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Laughton, Charles (1899-1962)
 

Film & TV credits


Film Credits
 
BLUE BOTTLES1928gunman at top of stairs
DAY-DREAMS1928Ram Das
PICCADILLY1929continental visitor
COMETS1930cast member
WOLVES1930Captain Job
DOWN RIVER1931Captain Grossman
DEVIL AND THE DEEPUS, 1932Commander Sturm
PAYMENT DEFERREDUS, 1932William Marble
ISLAND OF LOST SOULSUS, 1932Dr. Moreau
THE SIGN OF THE CROSSUS, 1932Nero
THE OLD DARK HOUSEUS, 1932Sir William Porterhouse
IF I HAD A MILLION: The ClerkUS, 1932Phineas V. Lambert
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII1933Henry VIII
WHITE WOMANUS, 1933Horace H. Prin
THE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREETUS, 1934Edward Moulton-Barrett
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTYUS, 1935Captain William Bligh
RUGGLES OF RED GAPUS, 1935Ruggles
LES MISERABLESUS, 1935Inspector Javert
REMBRANDT1936Rembrandt van Rijn
I, CLAUDIUS1937Claudius
LEST WE FORGET1937Appellant
VESSEL OF WRATH1938Edward C. "Ginger Ted" Wilson
ST. MARTIN'S LANE W.C.21938Charles Staggers
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAMEUS, 1939Quasimodo, the hunchback
JAMAICA INN1939Sir Humphrey Pengallan
THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTEDUS, 1940Tony Patucci
IT STARTED WITH EVEUS, 1941Jonathan Reynolds
STAND BY FOR ACTIONUS, 1942Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas
TALES OF MANHATTANUS, 1942Charles Smith
THE TUTTLES OF TAHITIUS, 1942Jonas Tuttle
THE MAN FROM DOWN UNDERUS, 1943Jocko Wilson
FOREVER AND A DAYUS, 1943Bellamy
THIS LAND IS MINEUS, 1943Albert Lory
THE SUSPECTUS, 1944Philip Marshall
THE CANTERVILLE GHOSTUS, 1944Sir Simon de Canterville / the ghost
PASSPORT TO DESTINYUS, 1944photo of Sgt-Maj Henry Albert Muggins (uncredited)
CAPTAIN KIDDUS, 1945Captain William Kidd
BECAUSE OF HIMUS, 1946John Sheridan
THE PARADINE CASEUS, 1947Judge Lord Horfield
THE BIG CLOCKUS, 1947Earl Janoth
THE GIRL FROM MANHATTANUS, 1948The Bishop
ARCH OF TRIUMPHUS, 1948von Haake
THE BRIBEUS, 1949J.J. Bealer
THE MAN ON THE EIFFEL TOWERUS, 1949Inspector Maigret
THE BLUE VEILUS, 1951Begley
THE STRANGE DOORUS, 1951Alan de Maletroit
O. HENRY'S FULL HOUSE: The Cop and the AnthemUS, 1952Soapy
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET CAPTAIN KIDDUS, 1952Captain Kidd
SALOMEUS, 1953King Herod
YOUNG BESSUS, 1953Henry VIII
HOBSON'S CHOICE1953Henry Horatio Hobson
NIGHT OF THE HUNTERUS, 1955director
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTIONUS, 1958Sir Wilfred Robarts / Marlene Dietrich's Cockney dialogue coach (uncredited)
UNDER TEN FLAGS / SOTTO DIECI BANDIEREItaly / US, 1960Admiral Russell
SPARTACUSUS, 1960Sempronius Gracchus
ADVISE & CONSENTUS, 1962Senator Seabright Cooley
GALILEOUK / Canada, 1974author of English version
DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAIDUS, 1982'man in white suit'
 
Television Credits
 
THIS IS CHARLES LAUGHTONWJZ-TV (US), 1953on-screen participant
FORD STAR JUBILEE: The Day Lincoln Was ShotITV tx 1/2/1956narrator
ALEXANDER KORDA, KTBBC tx 4/3/1956on-screen participant
THE ED SULLIVAN SHOWCBS (US) tx 9/9/1956guest host
THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOWUS tx 29/9/1956on-screen participant
GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER: Mr. Kensington's Finest HourCBS (US) tx 27/10/1957Edwin Kensington
STUDIO 57: Stopover in BombayKTTV (US) tx 27/2/1958Charles Claxton
GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER: A New York KnightCBS (US) tx 2/3/1958Henry Denry
GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER: The Last LessonCBS (US) tx 8/2/1959M. Hamel
ON TRIAL: EleanorUS tx 13/7/1959cast member
PLAYHOUSE 90: In the Presence of Mine EnemiesCBS (US) tx 18/5/1960Rabbi Adam Heller
WAGON TRAIN: The Albert Farnsworth StoryNBC (US) tx 12/10/1960Albert Farnsworth
CHECKMATE: Terror from the EastCBS (US) tx 7/1/1961Reverend Wister
GALILEOBBC tx 21/11/1961author of English version
CALLOW'S LAUGHTONChannel 4 tx 30/8/1987subject of programme