By 1919, Karloff had moved to Hollywood and regularily received bit parts in silent movies. Although he continued in movies after the advent of sound, it was only in character parts.

In 1932, at age 45, Karloff was cast in Frankenstein, a role turned down by Bela Lugosi. The turning point in his career, both the film and Karloff's exceptional performance were very well received. Karloff became a star 'over night.' He was also effectively typecast as a villain or in horror roles throughout the rest of his career (although Frankenstein's monster had been a tragic hero).

On stage, among other roles, he played Jonathan Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace and Captain Hook in Peter Pan.

He performed on radio frequently, and with the advent of televison took over that medium as well.

His last role was that of an aging horror movie star in Peter Bogdanovich's Targets in 1968. Karloff died the following year from a respiratory disease on February 2, 1969 in Midhurst, Sussex, England. He was 82 years old.

Program	Episode Title	Air Date	Stars
INNER SANCTUM	The Tell-Tale Heart	?	Boris Karloff, Raymond E. Johnson
MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE	Those Who Walk In Darkness	?	Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre
BEST PLAYS	Arsenic And Old Lace	?	Boris Karloff, Donald Cook
LIGHTS OUT	The Dream	3/23/38	Boris Karloff, Raymond E. Johnson
INFORMATION PLEASE	Guests: Boris Karloff, John Carradine	2/20/42	Clifton Fadamen
INNER SANCTUM	Study For Murder	5/3/42	Boris Karloff
CREEPS BY NIGHT	Final Reckoning	5/2/44	Boris Karloff
CREEPS BY NIGHT	The Hunt	5/9/44	Boris Karloff
SUSPENSE	Drury's Bones	1/25/45	Boris Karloff
TEXTRON THEATER	Angel Street	12/8/45	Boris Karloff, Sir Cedric Hardwick
CHARLIE MCCARTHY	?	10/28/45	Anita Gordon, Ray Noble
FRED ALLEN	Boris Karloff	11/18/45	Kenny Delmar, Portland Hoffa
INNER SANCTUM	Corridor Of Doom	10/23/45	Boris Karloff
INNER SANCTUM	The Wailing Wall	11/6/45	Boris Karloff, Raymond E. Johnson
SCREEN GUILD PLAYERS	Arsenic And Old Lace	12/25/46	Boris Karloff, Eddie Albert
JACK BENNY	Guest: Boris Karloff	1/19/47	Mary Livingston, Eddie Rochester Anderson
PHILCO RADIO TIME / BING CROSBY	Guests: Boris Karloff, Victor Moore & Gail Robbins	10/29/47	Bing Crosby, Ken Carpenter)
JIMMY DURANTE	Boris Karloff	12/10/47	Candy Candido
KRAFT MUSIC HALL	Guest: Boris Karloff	12/25/47	Al Jolson, Oscar Levant
BILL STERN'S SPORTS REPORT	?	1/13/50	Boris Karloff
DUFFY'S TAVERN	Boris Karloff	10/../51	Ed Gardner
INNER SANCTUM	Birdsong For A Murderer	6/22/52	Boris Karloff
INNER SANCTUM	Death For Sale	7/13/52	Boris Karloff, Everett Sloane
U.S. STEEL HOUR	Great Expectations	4/5/53	Boris Karloff

Bibliography
Radio Showcase's on-line catalog

Web Resources
Official Boris Karloff Page

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