- Films
- 90
- Avg rating
- 6.34
- Peak run
- 1934’36
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Boris by the numbers
Average
6.34
66 rated films
Vote weighted
6.40
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.80
rating spread
Career
46y
1926 to 1971
Total votes
498K
across every film
Best
7.8
Bride of Frankenstein
Worst
5.1
The Terror
Newest first
Filmography
| 1971 | The Incredible Invasion | Prof. John Mayer | · | 331 |
| 1971 | Isle of the Snake People | Karl van Molder | 3.4 | 1,183 |
| 1968 | Cauldron of Blood | Franz Badulescu | · | 640 |
| 1968 | The Crimson Cult | Professor John Marsh | 5.5 | 3,686 |
| 1968 | Fear Chamber | Dr. Karl Mantell | · | 556 |
| 1968 | House of Evil | Matthias Morteval | · | 442 |
| 1968 |  Targets | Byron Orlok | 7.3 | 14,008 |
| 1967 | Mad Monster Party? | Baron Boris von Frankenstein | 6.6 | 4,053 |
| 1967 | The Sorcerers | Professor Marcus Monserrat | 6.2 | 2,753 |
| 1966 | The Daydreamer | The Rat | · | 534 |
| 1966 | The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini | The Corpse | 4.6 | 1,514 |
| 1966 | The Venetian Affair | Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud | · | 675 |
| 1965 | Die, Monster, Die! | Nahum Witley | 5.6 | 4,193 |
| 1963 | The Comedy of Terrors | Hinchley | 6.5 | 8,022 |
| 1963 |  The Raven | Scarabus | 6.5 | 15,460 |
| 1963 | The Terror | Baron Victor Frederick von Leppe | 5.1 | 9,566 |
| 1963 |  Black Sabbath | Gorca (segment: I Wurdalak) | 7.0 | 16,286 |
| 1963 | Three Plus Two | Mystery Novel Character | 7.4 | 2,379 |
| 1958 | Corridors of Blood | Dr. Bolton | 6.4 | 2,580 |
| 1958 | Frankenstein 1970 | Baron Victor von Frankenstein | 4.9 | 1,803 |
Better together?
Boris Karloff's regulars
- Bela LugosiCo-star · 7 films · 6.71 avg▲+0.63
- William NighDirector and actor · 6 films · 5.58 avg▼−0.45
- Grant WithersCo-star · 5 films · 5.76 avg▼−0.54
- Peter LorreCo-star · 4 films · 6.23 avg▼−0.31
- Jack HillDirector and actor · 4 films · 3.40 avg▼−2.62
- Juan IbáñezDirector and actor · 4 films · 3.40 avg▼−1.47
- James WhaleDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.50 avg▲+0.63
- Constance CummingsCo-star · 3 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.26
- Edward Van SloanCo-star · 3 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.47
- Rowland V. LeeDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.32
- Vincent PriceCo-star · 3 films · 6.53 avg▲+0.17
- Nick GrindeDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.47 avg▲+0.11
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Boris Karloff
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