Charles Laughton

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Charles Laughton Fast Facts:

Served in the British Army during World War I.
Worked in the family business as a hotel manager before turning to acting.
Juggled stage and screen work throughout his career, collaborating on Bertolt Brecht plays in the late 1940s and, in the next decade, acting on-stage in New York and Stratford-upon-Avon while also making films.
His single foray into film directing was an impressive one: the critically acclaimed The Night of the Hunter (1955).
His wife, Elsa Lanchester, appeared with him in a number of films, playing Anne of Cleves to his Oscar-winning monarch in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) and earning her own Academy Award nomination for her supporting role in Witness for the Prosecution (1957).

Charles Laughton Relationships:
Robert Laughton - Father
Elsa Lanchester - Wife
Elizabeth Laughton - Mother
Tom Laughton - Brother
Frank Laughton - Brother
Charles Laughton Awards:
1958 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1935 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1957 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1933 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1962 Grammy: Best Documentary Or Spoken Word Recording (Other Than Comedy) - Winner
1958 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actor - Nominee
1962 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actor - Nominee
College:
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England (1926)