100 Years of Horror Frankenstein's Friends (Season 1, Episode 3)
Unrated
TV Episode | 25 min | Documentary, Horror

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100 Years of Horror

Frankenstein's Friends (Season 1, Episode 3)

Unrated

TV Episode | 25 min | Documentary, Horror

Examination of the classic films based on Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'. It focuses on portrayals of the monster by Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi, and Glenn Strange.

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Updated Dec 31, 1996

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1996 (United States)

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Evelyn Ankers Elsa Frankenstein (archive footage) Elsa Frankenstein (archive footage) See fewer	The Wolf Man (1941)
Lionel Atwill Inspector Krogh (archive footage) Inspector Krogh (archive footage) See fewer	To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Ralph Bellamy Self - Actor - 'Ghost of Frankenstein' Self - Actor - 'Ghost of Frankenstein' See fewer	The Wolf Man (1941)
Michael F. Blake Self - Make-Up Artist Self - Make-Up Artist See fewer	Independence Day (1996)
Lon Chaney Jr. The Monster (archive footage) The Monster (archive footage) See fewer	The Wolf Man (1941)
Colin Clive Self - Actor - 'Frankenstein' (archive footage) Self - Actor - 'Frankenstein' (archive footage) See fewer	Frankenstein (1931)
Lou Costello Wilbur Gray (archive footage) Wilbur Gray (archive footage) See fewer	Hold That Ghost (1941)
Peter Cushing Victor Frankenstein (archive footage) Victor Frankenstein (archive footage) See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Robert De Niro Self / The Creature Self / The Creature See fewer	Cape Fear (1991)
Dwight Frye Villager (archive footage) Villager (archive footage) See fewer	Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Marilyn Harris Little Maria (archive footage) Little Maria (archive footage) See fewer	Frankenstein (1931)
Hugh Hefner Self - Publisher, 'Playboy' Magazine (as Hugh M. Hefner) Self - Publisher, 'Playboy' Magazine (as Hugh M. Hefner) See fewer	Miss March (2009)
Jack Hill Self - Director Self - Director See fewer	Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told (1967)
Boris Karloff Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Sara Karloff Self - Boris Karloff's Daughter Self - Boris Karloff's Daughter See fewer	My Lovely Monster (1991)
Ira Lawson Self - Writer & Film Historian Self - Writer & Film Historian See fewer	Arnold, the Man Behind the Muscle (1994)
Christopher Lee Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Bela Lugosi Jr. Self Self See fewer	Doctor Shocker's Monster Campaign Ads 2012 (2012)
Bela Lugosi Ygor (archive footage) Ygor (archive footage) See fewer	Dracula (1931)
Don Medford Self - Director Self - Director See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Jack P. Pierce Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Wolf Man (1941)
Basil Rathbone Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage) Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage) See fewer	The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
David J. Skal Self - Author - 'The Monster Show' Self - Author - 'The Monster Show' See fewer	The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (1999)
Onslow Stevens Dr. Franz Edlemann (archive footage) Dr. Franz Edlemann (archive footage) See fewer	Them! (1954)
Glenn Strange Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Edward Van Sloan Doctor Waldman (archive footage) Doctor Waldman (archive footage) See fewer	Frankenstein (1931)