Charles Laughton

British-American actor (1899–1962)

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Charles Laughton (1899–1962) was a British and American stage and film actor, as well as a theatrical and film director. Born in Scarborough, he was educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and served in the British Army during World War I. His acting career began in 1925. Laughton was married to Elsa Lanchester and died of kidney cancer in Hollywood. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Laughton received an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording, and the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor. He also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Among his recorded works are *Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol*, *La Noche Del Cazador/the Night of the Hunter*, *Tell me a story*, *The fabulous country*, and *Major Barbara*.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1899
Died: 1962,
Works: 7

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Film & TV

Acting · Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

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…

Known for

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau — Self (archive footage)2014
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film — Dr. Moreau (archive footage)2014
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year — Self (archive footage)2009
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' — Self (archive footage)1999
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld — Self (archive footage)1994
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker — actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)1991
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies — (archive footage) (uncredited)1988
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid — (in "The Bribe") (archive footage)1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! — Self (archive footage)1982

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1899
Active to: 1962

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 2,335
Total plays: 6,168

Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was an English stage and film actor and director. Laughton was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and first appeared professionally on the stage in 1926. He played a wide range of classical and modern parts, making a big impact in Shakespeare at the Old Vic. His film career took him to Hollywood, but he also collaborated with Alexander Korda on some of the most notable British films of the era, including The Private Li

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,397x
The Pittsburgh sleep quality index: A new instrument for psychiatric practice and research
· 1989 · cited 29,170x
Human-level control through deep reinforcement learning
· 2015 · cited 23,703x
Array programming with NumPy
· 2020 · cited 23,379x
Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,832x

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Quotes

“I knew in a flash Gary had something I should never have. It is something pure and he doesn't know it's there. In truth, that boy hasn't the least idea how well he acts.”
“They can't censor the gleam in my eye.”
“Hollywood is a goofy place. But I like it. It's the perfect mummers' home. If one weren't a little mad one wouldn't be there.”
“[I have a face that would] stop a sundial and frighten small children into fits.”
“I have a face like the behind of an elephant.”
“Method actors give you a photograph. Real actors give you an oil painting.”

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Official website

The Official Charles Laughton Website

Charles Laughton Official Website. Site includes career/ biographical information, photos, sounds, and a monthly listing of his movies showing on U.S. cable stations.

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Encyclopedic overview

Charles Laughton (/ˈlɔːtən/; 1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was an English actor and director. Over his career he received an Academy Award and a Grammy Award as well as nominations for two BAFTAs and a Golden Globe. He earned a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

Born in the North Riding of Yorkshire, Laughton was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first appeared professionally on the stage in 1926. He played a wide range of classical and modern roles both on West End and Off West End, making an impact in Shakespeare at the Old Vic. His acting career took him to Broadway and then Hollywood, where he portrayed everything from monsters and misfits to kings. He earned the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the title character in the historical drama The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933).

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