Filmography by type for
Charles Laughton

Actor:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Advise & Consent (1962) .... Senator Seabright Cooley
2. Spartacus (1960) .... Sempronius Gracchus
   ... aka Spartacus: Rebel Against Rome (USA: poster title)
3. Sotto dieci bandiere (1960) .... Admiral Russell
   ... aka Under Ten Flags (USA)
   
   
4. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) .... Sir Wilfrid Robarts, lawyer
5. Hobson's Choice (1954) .... Henry Horatio Hobson
6. Young Bess (1953) .... King Henry VIII
7. Salome (1953) .... King Herod
   ... aka Salome: The Dance of the Seven Veils (USA)
8. Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) .... Capt. William Kidd
9. O. Henry's Full House (1952) .... Soapy (The Cop and the Anthem)
   ... aka Full House (UK)
10. The Strange Door (1951) .... Sire Alain de Maletroit
    ... aka Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Door (USA: complete title)
11. The Blue Veil (1951) .... Fred K. Begley
    
    
12. The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) .... Inspector Jules Maigret
    ... aka Homme de la tour Eiffel, L' (France)
13. The Bribe (1949) .... J.J. Bealer
14. The Girl from Manhattan (1948) .... The Bishop
15. The Big Clock (1948) .... Earl Janoth
16. Arch of Triumph (1948) .... Ivon Haake
17. The Paradine Case (1947) .... Judge Lord Thomas Horfield
18. Leben des Galilei (1947) .... Galileo Galilei
    ... aka Galileo (USA: review title)
19. Because of Him (1946) .... John Sheridan
20. Captain Kidd (1945) .... Capt. William Kidd
21. The Suspect (1944) .... Philip Marshall
22. The Canterville Ghost (1944) .... Sir Simon de Canterville / The Ghost
23. Passport to Destiny (1944) (uncredited) .... Photo of Sergeant Major Henry Albert Muggins
    ... aka Passport to Adventure
24. The Man from Down Under (1943) .... Jocko Wilson
25. This Land Is Mine (1943) .... Albert Lory
26. Forever and a Day (1943) .... Bellamy - Dexter's Butler
    ... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title)
27. Stand by for Action (1942) .... Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas
    ... aka Cargo of Innocents (UK)
28. Tales of Manhattan (1942) .... Charles Smith
29. The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) .... Jonas Tuttle
30. It Started with Eve (1941) .... Jonathan Reynolds
31. They Knew What They Wanted (1940) .... Tony Patucci
    
    
32. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) .... Quasimodo
33. Jamaica Inn (1939) .... Sir Humphrey Pengallan
34. Sidewalks of London (1938) .... Charles Staggers
    ... aka St. Martin's Lane
35. Vessel of Wrath (1938) .... Ginger Ted' Wilson
    ... aka The Beachcomber (USA)
36. I, Claudius (1937) .... Claudius
37. Rembrandt (1936) .... Rembrandt van Rijn
38. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) .... Bligh
39. Misérables, Les (1935) .... Inspector Javert
40. Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) .... Marmaduke Ruggles
41. The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) .... Edward Moulton-Barrett
    ... aka Forbidden Alliance (USA: TV title)
42. White Woman (1933) .... Horace H. Prin
43. The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) .... King Henry VIII
44. Island of Lost Souls (1932) .... Dr. Moreau
45. The Sign of the Cross (1932) .... Emperor Nero
46. If I Had a Million (1932) .... Phineas V. Lambert
47. Payment Deferred (1932) .... William Marble
48. The Old Dark House (1932) .... Sir William Porterhouse
49. Devil and the Deep (1932) .... Commander Charles Sturm
50. Down River (1931) .... Captain Grossman
51. Wolves (1930) .... Captain Job
    ... aka Wanted Men (USA: cut version)
    
    
52. Piccadilly (1929) .... A Nightclub Diner
53. Daydreams (1928) .... Lecherous Boarder/Ram Das in Dream Sequence
54. Blue Bottles (1928) .... Burglar
    

Actor - TV:

• 1960s
• 1950s

1. "Checkmate" .... Reverend Wister (1 episode, 1961)
       - Terror from the East (1961) TV episode .... Reverend Wister
2. "Wagon Train" .... Colonel Albert Farnsworth (1 episode, 1960)
   ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
       - The Albert Farnsworth Story (1960) TV episode .... Colonel Albert Farnsworth
3. "Playhouse 90" .... Rabbi Adam Heller (1 episode, 1960)
       - In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960) TV episode .... Rabbi Adam Heller
   
