Acting · Directing · Writing · 1899 to 1962
Charles Laughton
Best rated: Witness for the Prosecution (8.4)
- Films
- 45
- Avg rating
- 7.01
- Peak run
- 1953’62
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 3
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Charles by the numbers
Average
7.01
35 rated films
Vote weighted
7.06
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.65
rating spread
Career
34y
1929 to 1962
Total votes
514K
across every film
Best
8.4
Witness for the Prosecution
Worst
6.3
Jamaica Inn
Newest first
Filmography
| 1962 | Advise & Consent | Sen. Seabright Cooley | 7.7 | 8,196 |
| 1960 | Under Ten Flags | L'ammiraglio Russell | · | 593 |
| 1960 |  Spartacus | Gracchus | 7.9 | 153K |
| 1957 |  Witness for the Prosecution | Sir Wilfrid | 8.4 | 165K |
| 1954 |  Hobson's Choice | Henry Hobson | 7.7 | 10,285 |
| 1953 | Salome | King Herod | 5.8 | 2,593 |
| 1953 | Young Bess | King Henry VIII | 6.7 | 2,058 |
| 1952 | Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd | Capt. William Kidd | 5.7 | 2,496 |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House | Soapy (segment: The Cop and the Anthem) | 7.2 | 3,466 |
| 1951 | The Blue Veil | Fred K. Begley | · | 545 |
| 1951 | The Strange Door | Sire Alain de Maletroit | 6.3 | 1,460 |
| 1949 | The Bribe | J.J. Bealer | 6.6 | 2,390 |
| 1949 | The Man on the Eiffel Tower | Inspector Jules Maigret | 5.8 | 1,209 |
| 1948 | Arch of Triumph | Ivon Haake | 6.3 | 2,182 |
| 1948 |  The Big Clock | Earl Janoth | 7.6 | 11,119 |
| 1947 |  The Paradine Case | Judge Lord Thomas Horfield | 6.5 | 13,648 |
| 1946 | Because of Him | John Sheridan | · | 496 |
| 1945 | Captain Kidd | Capt. William Kidd | 6.3 | 2,448 |
| 1944 | The Canterville Ghost | Sir Simon de Canterville | 6.9 | 3,674 |
| 1944 | The Suspect | Philip Marshall | 7.3 | 4,005 |
Better together?
Charles Laughton's regulars
- Franchot ToneCo-star · 4 films · 7.03 avg▲+0.25
- Elsa LanchesterCo-star · 3 films · 7.70 avg▲+0.75
- Maureen O'SullivanCo-star · 3 films · 7.25 avg▲+0.32
- Maureen O'HaraCo-star · 3 films · 7.23 avg▲+0.33
- Fredric MarchCo-star · 3 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.07
- Cedric HardwickeCo-star · 3 films · 7.07 avg▲+0.21
- Robert Z. LeonardDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.60 avg▼−0.26
- Henry KosterDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.40 avg▲+0.49
- Alexander KordaDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.00 avg▼−0.09
- Norman Z. McLeodDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.90 avg●0.00
- Stanley CortezCinematographer · 2 films · 6.85 avg
- William DieterleDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.80 avg▼−0.10
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Charles Laughton
3 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1958Charles Laughton
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1936Charles Laughton
- WonBest Actor · Academy Awards 1934Charles Laughton
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