06/30/1899
Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK:
Charles Laughton (1 de julio de 1899 - 15 de diciembre de 1962) fue un actor de teatro y cine, director, productor y guionista inglés-estadounidense. Laughton se formó en Londres en la Royal Academy of Dramatic Art y apareció por primera vez profesionalmente en el escenario en 1926. En 1927, fue elegido para una obra de teatro con su futura esposa Elsa Lanchester, con quien vivió y trabajó hasta su muerte. Interpretó una amplia gama de piezas clásicas y modernas, lo que tuvo un gran impacto en Shakespeare en el Old Vic. Su carrera cinematográfica lo llevó a Broadway y luego a Hollywood, pero también colaboró con Alexander Korda en notables películas británicas de la época, incluida The Private Life of Henry VIII, por la que ganó el Premio de la Academia al Mejor Actor por su interpretación del título. personaje. Retrató todo, desde monstruos e inadaptados hasta reyes. Entre los mayores éxitos cinematográficos de Laughton se encuentran The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Mutiny on the Bounty, Ruggles of Red Gap, Jamaica Inn, The Hunchback of Notre Dame y The Big Clock. En su carrera posterior, se dedicó a la dirección de escena, especialmente en The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, y Don Juan in Hell de George Bernard Shaw, en la que también actuó. Dirigió una película, el thriller La noche del cazador. Daniel Day-Lewis citó a Laughton como una de sus inspiraciones y dijo: "Probablemente fue el actor de cine más grande que vino de ese período. Tenía algo bastante notable. Su generosidad como actor, se incorporó a ese trabajo. Como un actor, no puedes quitarle los ojos de encima".
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Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014) as Self (archive footage) |
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Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014) as Dr. Moreau (archive footage) |
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) as Self (archive footage) |
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Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999) as Self (archive footage) |
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Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994) as Self (archive footage) |
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) as actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988) as |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) as (in "The Bribe") (archive footage) |
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Horror Show (1979) as (archive footage) |
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Epic That Never Was (1969) as Tiberius Claudius (archive footage) |
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Advise & Consent (1962) as Senator Seabright Cooley |
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Spartacus (1960) as Sempronius Gracchus |
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Sotto dieci bandiere (1960) as Admiral Russell |
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In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960) as Rabbi Adam Heller |
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Witness for the Prosecution (1957) as Sir Wilfrid |
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Hobson's Choice (1954) as Henry Horatio Hobson |
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Young Bess (1953) as King Henry VIII |
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Salome (1953) as King Herod |
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Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) as Capt. William Kidd |
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O. Henry's Full House (1952) as Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") |
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The Strange Door (1951) as Sire Alain de Maletroit |
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The Blue Veil (1951) as Fred K. Begley |
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The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) as Inspector Jules Maigret |
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The Art Director (1949) as Self - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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The Bribe (1949) as J.J. Bealer |
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The Girl from Manhattan (1948) as The Bishop |
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The Big Clock (1948) as Earl Janoth |
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Arch of Triumph (1948) as Ivon Haake |
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On Our Merry Way (1948) as Reverend |
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The Paradine Case (1947) as Judge Lord Thomas Horfield |
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Leben des Galilei (1947) as Galileo Galilei |
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Because of Him (1946) as John Sheridan |
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Captain Kidd (1945) as Captain Kidd |
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The Suspect (1945) as Philip Marshall |
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The Canterville Ghost (1944) as Sir Simon de Canterville / The Ghost |
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The Man from Down Under (1943) as Jocko Wilson |
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This Land Is Mine (1943) as Albert Lory |
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Forever and a Day (1943) as Bellamy |
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Stand by for Action (1942) as Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas |
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Tales of Manhattan (1942) as Charles Smith |
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The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) as Jonas |
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It Started with Eve (1941) as Jonathan Reynolds |
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They Knew What They Wanted (1940) as Tony Patucci |
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) as Self |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) as The Hunchback Quasimodo |
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Jamaica Inn (1939) as Sir Humphrey Pengallan |
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St. Martin's Lane (1938) as Charles Staggers |
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Vessel of Wrath (1938) as Ginger Ted |
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I, Claudius (1937) as Claudius |
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Rembrandt (1936) as Rembrandt van Rijn |
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) as Captaine Bligh |
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Les Misérables (1935) as Inspector Emile Javert |
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Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) as Marmaduke Ruggles |
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The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) as Edward Moulton-Barrett |
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White Woman (1933) as Horace H. Prin |
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The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) as Henry VIII |
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The Clerk (1933) as Phineas V. Lambert |
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The Sign of the Cross (1932) as Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar |
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Island of Lost Souls (1932) as Dr. Moreau |
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If I Had a Million (1932) as Phineas V. Lambert |
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Payment Deferred (1932) as William Marble |
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The Old Dark House (1932) as Sir William Porterhouse |
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Devil and the Deep (1932) as Cmdr. Charles Sturm |
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Down River (1931) as Captain Grossman |
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Comets (1930) as Himself |
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Wolves (1930) as Captain Job |
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Piccadilly (1929) as A Continental Visitor |
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Blue Bottles (1928) as Burglar |
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The Tonic (1928) as Father of the Family |
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Daydreams (1928) as Lecherous Boarder / Ram Das in Dream Sequence |
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The Life of Galileo (1964) Translator |
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The Night of the Hunter (1955) Director |
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The Night of the Hunter (1955) Screenplay |
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Leben des Galilei (1947) Writer |
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Jamaica Inn (1939) Producer |
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St. Martin's Lane (1938) Additional Writing |
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St. Martin's Lane (1938) Producer |
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Vessel of Wrath (1938) Producer |