Charles Laughton
Birthday: 1 July 1899, Victoria Hotel, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
Height: 173 cm
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 Ac ...Show More
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.
They can't censor the gleam in my eye.
They can't censor the gleam in my eye.
[on Gary Cooper] I knew in a flash Gary had something I should never have. It is something pure and Show more
[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. Hide
[on Robert Mitchum] All the tough talk is blind. He's a literate, gracious, kind man and he speaks b Show more
[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. Hide
Hollywood is a goofy place. But I like it. It's the perfect mummers' home. If one weren't a little m Show more
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. Hide
I have a face like the behind of an elephant.
I have a face like the behind of an elephant.
I have a face that would stop a sundial.
I have a face that would stop a sundial.
Charles Laughton's FILMOGRAPHY
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as Actor (43)
as Director (1)
Charles Laughton'S roles
Sir Wilfred Robarts
Dr. Moreau
Henry Hobson
Gracchus
Sir Humphrey Pengallan
The Fat One Who Sweats a Lot
