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'''Boris Karloff''' was a [[film]] actor who was active during the [[1930s]] and [[1940s]] and was best known for portraying [[Frankenstein's monster]].
'''Boris Karloff''' was a [[film]] actor who was active during the [[1930s]] and [[1940s]] and was best known for portraying [[Frankenstein's monster]].{{fact}}


Karloff was one of [[Albert Potter]]'s idols. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Pier Pressure (audio story)|Pier Pressure]]'')
Karloff was one of [[Albert Potter]]'s idols. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Pier Pressure (audio story)|Pier Pressure]]'')
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== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Boris Karloff played [[Frankenstein's monster]] in the 1931 ''[[Frankenstein]]'' film, a clip from which featured in the ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'' [[Doctor Who (TV story)|TV movie]].
* Boris Karloff played [[Frankenstein's monster]] in the 1931 ''[[Frankenstein]]'' film; a clip featuring Karloff appeared in the 1996 ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'' [[Doctor Who (TV story)|TV movie]].


* Karloff was at one point considered for the part of Dr. Who in the planned 1965 radio plays, but was unavailable at the time.<ref>http://www.endofthelane.co.uk/Issue3PDF.html</ref>
* Karloff was at one point considered for the part of Dr. Who in the planned 1965 radio plays, but was unavailable at the time.<ref>http://www.endofthelane.co.uk/Issue3PDF.html</ref>
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Revision as of 07:47, 23 February 2020

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff was a film actor who was active during the 1930s and 1940s and was best known for portraying Frankenstein's monster.[source needed]

Karloff was one of Albert Potter's idols. (AUDIO: Pier Pressure)

In 2163, Peri Brown sarcastically referred to a Roboman as "Boris Karloff". (AUDIO: Masters of Earth)

Behind the scenes

  • Karloff was at one point considered for the part of Dr. Who in the planned 1965 radio plays, but was unavailable at the time.[1]

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