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 26, 1996

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Dec 26, 1996 (United States)

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Evelyn Ankers Self - Elsa Frankenstein (archive footage) Self - Elsa Frankenstein (archive footage) See fewer	The Wolf Man (1941)
Lionel Atwill Self - Inspector Krogh (archive footage) Self - 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	Trading Places (1983)
Michael F. Blake Self - Make-Up Artist Self - Make-Up Artist See fewer	Independence Day (1996)
Lon Chaney Jr. Self - The Monster (archive footage) Self - 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 Self - Wilbur Gray (archive footage) Self - Wilbur Gray (archive footage) See fewer	Hold That Ghost (1941)
Peter Cushing Self - Victor Frankenstein (archive footage) Self - Victor Frankenstein (archive footage) See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Robert De Niro Self / Self - The Creature Self / Self - The Creature See fewer	Cape Fear (1991)
Dwight Frye Self - Villager (archive footage) Self - Villager (archive footage) See fewer	Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Marilyn Harris Self - Little Maria (archive footage) Self - 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	Heading East
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 Self - Ygor (archive footage) Self - Ygor (archive footage) See fewer	Dracula (I) (1931)
Don Medford Self - Director Self - Director See fewer	Baretta (1975)
Jack P. Pierce Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Wolf Man (1941)
Basil Rathbone Self - Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage) Self - 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 Self - Dr. Franz Edlemann (archive footage) Self - Dr. Franz Edlemann (archive footage) See fewer	Them! (1954)
Glenn Strange Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Edward Van Sloan Self - Doctor Waldman (archive footage) Self - Doctor Waldman (archive footage) See fewer	Frankenstein (1931)