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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

140

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-08-29

Day of Death

2014-08-24 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Baron Attenborough

Lord Richard Samuel Attenborough, CBE

Ричард Аттенборо

Sir Richard Attenborough

Richard Samuel Attenborough

ریچارد اتنبرا

Richard Attenborough

Biography

Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, Kt, CBE (August 29, 1923 – August 24, 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and politician. He was the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Attenborough joined the Royal Air Force during World War II and served in the film unit. He went on several bombing raids over Europe and filmed action from the rear gunner's position. As a film director and producer, Attenborough won two Academy Awards for Gandhi in 1983. He also won four BAFTA Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. As an actor, he is perhaps best known for his roles in Brighton Rock, The Great Escape, 10 Rillington Place, Miracle on 34th Street (1994) and Jurassic Park. He was the older brother of David Attenborough, a naturalist and broadcaster, and John Attenborough, an executive at Alfa Romeo. He was married to actress Sheila Sim from 1945 until his death.

Known For

Acting

Miracle on 34th Street

1994

Miracle on 34th Street

as

Kris Kringle

Hamlet

1996

Hamlet

as

English Ambassador

Rosebud

1975

Rosebud

as

Edward Sloat

Elizabeth

1998

Elizabeth

as

Sir William Cecil

And Then There Were None

1974

And Then There Were None

as

Judge Arthur Cannon

Sea of Sand

1958

Sea of Sand

as

Brody

The Sand Pebbles

1966

The Sand Pebbles

as

Frenchy Burgoyne

The Great Escape

1963

The Great Escape

as

Bartlett 'Big X'

The Magic Christian

1969

The Magic Christian

as

Oxford Coach

The Railway Children

2000

The Railway Children

as

The Old Gentleman

10 Rillington Place

1971

10 Rillington Place

as

John Christie

Brighton Rock

1948

Brighton Rock

as

Pinkie Brown

Brannigan

1975

Brannigan

as

Cmdr. Charles Swann

I'm All Right Jack

1959

I'm All Right Jack

as

Sidney De Vere Cox

A Matter of Life and Death

1946

A Matter of Life and Death

as

An English Pilot

Jet Storm

1959

Jet Storm

as

Ernest Tilley

Trial and Error

1962

Trial and Error

as

Herbert Fowle

All Night Long

1962

All Night Long

as

Rod Hamilton

A Severed Head

1971

A Severed Head

as

Palmer Anderson

Doctor Dolittle

1967

Doctor Dolittle

as

Albert Blossom

Guns at Batasi

1964

Guns at Batasi

as

Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale

Morning Departure

1950

Morning Departure

as

Stoker Snipe

The Human Factor

1979

The Human Factor

as

Colonel John Daintry

Dunkirk

1958

Dunkirk

as

John Holden

Box for One

1953

Box for One

as

The Caller

Only When I Larf

1968

Only When I Larf

as

Silas

The Chess Players

1977

The Chess Players

as

General Outram

The Magic Box

1952

The Magic Box

as

Jack Carter

Gift Horse

1952

Gift Horse

as

Dripper Daniels

SOS Pacific

1959

SOS Pacific

as

Whitey Mullen

School for Secrets

1946

School for Secrets

as

Jack Arnold

Only Two Can Play

1962

Only Two Can Play

as

Gareth L. Probert

The Angry Silence

1960

The Angry Silence

as

Tom Curtis

Private's Progress

1956

Private's Progress

as

Pvt. Percival Henry Cox

Dancing with Crime

1947

Dancing with Crime

as

Ted Peters

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

1995

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

as

Self / John Hammond

The Ship That Died of Shame

1955

The Ship That Died of Shame

as

George Hoskins

The Last Grenade

1970

The Last Grenade

as

General Charles Whiteley

The Baby and the Battleship

1956

The Baby and the Battleship

as

Knocker White

Conduct Unbecoming

1975

Conduct Unbecoming

as

Maggiore Lionel E. Roach

Eight O'Clock Walk

1954

Eight O'Clock Walk

as

Thomas Leslie Manning

The Third Secret

1964

The Third Secret

as

Alfred Price-Gorham

The Man Upstairs

1958

The Man Upstairs

as

Peter Watson

David Copperfield

1969

David Copperfield

as

Mr. Tungay

London Belongs to Me

1948

London Belongs to Me

as

Percy Boon

Journey Together

1945

Journey Together

as

David Wilton

Father's Doing Fine

1952

Father's Doing Fine

as

Dougall

Boys in Brown

1949

Boys in Brown

as

Jackie Knowles

Forever Ealing

2002

Forever Ealing

as

Self

Brothers in Law

1957

Brothers in Law

as

Henry Marshall

Loot

1970

Loot

as

Inspector Truscott

E=MC²

1996

E=MC²

as

The Visitor

The Scamp

1957

The Scamp

as

Stephen Leigh

The Guinea Pig

1948

The Guinea Pig

as

Jack Read

Hell Is Sold Out

1951

Hell Is Sold Out

as

Pierre Bonnet

In Which We Serve

1942

In Which We Serve

as

Young Stoker

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

1968

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

as

Robert Blossom

Mother Teresa

1986

Mother Teresa

as

Narrator (voice)

Diana: Queen of Hearts

1998

Diana: Queen of Hearts

as

Self - Narrator

The True Glory

1945

The True Glory

as

Commentator

Jurassic Park

1993

Jurassic Park

as

Hammond

The Man Within

1947

The Man Within

as

Francis Andrews

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century

1998

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century

as

Self (archive footage)

Danger Within

1959

Danger Within

as

Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips

The Hundred Pound Window

1944

The Hundred Pound Window

as

Tommy Draper

Puckoon

2002

Puckoon

as

Writer/Director

And the Winner Isn't

2017

And the Winner Isn't

as

Self (archive footage)

A Bridge Too Far

1977

A Bridge Too Far

as

Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)

Schweik's New Adventures

1943

Schweik's New Adventures

as

Railway worker

Return to Jurassic Park

2011

Return to Jurassic Park

as

Self (archive footage)

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as

Self (archive footage)

Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures

as

Self (archive footage)

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Parkinson

Parkinson

as

Self

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee/Presenter

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Winner

Production

Crew

Directing