History Creator / CharlesLaughton

It was his lifelong regret that he was not a handsome man. He had a deep appreciation for beauty and appreciated the finer things in life, but believed he looked like a "departing pachyderm". Creator/MarilynMonroe, who played the young prostitute in ''Film/OHenrysFullHouse'' opposite Laughton, said he was the sexiest man she'd ever seen; and Marlene Dietrich was thrilled to be working with him in ''Film/WitnessForTheProsecution.''

Among the decidedly eccentric roles he took on were UsefulNotes/HenryVIII in 1933's ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfHenryVIII'' (for which he won the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Actor), Captain Bligh in 1935's ''Mutiny on the Bounty'', Quasimodo in 1939's ''Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' and (later in his career) Senator Gracchus in ''Film/{{Spartacus}}''.

Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 -- 15 December 1962) was an English actor who appeared on stage and in Hollywood films during the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood golden era]]. He was also known for being married to fellow actress Elsa Lanchester (best known as the Film/BrideOfFrankenstein) from 1929 until his death.

He was also [[OneBookAuthor the director of ONE movie]], the 1955 thriller ''Film/TheNightOfTheHunter''. It did so poorly that he never got the chance to direct again. However, the film was eventually VindicatedByHistory, and today it is considered to be one of the greatest thrillers ever made.

Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 -- 15 December 1962) was an English actor who appeared on stage and in Hollywood films during the [[GoldenAgeOfHollywood golden era]]. He was also known for being married to fellow actress Elsa Lanchester (best known as the Film/BrideOfFrankenstein) from 1929 until his death.

* ''Film/TheOldDarkHouse'' (1932, Sir William)

Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 -- 15 December 1962) was an English actor who appeared on stage and in Hollywood films during the [[GoldenAgeOfHollywood golden era]]. He was also known for being married fellow actress Elsa Lanchester (best known as the Film/BrideOfFrankenstein) from 1929 until his death.

->''Charles Laughton...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.''

Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 -- 15 December 1962) was an English actor who appeared on stage and in Hollywood films during the [[GoldenAgeOfHollywood golden era]]. He was also known for being married fellow actress Elsa Lanchester (best known as the Film/BrideOfFrankenstein) in 1929.

Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 -- 15 December 1962) was an English actor who appeared on stage and in Hollywood during the [[GoldenAgeOfHollywood golden era]]. He was also known for being married fellow actress Elsa Lanchester (best known as the Film/BrideOfFrankenstein) in 1929.

-> ''Charles Laughton...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.''

Charles Laughton was a dramatic actor born in Yorkshire, England in 1899. Began acting in 1926, married fellow actress Elsa Lanchester (best known as the Film/BrideOfFrankenstein) in 1929, and moved to Hollywood in 1931.

Among the decidedly eccentric roles he took on were UsefulNotes/HenryVIII in 1933's ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfHenryVIII'' (for which he won the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Actor), Captain Bligh in 1935's ''Literature/MutinyOnTheBounty'', Quasimodo in 1939's ''Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' and (later in his career) Senator Gracchus in ''Film/{{Spartacus}}''.

* ''Literature/MutinyOnTheBounty'' (1935, Captain Bligh)

-> ''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.''

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Among the decidedly eccentric roles he took on were UsefulNotes/HenryVIII in 1933's ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfHenryVIII'' (for which he won the AcademyAward for Best Actor), Captain Bligh in 1935's ''Literature/MutinyOnTheBounty'', Quasimodo in 1939's ''Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' and (later in his career) Senator Gracchus in ''Film/{{Spartacus}}''.

Among the decidedly eccentric roles he took on were UsefulNotes/HenryVIII in 1933's ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfHenryTheEighth'' (for which he won the AcademyAward for Best Actor), Captain Bligh in 1935's ''Literature/MutinyOnTheBounty'', Quasimodo in 1939's ''Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' and (later in his career) Senator Gracchus in ''Film/{{Spartacus}}''.

Among the decidedly eccentric roles he took on were HenryVIII in 1933's ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfHenryTheEighth'' (for which he won the AcademyAward for Best Actor), Captain Bligh in 1935's ''Literature/MutinyOnTheBounty'', Quasimodo in 1939's ''Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' and (later in his career) Senator Gracchus in ''Film/{{Spartacus}}''.

Among the decidedly eccentric roles he took on were HenryVIII in 1933's ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfHenryTheEighth'' (for which he won the AcademyAward for Best Actor), Captain Bligh in 1935's ''MutinyOnTheBounty'', Quasimodo in 1939's ''Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' and (later in his career) Senator Gracchus in ''Film/{{Spartacus}}''.

* ''MutinyOnTheBounty'' (1935, Captain Bligh)