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  1. Charles Laughton (/ ˈ l ɔː t ə n /; [1] 1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was a British and American actor. He 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.. Laughton played a wide range of classical and modern roles, making an impact in Shakespeare at the Old Vic.His film career took him to Broadway and ...

  2. Charles Laughton. Actor: Witness for the Prosecution. Charles Laughton was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, to Eliza (Conlon) and Robert Laughton, hotel keepers of Irish and English descent, respectively. He was educated at Stonyhurst (a highly esteemed Jesuit college in England) and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (received gold medal). His first appearance on stage was in 1926. Laughton formed own film company, Mayflower Pictures Corp., with Erich...

  3. Charles Laughton (born July 1, 1899, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England—died December 15, 1962, Hollywood, California, U.S.) was a British actor and director who defied the Hollywood typecasting system to emerge as one of the most versatile performers of his generation. Charles Laughton and Binnie Barnes in The Private Life of Henry VIIICharles ...

  4. Wonderful classic actor, Charles Laughton, entertained movie audiences, in his many varied screen characterizations for over 30 years, always with excellence and a very unique style. Here are 32 of the best of the unforgettable, Charles Laughton.

  5. Charles Laughton was an English actor counted amongst the most versatile performers of his generation. He was also a successful director, producer and screen writer. An accomplished character actor of both the stage and film, he was as adept at playing classical roles as he was in modern ones. Born to Yorkshire hotel keepers in England, he developed an early interest in acting and received training in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

  6. Charles Laughton. Actor: Witness for the Prosecution. Charles Laughton was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, to Eliza (Conlon) and Robert Laughton, hotel keepers of Irish and English descent, respectively. He was educated at Stonyhurst (a highly esteemed Jesuit college in England) and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (received gold medal). His first appearance on stage was in 1926. Laughton formed own film company, Mayflower Pictures Corp., with Erich...

  7. Charles Laughton. Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was an Anglo - American actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. He was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire. He is known for playing Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Captain Bligh in Mutiny on the Bounty. He directed The Night of the Hunter.

  8. Charles Laughton (/ ˈ l ɔː t ə n /; [1] 1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was a British and American actor. He 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.

  9. www.encyclopedia.com › film-and-television-biographies › charles-laughtonCharles Laughton - Encyclopedia.com

    May 14, 2018 · Charles Laughton, one of the most distinguished actors of the century, was successful alike on stage and in film, yet, full of artistic self-doubts throughout his career, he was fraught by worries, largely of his own making, including problems arising from his homosexuality. Like Michel Simon in France, he was haunted by concern about his appearance; both men found themselves repellently ugly yet both had features which, though homely and far from conventionally handsome, possessed wonderful ...

  10. Nov 24, 2012 · Charles Laughton was born in 1899, in Scarborough, and died in December 1962, and in the half century since his reputation has undergone a metamorphosis. Once the most commanding of actors, he is ...