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Charles Laughton Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, Billy Chapin, Evelyn Varden, Peter Graves: Directed by Laughton 1957 Witness for the Prosecution: Sir Wilfrid Robarts Billy Wilder: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Elsa Lanchester, Una O'Connor: Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor
Birthday: Jul 1, 1899. Birthplace: Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK. Charles Laughton became an international star in his native England before coming to America where he became one of ...
Charles Laughton (født 1. juli 1899 i Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, død 15. december 1962 i Los Angeles, Californien, USA) var en britisk skuespiller.. Efter sin teateruddannelse slog han igennem som karakterskuespiller ved britiske teatre i 1920'erne.Han filmdebuterede i 1928, og virkede i Hollywood fra 1932.Han fik stor succes med titelrollen i de britiske film The Private Life of ...
Biography. A portly, but versatile actor, Charles Laughton became an international star in his native England before coming to America where he became one of Hollywood's most popular and respected performers. Laughton made his New York stage debut in "Payment Deferred" (1931) and soon after won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his scene ...
Charles Laughton [ ˈlɔːtn̩] (* 1. Juli 1899 in Scarborough, England; † 15. Dezember 1962 in Hollywood, Kalifornien) war ein zunächst britischer, ab 1950 US-amerikanischer Schauspieler sowie Regisseur bei Theater und Film. Charles Laughton gehörte jahrzehntelang zu den weltweit führenden Charakterdarstellern und wurde unter anderem mit ...
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, American dramatic film, released in 1939, that is widely regarded as the finest adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel of the same name. It featured Charles Laughton in one of his most acclaimed roles.. Laughton portrayed an unlikely hero: the kind, misunderstood, and pitiable hunchback Quasimodo, the bell ringer at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.
15. Young Bess (1953) In “Young Bess,” Charles Laughton plays King Henry VIII, a powerful and mercurial monarch in 16th century England. Laughton’s performance in the film is both regal and captivating, capturing the character’s charisma and complexity as he navigates the tumultuous political landscape of his time.
