). La suite de sa carrière fut marquée par des hauts et des bas. Il s'est parfois adonné à des films de série B à petit budget, parodiant ses anciens succès dans le cinéma d'horreur (début des années 1940 et 1950), avant de réapparaître dans des productions à succès du producteur Val Lewton : « L'Invasion des profanateurs de sépultures » (1945), « L'Île des morts » (1945) et « Bedlam » (1946). Dans les années 1960, le prolifique Roger Corman a dirigé ce vétéran du cinéma d'horreur. Par exemple, sur le tournage du thriller confidentiel « The Terror » (1963), deux stars se sont rencontrées : Karloff, alors sur le déclin, et Jack Nicholson, alors en pleine ascension. Le célèbre critique de cinéma Leonard Maltin a qualifié de chant du cygne la prestation de Karloff dans le thriller « Targets » (1968) de Peter Bogdanovich. Au total, il a joué dans plus de deux cents films et séries télévisées (auxquels il a participé activement dans les années 1950 et 1960). Durant les dernières années de sa vie, l'acteur souffrait de problèmes respiratoires et devait souvent utiliser un masque à oxygène sur les plateaux de tournage. Dans la mémoire des fans, il restera à jamais associé à la créature de Frankenstein et à la momie, l'archétype du monstre au cinéma, alors que dans la vie, c'était un véritable gentleman, un homme doux, diplomate et attentionné.


Crédits

The Last Repair Shop (2024)
as The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022)
as Self - Interviewee
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)
as Various roles (archive footage)
A Masque of Madness (Notes on Film 06-B, Monologue 02) (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features (2012)
as
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
Le vampire déchu (2007)
as Himself (archive footage)
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (2007)
as Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Lugosi: The Dark Prince (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Karloff: The Gentle Monster (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Terror in the Tropics (2006)
as Mr. Wong (archive footage)
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz (2004)
as
The Mesmerist (2003)
as (archive footage)
Heroes of Horror (2001)
as (archive footage)
The American Nightmare (2000)
as Self
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)
as The Monster (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror (1998)
as (archive footage)
The Universal Story (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition (1994)
as (voice - archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies (1992)
as
Halloween Monster Bash (1991)
as Baron Von Leppe (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
as Doctor Gustav Niemann (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
as The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)
as (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies (1990)
as Archival
Transylvania Twist (1989)
as Man in Room (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)
as
Creepy Classics (1987)
as Dr. Scarabus - (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
as (archive footage)
The Horror of It All (1983)
as Frankenstein / Cabman John Gray (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
Monsters on the March (and a Pair of Marvels!) (1980)
as
The Horror Show (1979)
as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Madhouse (1974)
as (archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974)
as Self (archive footage)
Invasión Siniestra (1971)
as Prof. John Mayer
La muerte viviente (1971)
as Carl van Molder / Damballah
Il rosso segno della follia (1970)
as Gorca (archive footage)
Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
as Professor John Marsh
Targets (1968)
as Byron Orlok
Fear Chamber (1968)
as Dr. Carl Mandel
Serenata Macabra (1968)
as Matthias Morteval
El coleccionista de cadáveres (1968)
as Franz Badulescu
The Movie Orgy (1968)
as Self (archive footage)
The Sorcerers (1967)
as Prof. Marcus Monserrat
Mad Monster Party? (1967)
as Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voice)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
as Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
The Venetian Affair (1966)
as Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
The Daydreamer (1966)
as The Rat (voice)
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)
as The Corpse
Doom of Dracula (1966)
as The Madman (archive footage)
Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
as Nahum Witley
Bikini Beach (1964)
as Art Dealer
Today's Teens (1964)
as Narrator
The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
as Amos Hinchley
Horror!!! (1964)
as Self
Mondo Balordo (1964)
as Narrator
I tre volti della paura (1963)
as Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")
The Terror (1963)
as Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe
Corridors of Blood (1963)
as Dr. Thomas Bolton
The Raven (1963)
as Dr. Scarabus
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing (1962)
as
Little Lost Robot (1962)
as Host
The Incredible Doktor Markesan (1962)
as Dr. Konrad Markesan
Arsenic & Old Lace (1962)
as Jonathan Brewster
The Storm (1962)
as
The Grim Reaper (1961)
as Self
Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
as Self (archive footage)
Who Killed Chung Ling Soo? (1960)
as Narrator
The Fatal Impulse (1960)
as Self
Heart of Darkness (1958)
as Mr. Kurtz
Frankenstein 1970 (1958)
as Baron Viktor von Frankenstein
Grip of the Strangler (1958)
as James Rankin
Destination Nightmare (1958)
as Host / Ira Perry / Pete Wade Sr. / Professor Charles Goncourt / Morgan Debs
Jack the Ripper (1958)
as Host / Capt. John Elwood / Jonas Atterbury / Dr. Francis Mason
The Juggler of Our Lady (1957)
as Narrator (voice)
The Lark (1957)
as Bishop Cauchon
Voodoo Island (1957)
as Phillip Knight
Rendezvous in Black (1956)
as Ward Allen
A Connecticut Yankee (1955)
as King Arthur
Sting of Death (1955)
as Mr. Mycroft
Sabaka (1955)
as General Pollegar
Il mostro dell'isola (1954)
as Don Gaetano
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Colonel March Investigates (1953)
as Colonel March
The Black Castle (1952)
as Dr. Meissen
The Strange Door (1951)
as Voltan
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
as Swami Talpur
Císařův slavík (1949)
as Narrator (English version)
Tap Roots (1948)
as Tishomingo
Unconquered (1947)
as Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
as Gruesome
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
as Dr Hugo Hollingshead
Lured (1947)
as Charles van Druten
Bedlam (1946)
as George Sims
Isle of the Dead (1945)
as Gen. Nikolas Pherides
The Body Snatcher (1945)
as John Gray
The Mummy's Curse (1944)
as Kharis in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
House of Frankenstein (1944)
as Dr. Gustav Niemann
The Climax (1944)
as Dr. Friedrich Hohner
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
as Prof. Nathaniel Billings
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 (1942)
as Himself
The Devil Commands (1941)
as Dr. Julian Blair
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12 (1941)
as Self
You'll Find Out (1940)
as Judge Spencer Mainwaring
The Ape (1940)
as Dr. Bernard Adrian
The Mummy's Hand (1940)
as Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
Before I Hang (1940)
as Dr. John Garth
Doomed to Die (1940)
as James Lee Wong
The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
as Dr. Leon Kravaal
Black Friday (1940)
as Dr. Ernest Sovac
The Fatal Hour (1940)
as James Lee Wong
Tower of London (1939)
as Mord
British Intelligence (1939)
as Valdar
The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
as Dr. Henryk Savaard
Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
as Mr. James Lee Wong
The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
as James Lee Wong
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
as The Monster
Devil's Island (1939)
as Dr. Charles Gaudet
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
as James Lee Wong
The Invisible Menace (1938)
as Jevries
Breakdowns of 1937 (1937)
as Self
West of Shanghai (1937)
as "General" Wu Yen Fang
Night Key (1937)
as David Mallory
Cinema Circus (1937)
as Himself
Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
as Gravelle
The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)
as Dr. Laurence
Juggernaut (1936)
as Dr. Victor Sartorius
The Walking Dead (1936)
as John Ellman
The Invisible Ray (1936)
as Dr. Janos Rukh
The Black Room (1935)
as Baron Gregor de Berghman / Anton de Berghman
The Raven (1935)