   
4. "On Trial" (1 episode, 1959)
   ... aka The Joseph Cotten Show (USA: rerun title)
   ... aka The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (USA: new title)
       - Eleanor (1959) TV episode
5. "General Electric Theater" .... Edwin Kensington / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1959)
   ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
   ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
       - The Last Lesson (1959) TV episode .... M. Hamel
       - A New York Knight (1958) TV episode .... Henry Denry
       - Mr. Kensington's Finest Hour (1957) TV episode .... Edwin Kensington
6. "Studio 57" .... Charles Claxton (1 episode, 1958)
   ... aka Heinz Studio 57 (USA: alternative title)
       - Stopover in Bombay (1958) TV episode .... Charles Claxton
7. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1 episode, 1956)
       - Episode dated 29 September 1956 (1956) TV episode
8. "Ford Star Jubilee" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1956)
       - The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1956) TV episode .... Narrator
9. "This Is Charles Laughton" (1953) TV series .... Host (1953)
   

Writer:

• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. The Night of the Hunter (1955) (uncredited)
   
   
2. Leben des Galilei (1947) (translation)
   ... aka Galileo (USA: review title)
   
   
3. Sidewalks of London (1938) (writer)
   ... aka St. Martin's Lane
   

Producer:

1. Jamaica Inn (1939) (producer) (uncredited)
2. Sidewalks of London (1938) (producer) (uncredited)
   ... aka St. Martin's Lane
3. Vessel of Wrath (1938) (producer)
   ... aka The Beachcomber (USA)
   

Director:

• 1950s
• 1940s

1. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
   
   
2. The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) (uncredited)
   ... aka Homme de la tour Eiffel, L' (France)
   

Soundtrack:

• 1940s
• 1930s

1. The Canterville Ghost (1944) ("Gertie from Bizerte" (1943) (uncredited))
   
   
2. One in a Million (1936) ("Horror Boys of Hollywood" (1936))
   

Self - TV:

• 1960s
• 1950s

1. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
   ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
       - Episode #5.17 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode #4.12 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
2. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
   ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
       - Episode #5.26 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
       - Episode #3.18 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
3. "Startime" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
   ... aka Ford Startime
   ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
       - Academy Award Songs (1960) TV episode .... Himself
4. "What's My Line?" .... Himself - Mystery Guest / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1960)
       - Episode dated 28 February 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
       - Episode dated 21 February 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
       - Episode dated 25 November 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
5. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (6 episodes, 1949-1960)
   ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
       - Episode #13.21 (1960) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode #9.51 (1956) TV episode .... Guest Host
       - Episode #9.1 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode #3.16 (1950) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode #2.35 (1949) TV episode .... Himself
         (1 more)
   
   
6. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
   ... aka The Ford Show
       - Episode #3.10 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode #2.9 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
7. "The Jimmy Durante Show" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1956)
       - Episode #2.17 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
8. "Producers' Showcase" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1956)
       - Festival of Music (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Host
9. Christmas Eve with Charles Laughton (1955) (TV) .... Himself
10. "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode dated 6 May 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
11. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #2.32 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
12. "The Ed Wynn Show" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode #1.27 (1950) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
    

Self:

• 1950s
• 1930s

1. News of the Day (1952) .... Himself
   
   
2. Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 11 (1935) .... Himself
3. Comets (1930) .... Himself
   

Archive Footage:

1. "Ciclo Agatha Christie"
       - Sobre 'Testigo de cargo' (2006) TV episode .... Himself
2. Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994) (TV)
3. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) (TV) .... Himself
4. The Best of Gleason 3 (1989) (TV) .... Himself
5. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) .... in The Bribe
6. That's Action (1977) .... Himself
7. Head (1968) (uncredited) .... Himself, Actor in clip from 'Salome'
8. The Epic That Never Was (1965) (TV) .... Tiberius Claudius
9. "Toast of the Town"
       - Episode #16.38 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode #11.39 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
10. Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Himself
11. "M-G-M Parade"
        - Episode #1.14 (1955) TV episode .... Captain William Bligh