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Charles Laughton

British-American actor (1899–1962)

2.54body-of-work score · ranked #430 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library

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Born
July 1, 1899 · Scarborough
Died
December 15, 1962 · Hollywood
Nationality
United Kingdom, United States
Work
theatre director, film director, film actor, stage actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Charles Laughton
Clarence Bull · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    The Night of the HunterMust-See #232

    1955 · United States · film-noir, thriller, crime

    Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #25 · Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #41 · Empire 500 (2008) #71

    2.5410 citations

Complete filmography

All 2 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.