Boris Karloff
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| His portrayal of [[Frankenstein's monster]] in the horror film ''[[Frankenstein (1931 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). He also appeared as [[Imhotep (The Mummy)|Imhotep]] in ''[[The Mummy (1932 film)|The Mummy]]'' (1932).. | His portrayal of [[Frankenstein's monster]] in the horror film ''[[Frankenstein (1931 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). He also appeared as [[Imhotep (The Mummy)|Imhotep]] in ''[[The Mummy (1932 film)|The Mummy]]'' (1932).. | ||
| - | His popularity following ''Frankenstein'' in the early 1930s was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or, on some movie posters, "Karloff the Uncanny". | + | Karloff starred in ''[[Targets]]'' (1968), the first feature film directed by [[Peter Bogdanovich]], featuring two separate plotlines that converge into one. In one, a disturbed young man kills his family, then embarks on a killing spree. In the other, a famous horror-film actor confirms his retirement, agreeing to one last appearance at a drive-in cinema. Karloff starred as the retired horror film actor, Byron Orlok, a thinly disguised version of himself; Orlok (named both for Karloff himself and [[Count Orlok]]) was facing an end-of-life crisis, which he resolves through a confrontation with the crazed gunman at the drive-in cinema. |
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Boris Karloff (1887 – 1969) was an English actor best known for his roles in American horror films and the creation of Frankenstein's monster in 1931's Frankenstein.
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). He also appeared as Imhotep in The Mummy (1932)..
Karloff starred in Targets (1968), the first feature film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, featuring two separate plotlines that converge into one. In one, a disturbed young man kills his family, then embarks on a killing spree. In the other, a famous horror-film actor confirms his retirement, agreeing to one last appearance at a drive-in cinema. Karloff starred as the retired horror film actor, Byron Orlok, a thinly disguised version of himself; Orlok (named both for Karloff himself and Count Orlok) was facing an end-of-life crisis, which he resolves through a confrontation with the crazed gunman at the drive-in cinema.
