FrameThrower · Actors · Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
5 films · 301 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1935–1968
Born 23 November 1887 · Camberwell, London, England, UK · died 2 February 1969
William Henry Pratt, better known as Boris Karloff, was an English-born actor who emigrated to Canada in 1909. Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939). His popularity following Frankenstein was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or "Karloff the Uncanny". His best-known non-horror role is as the Grinch in the television special of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.
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Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 5 films · 301 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1935–1968
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
How their films are shot
Measured across 301 frames from the 5 films we hold. This is the look of the work Boris takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 5 films we hold, 75% of their frames are night, 56% low key — the look of the work Boris takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
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