as Edmond Bateman
Hollywood Hobbies (1935)
as Himself
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
as The Monster
Gift of Gab (1934)
as Himself
The Black Cat (1934)
as Hjalmar Poelzig
The House of Rothschild (1934)
as Count Ledrantz
The Lost Patrol (1934)
as Sanders
Screen Snapshots No. 11 (1934)
as Himself
The Ghoul (1933)
as Prof. Morlant
The Mummy (1932)
as Imhotep / Ardath Bey
Boo (1932)
as Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
as Dr. Fu Manchu
The Old Dark House (1932)
as Morgan
Skyscraper Souls (1932)
as Man Approaching Ticket Counter
Night World (1932)
as 'Happy' MacDonald
Scarface (1932)
as Gaffney
The Miracle Man (1932)
as Nikko
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932)
as Boris Karloff
Behind the Mask (1932)
as Jim Henderson
Business and Pleasure (1932)
as Sheik Ali-Ben Joseph
Frankenstein (1931)
as The Monster
The Guilty Generation (1931)
as Tony Ricca
The Yellow Ticket (1931)
as Drunken Orderly
The Mad Genius (1931)
as Fedor's Father (uncredited)
Five Star Final (1931)
as T. Vernon Isopod
Graft (1931)
as Terry
I Like Your Nerve (1931)
as Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
The Public Defender (1931)
as The Professor
Smart Money (1931)
as Sport Williams
Young Donovan's Kid (1931)
as Cokey Joe
The Vanishing Legion (1931)
as The Voice (voice)
Cracked Nuts (1931)
as Boris - First Revolutionary
King of the Wild (1931)
as Mustapha
Tonight or Never (1931)
as Waiter
The Criminal Code (1931)
as Ned Galloway
The Utah Kid (1930)
as Henchman Baxter
The Sea Bat (1930)
as Corsican
The Bad One (1930)
as Monsieur Gaston
The Unholy Night (1929)
as Abdul Mohammed Bey - the Hindu Lawyer (uncredited)
The King of the Kongo (1929)
as Scarface Macklin
Behind That Curtain (1929)
as Beetham's Manservent
The Phantom of the North (1929)
as Jules Gregg
Anne Against the World (1929)
as
Two Sisters (1929)
as Cecil
The Devil's Chaplain (1929)
as Boris
The Fatal Warning (1929)
as Mullins
Burning the Wind (1929)
as Pug Doran
The Little Wild Girl (1928)
as Maurice Kent
Vultures of the Sea (1928)
as Grouchy
The Vanishing Rider (1928)
as The Villain
Sharp Shooters (1928)
as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
The Love Mart (1927)
as Fleming
Two Arabian Knights (1927)
as Purser
Soft Cushions (1927)
as The Chief Conspirator
The Phantom Buster (1927)
as Ramon
The Meddlin' Stranger (1927)
as Al Meggs
Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927)
as Owaza
The Princess from Hoboken (1927)
as Pavel
Let It Rain (1927)
as Crook
Old Ironsides (1926)
as Saracen Guard (uncredited)
Flaming Fury (1926)
as Gaspard
The Nickel-Hopper (1926)
as Dance Hall Masher
The Eagle of the Sea (1926)
as Pirate (uncredited)
Flames (1926)
as Blackie Blanchette
The Golden Web (1926)
as Dave Sinclair
The Bells (1926)
as The Mesmerist
Her Honor, the Governor (1926)
as Snipe Collins
The Man in the Saddle (1926)
as Robber (uncredited)
The Greater Glory (1926)
as Scissors Grinder
Without Mercy (1925)
as Madame Gordon's 2nd Henchman (uncredited)
Parisian Nights (1925)
as Pierre
Never the Twain Shall Meet (1925)
as
Perils of the Wild (1925)
as
Lady Robinhood (1925)
as Cabraza
The Prairie Wife (1925)
as Diego
Forbidden Cargo (1925)
as Pietro Castillano
Dynamite Dan (1924)
as Tony Garcia
Riders of the Plains (1924)
as
The Hellion (1924)
as The Outlaw
The White Panther (1924)
as Shere Ali's Aide (as Karloff Boris)
The Prisoner (1923)
as Prince Kapolski
Omar the Tentmaker (1922)
as Imam Mowaffak
The Altar Stairs (1922)
as Hugo
The Woman Conquers (1922)
as Raoul Maris
The Man from Downing Street (1922)
as Maharajah Jehan
The Infidel (1922)
as The Nabob
Nan of the North (1922)
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Cave Girl (1921)
as Baptiste
Cheated Hearts (1921)
as Nei Hamid
Without Benefit of Clergy (1921)
as Ahmed Khan
The Hope Diamond Mystery (1921)
as Priest of Kama-Sita / Dakar
The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
as Indian (uncredited)
The Courage of Marge O'Doone (1920)
as Tavish
The Woman and the Puppet (1920)
as (uncredited)
The Deadlier Sex (1920)
as Jules Borney
The Prince and Betty (1919)
as Undetermined Role
His Majesty, the American (1919)
as Henchman in cloth cap
The Lightning Raider (1919)
as
Bikini Beach (1964)
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