Charles Laughton biography
Charles Laughton was a British-American actor, born on 1 July 1899 in Scarborough, who died on 15 December 1962.
Charles Laughton's screen career began in 1928 with The Tonic, playing Father of the Family.
Charles Laughton had 60 screen credits between 1928 and 1982.
Charles Laughton is remembered for The Night of the Hunter.
Honours include Academy Award for Best Actor, Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Born
- 1 July 1899
- Died
- 15 December 1962 (aged 63)
- Birthplace
- Scarborough
- Work
- Theatre director, Film director, Film actor, Stage actor, Actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1926 to 1962
- Known for
- The Night of the Hunter
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor
Charles Laughton filmography
60 screen credits, newest first.
Screen credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | English | ||
| 1963 | Hollywood Without Make-Up | English | ||
| 1962 | Advise & Consent | Sen. Seabright Cooley | Final film role | |
| 1960 | Spartacus | Sempronius Gracchus | Super Technirama 70 Technicolor | |
| 1960 | Under Ten Flags | English | ||
| 1960 | Sotto dieci bandiere | Admiral Russell | Filmed in Italy | |
| 1957 | Witness for the Prosecution | Sir Wilfrid Robarts | ||
| 1955 | The Night of the Hunter | Directed by Laughton | ||
| 1954 | Hobson's Choice | Henry Horatio Hobson | Filmed in England | |
| 1953 | Young Bess | King Henry VIII | Technicolor | |
| 1953 | Salome | King Herod | Technicolor | |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House | Soapy | Segment: "The Cop and the Anthem" | |
| 1952 | Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd | Capt. William Kidd | SuperCinecolor | |
| 1951 | The Strange Door | Sire Alain de Maletroit | ||
| 1951 | The Blue Veil | Fred K. Begley | ||
| 1949 | The Man on the Eiffel Tower | Inspector Jules Maigret | Anscocolor | |
| 1949 | The Bribe | J. J. Bealer | ||
| 1948 | The Big Clock | Earl Janoth | ||
| 1948 | Arch of Triumph | Ivon Haake | ||
| 1948 | The Girl from Manhattan | The Bishop | ||
| 1948 | A Miracle Can Happen | Reverend John B. Dunne | Laughton's scenes cut in American release | |
| 1947 | The Paradine Case | Judge Lord Thomas Horfield | ||
| 1947 | Leben des Galilei | Galileo Galilei | A 30-minute 'short'. | |
| 1946 | Because of Him | John Sheridan | ||
| 1945 | Captain Kidd | Captain William Kidd |
Show all 60 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | The Suspect | Philip Marshall | ||
| 1944 | The Canterville Ghost | Sir Simon de Canterville / The Ghost | ||
| 1944 | Passport to Destiny | Sgt. Major Henry Albert Muggins | Photo; Uncredited | |
| 1943 | This Land is Mine | Albert Lory | ||
| 1943 | The Man From Down Under | Jocko Wilson | ||
| 1943 | Forever and a Day | Bellamy (Dexter's Butler) | ||
| 1942 | The Tuttles of Tahiti | Jonas Tuttle | ||
| 1942 | Tales of Manhattan | Charles Smith | ||
| 1942 | Stand By for Action | Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas | ||
| 1941 | It Started with Eve | Jonathan Reynolds | ||
| 1940 | They Knew What They Wanted | Tony Patucci | ||
| 1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Quasimodo | ||
| 1939 | Jamaica Inn | Sir Humphrey Pengallan | ||
| 1938 | Sidewalks of London | Charles Staggers | ||
| 1938 | Vessel of Wrath | Ginger "Ted" Wilson | ||
| 1937 | I, Claudius | Claudius | Filmed in England Unfinished and abandoned | |
| 1936 | Rembrandt | Rembrandt van Rijn | Filmed in England | |
| 1935 | Les Misérables | Inspector Javert | ||
| 1935 | Ruggles of Red Gap | Marmaduke Ruggles | ||
| 1935 | Mutiny on the Bounty | Captain William Bligh | ||
| 1934 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street | Edward Moulton-Barrett | ||
| 1933 | White Woman | Horace H. Prin | ||
| 1933 | The Private Life of Henry VIII | King Henry VIII | Filmed in England Academy Award for Best Actor | |
| 1932 | The Sign of the Cross | Emperor Nero | ||
| 1932 | The Old Dark House | Sir William Porterhouse | ||
| 1932 | Payment Deferred | William Marble | ||
| 1932 | Island of Lost Souls | Dr. Moreau | ||
| 1932 | If I Had A Million | Phineas V. Lambert | ||
| 1932 | Devil and the Deep | Commander Charles Sturm | ||
| 1931 | Down River | Captain Grossman | Filmed in England | |
| 1930 | Wolves | Captain Job | Filmed in England | |
| 1929 | Piccadilly | A Nightclub Diner | Filmed in England | |
| 1928 | The Tonic | Father of the Family | Filmed in England; Short, (film debut) | |
| 1928 | Daydreams | Lecherous Boarder Ram Das in Dream Sequence | Filmed in England; Short | |
| 1928 | Blue Bottles | Burglar | Filmed in England; Short |