Acting
Charles Laughton
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. He played a wide range of classical and modern parts, making an impact in Shakespeare at the Old Vic. His film career took him to Broadway and then Hollywood, but he also collaborated with Alexander Korda on notable British films of the era, including The Private Life of Henry VIII, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the title character. He portrayed everything from monsters and misfits to kings. Among Laughton's biggest film hits were The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Mutiny on the Bounty, Ruggles of Red Gap, Jamaica Inn, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and The Big Clock. In his later career, he took up stage directing, notably in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, and George Bernard Shaw's Don Juan in Hell, in which he also starred. He directed one film, the thriller The Night of the Hunter. Daniel Day-Lewis cited Laughton as one of his inspirations, saying: "He was probably the greatest film actor who came from that period of time. He had something quite remarkable. His generosity as an actor, he fed himself into that work. As an actor, you cannot take your eyes off him."
Filmography
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
Film · 2028
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Film · 2014
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Film · 2014
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Film · 2009
Charles Laughton Directs "The Night of The Hunter"
Film · 2002
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Film · 1999
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Film · 1994
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Film · 1991
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Film · 1988
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Film · 1983
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Film · 1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Film · 1982
The Horror Show
Film · 1979
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Film · 1972
The Epic That Never Was
Film · 1969
Advise & Consent
Film · 1962
Spartacus
Film · 1960
Under Ten Flags
Film · 1960
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Film · 1960
Startime
Series · 1959
Witness for the Prosecution
Film · 1957
The Lux Show
Series · 1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Series · 1956
The Steve Allen Show
Series · 1956
MGM Parade
Series · 1955
Hobson's Choice
Film · 1954
The Jimmy Durante Show
Series · 1954
The George Gobel Show
Series · 1954
Salome
Film · 1953
Young Bess
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
O. Henry's Full House
Film · 1952
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
Film · 1952
The Strange Door
Film · 1951
The Blue Veil
Film · 1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Series · 1950
What's My Line?
Series · 1950
The Bribe
Film · 1949
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
Film · 1949
The Art Director
Film · 1949
Arch of Triumph
Film · 1948
The Big Clock
Film · 1948
The Girl from Manhattan
Film · 1948
On Our Merry Way
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
The Paradine Case
Film · 1947
Leben des Galilei
Film · 1947
Because of Him
Film · 1946
The Suspect
Film · 1945
Captain Kidd
Film · 1945
The Canterville Ghost
Film · 1944
Forever and a Day
Film · 1943
This Land Is Mine
Film · 1943
The Man from Down Under
Film · 1943
Tales of Manhattan
Film · 1942
Stand by for Action
Film · 1942
The Tuttles of Tahiti
Film · 1942
It Started with Eve
Film · 1941
They Knew What They Wanted
Film · 1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Film · 1940
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Film · 1939
Jamaica Inn
Film · 1939
St. Martin's Lane
Film · 1938
Vessel of Wrath
Film · 1938
I, Claudius
Film · 1937
Rembrandt
Film · 1936
Mutiny on the Bounty
Film · 1935
Ruggles of Red Gap
Film · 1935
Les Misérables
Film · 1935
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Film · 1934
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Film · 1933
White Woman
Film · 1933
The Clerk
Film · 1933
Island of Lost Souls
Film · 1932
The Old Dark House
Film · 1932
Payment Deferred
Film · 1932
The Sign of the Cross
Film · 1932
Devil and the Deep
Film · 1932
If I Had a Million
Film · 1932
Down River
Film · 1931
Wolves
Film · 1930
Comets
Film · 1930
Piccadilly
Film · 1929
Blue Bottles
Film · 1928
Daydreams
Film · 1928
The Tonic
Film · 1928