- Recent Role:
- Claudius on I, Claudius
- Gender:
- Male
- Born:
- 7-1-1899
- Died:
-
12-15-1962
(Cancer)
- Birthplace:
- Scarborough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Portly British-born actor who enjoyed a long career in films and on-stage. Laughton was married to fellow thespian Elsa Lanchester in real life and appeared in such classic films as Mutiny on the Bounty, Les Miserables, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Witness for the Prosecution, Spartacus, and Advise and Consent.