Dr. Fu Manchu — The Mask of Fu Manchu Character Profile

About Dr. Fu Manchu

The ruthless archvillain who kidnaps Sir Lionel Barton to learn the location of Genghis Khan's tomb. He plans to use the tomb's sword and mask to incite a war against the white race. He employs torture, a mind-control serum, and a death ray to eliminate his enemies, but is ultimately killed by Terence Granville.

Dr. Fu Manchu — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Boris Karloff

Appears in

The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Dr. Fu Manchu — Family Father — Fah Lo See (Myrna Loy)

  Fu Manchu is the biological father of Fah Lo See.

• Dr. Fu Manchu — Conflict Captor — Sir Lionel Barton (Lawrence Grant)

  Fu Manchu kidnaps and tortures Barton.

• Dr. Fu Manchu — Conflict Captor — Von Berg (Jean Hersholt)

  Fu Manchu captures Von Berg and sentences him to death.

• Dr. Fu Manchu — Conflict Killer — McLeod (David Torrence)

  Fu Manchu's forces murder McLeod.

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More characters from The Mask of Fu Manchu

• Nyland Smith (Lewis Stone)
• Sheila Barton (Karen Morley)
• Terence Granville (Charles Starrett)
• Coolie (uncredited) (Allen Jung)
• Fah Lo See (Myrna Loy)
• Cantina singer (uncredited) (Olive Young)
• Coolie Spy (uncredited) (Edward Peil Sr.)
• Von Berg (Jean Hersholt)
• Slave (uncredited) (Clinton Rosemond)
• Slave (uncredited) (Everett Brown)
• Goy Lo Sung - Fu Manchu Messenger (uncredited) (E. Alyn Warren)
• Potentate (uncredited) (Chris-Pin Martin)