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Sunday, November 23, 2025

One of a trio of Horror Cinema Icons : Boris Karloff born on this date 1887

William Henry Pratt was born 

in Camberwell, London, England on

Nov. 23, 1887.

His superstar career as a

lead / star in Univeral

Horror movie standards

began

in 1931 with Frankenstein

(director James Whale) and 

continued with The Mummy,

Bride of Frankenstein, Mask

of Fu Manchu, The Raven,

and his last movie (director

Peter Bogdanovich) Targets

in 1968.  Also well known for

voice acting the Grinch in the

TV Xmas special (25 minutes)

and Narrator.

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