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Charles Laughton
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Charles Laughton
Homepage
http://charleslaughton.freeservers.com/main.htm
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1899-06-30,Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was an English-American stage and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Laughton was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first appeared professionally on the stage in 1926. In 1927, he was cast in a play with his future wife Elsa Lanchester, with whom he lived and worked until his death. He played a wide range of classical and modern parts, making an impact in Shakespeare at the Old Vic. His film career took him to Broadway and then Hollywood, but he also collaborated with Alexander Korda on notable British films of the era, including The Private Life of Henry VIII, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the title character. He portrayed everything from monsters and misfits to kings. Among Laughton's biggest film hits were The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Mutiny on the Bounty, Ruggles of Red Gap, Jamaica Inn, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and The Big Clock. In his later career, he took up stage directing, notably in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, and George Bernard Shaw's Don Juan in Hell, in which he also starred. He directed one film, the thriller The Night of the Hunter. Daniel Day-Lewis cited Laughton as one of his inspirations, saying: "He was probably the greatest film actor who came from that period of time. He had something quite remarkable. His generosity as an actor, he fed himself into that work. As an actor, you cannot take your eyes off him."

Filmography

7.545

Spartacus
1960-10-13

Island of Lost Souls

6.865

Island of Lost Souls
1932-12-24

O. Henry's Full House

6.4

O. Henry's Full House
1952-08-07

The Old Dark House

6.7

The Old Dark House
1932-10-20

The Paradine Case

6.2

The Paradine Case
1947-12-31

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

7.2

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939-12-29

6.047

Jamaica Inn
1939-05-11

6.7

The Suspect
1945-01-31

6.3

The Bribe
1949-02-03

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

6.631

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982-05-21

It Started with Eve

7.1

It Started with Eve
1941-09-26

Mutiny on the Bounty

7.3

Mutiny on the Bounty
1935-11-22

Tales of Manhattan

6.2

Tales of Manhattan
1942-08-05

The Horror Show

6

The Horror Show
1979-02-06

5.8

Salome
1953-03-24

Arch of Triumph

5.9

Arch of Triumph
1948-02-17

Payment Deferred

5.9

Payment Deferred
1932-11-01

Ruggles of Red Gap

7

Ruggles of Red Gap
1935-03-08

Witness for the Prosecution

8.2

Witness for the Prosecution
1957-12-17

The Private Life of Henry VIII

6.3

The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933-08-17

Forever and a Day

7.2

Forever and a Day
1943-01-21

6

Captain Kidd
1945-11-22

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

6

The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1934-09-21

7.2

Les Misérables
1935-04-20

5.9

Young Bess
1953-05-29

This Land Is Mine

7.1

This Land Is Mine
1943-05-07

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

5.9

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
1952-12-27

6.2

Because of Him
1946-01-18

Hobson's Choice

7.3

Hobson's Choice
1954-04-19

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

5.3

The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949-12-12

Advise & Consent

7.193

Advise & Consent
1962-06-06

The Strange Door

6.1

The Strange Door
1951-06-21

The Canterville Ghost

6.615

The Canterville Ghost
1944-07-20

6.6

Rembrandt
1936-11-06

The Sign of the Cross

6.1

The Sign of the Cross
1932-11-30

6.4

Piccadilly
1929-02-01

7.253

The Big Clock
1948-03-18

Devil and the Deep

4.9

Devil and the Deep
1932-08-12

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

6.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25

They Knew What They Wanted

5.4

They Knew What They Wanted
1940-10-19

Stand by for Action

7

Stand by for Action
1942-12-31

If I Had a Million

6.6

If I Had a Million
1932-11-18

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

6

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10

St. Martin's Lane

7.2

St. Martin's Lane
1938-10-18

6.6

The Blue Veil
1951-10-26

Under Ten Flags

5.4

Under Ten Flags
1960-09-15

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

6.6

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014-08-24

The Tuttles of Tahiti

5.5

The Tuttles of Tahiti
1942-05-01

The Girl from Manhattan

5

The Girl from Manhattan
1948-10-01

Vessel of Wrath

6.7

Vessel of Wrath
1938-03-04

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

6

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982-01-01

The Epic That Never Was

6.6

The Epic That Never Was
1969-09-19

5.7

White Woman
1933-11-10

The Man from Down Under

6.5

The Man from Down Under
1943-08-04

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

7.5

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014-08-01

6.5

Blue Bottles
1928-05-05

Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'

5.7

Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'
2002-08-15

0

Daydreams
1928-05-01

0

The Tonic
1928-05-01

0

Wolves
1930-05-19

0

Down River
1931-05-08

0

Comets
1930-09-19

Leben des Galilei

0

Leben des Galilei
1947-10-19

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

6.5

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940-07-31

5

The Clerk
1933-02-22

The Art Director

0

The Art Director
1949-11-12

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

7.7

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991-10-28

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

7.5

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009-07-02

On Our Merry Way

5.5

On Our Merry Way
1948-02-03

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

6.9

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999-01-01

The Colgate Comedy Hour

7

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.5

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

General Electric Theater

5.5

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956-10-05

The Steve Allen Show

4

The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24

0

Star Time
1950-09-02

The Jimmy Durante Show

0

The Jimmy Durante Show
1954-10-02

6

Startime
1959-10-06

General Electric Theater

5.5

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

General Electric Theater

5.5

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.5

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

6

The Lux Show
1957-09-26

6

Brecht
2019-03-22

What's My Line?

6.6

What's My Line?
1950-02-02