Charles Laughton (1899–1962)


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Charles Laughton was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, to Eliza (Conlon) and Robert Laughton, hotel keepers of Irish and English descent, respectively. He was educated at Stonyhurst (a highly esteemed Jesuit college in England) and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (received gold medal). His first appearance on stage was in 1926. ... See full bio »

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Todistaja Sir Wilfrid Robarts
(1957)
Kapina laivalla Captain Bligh
(1935)
Spartacus Gracchus
(1960)

Filmography

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 1962 Myrskyä Washingtonissa
Senator Seabright Cooley
 1961 Checkmate (TV Series)
Reverend Wister
- Terror from the East (1961) ... Reverend Wister
 1960 Wagon Train (TV Series)
Colonel Albert Farnsworth
- The Albert Farnsworth Story (1960) ... Colonel Albert Farnsworth
 1960 Spartacus
Gracchus
 1960 10 lipun alla
Admiral Russell
 1960 Playhouse 90 (TV Series)
Rabbi Adam Heller
- In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960) ... Rabbi Adam Heller
 1959 A Midsummer Night's Dream (TV Movie)
Nick Bottom
 1959 On Trial (TV Series)
- Eleanor (1959)
 1957-1959 Se parhaiten nauraa... (TV Series)
M. Hamel / Henry Denry / Edwin Kensington
- The Last Lesson (1959) ... M. Hamel
- A New York Knight (1958) ... Henry Denry
- Mr. Kensington's Finest Hour (1957) ... Edwin Kensington
 1958 Studio 57 (TV Series)
Charles Claxton
- Stopover in Bombay (1958) ... Charles Claxton
 1957 Todistaja
Sir Wilfrid Robarts
 1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV Series)
Narrator
- The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1956) ... Narrator
 1954 Vaikea valinta
Henry Hobson
 1953 Elisabetin rakkaus
King Henry VIII
 1953 Salome
King Herod
 1952 Merirosvoja oomme kaikki
Capt. William Kidd
 1952 Neljä helmeä
Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
 1951 Suljettu ovi
Sire Alain de Maletroit
 1951 Sininen huntu
Fred K. Begley
 1949 Mies Eiffeltornissa
Inspector Jules Maigret
 1949 Houkutus
J.J. Bealer
 1948 Tyttö New Yorkista
The Bishop
 1948 Kohtalon kello
Earl Janoth
 1948 Riemukaari
Ivon Haake
 1948 Meidän iloinen joukkomme
Rev. John B. Dunne (deleted sequence) (uncredited)
 1947 Leben des Galilei (Short)
Galileo Galilei
 1947 2 pisaraa viiniä
Judge Lord Thomas Horfield
 1946 Sinun tähtesi
John Sheridan
 1945 Kapteeni Kidd
Capt. William Kidd
 1944 Sinun ei pidä...
Philip
 1944 Cantervillen kummitus
Sir Simon de Canterville / The Ghost
 1944 Passport to Destiny
Photo of Sergeant Major Henry Albert Muggins (uncredited)
 1943 The Man from Down Under
Jocko Wilson
 1943 Tämä maa on minun
Albert Lory
 1943 Forever and a Day
Bellamy - Dexter's Butler
 1942 Saattue merellä
Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas
 1942 Tales of Manhattan
Charles Smith
 1942 Tahitin taivaan alla
Jonas
 1941 Se alkoi Eevasta
Jonathan Reynolds
 1940 Intohimojen syleilyssä
Tony Patucci
 1939 Notre Damen kellonsoittaja
The Hunchback Quasimodo
 1939 Jamaica Inn rantarosvot
Sir Humphrey Pengallan
 1938 St. Martin's Lane
Charles Staggers
 1938 Vessel of Wrath
Ginger Ted' Wilson
 1937 I, Claudius
Claudius
 1936 Rembrandt
Rembrandt van Rijn
 1935 Kapina laivalla
Captain Bligh
 1935 Les Misérables
Inspector Emile Javert
 1935 Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles
 1934 Elämän unelma
Edward Moulton-Barrett
 1933 White Woman
Horace H. Prin
 1933 Henrik VIII:n yksityiselämä
Henry VIII
 1932 Island of Lost Souls
Dr. Moreau
 1932 Ristin merkki
Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar
 1932 Jos minulla olisi miljoona
Phineas V. Lambert
 1932 Payment Deferred
William Marble
 1932 The Old Dark House
Sir William Porterhouse
 1932 Devil and the Deep
Cmdr. Charles Sturm
 1931 Down River
Captain Grossman
 1930 Wolves
Captain Job
 1929 Piccadilly
A Nightclub Diner (uncredited)
 1928 Blue Bottles (Short)
Burglar
 1928 Day-Dreams (Short)
Lecherous Boarder / Ram Das in Dream Sequence
 1928 The Tonic (Short)
Father of the Family
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(October 17 to November 23, 1980) His translation of Bertolt Brecht's play, "Galileo," was performed at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C. Martin Fried was director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

6 Print Biographies | 3 Portrayals | 1 Interview | 7 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Spouse:

Elsa Lanchester  (his death)
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Personal Quote:

Method actors give you a photograph. Real actors give you an oil painting. See more »

Trivia:

Had appeared with his wife Elsa Lanchester in seven films: Henrik VIII:n yksityiselämä (1933), Rembrandt (1936), Vessel of Wrath (1938), Tales of Manhattan (1942), Forever and a Day (1943), Kohtalon kello (1948) and Todistaja (1957). See more »

Trademark:

Powerful, penetrating shouting voice, developed during his stage-acting time See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer

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