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Charles Laughton‌

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Male

Birthday

calendar1899-06-30

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Charles Laughton

Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

Charles Laughton

Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1899-06-30

Popularity

star8.1

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."

Movie Credits

Spartacus

Spartacus‌
star7.5
calendar 1960

Island of Lost Souls

Island of Lost Souls‌
star6.9
calendar 1932

O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House‌
star6.5
calendar 1952

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House‌
star6.7
calendar 1932

The Paradine Case

The Paradine Case‌
star6.2
calendar 1947

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame‌
star7.2
calendar 1939

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

The Bribe

The Bribe‌
star6.3
calendar 1949

The Suspect

The Suspect‌
star6.7
calendar 1945

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid‌
star6.6
calendar 1982

It Started with Eve

It Started with Eve‌
star7.1
calendar 1941

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty‌
star7.3
calendar 1935

Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan‌
star6.2
calendar 1942

The Horror Show

The Horror Show‌
star6.0
calendar 1979

Salome

Salome‌
star5.8
calendar 1953

Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph‌
star5.9
calendar 1948

Payment Deferred

Payment Deferred‌
star5.9
calendar 1932

Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap‌
star7.0
calendar 1935

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution‌
star8.2
calendar 1957

The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII‌
star6.3
calendar 1933

Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day‌
star7.2
calendar 1943

Captain Kidd

Captain Kidd‌
star6.0
calendar 1945

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street‌
star6.0
calendar 1934

Les Misérables

Les Misérables‌
star7.2
calendar 1935

Young Bess

Young Bess‌
star5.9
calendar 1953

This Land Is Mine

This Land Is Mine‌
star7.1
calendar 1943

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd‌
star5.9
calendar 1952

Because of Him

Because of Him‌
star6.2
calendar 1946

Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice‌
star7.3
calendar 1954

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

The Man on the Eiffel Tower‌
star5.3
calendar 1949

Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent‌
star7.2
calendar 1962

The Strange Door

The Strange Door‌
star6.1
calendar 1951

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost‌
star6.6
calendar 1944

Rembrandt

Rembrandt‌
star6.6
calendar 1936

The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross‌
star6.2
calendar 1932

Piccadilly

Piccadilly‌
star6.4
calendar 1929

The Big Clock

The Big Clock‌
star7.3
calendar 1948

Devil and the Deep

Devil and the Deep‌
star4.9
calendar 1932

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage‌
star6.5
calendar 1983

They Knew What They Wanted

They Knew What They Wanted‌
star5.6
calendar 1940

Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action‌
star7.0
calendar 1942

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million‌
star6.6
calendar 1932

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory‌
star6.0
calendar 1972

St. Martin's Lane

St. Martin's Lane‌
star7.2
calendar 1938

The Blue Veil

The Blue Veil‌
star6.6
calendar 1951

Under Ten Flags

Under Ten Flags‌
star5.4
calendar 1960

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

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau‌
star6.6
calendar 2014

The Tuttles of Tahiti

The Tuttles of Tahiti‌
star5.5
calendar 1942

The Girl from Manhattan

The Girl from Manhattan‌
star5.0
calendar 1948

Vessel of Wrath

Vessel of Wrath‌
star6.7
calendar 1938

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!‌
star6.0
calendar 1982

The Epic That Never Was

The Epic That Never Was‌
star6.6
calendar 1969

White Woman

White Woman‌
star5.7
calendar 1933

The Man from Down Under

The Man from Down Under‌
star6.5
calendar 1943

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film‌
star7.5
calendar 2014

Blue Bottles

Blue Bottles‌
star6.5
calendar 1928

Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'

Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'‌
star5.7
calendar 2002

Daydreams

Daydreams‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

The Tonic

The Tonic‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

Comets

Comets‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Down River

Down River‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Wolves

Wolves‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Leben des Galilei

Leben des Galilei‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards‌
star6.5
calendar 1940

The Clerk

The Clerk‌
star5.0
calendar 1933

The Art Director

The Art Director‌
star0.0
calendar 1949

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker‌
star7.7
calendar 1991

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year‌
star7.5
calendar 2009

On Our Merry Way

On Our Merry Way‌
star5.5
calendar 1948

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

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'‌
star6.9
calendar 1999

Tv Credits

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour‌
star7.0
calendar 1950

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.6
calendar 1948

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star6.0
calendar 1953

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show‌
star5.3
calendar 1956

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Star Time

Star Time‌
star0.0
calendar 1950

The Jimmy Durante Show

The Jimmy Durante Show‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Startime

Startime‌
star6.0
calendar 1959

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star6.0
calendar 1953

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star6.0
calendar 1953

The Lux Show

The Lux Show‌
star6.0
calendar 1957

Brecht

Brecht‌
star6.0
calendar 2019

What's My Line?

What's My Line?‌
star6.7
calendar 1950