CHARLES LAUGHTON
Charles Laughton
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: June 30, 1899
Deathday: December 15, 1962
Place of Birth: Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
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.
Filmography
Starring
2019·
BrechtGalileo (voice)
Dr. Moreau (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage)
(in "The Bribe") (archive footage)
1979·
The Horror Show(archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)
1962·
Advise & ConsentSenator Seabright Cooley
Rabbi Adam Heller
1960·
Under Ten FlagsAdmiral Russell
1960·
SpartacusSempronius Gracchus
1959·
Startime1957·
The Lux ShowSelf
Sir Wilfrid
1956·
The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Guest
Self
1955·
MGM ParadeSelf
Self
Self
1954·
Hobson's ChoiceHenry Horatio Hobson
M. Hamel, Henry Denry, Edwin Kensington
1953·
Young BessKing Henry VIII
1953·
SalomeKing Herod
Capt. William Kidd
Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
1951·
The Blue VeilFred K. Begley
1951·
The Strange DoorSire Alain de Maletroit
1950·
What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
1950·
Star TimeSelf
Self
1949·
The Art DirectorSelf - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Inspector Jules Maigret
1949·
The BribeJ.J. Bealer
1948·
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1948·
On Our Merry WayReverend
The Bishop
1948·
The Big ClockEarl Janoth
1948·
Arch of TriumphIvon Haake
1947·
Leben des GalileiGalileo Galilei
1947·
The Paradine CaseJudge Lord Thomas Horfield
1946·
Because of HimJohn Sheridan
1945·
Captain KiddCaptain Kidd
1945·
The SuspectPhilip Marshall
Sir Simon de Canterville / The Ghost
Jocko Wilson
1943·
This Land Is MineAlbert Lory
1943·
Forever and a DayBellamy
Jonas
1942·
Stand by for ActionRear Admiral Stephen Thomas
1942·
Tales of ManhattanCharles Smith
1941·
It Started with EveJonathan Reynolds
Self
Tony Patucci
1939·
Jamaica InnSir Humphrey Pengallan
The Hunchback Quasimodo
1938·
Vessel of WrathGinger Ted
1938·
St. Martin's LaneCharles Staggers
1936·
RembrandtRembrandt van Rijn
1935·
Les MisérablesInspector Emile Javert
1935·
Ruggles of Red GapMarmaduke Ruggles
1935·
Mutiny on the BountyCaptaine Bligh
Edward Moulton-Barrett
1933·
The ClerkPhineas V. Lambert
1933·
White WomanHorace H. Prin
Henry VIII
1932·
If I Had a MillionPhineas V. Lambert
1932·
Devil and the DeepCmdr. Charles Sturm
Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar
1932·
Payment DeferredWilliam Marble
1932·
The Old Dark HouseSir William Porterhouse
1932·
Island of Lost SoulsDr. Moreau
1931·
Down RiverCaptain Grossman
1930·
WolvesCaptain Job
1930·
CometsHimself
1929·
PiccadillyA Continental Visitor
1928·
The TonicFather of the Family
1928·
DaydreamsLecherous Boarder / Ram Das in Dream Sequence
1928·
Blue BottlesBurglar
Production
1964·
The Life of GalileoTranslator
Director, Screenplay
Director
1947·
Leben des GalileiWriter
1939·
Jamaica InnProducer
1938·
Vessel of WrathProducer
1938·
St. Martin's LaneAdditional Writing, Producer