Charles Lamont
Directing Born May 5, 1895 Died Nov 12, 1993 St. Petersburg, Russia 186 credits
Biography
Charles Lamont was a filmmaker known for directing over two hundred titles, as well as producing and writing many others. He was born on May 5, 1895, in St. Petersburg, Russia. His known directing credits include films such as Zorro, Playing the Ponies, and That's the Spirit. Depending on the source, his death occurred in 1993, specifically noted on September 11, September 12, or November 12, at the age of ninety-eight in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is also identified in records as an American filmmaker. His career encompasses a large body of work with numerous known credits primarily focused on directing in the film industry.
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Career overview
Charles Lamont was a filmmaker known for directing over two hundred titles, in addition to producing and writing many others. His known credits include directing work within the film industry, and he is known for directing specific titles such as Zorro, Playing the Ponies, and That's the Spirit.
Born on May 5, 1895, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Lamont was also identified as an American filmmaker. His career encompassed a large volume of work across numerous productions. Throughout his professional life, he contributed to the motion picture industry in multiple capacities as a director, writer, and producer.
Lamont passed away in September of 1993, with source dates noting the day of death as either September 11 or September 12, at the age of ninety-eight in Los Angeles, California, United States. His extensive filmography remains documented across various international film databases and historical archives reflecting his prolific output in cinema.
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Frequent co-stars
Diego Muñoz
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Amparo Noguera
4 shared titles
Héctor Noguera
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Jaime Vadell
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Ignacia Baeza
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Álvaro Espinoza
2 shared titles
Solange Lackington
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Sigrid Alegría
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Elisa Zulueta
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Claudio Castellón
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Career timeline
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
Zorro · DirectorAnnette · Series Director
Francis in the Haunted House · DirectorThe Kettles in the Ozarks · Director
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy · DirectorAbbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops · DirectorCarolina Cannonball · DirectorLay That Rifle Down · Director
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home · DirectorUntamed Heiress · DirectorRicochet Romance · Director
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars · DirectorAbbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · Director
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation · DirectorAbbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd · Director
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man · DirectorComin' Round the Mountain · DirectorFlame of Araby · Director
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek · DirectorMa and Pa Kettle Go to Town · DirectorBud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion · DirectorI Was a Shoplifter · Director
Ma and Pa Kettle · DirectorBagdad · Director
The Untamed Breed · Director
Slave Girl · Director
She Wrote the Book · DirectorThe Runaround · Director
Frontier Gal · DirectorThat's the Spirit · DirectorSalome, Where She Danced · Director
Her Primitive Man · DirectorChip Off the Old Block · DirectorBowery to Broadway · DirectorThe Merry Monahans · Director
Hit the Ice · DirectorMister Big · DirectorFired Wife · DirectorIt Comes Up Love · DirectorTop Man · Director
Almost Married · DirectorWhen Johnny Comes Marching Home · DirectorDon't Get Personal · DirectorGet Hep to Love · DirectorHi, Neighbor · Director
Road Agent · DirectorSing Another Chorus · DirectorSan Antonio Rose · DirectorMoonlight in Hawaii · DirectorMelody Lane · Director
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! · DirectorOh, Johnny, How You Can Love! · DirectorGive Us Wings · DirectorSandy Is a Lady · Director
Inside Information · DirectorLittle Accident · DirectorPride of the Navy · DirectorPanama Patrol · DirectorThe Long Shot · Director
