Boris Karloff acted solely in action films.
William Henry Pratt -LRB- 23 November 1887 -- 2 February 1969 -RRB- , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff , was an English actor who was primarily known for his typecast roles in horror films that depicted the characters Frankenstein and The Mummy .	stage name	stage name	Frankenstein	Frankenstein (1931 film)	The Mummy	The Mummy (1932 film)
Frankenstein is a 1931 American pre-Code horror monster film from Universal Pictures directed by James Whale and adapted from the play by Peggy Webling -LRB- which in turn is based on the novel of the same name by Mary Shelley -RRB- , about a scientist and his assistant who dig up corpses to build a man animated by electricity , but his assistant accidentally gives the creature an abnormal , murderer 's brain .	James Whale	James Whale	Peggy Webling	Peggy Webling	Frankenstein	Frankenstein	Mary Shelley	Mary Shelley	Universal Pictures	Universal Studios	pre-Code	Pre-Code Hollywood	horror	horror film	monster film	monster film	novel of the same name	Frankenstein
The Mummy is a 1932 American pre-Code horror film directed by Karl Freund .	Karl Freund	Karl Freund	pre-Code	Pre-Code Hollywood	horror film	horror film
