Charles Laughton filmography
These are the films of Charles Laughton:
Filmography
[edit]Unless otherwise stated the films are U.S. productions in black and white.
1928–1940
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes and awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | The Tonic | Father of the Family | Filmed in England Short, (film debut) |
| Daydreams | Lecherous Boarder / Ram Das in Dream Sequence | Filmed in England Short | |
| Blue Bottles | Burglar | Filmed in England Short | |
| 1929 | Piccadilly | A Nightclub Diner | Filmed in England |
| 1930 | Comets | Himself | Filmed in England |
| Wolves | Captain Job | Filmed in England | |
| 1931 | Down River | Captain Grossman | Filmed in England |
| 1932 | Devil and the Deep | Commander Charles Sturm | |
| The Old Dark House | Sir William Porterhouse | ||
| Payment Deferred | William Marble | ||
| If I Had A Million | Phineas V. Lambert | ||
| The Sign of the Cross | Emperor Nero | ||
| Island of Lost Souls | Dr. Moreau | ||
| 1933 | The Private Life of Henry VIII | King Henry VIII | Filmed in England Academy Award for Best Actor |
| White Woman | Horace H. Prin | ||
| 1934 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street | Edward Moulton-Barrett | |
| 1935 | Ruggles of Red Gap | Marmaduke Ruggles | |
| Les Misérables | Inspector Javert | ||
| Mutiny on the Bounty | Captain William Bligh | Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Actor | |
| 1936 | Rembrandt | Rembrandt van Rijn | Filmed in England |
| 1937 | I, Claudius | Claudius | Unfinished and abandoned |
| 1938 | Vessel of Wrath | Ginger "Ted" Wilson | Produced by Laughton Filmed in England Released in the United States as The Beachcomber |
| St. Martin's Lane | Charles Staggers | Produced by Laughton Filmed in England Released in the United States as Sidewalks of London | |
| 1939 | Jamaica Inn | Sir Humphrey Pengallan | Produced by Laughton Filmed in England; |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Quasimodo | ||
| 1940 | They Knew What They Wanted | Tony Patucci |
1941–1949
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes and awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | It Started with Eve | Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 1942 | The Tuttles of Tahiti | Jonas Tuttle | |
| Tales of Manhattan | Charles Smith | ||
| Stand By for Action | Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas | ||
| 1943 | Forever and a Day | Bellamy (Dexter's Butler) | |
| This Land is Mine | Albert Lory | ||
| The Man From Down Under | Jocko Wilson | ||
| 1944 | Passport to Destiny | Sergeant Major Henry Albert Muggins (photo) | Uncredited |
| The Canterville Ghost | Sir Simon de Canterville / The Ghost | ||
| The Suspect | Philip Marshall | ||
| 1945 | Captain Kidd | Captain William Kidd | |
| 1946 | Because of Him | John Sheridan | |
| 1947 | The Paradine Case | Judge Lord Thomas Horfield | |
| Leben des Galilei | Galileo Galilei | Collaborated on the translation of the play by Bertolt Brecht. A 30-minute 'short'. Short | |
| 1948 | A Miracle Can Happen (replaced by On Our Merry Way) | Reverend John B. Dunne | Laughton's scenes cut in American release; replaced by Lamour sequence |
| Arch of Triumph | Ivon Haake | ||
| The Big Clock | Earl Janoth | ||
| The Girl from Manhattan | The Bishop | ||
| 1949 | The Bribe | J. J. Bealer | |
| The Man on the Eiffel Tower | Inspector Jules Maigret | Anscocolor |
1951–1962
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes and awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | The Blue Veil | Fred K. Begley | |
| The Strange Door | Sire Alain de Maletroit | ||
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House | Soapy | Titled Full House in UK. (Segment "The Cop and the Anthem") |
| Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd | Capt. William Kidd | SuperCinecolor | |
| 1953 | Salome | King Herod | Technicolor |
| Young Bess | King Henry VIII | Technicolor | |
| 1954 | Hobson's Choice | Henry Horatio Hobson | Filmed in England |
| 1955 | The Night of the Hunter | — | Directed by Laughton |
| 1957 | Witness for the Prosecution | Sir Wilfrid Robarts | Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama |
| 1960 | Sotto dieci bandiere | Admiral Russell | Filmed in Italy Released in the United States and UK as Under Ten Flags |
| Spartacus | Sempronius Gracchus | Super Technirama 70 Technicolor | |
| 1962 | Advise & Consent | Sen. Seabright Cooley | Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor (final film role) |
References
[edit]- Charles Laughton at IMDb
- Charles Laughton at the TCM Movie Database
- Charles Laughton at the Internet Broadway Database
- Charles Laughton at the BFI's Screenonline