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'''Boris Karloff''' was a [[film]] actor who was active during the [[1930s]] | '''Boris Karloff''' was a [[film]] actor who was active during the [[1930s]]. He was one of [[Albert Potter]]'s idols. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Pier Pressure (audio story)|Pier Pressure]]'') | ||
Karloff | In [[1938]], [[Monroe Stahr]] told [[Seth Rakoff]] that "for a hundred more," they could've had Karloff play the lead in ''[[The Curse of the Scarab]]'' instead of [[Raschid Karnak]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Curse of the Scarab (comic story)|The Curse of the Scarab]]'') | ||
In [[2163]], [[Peri Brown]] sarcastically referred to a [[Roboman]] as "Boris Karloff. | In [[2163]], [[Peri Brown]] sarcastically referred to a [[Roboman]] as "Boris Karloff". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Masters of Earth (audio story)|Masters of Earth]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Boris Karloff played [[Frankenstein's monster]] in the 1931 ''[[Frankenstein]]'' film | * Boris Karloff played [[Frankenstein's monster]] in the 1931 ''[[Frankenstein (film)|Frankenstein]]'' film; a clip, featuring Karloff in this role, prominently appeared in the 1996 ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'' [[Doctor Who (TV story)|TV movie]], alongside the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s [[regeneration]]. | ||
* 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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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:49, 9 March 2023
Boris Karloff was a film actor who was active during the 1930s. He was one of Albert Potter's idols. (AUDIO: Pier Pressure)
In 1938, Monroe Stahr told Seth Rakoff that "for a hundred more," they could've had Karloff play the lead in The Curse of the Scarab instead of Raschid Karnak. (COMIC: The Curse of the Scarab)
In 2163, Peri Brown sarcastically referred to a Roboman as "Boris Karloff". (AUDIO: Masters of Earth)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Boris Karloff played Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 Frankenstein film; a clip, featuring Karloff in this role, prominently appeared in the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie, alongside the Eighth Doctor's regeneration.
- 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]
