Frankenstein's Monster/The Monster (Universal Classic Era)

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Frankenstein's Monster, better known simply as The Monster, is the major antagonist of the classic Universal franchise Frankenstein. He is a superhuman creature created by Dr. Henry Frankenstein from the limbs and organs of dead men.

He is portrayed by the late Boris Karloff, the late Lon Chaney Jr., the late Bela Lugosi, and the late Glenn Strange.

(1899 – 1942 – 1948) (49 Years Old)

Victims

Frankenstein

• Fritz - Hanged by the Monster with a noose off-camera, screams heard and body shown.
• Dr. Waldman - Strangled to death by the Monster.
• Maria - Drowned after being thrown into a lake by the Monster, who hadn't intended on killing her.
  • Total - 3

Bride of Frankenstein

• Hans - Drowned by the Monster after he falls into the well.
• Hans' Wife - Neck broken after being tossed into the well by the Monster.
• Unnamed Hunter - Crushed by a rock pushed by the Monster.
• Frieda Newman - Killed by the Monster off-screen, body seen.
• Karl - Tossed from the top of the tower by the Monster.
• Ludwig - Killed in the laboratory explosion caused by the Monster, implied.
• Dr. Septius Pretorius - Killed in the laboratory explosion caused by the Monster.
• The Bride - Killed in the laboratory explosion caused by the Monster.
  • Total - 8

Son of Frankenstein

• Six Unknown People - Killed by either Ygor or the Monster off-screen, mentioned.
• Ewald Neumüller - Strangled to death and crushed by his own wagon driven by the Monster on the orders of Ygor.
• Emil Lang - Punched in the back of the head by the Monster off-screen on the orders of Ygor.
• Seven Unnamed Jurors - Killed by the Monster off-screen on the orders of Ygor, mentioned.
• Thomas Benson - Killed by either Ygor or the Monster off-screen, body shown.
  • Total - 16

The Ghost of Frankenstein

• Joseph - Punched in the chest and knocked down a ladder by the Monster.
• Karl - Punched in the neck and knocked off a wall by the Monster.
• Dr. Kettering - Killed by the Monster off-screen, body shown.
• Ygor - Brain removed by Dr. Theodore Bohmer off-screen after being crushed by the Monster with an iron door. (Revived in the Monster's body)
  • Total - 4

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

• None

House of Frankenstein

• Daniel - Thrown out of a window by the Monster.
• Dr. Gustav Niemann/Professor Bruno Lampini - Drowned in quicksand while being carried by the Monster after Daniel broke his back off-screen.
  • Total - 2

House of Dracula

• Unnamed Police Officer - Burned to death in a fire after being knocked out by the Monster.
  • Total - 1

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

• Dr. Sandra Mornay - Thrown out of a window to her death by the Monster.
  • Total - 1

Kill Count

• Total - 35
  • 34 Humans
    • 24 Men
    • 6 Victims of Unknown Gender
    • 2 Girls
    • 2 Women
  • 1 Superhuman Creature
    • All Women

Kill Count by Actor

1. Boris Karloff - 27
2. Glenn Strange - 4
3. Lon Chaney Jr. - 4
4. Bela Lugosi - 0

Characters Killed by the Monster

1. Fritz - Hanged by the Monster with a noose off-camera, screams heard and body shown.
2. Dr. Waldman - Strangled to death by the Monster.
3. Maria - Drowned after being thrown into a lake by the Monster, who hadn't intended on killing her.
4. Hans - Drowned by the Monster after he falls into the well.
5. Frieda Newman - Killed by the Monster off-screen, body seen.
6. Karl - Tossed from the top of the tower by the Monster.
7. Ludwig - Killed in the laboratory explosion caused by the Monster, implied.
8. Dr. Septius Pretorius - Killed in the laboratory explosion caused by the Monster.
9. The Bride - Killed in the laboratory explosion caused by the Monster.
10. Ewald Neumüller - Strangled to death and crushed by his own wagon driven by the Monster on the orders of Ygor.
11. Emil Lang - Punched in the back of the head by the Monster off-screen on the orders of Ygor.
12. Thomas Benson - Killed by either Ygor or the Monster off-screen, body shown.
13. Joseph - Punched in the chest and knocked down a ladder by the Monster.
14. Karl - Punched in the neck and knocked off a wall by the Monster.
15. Dr. Kettering - Killed by the Monster off-screen, body shown.
16. Ygor - Brain removed by Dr. Theodore Bohmer off-screen after being crushed by the Monster with an iron door. (Revived in the Monster's body)
17. Daniel - Thrown out of a window by the Monster.
18. Dr. Gustav Niemann/Professor Bruno Lampini - Drowned in quicksand while being carried by the Monster after Daniel broke his back off-screen.
19. Dr. Sandra Mornay - Thrown out of a window to her death by the Monster.

Deaths

Bride of Frankenstein

• Committed suicide by blowing up the laboratory. (Revived in "Son of Frankenstein")

The Ghost of Frankenstein

• Brain removed by Dr. Frankenstein off-screen to replace it with Kettering's brain (which is actually implanted Ygor's brain). (Mysteriously reanimated in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man")

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

• Burned to death when he walked into a fire that was started by Dr. Stevens.