Charles Laughton

Actor and director. Born 30 June 1899 in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK. Died 15 December 1962.

Titles on Fi1m5 acting · 1 directing

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 5 titles

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

30 June 1899, Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

Died

15 December 1962

Active

1933–1957

Frequently works with

Arthur Hornblow Jr., Fredric March, Irving Thalberg

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

85Fi1m

83Critics

We rate Charles’s work 2 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 3 of 5 billed first or second
Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 9 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $15m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1933–1957

Genres

Drama4
History2
Romance2
Adventure1
Comedy1
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

87BestWitness for the Prosecution1957

72WorstThe Barretts of Wimpole Street1934

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41920s

211930s

201940s

101950s

61960s

11970s

21980s

11990s

12010s

Co-stars most worked with

Fredric March2 titles

Producers most worked with

Arthur Hornblow Jr.2 titles

Irving Thalberg2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 2 nominated

Nominated1958Best Actor · Witness for the Prosecution
Nominated1936Best Actor · Mutiny on the Bounty
Won1934Best Actor · The Private Life of Henry VIII

Other awards1 won

Won1962Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording: Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.

Charles Laughton