Along with fellow actors Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi and Vincent Price, Boris Karloff is recognized as one of the true icons of horror cinema, and the actor most closely identified with the general public's perception of the "monster" from the classic Mary Shelley book, "Frankenstein". William Henry Pratt was born on November 23...See full bio »
[on whether he resented being typed as a "horror star"] One always hears of actors complaining of being typed - if he's young, he's typed as a juvenile; if he's handsome, he's typed as a leading man. I was lucky. Whereas bootmakers have to spend millions to establish a trademark, I was handed a trademark free of charge...
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,4,136,14,196,arialbd,7,255,255,255,1_.jpg "Weird Science: Season 4: Episode 1 -- Lisa sends Gary and Wyatt to visit the only person who can appreciate what they achieved by creating her: the original mad genius himself, Dr. Victor Frankenstein.")
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