Charles Laughton
País: United Kingdom
Género: M
Cumpleaños: 1899-07-01
Fallecido: 1962-12-15
Biografía
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Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was an English-American stage and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Laughton was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first appeared professionally on the stage in 1926. In 1927, he was cast in a play with his future wife Elsa Lanchester, with whom he lived and worked until his death.
He played a wide range of classical and modern parts, making an impact in Shakespeare at the Old Vic. His film career took him to Broadway and then Hollywood, but he also collaborated with Alexander Korda on notable British films of the era, including The Private Life of Henry VIII, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the title character. He portrayed everything from monsters and misfits to kings. Among Laughton's biggest film hits were The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Mutiny on the Bounty, Ruggles of Red Gap, Jamaica Inn, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and The Big Clock. In his later career, he took up stage directing, notably in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, and George Bernard Shaw's Don Juan in Hell, in which he also starred. He directed one film, the thriller The Night of the Hunter.
Daniel Day-Lewis cited Laughton as one of his inspirations, saying: "He was probably the greatest film actor who came from that period of time. He had something quite remarkable. His generosity as an actor, he fed himself into that work. As an actor, you cannot take your eyes off him."
Actor:
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1. Piccadilly (1929), película...A Nightclub Diner
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2. El caserón de las sombras (1932), película...Sir William Porterhouse
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3. El signo de la cruz (1932), película...Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar
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4. La vida privada de Enrique VIII (1933), película...Henry VIII
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5. Rebelión a bordo (1935), película...Captain Bligh
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6. Nobleza obliga (1935), película...Ruggles
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7. Los miserables (1935), película...Inspector Emile Javert
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8. Rembrandt (1936), película...Rembrandt van Rijn
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9. Las Calles de Londres (1938), película...Charles Staggers
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10. Bandera amarilla (1938), película...Ginger Ted' Wilson
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11. Esmeralda, la zíngara (1939), película...The Hunchback Quasimodo
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12. Posada Jamaica (1939), película...Sir Humphrey Pengallan
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13. They Knew What They Wanted (1940), película...Tony Patucci
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14. Esta terra é miña (1943), película...Albert Lory
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15. El Sospechoso (1944), película...Philip Marshall
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16. El capitán Kidd (1945), película...Capt. William Kidd
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17. El proceso Paradine (1947), película...Judge Lord Thomas Horfield
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18. Arco de triunfo (1948), película...Ivon Haake
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19. El reloj asesino (1948), película...Earl Janoth
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20. The Girl From Manhattan (1948), película...The Bishop
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21. El hombre de la torre Eiffel (1949), película...Inspector Jules Maigret
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22. Cuatro páginas de la vida (1952), película...Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
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23. Abbott y Costello contra el Capitán Kidd (1952), película
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24. Salomé (1953), película...King Herod
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25. Young Bess (1953), película...King Henry VIII
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26. El déspota (1954), película...Henry Hobson
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27. Testigo de cargo (1957), película...Sir Wilfrid Robarts
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28. Espartaco (1960), película...Gracchus
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29. Bajo diez banderas (1960), película...Admiral Russell
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30. Espartaco (1960), serie...Gracchus
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31. Tempestad sobre Washington (1962), película...Senator Seabright Cooley
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32. Cliente muerto no paga (1982), película...The Fat One Who Sweats a Lot (archive footage)
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...The Fat One Who Sweats a Lot (archive footage)
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34. Robert Mitchum - Hollywoods Bad Boy (2018), película...Self (archive footage)
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35. Robert Redford: The Golden Look (2019), película...The Fat One Who Sweats a Lot (archive footage)
Guionista:
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1. El hombre de la torre Eiffel (1949), película...(completion director) (uncredited)
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2. La noche del cazador (1955), película
Autor:
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1. Las Calles de Londres (1938), película...(writer)
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2. La noche del cazador (1955), película...(screenplay contributor) (uncredited)
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3. La vida de Galileo (1975), película...(English translation of play)
Productor:
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1. Las Calles de Londres (1938), película...producer (uncredited)
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2. Bandera amarilla (1938), película
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3. Posada Jamaica (1939), película