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Charles Laughton
Birthday:
1 July 1899
Height:
173 cm
Biography
[on Gary Cooper] I knew in a flash Gary had something I should never have. It is something pure and he doesn't know it's there. In truth, that boy hasn't the least idea how well he acts.
[on Gary Cooper] I knew in a flash Gary had something I should never have. It is something pure and he doesn't know it's there. In truth, that boy hasn't the least idea how well he acts.
Method actors give you a photograph. Real actors give you an oil painting.
Method actors give you a photograph. Real actors give you an oil painting.
I have a face that would stop a sundial.
I have a face that would stop a sundial.
[on Robert Mitchum] All the tough talk is blind. He's a literate, gracious, kind man and he speaks beautifully - when he wants to. Bob would make the best Macbeth of any actor living.
[on Robert Mitchum] All the tough talk is blind. He's a literate, gracious, kind man and he speaks beautifully - when he wants to. Bob would make the best Macbeth of any actor living.
Hollywood is a goofy place. But I like it. It's the perfect mummers' home. If one weren't a little mad one wouldn't be there.
Hollywood is a goofy place. But I like it. It's the perfect mummers' home. If one weren't a little mad one wouldn't be there.
It's got so that every time I walk into a restaurant, I get not only soup but an impersonation of Captain Bligh.
It's got so that every time I walk into a restaurant, I get not only soup but an impersonation of Captain Bligh.
I have a face like the behind of an elephant.
I have a face like the behind of an elephant.
They can't censor the gleam in my eye.
They can't censor the gleam in my eye.
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, to Eliza (Conlon) and Robert Laughton, hotel keepers of Irish and English descent. He was educated at Stonyhurst, 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 Pommer, in 1937. He became and 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. Laughton died in Hollywood, California.
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Charles Laughton Filmography
Charles Laughton Roles
Sir Wilfred Robarts
Gracchus
Dr. Moreau
The Fat One Who Sweats a Lot
Henry Hobson
Sir Humphrey Pengallan
