Boris Karloff
Biography
The very first time William Henry Pratt stepped out onto the stage it was as the "Demon King." He was nine years old. Those…moreBorn
Camberwell, London, England, UKDied
2/2/1969Birth Name
William Henry PrattGender
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The Veil
Host / Dr. Carlo Marcabienti
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The Veil
Host / Jonas Atterbury
- S 1: Ep 6 Genesis
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The Veil
Host / Andre Giraud
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The Veil
Host / Morgan Debs
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The Veil
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The Veil
Host / Dr. Francis Mason
- S 1: Ep 7 Summer Heat
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The Veil
Host / Captain John Elwood
- S 1: Ep 3 Food on the Table
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The Veil
Host / Charles Goncourt
- S 1: Ep 8 The Return of Madame Vernoy
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The Veil
Host / Peter Wade Sr.
- S 1: Ep 9 Destination Nightmare
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The Veil
Host / Sgt. Chester Wilmore
- S 1: Ep 1 Vision of Crime
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Out of This World (1962)
Host
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S 1:
Ep 14
The Tycoons
9/22/62
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Ep 13
Target Generation
9/15/62
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Ep 12
Immigrant
9/8/62
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Ep 11
The Dark Star
9/1/62
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S 1:
Ep 10
Divided We Fall
8/25/62
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S 1:
Ep 14
The Tycoons
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Thriller
Host
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Ep 30
The Specialists
4/30/62
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Ep 29
The Lethal Ladies
4/16/62
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Ep 28
The Innocent Bystanders
4/9/62
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Ep 27
Man of Mystery
4/2/62
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Ep 26
Kill My Love
3/26/62
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S 2:
Ep 30
The Specialists
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Thriller
Host/Clay Mace
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S 1:
Ep 10
The Prediction
11/22/60
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S 1:
Ep 10
The Prediction
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Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Colonel March
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S 1:
Ep 22
The Strange Event at Roman Fall
4/11/57
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S 1:
Ep 9
The Case of the Kidnapped Poodle
4/4/57
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Ep 15
The Invisible Knife
3/28/57
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Ep 7
Passage at Arms
9/11/56
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Ep 3
The New Invisible Man
9/4/56
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Ep 22
The Strange Event at Roman Fall
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Starring Boris Karloff
Host
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Ep 13
The Night Reveals
12/15/49
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Ep 12
The Shop at Sly Corner
12/8/49
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Ep 10
Cranky Bill
11/24/49
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Ep 9
False Face
11/17/49
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S 1:
Ep 8
The Twisted Path
11/10/49
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S 1:
Ep 13
The Night Reveals
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The Veil
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Guest Star (74)
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The Name of the Game
Mikhail Orlov
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Ep 11
The White Birch
11/29/68
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S 1:
Ep 11
The White Birch
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The Jonathan Winters Show
Himself
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S 2:
Ep 6
October 30, 1968
10/30/68
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S 2:
Ep 6
October 30, 1968
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The Red Skelton Comedy Hour
Guest
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S 18:
Ep 1
He Who Steals My Robot Steals Trash
9/24/68
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Ep 1
He Who Steals My Robot Steals Trash
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The Red Skelton Show
Himself
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S 18:
Ep 1
He Who Steals My Robot Steals Trash
9/24/68
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Ep 1
He Who Steals My Robot Steals Trash
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I Spy
Don Ernesto Silvando
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Ep 22
Mainly on the Plains
2/22/67
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Ep 22
Mainly on the Plains
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The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Mother Muffin
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The Mother Muffin Affair
9/27/66
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The Mother Muffin Affair
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The Wild Wild West (1969)
Mr. Singh
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Ep 2
The Night of the Golden Cobra
9/23/66
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Ep 2
The Night of the Golden Cobra
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Shindig
Himself
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Ep 14
Show 65: October 30, 1965 Halloween '65 with Boris Karloff, Ted Cassidy
10/30/65
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Ep 14
Show 65: October 30, 1965 Halloween '65 with Boris Karloff, Ted Cassidy
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The Garry Moore Show
Himself
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S 6:
Ep 28
April 21, 1964
4/21/64
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S 6:
Ep 28
April 21, 1964
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The Jimmy Dean Show
Himself
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S 1:
Ep 7
October 31, 1963
10/31/63
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S 1:
Ep 7
October 31, 1963
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Route 66
Himself
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Ep 6
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
10/26/62
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Ep 6
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
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Thriller
Doctor Konrad Markesan
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S 2:
Ep 22
The Incredible Dr. Markesan
2/26/62
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Ep 22
The Incredible Dr. Markesan
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Jonathan Brewster
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S 11:
Ep 2
Arsenic and Old Lace
2/5/62
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Arsenic and Old Lace
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Thriller
Pop Jenkins/Colonel Jackson
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Ep 11
Dialogues With Death
12/4/61
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Ep 11
Dialogues With Death
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Thriller
Doctor Farnham
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Ep 7
The Last of the Sommervilles
11/6/61
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The Last of the Sommervilles
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Thriller
Doctor Thorne
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The Premature Burial
10/2/61
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The Premature Burial
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Sunday Showcase
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Hollywood Sings
4/3/60
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Hollywood Sings
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The DuPont Show Of The Month
Billy Bones
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Treasure Island
3/5/60
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Ep 7
Treasure Island
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Playhouse 90
Guibert
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Ep 9
To the Sound of Trumpets
2/9/60
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Ep 9
To the Sound of Trumpets
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General Electric Theater
Henry Church
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Ep 32
The Indian Giver
5/17/59
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Ep 32
The Indian Giver
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Playhouse 90
Kurtz
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Ep 7
Heart of Darkness
11/6/58
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Heart of Darkness
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The Jack Paar Show
Himself
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Ep 191
April 21, 1958
4/21/58
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Ep 191
April 21, 1958
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Studio One
Professor Theodore Koering
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S 10:
Ep 26
The Shadow of a Genius
3/31/58
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The Shadow of a Genius
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Shirley Temple's Storybook
Father Knickerbocker
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
3/5/58
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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Telephone Time
Dr. Pierre
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Ep 25
The Vestris
2/25/58
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Ep 25
The Vestris
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Suspicion
Judge Winthrop Gelsey
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The Deadly Game
12/9/57
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Ep 11
The Deadly Game
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The Gisele MacKenzie Show
Himself
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Ep 8
November 16, 1957
11/16/57
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Ep 8
November 16, 1957
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The Lux Show With Rosemary Clooney
Himself
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Ep 5
Episode 5
10/31/57
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Ep 5
Episode 5
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Himself
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Ep 2
October 27, 1957
10/27/57
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Ep 9
May 17, 1957
5/17/57
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Ep 2
October 27, 1957
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The Lux Video Theatre
Montgomery Royale
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S 7:
Ep 31
The Man Who Played God
4/25/57
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Ep 31
The Man Who Played God
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Omnibus
Narrator
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Shakespeare's Boyhood
2/24/57
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Ep 21
Shakespeare's Boyhood
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Cauchon
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Ep 4
The Lark
2/10/57
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Ep 4
The Lark
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The Red Skelton Show
Mad Scientist
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Ep 8
The Atomic Sailor
11/27/56
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Ep 8
The Atomic Sailor
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Playhouse 90
Ward Allen
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Rendezvous In Black
10/25/56
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Rendezvous In Black
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Climax!
Vicar
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Ep 1
Bury Me Later
9/6/56
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Ep 1
Bury Me Later
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Frankie Laine Time
Himself
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August 8, 1956
8/8/56
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August 8, 1956
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Alcoa Hour
Doc Dixon
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Ep 14
Even the Weariest River
4/15/56
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Ep 14
Even the Weariest River
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The United States Steel Hour
George Redford
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Ep 5
Counterfeit
8/31/55
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Ep 5
Counterfeit
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This is Your Life (UK)
Himself
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Ep 1
Eamonn Andrews
7/29/55
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Ep 1
Eamonn Andrews
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General Electric Theater
Mr. Blue Ocean
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Ep 29
Mr. Blue Ocean
5/1/55
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Ep 29
Mr. Blue Ocean
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Max Liebman Presents
King Arthur
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Ep 12
A Connecticut Yankee
3/12/55
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Ep 12
A Connecticut Yankee
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The Elgin TV Hour
Mr. Mycroft
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Ep 11
The Sting of Death
2/22/55
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The Sting of Death
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The Best Of Broadway
Jonathan Brewster
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Ep 5
Arsenic and Old Lace
1/5/55
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Arsenic and Old Lace
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Climax!
