06/30/1899
Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK:
Charles Laughton (1 luglio 1899 – 15 dicembre 1962) è stato un attore, regista, produttore e sceneggiatore anglo-americano di teatro e cinema. Laughton si formò a Londra presso la Royal Academy of Dramatic Art e apparve professionalmente sul palcoscenico nel 1926. Nel 1927 fu scelto per una pièce teatrale insieme alla sua futura moglie Elsa Lanchester, con cui visse e lavorò fino alla sua morte. Interpretò una vasta gamma di ruoli classici e moderni, lasciando il segno in Shakespeare all'Old Vic. La sua carriera cinematografica lo portò a Broadway e poi a Hollywood, ma collaborò anche con Alexander Korda in importanti film britannici dell'epoca, tra cui The Private Life of Henry VIII, per il quale vinse l'Oscar come miglior attore per la sua interpretazione del protagonista. Ha interpretato di tutto, dai mostri e emarginati ai re. Tra i maggiori successi cinematografici di Laughton vi furono I Barrett di Wimpole Street, Mutiny on the Bounty, Ruggles of Red Gap, Jamaica Inn, Il gobbo di Notre Dame e Il grande orologio. Negli ultimi anni della sua carriera, si dedicò alla regia teatrale, in particolare in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial e in Don Juan in Hell di George Bernard Shaw, in cui recitò anche in questo film. Diresse un film, il thriller The Night of the Hunter. Daniel Day-Lewis ha citato Laughton come una delle sue ispirazioni, dicendo: "Probabilmente è stato il più grande attore cinematografico proveniente da quel periodo. Aveva qualcosa di davvero straordinario. La sua generosità come attore lo ha fatto entrare in quel lavoro. Come attore, non puoi distogliere gli occhi da lui."
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Charmed Lives: A Family Romance (2028) as Self (archive footage) |
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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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Charles Laughton Directs "The Night of The Hunter" (2002) 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 (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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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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Island of Lost Souls (1932) as Dr. Moreau |
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The Sign of the Cross (1932) as Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar |
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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 |