Charles Laughton

1899 - 1962 (cancer of the gall bladder)
British born Scarborough

Height 5' 8" (1.73 m) . Son of Robert Laughton and Elizabeth Conlon. Educated at Stonyhurst, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (received gold medal). First appearance on stage, 1926. Formed own film company, Mayflower Pictures Corp., with Erich Pommer in 1937. Became American citizen 1950. A consummate artist, Laughton achieved great success on stage and film, with many staged readings (particularly of George Bernard Shaw) to his credit. Spouse Elsa Lanchester (9 February 1929 - 15 December 1962) (his death).

Advise & Consent (1962) , "Checkmate" (1961) , "Wagon Train" (1960) , Spartacus (1960) , Sotto dieci bandiere (1960) , "Playhouse 90" (1960) , "On Trial" (1959) , "General Electric Theater" (1957) , "Studio 57" (1958) , Witness for the Prosecution (1957), Hobson's Choice (1954) , "This Is Charles Laughton" (1953) , Young Bess (1953) , Salome (1953) , Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) , O. Henry's Full House (1952) , The Strange Door (1951) , The Blue Veil (1951) , The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1950) , The Bribe (1949) , The Girl from Manhattan (1948) , The Big Clock (1948) , Arch of Triumph (1948) , The Paradine Case (1947) , Leben des Galilei (1947) , Because of Him (1946) , Captain Kidd (1945) , The Suspect (1944) , The Canterville Ghost (1944) , Passport to Destiny (1944) , The Man from Down Under (1943) , This Land Is Mine (1943) , Forever and a Day (1943) , Stand by for Action (1942) , Tales of Manhattan (1942) , The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) , It Started with Eve (1941) , They Knew What They Wanted (1940), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) , Jamaica Inn (1939) , Sidewalks of London (1938) , Vessel of Wrath (1938) , I, Claudius (1937) , Rembrandt (1936) , Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) , Misérables, Les (1935) , Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) , The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) , White Woman (1933) , The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) , Island of Lost Souls (1933) , If I Had a Million (1932) , The Sign of the Cross (1932) , Payment Deferred (1932) , The Old Dark House (1932) , Devil and the Deep (1932) , Down River (1931) , Wolves (1930) , Piccadilly (1929) , Daydreams (1928) , Blue Bottles (1928)