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Overview
Mini Biography:
Son of Robert Laughton and Elizabeth Conlon. Educated at Stonyhurst, Royal... moreAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: June 30, 2009 (From Rope Of Silicon. 30 June 2009, 1:37 AM, PDT)
"Mutiny On The Bounty" At The Redford Theatre, Detroit, This Weekend
(From CinemaRetro. 28 May 2009, 6:13 PM, PDT)
Filmography
Actor:
- Advise & Consent (1962) .... Senator Seabright Cooley
- "Checkmate" .... Reverend Wister (1 episode, 1961)
- Terror from the East (1961) TV episode .... Reverend Wister - "Wagon Train" .... Colonel Albert Farnsworth (1 episode, 1960)
... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master"
- The Albert Farnsworth Story (1960) TV episode .... Colonel Albert Farnsworth - Spartacus (1960) .... Sempronius Gracchus
... aka Spartacus: Rebel Against Rome (USA: poster title) - Sotto dieci bandiere (1960) .... Admiral Russell
... aka Under Ten Flags (USA) - "Playhouse 90" .... Rabbi Adam Heller (1 episode, 1960)
- In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960) TV episode .... Rabbi Adam Heller - "On Trial" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "The Joseph Cotten Show" (USA: rerun title)
... aka "The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial" (USA: new title)
- Eleanor (1959) TV episode - "General Electric Theater" .... Edwin Kensington / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1959)
... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
- The Last Lesson (1959) TV episode .... M. Hamel
- A New York Knight (1958) TV episode .... Henry Denry
- Mr. Kensington's Finest Hour (1957) TV episode .... Edwin Kensington - "Studio 57" .... Charles Claxton (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "Heinz Studio 57" (USA: alternative title)
- Stopover in Bombay (1958) TV episode .... Charles Claxton - Witness for the Prosecution (1957) .... Sir Wilfrid Robarts
- "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode dated 29 September 1956 (1956) TV episode - "Ford Star Jubilee" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1956)
- The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1956) TV episode .... Narrator - Hobson's Choice (1954) .... Henry Horatio Hobson
- "This Is Charles Laughton" (1953) TV series .... Host (1953)
- Young Bess (1953) .... King Henry VIII
- Salome (1953) .... King Herod
... aka Salome: The Dance of the Seven Veils (USA) - Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) .... Capt. William Kidd
- O. Henry's Full House (1952) .... Soapy (The Cop and the Anthem)
... aka Full House (UK) - The Strange Door (1951) .... Sire Alain de Maletroit
... aka Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Door (USA: complete title) - The Blue Veil (1951) .... Fred K. Begley
- The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) .... Inspector Jules Maigret
... aka L'homme de la tour Eiffel (France) - The Bribe (1949) .... J.J. Bealer
- The Girl from Manhattan (1948) .... The Bishop
- The Big Clock (1948) .... Earl Janoth
- Arch of Triumph (1948) .... Ivon Haake
- On Our Merry Way (1948) (scenes deleted) .... Reverend John B. Dunne
... aka A Miracle Can Happen (USA: longer version) - The Paradine Case (1947) .... Judge Lord Thomas Horfield
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case (USA: complete title) - Leben des Galilei (1947) .... Galileo Galilei
... aka Galileo (USA: review title) - Because of Him (1946) .... John Sheridan
- Captain Kidd (1945) .... Capt. William Kidd
- The Suspect (1944) .... Philip Marshall
- The Canterville Ghost (1944) .... Sir Simon de Canterville / The Ghost
- Passport to Destiny (1944) (uncredited) .... Photo of Sergeant Major Henry Albert Muggins
- The Man from Down Under (1943) .... Jocko Wilson
- This Land Is Mine (1943) .... Albert Lory
- Forever and a Day (1943) .... Bellamy - Dexter's Butler
... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title) - Stand by for Action (1942) .... Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas
... aka Cargo of Innocents (UK) - Tales of Manhattan (1942) .... Charles Smith
- The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) .... Jonas Tuttle
- It Started with Eve (1941) .... Jonathan Reynolds
- They Knew What They Wanted (1940) .... Tony Patucci
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) .... Quasimodo
- Jamaica Inn (1939) .... Sir Humphrey Pengallan
- Sidewalks of London (1938) .... Charles Staggers
... aka St. Martin's Lane - Vessel of Wrath (1938) .... Ginger Ted' Wilson
... aka The Beachcomber (USA) - I, Claudius (1937) .... Claudius
- Rembrandt (1936) .... Rembrandt van Rijn
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) .... Bligh
- Les misérables (1935) .... Inspector Javert
- Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) .... Marmaduke Ruggles
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) .... Edward Moulton-Barrett
... aka Forbidden Alliance (USA: TV title) - White Woman (1933) .... Horace H. Prin
- The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) .... King Henry VIII
- Island of Lost Souls (1932) .... Dr. Moreau
- The Sign of the Cross (1932) .... Emperor Nero
- If I Had a Million (1932) .... Phineas V. Lambert
- Payment Deferred (1932) .... William Marble
- The Old Dark House (1932) .... Sir William Porterhouse