Slander House · DirectorFiddling Around · DirectorA Doggone Mixup · DirectorInternational Crime · DirectorShadows Over Shanghai · Director
Jail Bait · DirectorDitto · DirectorLove Nest on Wheels · DirectorCalling All Doctors · DirectorHe Done His Duty · Director
Ring Around the Moon · DirectorBelow the Deadline · DirectorBulldog Edition · DirectorThe Dark Hour · DirectorThree on a Limb · Director
False Pretenses · DirectorRestless Knights · DirectorHayseed Romance · DirectorHayseed Romance · StoryTramp Tramp Tramp · Director
The Gold Ghost · DirectorThe Gold Ghost · WriterThe World Accuses · DirectorNo Sleep on the Deep · DirectorTomorrow's Youth · Director
Polly Tix in Washington · DirectorPolly Tix in Washington · WriterBlue Blackbirds · DirectorThe Kid's Last Fight · DirectorMerrily Yours · Director
Running Hollywood · DirectorThe Hollywood Handicap · DirectorThe Pie-Covered Wagon · DirectorWar Babies · Director
Sight Seeing in New York · Scenario WriterHollywood Halfbacks · Director
Drumming It In · Director
Joy Tonic · DirectorGinger Snaps · DirectorHelter Skelter · DirectorFire Proof · Director
Full Filmography
186 titles- Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987) as Self
- Zorro (1957) Director
- Annette (1957) Series Director
- Francis in the Haunted House (1956) Director
- The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956) Director
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) Director
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955) Director
- Carolina Cannonball (1955) Director
- Lay That Rifle Down (1955) Director
- Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954) Director
- Untamed Heiress (1954) Director
- Ricochet Romance (1954) Director
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) Director
- Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) Director
- Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952) Director
- Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) Director
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) Director
- Comin' Round the Mountain (1951) Director
- Flame of Araby (1951) Director
- Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950) Director
- Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950) Director
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950) Director
- I Was a Shoplifter (1950) Director
- Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) Director
- Bagdad (1949) Director
- The Untamed Breed (1948) Director
- Slave Girl (1947) Director
- She Wrote the Book (1946) Director
- The Runaround (1946) Director
- Frontier Gal (1945) Director
- That's the Spirit (1945) Director
- Salome, Where She Danced (1945) Director
- Her Primitive Man (1944) Director
- Chip Off the Old Block (1944) Director
- Bowery to Broadway (1944) Director
- The Merry Monahans (1944) Director
- Hit the Ice (1943) Director
- Mister Big (1943) Director
- Fired Wife (1943) Director
- It Comes Up Love (1943) Director
- Top Man (1943) Director
- Almost Married (1942) Director
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942) Director
- Don't Get Personal (1942) Director
- Get Hep to Love (1942) Director
- Hi, Neighbor (1942) Director
- You're Telling Me (1942) Director
- Road Agent (1941) Director
- Sing Another Chorus (1941) Director
- San Antonio Rose (1941) Director
- Moonlight in Hawaii (1941) Director
- Melody Lane (1941) Director
- Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! (1940) Director
- Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! (1940) Director
- Give Us Wings (1940) Director
- Sandy Is a Lady (1940) Director
- Inside Information (1939) Director
- Little Accident (1939) Director
- Pride of the Navy (1939) Director
- Panama Patrol (1939) Director
- The Long Shot (1939) Director
- Unexpected Father (1939) Director
- Slander House (1938) Director
- Fiddling Around (1938) Director
- A Doggone Mixup (1938) Director
- International Crime (1938) Director
- Shadows Over Shanghai (1938) Director
- Cipher Bureau (1938) Director
- Cipher Bureau (1938) Associate Producer
- Verbena trágica (1938) Director
- Jail Bait (1937) Director
- Ditto (1937) Director
- Love Nest on Wheels (1937) Director
- Calling All Doctors (1937) Director
- He Done His Duty (1937) Director
- Playing the Ponies (1937) Director
- Sailor Maid (1937) Director
- Sailor Maid (1937) Writer
- The Wrong Miss Wright (1937) Director
- New News (1937) Director
- Wallaby Jim of the Islands (1937) Director
- My Little Feller (1937) Director
