Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

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

6

Titles on Fi1m5 acting · 1 directing

80

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 5 titles

1

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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Charles Laughton as Sir Wilfrid in Witness for the Prosecution (1957) — Charles Laughton as Sir Wilfrid in Witness for the Prosecution (1957)Image via TMDB

Charles Laughton — Charles LaughtonClarence Sinclair Bull, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Portrait of Charles Laughton (1940) — Portrait of Charles Laughton (1940)Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Publicity still of Charles Laughton in the 1944 film, The Suspect (1945) — Publicity still of Charles Laughton in the 1944 film, The Suspect (1945)Universal Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Charles Laughton and John Carradine in Captain Kidd (1945) - cropped screenshot — Charles Laughton and John Carradine in Captain Kidd (1945) - cropped screenshotfilm screenshot (Benedict Bogeaus Productions), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Charles Laughton — Charles LaughtonImage via TMDB

Charles Laughton — Charles LaughtonImage via TMDB

Charles Laughton — Charles LaughtonImage via TMDB

Carole Lombard and Charles Laughton in American romantic-drama film They Knew What They Wanted (1940). — Carole Lombard and Charles Laughton in American romantic-drama film They Knew What They Wanted (1940).Unknown authorUnknown author, distributed by: RKO Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Actors Charles Laughton and wife, Elsa Lanchester after taking the United States oath of citizenship. (1950) — Actors Charles Laughton and wife, Elsa Lanchester after taking the United States oath of citizenship. (1950)Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Charles Laughton — Charles LaughtonImage via TMDB

Charles Laughton — Charles LaughtonImage via TMDB

Photographs: Clarence Sinclair Bull, Public domain; Carl Van Vechten, Public domain; Universal Pictures, Public domain; film screenshot (Benedict Bogeaus Productions), Public domain; Unknown authorUnknown author, distributed by: RKO Pictures, Public domain; Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.