Highest rated movie: Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Lowest rated movie: Voodoo Island (1957)
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Movies starring Boris Karloff have generally received mixed reviews and hold an average score of 59%.
Bride of Frankenstein - released in 1935 - is Boris Karloff's highest rated movie, with a score of 82% based on 641 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Boris Karloff is Voodoo Island - released in 1957 - with a score of 35% based on 3 reviews.
Boris Karloff (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), whose real name was William Henry Pratt, 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!.
Boris Karloff has acted in films with Bela Lugosi, William H. O'Brien, Wilbur Mack and Harry Cording.
Boris Karloff has worked with these film directors: William Nigh, George Waggner, Nick Grindé and Michael Curtiz.
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