His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film Frankenstein (1931), his 82nd film, established him as a horror icon, and he reprised the role for the sequels Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein (1939).

Frankenstein: Directed by James Whale. With Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Boris Karloff. Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.

Frankenstein stars Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein (Victor Frankenstein in the novel), an obsessed scientist who digs up corpses with his assistant in order to assemble a living being from body parts. The resulting creature, often known as Frankenstein's monster, is …

Actor: Bride of Frankenstein. Along with fellow actors Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi and Vincent Price, Boris Karloff is recognized as one of the true icons of horror cinema, and the actor most closely identified with the general public's image of the Frankenstein Monster from the classic 1818 Mary Shelley novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus".

Karloff in Bride of Frankenstein. Boris Karloff (1887–1969) was an English actor. He became known for his role as Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 Frankenstein (his 82nd film), leading to a long career in film, radio, and television.

Boris Karloff (born November 23, 1887, London, England—died February 2, 1969, Midhurst, West Sussex) was an English actor who became internationally famous for his sympathetic and chilling portrayal of the monster in the classic horror film Frankenstein (1931).

2023年10月30日 · In 1967, Karloff made his final Frankenstein-adjacent performance, voicing Baron Boris von Frankenstein in the ugly stepchild of the Rankin/Bass animated catalog, Mad Monster Party?

2023年2月5日 · As self-proclaimed "monster kids" built tiny plastic replicas of Frankenstein's monster and the Wolf Man, Bobby "Boris" Pickett took his deadly accurate vocal impression of Boris Karloff to the top of record charts with the hit novelty single "The Monster Mash" in 1962.

Frankenstein, American horror film, released in 1931, that was based on a stage adaptation of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. The film’s hulking monster, portrayed by Boris Karloff with a flat head and protruding neck bolts, is one of the most recognizable characters in film history.

He appeared in more than 80 films before his original role as the Frankenstein monster in the 1931 version directed by James Whale for Universal. "I spent ten years in Hollywood without causing the slightest stir," Boris Karloff recalled in later years.