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person_profile-Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton Died at age: 63

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Jun 30, 1899

Country of birth:

UK

Died:

Dec 15, 1962

Biography of

Charles Laughton

    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."

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Filmography of

Charles Laughton

Found 63 Movies in total

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Dr. Moreau (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2014

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2009

... 2002

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1991

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1983

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

(in "The Bribe") (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

The Horror Show

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1979

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1972

The Epic That Never Was

Claudius ( Actor )

... 1969

Hollywood Without Make-Up

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1963

Advise & Consent

Senator Seabright Cooley ( Actor )

... 1962

Spartacus

Sempronius Gracchus ( Actor )

... 1960

Under Ten Flags

Admiral Russell ( Actor )

... 1960

Witness for the Prosecution

Sir Wilfrid Robarts ( Actor )

... 1957

Hobson's Choice

Henry Horatio Hobson ( Actor )

... 1954

Young Bess

King Henry VIII ( Actor )

... 1953

Salome

King Herod ( Actor )

... 1953

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

Capt. William Kidd ( Actor )

... 1952

O. Henry's Full House

Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") ( Actor )

... 1952

The Blue Veil

Fred K. Begley ( Actor )

... 1951

The Strange Door

Sire Alain de Maletroit ( Actor )

... 1951

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

Inspector Jules Maigret ( Actor )

... 1949

The Bribe

J.J. Bealer ( Actor )

... 1949

The Girl from Manhattan

The Bishop ( Actor )

... 1948

The Big Clock

Earl Janoth ( Actor )

... 1948

Arch of Triumph

Ivon Haake ( Actor )

... 1948

On Our Merry Way

Reverend ( Actor )

... 1948

The Paradine Case

Judge Lord Thomas Horfield ( Actor )

... 1947

Because of Him

John Sheridan ( Actor )

... 1946

Captain Kidd

Captain Kidd ( Actor )

... 1945

The Suspect

Philip Marshall ( Actor )

... 1945

The Canterville Ghost

Sir Simon de Canterville / The Ghost ( Actor )

... 1944

The Man from Down Under

Jocko Wilson ( Actor )

... 1943

This Land Is Mine

Albert Lory ( Actor )

... 1943

Forever and a Day

Bellamy ( Actor )

... 1943

Stand by for Action

Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas ( Actor )

... 1942

Tales of Manhattan

Charles Smith ( Actor )

... 1942

The Tuttles of Tahiti

Jonas ( Actor )

... 1942

It Started with Eve

Jonathan Reynolds ( Actor )

... 1941

They Knew What They Wanted

Tony Patucci ( Actor )

... 1940

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback Quasimodo ( Actor )

... 1939

Jamaica Inn

Sir Humphrey Pengallan ( Actor )

Producer

... 1939

St. Martin's Lane

Charles Staggers ( Actor )

Additional Writing

... 1938

Vessel of Wrath

Ginger Ted ( Actor )

Producer

... 1938

Rembrandt

Rembrandt van Rijn ( Actor )

... 1936

Mutiny on the Bounty

Captaine Bligh ( Actor )

... 1935

Les Misérables

Inspector Emile Javert ( Actor )

... 1935

Ruggles of Red Gap

Marmaduke Ruggles ( Actor )

... 1935

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Edward Moulton-Barrett ( Actor )

... 1934

White Woman

Horace H. Prin ( Actor )

... 1933

... 1933

Island of Lost Souls

Dr. Moreau ( Actor )

... 1932

The Sign of the Cross

Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar ( Actor )

... 1932

If I Had a Million

Phineas V. Lambert ( Actor )

... 1932

Payment Deferred

William Marble ( Actor )

... 1932

The Old Dark House

Sir William 'Bill' Porterhouse ( Actor )

... 1932

Devil and the Deep

Cmdr. Charles Sturm ( Actor )

... 1932

Down River

Captain Grossman ( Actor )

... 1931

Comets

Himself ( Actor )

... 1930

Wolves

Captain Job ( Actor )

... 1930

Piccadilly

A Nightclub Diner (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1929