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Charles Laughton

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."

Personal information

Birthday

1899-06-30

Birth Place

Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

7.5

Movie
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

1952

5.9

Movie
Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

1962

7.2

Movie
Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

1948

6.0

Movie
Because of Him

Because of Him

1946

6.2

Movie
Blue Bottles

Blue Bottles

1928

6.5

Movie
poster

Brecht

2019

6.0

TV
Captain Kidd

Captain Kidd

1945

6.0

Movie
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

6.5

Movie
Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'

Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'

2002

5.7

Movie
Comets

Comets

1930

0.0

Movie
Daydreams

Daydreams

1928

0.0

Movie
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

6.6

Movie
Devil and the Deep

Devil and the Deep

1932

5.0

Movie
Down River

Down River

1931

0.0

Movie
Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

1943

7.3

Movie
poster

General Electric Theater

1953

6.0

TV
Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

1954

7.4

Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

6.5

Movie
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

6.0

Movie
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

6.5

Movie
Island of Lost Souls

Island of Lost Souls

1932

6.9

Movie
It Started with Eve

It Started with Eve

1941

7.1

Movie
Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

1939

6.1

Movie
Leben des Galilei

Leben des Galilei

1947

0.0

Movie
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1935

7.2

Movie
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

2014

6.6

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

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

1999

6.9

Movie
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014

7.5

Movie
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

7.3

Movie
O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

1952

6.5

Movie
On Our Merry Way

On Our Merry Way

1948

5.5

Movie
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

6.0

Movie
Payment Deferred

Payment Deferred

1932

5.9

Movie
Piccadilly

Piccadilly

1929

6.4

Movie
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

7.7

Movie
Rembrandt

Rembrandt

1936

6.7

Movie
Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap

1935

7.1

Movie
Salome

Salome

1953

5.8

Movie
Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

7.5

Movie
St. Martin's Lane

St. Martin's Lane

1938

7.2

Movie
Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action

1942

7.0

Movie
poster

Star Time

1950

0.0

TV
poster

Startime

1959

6.0

TV
Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

1942

6.2

Movie
The Art Director

The Art Director

1949

0.0

Movie
The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1934

6.0

Movie
The Big Clock

The Big Clock

1948

7.3

Movie
The Blue Veil

The Blue Veil

1951

6.6

Movie
The Bribe

The Bribe

1949

6.3

Movie
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

1944

6.6

Movie
The Clerk

The Clerk

1933

5.0

Movie
poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

7.0

TV
poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

5.3

TV
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
The Epic That Never Was

The Epic That Never Was

1969

6.5

Movie
The Girl from Manhattan

The Girl from Manhattan

1948

5.0

Movie
The Horror Show

The Horror Show

1979

6.0

Movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

7.3

Movie
poster

The Jimmy Durante Show

1954

0.0

TV
poster

The Lux Show

1957

6.0

TV
The Man from Down Under

The Man from Down Under

1943

6.5

Movie
The Man on the Eiffel Tower

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

1949

5.3

Movie
The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

1932

6.7

Movie
The Paradine Case

The Paradine Case

1947

6.2

Movie
The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933

6.3

Movie
The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross

1932

6.2

Movie
poster

The Steve Allen Show

1956

5.0

TV
The Strange Door

The Strange Door

1951

6.1

Movie
The Suspect

The Suspect

1945

6.7

Movie
The Tonic

The Tonic

1928

0.0

Movie
The Tuttles of Tahiti

The Tuttles of Tahiti

1942

5.5

Movie
They Knew What They Wanted

They Knew What They Wanted

1940

5.6

Movie
This Land Is Mine

This Land Is Mine

1943

7.1

Movie
Under Ten Flags

Under Ten Flags

1960

5.4

Movie
Vessel of Wrath

Vessel of Wrath

1938

6.7

Movie
poster

What's My Line?

1950

6.9

TV
White Woman

White Woman

1933

5.7

Movie
Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

1957

8.2

Movie
Wolves

Wolves

1930

0.0

Movie
Young Bess

Young Bess

1953

5.9

Movie