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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
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

7.539

Spartacus
1960-10-13

Island of Lost Souls

6.9

Island of Lost Souls
1932-12-23

O. Henry's Full House

6.9

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

The Old Dark House

6.729

The Old Dark House
1932-10-20

The Paradine Case

6.254

The Paradine Case
1947-12-29

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

7.3

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939-08-31

6.135

Jamaica Inn
1939-05-11

6.8

The Suspect
1945-01-31

6.3

The Bribe
1949-02-03

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

6.662

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

It Started with Eve

7.219

It Started with Eve
1941-09-26

Mutiny on the Bounty

7.4

Mutiny on the Bounty
1935-11-22

Tales of Manhattan

6.5

Tales of Manhattan
1942-08-05

The Horror Show

3.8

The Horror Show
1979-02-06

5.867

Salome
1953-03-24

Arch of Triumph

6

Arch of Triumph
1948-02-17

Payment Deferred

5.706

Payment Deferred
1932-11-01

Ruggles of Red Gap

7.073

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

6.402

The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933-08-17

Forever and a Day

7.5

Forever and a Day
1943-01-21

6.333

Captain Kidd
1945-11-22

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

6.227

The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1934-09-21

7.14

Les Misérables
1935-04-20

5.841

Young Bess
1953-05-29

This Land Is Mine

7.2

This Land Is Mine
1943-05-07

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

6

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
1952-12-27

6.286

Because of Him
1946-01-18

Hobson's Choice

7.377

Hobson's Choice
1954-04-19

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

5.208

The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949-12-12

Advise & Consent

7.2

Advise & Consent
1962-06-06

The Strange Door

6.097

The Strange Door
1951-10-31

The Canterville Ghost

6.872

The Canterville Ghost
1944-07-20

6.803

Rembrandt
1936-11-06

The Sign of the Cross

6.37

The Sign of the Cross
1932-12-25

6.529

Piccadilly
1929-02-01

7.3

The Big Clock
1948-03-18

Devil and the Deep

5

Devil and the Deep
1932-08-12

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

7

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

They Knew What They Wanted

5.958

They Knew What They Wanted
1940-10-19

Stand by for Action

7.083

Stand by for Action
1942-12-31

If I Had a Million

6.617

If I Had a Million
1932-11-18

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

7.333

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10

St. Martin's Lane

7.3

St. Martin's Lane
1938-10-18

6.75

The Blue Veil
1951-10-26

Under Ten Flags

5.658

Under Ten Flags
1960-09-15

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

6.68

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

The Tuttles of Tahiti

5.714

The Tuttles of Tahiti
1942-05-01

The Girl from Manhattan

6.333

The Girl from Manhattan
1948-10-01

Vessel of Wrath

6.909

Vessel of Wrath
1938-03-04

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

6

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982-01-01

The Epic That Never Was

6.875

The Epic That Never Was
1969-09-19

5.85

White Woman
1933-11-10

The Man from Down Under

7.667

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

7.333

Blue Bottles
1928-05-05

9

Daydreams
1928-05-01

8.5

The Tonic
1928-05-01

8

Wolves
1930-05-19

9

Down River
1931-05-08

7

Comets
1930-09-19

Leben des Galilei

7

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

7

The Art Director
1949-11-12

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

8

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

5.706

On Our Merry Way
1948-02-03

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

7.25

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

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

8.5

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994-11-24

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

0

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988-09-19

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

0

In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960-05-18

10

I, Claudius
1937-01-01

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.848

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

6.4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956-10-05

The Steve Allen Show

6.167

The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24

0

Star Time
1950-09-02

The Jimmy Durante Show

10

The Jimmy Durante Show
1954-10-02

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

6

The Lux Show
1957-09-26

What's My Line?

7.034

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

The George Gobel Show

7.75

The George Gobel Show
1954-10-02

9

MGM Parade
1955-09-14

6.75

Startime
1959-10-06