Monster — Young Frankenstein Character Profile

Monster — Character Profile

Monster appears in 17 titles

• Frankenstein (1931) — character page
• Bride of Frankenstein (1935) — character page
• Son of Frankenstein (1939) — character page
• The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) — character page
• Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) — character page
• House of Frankenstein (1944) — character page
• House of Dracula (1945) — character page
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) — character page
• The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) — character page
• Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein (1972) — character page
• Young Frankenstein (1974)
• Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) — character page
• Van Helsing (2004) — character page
• Hotel Transylvania (2012) — character page
• Penny Dreadful (2014) — character page
• Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) — character page
• Frankenstein (2025) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Peter Boyle

Appears in

Young Frankenstein (1974)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Monster — Romantic Partner — Elizabeth (Madeline Kahn)

  Their encounter transforms into a romantic relationship.

  The Monster takes Elizabeth captive, but she falls in love with him after he makes love to her.

• Monster — Alliance Liberator — Frau Blücher (Cloris Leachman)

  Blücher actively frees and supports the Monster.

  Frederick discovers Blücher releasing the creature from confinement.

• Monster — Narrative Creation — Werewolf / Cat / Victor Frankenstein (voice) (uncredited) (Mel Brooks)

  The Monster is the result of Victor's scientific legacy.

  Frederick resumes Victor's experiments and brings the Monster to life using Victor's laboratory and journals.

• Monster — Conflict Adversary — Inspector Kemp (Kenneth Mars)

  Kemp represents the authorities opposing the Monster.

  Kemp-led police capture the Monster after the theater incident and later join the mob attacking the laboratory.

• Monster — Alliance Caretaker — Igor (Marty Feldman)

  Igor repeatedly helps manage and recover the Monster.

  Igor helps Frederick obtain the brain, assists with the experiment, and later plays the horn to lure the Monster back.

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More characters from Young Frankenstein

• Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder)
• Igor (Marty Feldman)
• Elizabeth (Madeline Kahn)
• Sadistic Jailor (Oscar Beregi Jr.)
• Frau Blücher (Cloris Leachman)
• Inga (Teri Garr)
• Gravedigger (Rusty Blitz)
• Orderly in Frankenstein's Class (John Dennis)
• Little Girl (Anne Beesley)
• Village Elder (Arthur Malet)
• Gravedigger (Monte Landis)
• Train Conductor (Rolfe Sedan)