- Knee Action (1937) Director
- Ring Around the Moon (1936) Director
- Below the Deadline (1936) Director
- Bulldog Edition (1936) Director
- The Dark Hour (1936) Director
- Three on a Limb (1936) Director
- Lady Luck (1936) Director
- Oh, Duchess! (1936) Director
- Grand Slam Opera (1936) Director
- Grand Slam Opera (1936) Writer
- The Little Red Schoolhouse (1936) Director
- August Week End (1936) Director
- Thanks, Mr. Cupid (1936) Director
- False Pretenses (1935) Director
- Restless Knights (1935) Director
- Hayseed Romance (1935) Director
- Hayseed Romance (1935) Story
- Tramp Tramp Tramp (1935) Director
- Gigolette (1935) Director
- One Run Elmer (1935) Director
- A Shot in the Dark (1935) Director
- Knockout Drops (1935) Director
- Circumstantial Evidence (1935) Director
- Tars and Stripes (1935) Director
- Tars and Stripes (1935) Story
- The Lady in Scarlet (1935) Director
- Palooka from Paducah (1935) Director
- The Girl Who Came Back (1935) Director
- Happiness C.O.D. (1935) Director
- The E-Flat Man (1935) Director
- The E-Flat Man (1935) Writer
- The Captain Hits the Ceiling (1935) Director
- Alimony Aches (1935) Director
- The Gold Ghost (1934) Director
- The Gold Ghost (1934) Writer
- The World Accuses (1934) Director
- No Sleep on the Deep (1934) Director
- Tomorrow's Youth (1934) Director
- Pardon My Pups (1934) Story
- Pardon My Pups (1934) Director
- The Curtain Falls (1934) Director
- Half-Baked Relations (1934) Director
- Sons of Steel (1934) Director
- Allez Oop (1934) Director
- Trimmed in Furs (1934) Director
- Managed Money (1934) Director
- Plumbing for Gold (1934) Director
- Polly Tix in Washington (1933) Director
- Polly Tix in Washington (1933) Writer
- Blue Blackbirds (1933) Director
- The Kid's Last Fight (1933) Director
- Merrily Yours (1933) Director
- Merrily Yours (1933) Story
- The Big Squeal (1933) Director
- Glad Rags to Riches (1933) Director
- Two Black Crows in "Africa" (1933) Director
- Kid in Hollywood (1933) Director
- A Pair of Socks (1933) Director
- What's to Do? (1933) Director
- Git Along Little Wifie (1933) Director
- Git Along Little Wifie (1933) Writer
- Techno-Crazy (1933) Director
- Keyhole Katie (1933) Director
- Running Hollywood (1932) Director
- The Hollywood Handicap (1932) Director
- The Pie-Covered Wagon (1932) Director
- War Babies (1932) Director
- Sight Seeing in New York (1931) Scenario Writer
- Hollywood Halfbacks (1931) Director
- Drumming It In (1930) Director
- Joy Tonic (1929) Director
- Ginger Snaps (1929) Director
- Helter Skelter (1929) Director
- Fire Proof (1929) Director
- Hot Luck (1928) Director
- No Fare (1928) Director
- Chilly Days (1928) Director
- Navy Beans (1928) Director
- Naughty Boy (1927) Director
- Naughty Boy (1927) Writer
- Shamrock Alley (1927) Director
- Scared Silly (1927) Director
- She's a Boy (1927) Director
- Grandpa's Boy (1927) Director
- Funny Face (1927) Director
- Who’s Afraid? (1927) Director
- Kid Tricks (1927) Director
- Sea Scamps (1926) Director
- Open Spaces (1926) Director
- Raisin' Cain (1926) Director
- A Yankee Doodle Duke (1926) Director
- Should Husbands Marry? (1926) Story
- My Kid (1926) Director
- Cupid's Victory (1925) Director
- Cupid's Victory (1925) Scenario Writer
- Cupid's Victory (1925) Story
- Dog Daze (1925) Director
- Maid in Morocco (1925) Director
- A Winning Pair (1925) Director
- A Winning Pair (1925) Scenario Writer
- A Winning Pair (1925) Story
- Baby Be Good (1925) Director
- Her City Sport (1924) Director
- Her City Sport (1924) Story
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Charles Lamont best known for?
Charles Lamont is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Night Angel (1990), Zorro (1957), The Hands of Orlac (1924), Francis in the Haunted House (1956).
When and where was Charles Lamont born?
Charles Lamont was born on May 5, 1895 in St. Petersburg, Russia. They passed away on November 12, 1993.
How many credits does Charles Lamont have?
Charles Lamont has accumulated over 186 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1924 to 1987.
What is Charles Lamont's background in cinema and television?
Charles Lamont was a filmmaker known for directing over two hundred titles, as well as producing and writing many others. He was born on May 5, 1895, in St. Petersburg, Russia. His known directing credits include films such as Zorro, Playing the Ponies, and That's the Spirit. Depending on the source, his death occurred...
Charles Lamont by the numbers
186credits
183films
3TV series
1924–1987active years
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