Labels:text | human face | man | person | suit | screenshot | clothing | document OCR: Boris Karloff by Michael H. Price 1887 - 1969 Born William Henry Pratt in Dulwich, London, Boris Karloff grew up destined for a diplomat's career but rebelled to become an itinerant laborer and actor in the New World, gracing any number of regional stock companies and, at length, finding a secure berth as one of the silentscreen's more dependable character actors. A turn of chance landed Karloff in what would become his signature role - reigning horror-filmstar Bela Lugosi found the role of the Monster in 1931's Frankenstein to be beneath his dignity - and Karloff transformed the brutish assignment into Major Genre Movie Credits one of the most sensitive portrayals the screen hasseen. 1931 Frankenstein 1932 The Old Dark House Quite happy to be identified with the The Mask of Fu Manchu chillers, Karloff none theless made his The Mummy versatility known in mainstream cinema, 1933 The Ghoul playing characters as wildly diverse as stoic 1934 The Bride of Frankenstein American Indians and comical eccentrics 1935 The Raven in addition to his trademark monsters and 1939 The Tower of London renegade surgeons. Karloff performed in 1940 The Man With Nine Lives over 150 films. 1945 The Body Snatcher 1946 Bedlam 1958 Grip of the Strangler
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