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Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Acting·1899–1962·74 films

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.

As Actor

Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)Sempronius Gracchus
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)Sir Wilfrid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)(in "The Bribe") (archive footage)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)Captaine Bligh
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House (1932)Sir William Porterhouse
Island of Lost Souls
Island of Lost Souls (1932)Dr. Moreau
The Paradine Case
The Paradine Case (1947)Judge Lord Thomas Horfield
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn (1939)Sir Humphrey Pengallan
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)The Hunchback Quasimodo
The Big Clock
The Big Clock (1948)Earl Janoth
Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice (1954)Henry Horatio Hobson
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)Self (archive footage)
Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent (1962)Senator Seabright Cooley
The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)Henry VIII
Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)Marmaduke Ruggles
This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine (1943)Albert Lory
The Suspect
The Suspect (1945)Philip Marshall
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1935)Inspector Emile Javert
The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross (1932)Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar
Salome
Salome (1953)King Herod
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million (1932)Phineas V. Lambert
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1944)Sir Simon de Canterville / The Ghost
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House (1952)Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph (1948)Ivon Haake
Rembrandt
Rembrandt (1936)Rembrandt van Rijn
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan (1942)Charles Smith
Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd (1945)Captain Kidd
The Bribe
The Bribe (1949)J.J. Bealer
Piccadilly
Piccadilly (1929)A Continental Visitor
The Strange Door
The Strange Door (1951)Sire Alain de Maletroit
It Started with Eve
It Started with Eve (1941)Jonathan Reynolds
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)Capt. William Kidd
St. Martin's Lane
St. Martin's Lane (1938)Charles Staggers
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949)Inspector Jules Maigret
Young Bess
Young Bess (1953)King Henry VIII
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)Edward Moulton-Barrett
Under Ten Flags
Under Ten Flags (1960)Admiral Russell
On Our Merry Way
On Our Merry Way (1948)Reverend
Payment Deferred
Payment Deferred (1932)William Marble
Devil and the Deep
Devil and the Deep (1932)Cmdr. Charles Sturm
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)Self (archive footage)
Stand by for Action
Stand by for Action (1942)Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day (1943)Bellamy
They Knew What They Wanted
They Knew What They Wanted (1940)Tony Patucci
Vessel of Wrath
Vessel of Wrath (1938)Ginger Ted
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999)Self (archive footage)
White Woman
White Woman (1933)Horace H. Prin
The Blue Veil
The Blue Veil (1951)Fred K. Begley
The Epic That Never Was
The Epic That Never Was (1969)Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tuttles of Tahiti
The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)Jonas
Because of Him
Because of Him (1946)John Sheridan
The Horror Show
The Horror Show (1979)(archive footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)Dr. Moreau (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)Self (archive footage)
The Man from Down Under
The Man from Down Under (1943)Jocko Wilson
The Girl from Manhattan
The Girl from Manhattan (1948)The Bishop
Blue Bottles
Blue Bottles (1928)Burglar
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994)Self (archive footage)
The Art Director
The Art Director (1949)Self - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tonic
The Tonic (1928)Father of the Family
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)Self (archive footage)
Down River
Down River (1931)Captain Grossman
Daydreams
Daydreams (1928)Lecherous Boarder / Ram Das in Dream Sequence
Wolves
Wolves (1930)Captain Job
Leben des Galilei
Leben des Galilei (1947)Galileo Galilei
I, Claudius
I, Claudius (1937)Claudius
Comets
Comets (1930)Himself
The Clerk
The Clerk (1933)Phineas V. Lambert
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)(archive footage) (uncredited)
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960)Rabbi Adam Heller

As Director

As Writer