Gibb McLaughlin
Biography
Gibb McLaughlin was an English actor who worked on stage and screen, born in Sunderland, County Durham. He spent about a decade as a salesman in Kingston-upon-Hull before joining the Hull Amateur Operatic Society, where he played Koko in The Mikado. Concerts with Anne Croft and music hall turns as a comedian and monologist followed. From 1921 to 1959 he appeared in 118 films, becoming a character actor known for disguise and for slipping into ethnic and Dickensian roles. His best known pictures included Oliver Twist (1948), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) and Hobson's Choice (1954). In Mr Reeder in Room 13 (1938), he took one of his few starring parts, as the detective J. G. Reeder; the film came out in America under the title Mystery of Room 13 (1941).
76years old at death
- Born Sunderland
- Died London
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 23 years1933 to 1956
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A change of course
For about 10 years before films, McLaughlin was a salesman in Kingston-upon-Hull. He belonged to the Holy Trinity Church choir there and joined the Hull Amateur Operatic Society, playing Koko in The Mikado.
First role
McLaughlin's stage work began with the Hull Amateur Operatic Society, where he played Koko in The Mikado, then appeared with Anne Croft in concerts and had a turn on the Palace Theatre stage.
Own stunts
McLaughlin was a skeletal, lugubrious character actor. On screen he was known as a master of disguise, which let him take on almost any ethnic part or Dickensian role.
Gibb McLaughlin movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
David Lean directed two of these films, Ronald Neame two. Alec Guinness appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Alec Guinness's page
Michael Hordern's page
Herbert Lom's page
Charles Laughton's page
Richard Wattis's page
Joan Hickson's page
David LeanDirector, 2 films, 1948 to 1954
All films by David Lean
Ronald NeameDirector, 2 films, 1952 to 1956
All films by Ronald Neame
Also two films together6 more actors
- Miles MallesonThe Man Who Never Was (1956) and The Queen of Spades (1949)
- Merle OberonThe Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) and The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
- Ronald AdamThe Man Who Never Was (1956) and The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
- Mary ClareThe Black Rose (1950) and Oliver Twist (1948)
- Edie MartinHobson's Choice (1954) and The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
- Henry EdwardsThe Card (1952) and Oliver Twist (1948)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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