Today would be Boris Karloff, who was actually called William Henry Pratt, turned 122 years old and has been one of my favorite actors since early childhood, whom I like again and again in films Frankenstein, The Mummy, Frankenstein's bride, The Raven, Frankenstein's son, Frankensteins Haus and admired with Abbott and Costello and, like perhaps most, he is remembered as Frankenstein's monster.
During his more than fifty years of professional life, however, he was seen in various roles in film, on television and on stage, as well as on the radio and on vinyl. Boris covered all genres of American film at the time - from adventure films to comedies and crime films. Karloff the Uncanny has appeared in more than 150 films.
William Henry Pratt was born in the London suburb of Camberwell on November 23, 1887, the son of a senior civil servant. He earns his living with a wide variety of occupations. Around 1910 he found a job in a traveling theater; around 1918 he arrived in Hollywood, as he initially worked as an extra. He received small supporting roles and played in a few dozen silent and sound films.
When director James Whale wanted to film Mary Shelley's «Frankenstein», he offered the role of the monster Bela Lugosi, who had already played the monstrous part in Dracula (1931). Lugosi refuses because he has the feeling that the role of a mute monster is not enough for him and thus gives his colleague the first leading role with which he is supposed to become world famous. Despite his mask, Karloff manages to make human emotions palpable, his monster seems innocent and sympathetic. His portrayal of the Frankenstein creature, which is as horrifying as it is pathetic, is one of the greatest performances in film history.
He often plays deceived professors, criminals believed to be dead and phantoms. Karloff's roles tend to have something melodramatic about them and his villains are usually more victims of circumstances than real villains.
To celebrate, I have "Past Tense," an episode of the series "Tales of Tomorrow," in which Boris plays a doctor and hobby inventor who spends his free time tinkering with a time machine that he wants to use to travel back in time to to get rich from the "discovery" of penicillin. This episode is very reminiscent of the best episodes of the «Twilight Zone». A time traveler, driven by greed for money, who finally dies through sheer irony.
If you want to see more of Boris now, you can after the jump "The Terror" from 1963, which also features a young Jack Nicholson. Karloff plays an alleged baron residing in a lonely castle on the Baltic coast. There, a Napoleonic officer (Nicholson) appears who feels attracted to a mysterious, beautiful woman. The Baron has a dark past, of course, and the spooky atmosphere more than makes up for the lack of plot. A treat for anyone who liked Roger Corman's Poe adaptations...
Right now is taking place Frankensteinia the Boris Karloff blogathon takes place, which, as the title suggests, is about the life and work of Boris Karloff If you liked my amount and would like to read more about Boris Karloff, I can send it to you Blogathon Recommend for review only. Note: very worth seeing!
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