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Charles Laughton

Highest Rated:: 100% Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Lowest Rated:: 44% Jamaica Inn (1939)

Birthday:: Jul 1, 1899
Birthplace:: Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
Bio:: Tortured but brilliant British actor Charles Laughton's unique performances made him a compelling performer both on stage and in film. After starting his career as an hotel manager, Laughton switched to acting. His performances in London's West End plays brought him early acclaim, which eventually…

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Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 44% - 100%

Number of Movies: 52

Box Office Since 2001: --

Year	Rating	Title	Credit	Box Office
2011		I, Claudius	Actor	--
2006		Pirates - Dead Men Tell Their Tales	Actor	--
1999		Gay! Gay! Hollywood	Actor	--
1965		The Epic That Never Was	Actor	--
1962	82%	Advise and Consent	Sen. Seabright "Seab" Cooley	--
1962	71%	Mutiny on the Bounty	Actor	--
1960	96%	Spartacus	Sempronius Gracchus	--
1957	100%	Witness for the Prosecution	Sir Wilfrid Robarts	--
1956		Producer's Showcase: Festival of Music	Actor	--
1955	98%	The Night of the Hunter	Director	--
1953		Salome: The Dance of the Seven Veils	King Herod	--
1953		Young Bess	Henry VIII	--
1953	95%	Hobson's Choice	Henry Horatio Hobson	--
1952		Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd	Capt. Kidd	--
1952		O. Henry's Full House	Soapy The Cop and the Anthem	--
1951		The Strange Door (Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Door )	Sire Alan de Maletroit	--
1951		The Blue Veil	Fred K. Begley	--
1949		The Man on the Eiffel Tower	Inspector Jules Maigret Director	--
1949		The Bribe	A.J. Bealer	--
1948	100%	The Big Clock	Earl Janoth	--
1948		Arch of Triumph	Haake	--
1947	75%	The Paradine Case	Judge Horfield	--
1946		Because of Him	Sheridan	--
1945	100%	Captain Kidd	Capt. William Kidd	--
1945		Pirates: Dead Men Tell Their Tales	Captain Kidd	--
1944	83%	The Canterville Ghost	Sir Simon de Canterville/The Ghost	--
1944		The Suspect	Philip	--
1943		Forever and a Day	Bellamy Dexter Pomfret's Butler	--
1943		The Man from Down Under	Jocko Wilson	--
1943	71%	This Land Is Mine	Arthur Lory	--
1942		Stand by for Action (Cargo of Innocents)	Rear Adm. Stephen Thomas	--
1942		The Tuttles of Tahiti	Jonas Tuttle	--
1942		Tales of Manhattan	Charles Smith	--
1941		It Started with Eve	Jonathan Reynolds	--
1940		They Knew What They Wanted	Tony Patucci	--
1939	100%	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Quasimodo	--
1939	44%	Jamaica Inn	Sir Humphrey Pengallan	--
1938		Sidewalks of London	Charles Saggers	--
1938		Vessel of Wrath (The Beachcomber)	Ginger Ted	--
1936		Rembrandt	Rembrandt van Rijn	--
1935	100%	Les Miserables	Javert	--
1935	100%	Ruggles of Red Gap	Marmaduke Ruggles	--
1935	93%	Mutiny on the Bounty	Capt. William Bligh	--
1934	71%	The Barretts of Wimpole Street	Edward Moulton Barrett	--
1933	100%	The Private Life of Henry VIII	Henry VIII	--
1933		White Woman	Horace Prin	--
1932	95%	Island of Lost Souls (The Island of Dr. Moreau)	Dr. Moreau	--
1932		Payment Deferred	William Marble	--
1932		The Sign of the Cross	Nero	--
1932	100%	The Old Dark House	Sir William Porterhouse	--
1932		If I Had a Million	The Clerk	--
1929	88%	Piccadilly	A Night Club Hawk	--

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1. Julius Caesar: I thought you had no reservations about the gods.
2. Sempronius Gracchus: Privately I believe in none. Neither do you. Publicly I believe in them all.
From Spartacus. Submitted by The Vinh H (45 days ago)