Charles Laughton

About

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...

Known for

SpartacusMovie • 1960Witness for the ProsecutionMovie • 1957The Night of the HunterMovie • 1955Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidMovie • 1982The Hunchback of Notre DameMovie • 1939Mutiny on the BountyMovie • 1935The Old Dark HouseMovie • 1932Jamaica InnMovie • 1939Abbott and Costello Meet Captain KiddMovie • 1952Advise & ConsentMovie • 1962Arch of TriumphMovie • 1948Hobson's ChoiceMovie • 1954Island of Lost SoulsMovie • 1932The Paradine CaseMovie • 1947O. Henry's Full HouseMovie • 1952The Sign of the CrossMovie • 1932This Land Is MineMovie • 1943The Man on the Eiffel TowerMovie • 1949Captain KiddMovie • 1945SalomeMovie • 1953The Big ClockMovie • 1948PiccadillyMovie • 1929The Private Life of Henry VIIIMovie • 1933St. Martin's LaneMovie • 1938