- Devil and the Deep (1932) .... Commander Charles Sturm
- Down River (1931) .... Captain Grossman
- Wolves (1930) .... Captain Job
... aka Wanted Men (USA: cut version) - Piccadilly (1929) .... A Nightclub Diner
- The Tonic (1928) .... Father of the Family
- Daydreams (1928) .... Lecherous Boarder/Ram Das in Dream Sequence
- Blue Bottles (1928) .... Burglar
Soundtrack:
- "The Lux Show" (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney" (USA: complete title)
- Episode #1.10 (1957) TV episode (performer: "Gwine to Rune All Night" (uncredited), "Oh! Susanna" (uncredited), "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" (uncredited), "Moonlight Bay" (uncredited)) - Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) (performer: "Meet Captain Kidd")
- The Canterville Ghost (1944) ("Gertie from Bizerte" (1943) (uncredited))
- One in a Million (1936) ("Horror Boys of Hollywood" (1936))
Writer:
- The Night of the Hunter (1955) (screenplay contributor) (uncredited)
- Leben des Galilei (1947) (translation)
... aka Galileo (USA: review title) - Sidewalks of London (1938) (writer)
... aka St. Martin's Lane
Producer:
- Jamaica Inn (1939) (producer) (uncredited)
- Sidewalks of London (1938) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka St. Martin's Lane - Vessel of Wrath (1938) (producer)
... aka The Beachcomber (USA)
Director:
- The Night of the Hunter (1955)
- The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) (uncredited)
... aka L'homme de la tour Eiffel (France)
Self:
- "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #5.17 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #4.12 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
... aka "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #5.26 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
- Episode #3.18 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - "Startime" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
... aka "Ford Startime"
... aka "Lincoln-Mercury Startime"
- Academy Award Songs (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "What's My Line?" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1960)
- Episode dated 21 February 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 25 November 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (6 episodes, 1949-1960)
... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #13.21 (1960) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #9.51 (1956) TV episode .... Guest Host
- Episode #9.1 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.16 (1950) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.35 (1949) TV episode .... Himself
(1 more) - "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
... aka "The Ford Show"
- Episode #3.10 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.9 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
- Episode #5.5 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #4.5 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "The Lux Show" .... Himself - Singer (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney" (USA: complete title)
- Episode #1.10 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Singer - "The Jimmy Durante Show" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode #2.17 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Actor - "Producers' Showcase" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1956)
- Festival of Music (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Host - Christmas Eve with Charles Laughton (1955) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
- Episode dated 6 May 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1952)
... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #2.32 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Actor - News of the Day (1952) .... Himself
- "The Ed Wynn Show" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1950)
- Episode #1.27 (1950) TV episode .... Himself - Actor - Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 11 (1935) .... Himself
- Comets (1930) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Strictly Courtroom (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Sir Wilfrid Robarts
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"Ciclo Agatha Christie"
- Sobre 'Testigo de cargo' (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994) (TV)
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- The Best of Gleason 3 (1989) (TV) .... Himself
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) .... (in "The Bribe")
- The Horror Show (1979)
-
"The Hollywood Greats"
- Charles Laughton (1978) TV episode - That's Action (1977) .... Himself
-
"Night Gallery"
- The Boy who Predicted Earthquakes (1971) TV episode .... Dr. Moreau in 'Island of Lost Souls' clips - The Epic That Never Was (1965) (TV) .... Claudius
-
"Toast of the Town"
- Episode #16.38 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #11.39 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Himself
-
"MGM Parade"
- Episode #1.14 (1955) TV episode .... Captain William Bligh
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Other Works:
Stage: Translated Bertolt Brecht's "Galileo" into English and starred in its first English production. morePublicity Listings:
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