Dr. Philip Nestri
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Ep 9
The White Carnation
12/16/54
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Ep 9
The White Carnation
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The George Gobel Show
Himself
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S 1:
Ep 5
November 6, 1954
11/6/54
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Ep 5
November 6, 1954
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Suspense
Guest Star
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Ep 41
The Signal Man
6/23/53
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Ep 17
The Lonely Place
12/25/51
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Ep 10
The Monkey's Paw
5/17/49
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Ep 7
A Night at the Inn
4/26/49
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Ep 41
The Signal Man
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Tales of Tomorrow
Harry Marco
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Ep 33
Past Tense
4/3/53
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Ep 33
Past Tense
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Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre
Guest Star
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Ep 31
Burden of Proof
3/30/53
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Ep 31
Burden of Proof
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Suspense
Rasputin
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Ep 28
The Black Prophet
3/17/53
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Ep 28
The Black Prophet
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Four Star Revue
Himself
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Ep 20
January 17, 1953
1/17/53
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Ep 20
January 17, 1953
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Texaco Star Theater
Himself
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S 5:
Ep 11
12/16/1952
12/16/52
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Ep 33
4/29/1952
4/29/52
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Ep 4
10/9/1951
10/9/51
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Ep 13
12/12/1950
12/12/50
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Ep 15
12/27/1949
12/27/49
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S 5:
Ep 11
12/16/1952
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The Lux Video Theatre
Larkin
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Ep 15
Fear
12/8/52
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Ep 15
Fear
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Charles Brandon
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S 1:
Ep 40
The House of Death
7/4/52
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Ep 40
The House of Death
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Curtain Call
Guest Star
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Ep 2
The Soul of the Great Bell
6/27/52
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Ep 2
The Soul of the Great Bell
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Studio One
King Arthur
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S 4:
Ep 36
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
5/19/52
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S 4:
Ep 36
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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Tales of Tomorrow
Unknown
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S 1:
Ep 21
Memento
2/22/52
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S 1:
Ep 21
Memento
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The Lux Video Theatre
Sir Arthur
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S 2:
Ep 19
The Jest Of Hahalaba
12/31/51
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Ep 19
The Jest Of Hahalaba
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Studio One
Guest Star
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S 4:
Ep 12
Mutiny on the Nicolette
12/3/51
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Ep 12
Mutiny on the Nicolette
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Celebrity Time
Himself
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S 3:
Ep 44
11/25/1951
11/25/51
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S 1:
Ep 33
9/4/1949
9/4/49
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S 3:
Ep 44
11/25/1951
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Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre
Bennett Kimball
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S 3:
Ep 6
The Kimballs
11/19/51
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Ep 6
The Kimballs
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What's My Line?
Mystery Guest
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S 2:
Ep 19
EPISODE #34
1/21/51
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S 2:
Ep 19
EPISODE #34
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The Jack Carter Show
Guest
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Ep 17
December 30, 1950
12/30/50
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S 2:
Ep 17
December 30, 1950
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The Paul Whiteman Revue
Himself
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S 2:
Ep 4
10/29/1950
10/29/50
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S 2:
Ep 4
10/29/1950
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Lights Out (1949)
Guest Star
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S 3:
Ep 4
The Leopard Lady
9/18/50
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S 3:
Ep 4
The Leopard Lady
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Masterpiece Playhouse
Unknown
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S 1:
Ep 7
Uncle Vanya
9/3/50
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S 1:
Ep 7
Uncle Vanya
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This Is Show Business
Himself
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S 2:
Ep 37
6/11/1950
6/11/50
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Ep 37
6/11/1950
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Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet
Himself
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Ep 12
Boris Karloff
3/2/50
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Ep 12
Boris Karloff
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The Perry Como Show
Himself
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S 2:
Ep 58
February 17, 1950
2/17/50
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S 2:
Ep 58
February 17, 1950
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Starring Boris Karloff
Unknown
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Suspense
Bronson
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S 1:
Ep 13
The Yellow Scarf
6/7/49
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S 1:
Ep 13
The Yellow Scarf
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Ford Theatre
Jonathan Brewster
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S 1:
Ep 7
Arsenic and Old Lace
5/11/49
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S 1:
Ep 7
Arsenic and Old Lace
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The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
Guest Star
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S 1:
Ep 33
A Passenger to Bali
5/9/49
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S 1:
Ep 33
A Passenger to Bali
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The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
Doctor Steven Johnson
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Ep 20
Expert Opinion
2/7/49
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Ep 20
Expert Opinion
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We, The People
Guest Star
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Ep 9
Boris Karloff/James Melton
7/27/48
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Ep 9
Boris Karloff/James Melton
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The Name of the Game
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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After his death, Boris was cremated, following a requested low-key service, at Guildford Crematorium, Godalming, Surrey, where he is commemorated by a plaque in the Garden of Remembrance. A memorial service was held at St. Paul's, Covent Garden (The Actors' Church), London, where there is also a plaque.
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Boris lived out his final years at his appropriately named cottage, 'Roundabout,' in the Hampshire village of Bramshott back in his home country of England.
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Boris was known in real life as a very kindly gentleman who gave generously especially to children's charities.
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Quotes
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(After filming "Frankenstein 1970" in 1958.) Karloff: I'll never play the monster again because I have sentimental affection for the character. I owe him so much that I owe him a little respect, a little rest.
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Boris Karloff (on his appeal to children, who empathized with the monster): I don't really scare them any more than do Jungle Jim, Dan Dunn, Tarzan, and the other heroes of the comic sections.
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Boris Karloff: My wife has good taste. She has seen very few of my movies.
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