Richard Attenborough
Acting
Born: August 29, 1923 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Died: August 24, 2014 (aged 90)
Highest Rated
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
Jurassic Park
1993
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
The Great Escape
1963
Gandhi
1982
Elizabeth
1998
Chaplin
1992
Miracle on 34th Street
1994
A Bridge Too Far
1977
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
Hamlet
1996
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
Photos (9)
Movies (69)
Jurassic Park
Hammond
The Great Escape
Bartlett 'Big X'
Elizabeth
Sir William Cecil
A Matter of Life and Death
An English Pilot
A Bridge Too Far
Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)
Hamlet
English Ambassador
Miracle on 34th Street
Kris Kringle
And Then There Were None
Judge Arthur Cannon
The Magic Christian
Oxford Coach
Doctor Dolittle
Albert Blossom
Guns at Batasi
Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
The Flight of the Phoenix
Lew Moran
The Sand Pebbles
Frenchy Burgoyne
Brannigan
Cmdr. Charles Swann
The True Glory
Commentator
Conduct Unbecoming
Major Lionel E. Roach
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Robert Blossom
The Human Factor
Colonel John Daintry
10 Rillington Place
John Christie
In Which We Serve
Young Stoker
The League of Gentlemen
Lexy
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Jacob
The Angry Silence
Tom Curtis
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Bill
The Railway Children
The Old Gentleman
I'm All Right Jack
Sidney De Vere Cox
David Copperfield
Mr. Tungay
Brighton Rock
Pinkie Brown
Loot
Inspector Truscott
All Night Long
Rod Hamilton
Gift Horse
Dripper Daniels
Dunkirk
John Holden
The Baby and the Battleship
Knocker White
The Ship That Died of Shame
George Hoskins
Brothers in Law
Henry Marshall
Private's Progress
Pvt. Percival Henry Cox
The Guinea Pig
Jack Read
Only Two Can Play
Gareth L. Probert
London Belongs to Me
Percy Boon
Rosebud
Edward Sloat
Only When I Larf
Silas
The Third Secret
Alfred Price-Gorham
Sea of Sand
Brody
The Chess Players
General Outram
Morning Departure
Stoker Snipe
Dancing with Crime
Ted Peters
The Dock Brief
Herbert Fowle
The Magic Box
Jack Carter
E=MC²
The Visitor
The Man Within
Francis Andrews
Hell Is Sold Out
Pierre Bonnet
Danger Within
Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips
Boys in Brown
Jackie Knowles
School for Secrets
Jack Arnold
Journey Together
David Wilton
Father's Doing Fine
Dougall
Svejk Wrecks Germany
Railway worker
Jet Storm
Ernest Tilley
The Man Upstairs
Peter Watson
The Lost People
Jan
Eight O'Clock Walk
Thomas Leslie Manning
The Last Grenade
General Charles Whiteley
Mother Teresa
Narrator (voice)
Puckoon
Writer/Director
A Severed Head
Palmer Anderson
SOS Pacific
Whitey Mullen
The Children Who Cheated the Nazis
Narrator
The Scamp
Stephen Leigh
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
John Hammond
TV Shows (3)
Self / Appearances (38)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee/Presenter · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Sacrée soirée
Self · 1 eps
Spécial cinéma
Self · 2 eps
Parkinson
Self · 1 eps
Parkinson
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
This Morning
Self · 1 eps
Pictures of Europe
Self
A Century of Cinema
Self
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Self / John Hammond
Light Keeps Me Company
Self
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Self
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Self
Beyond Jurassic Park
Self
Return to Jurassic Park
Self (archive footage)
Forever Ealing
Self
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
Self
The Making of 'The Lost World'
Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Self
Diana: Queen of Hearts
Self - Narrator
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
Self
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
Self
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
Self (archive footage)
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
Self
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
Self
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
Self
Diana: The People's Princess
Self
A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers
Self - Interviewee
The Spirit of Grey Owl
Self
Directing (12)
A Bridge Too Far
Director
Closing the Ring
Director
Young Winston
Director
Gandhi
Director
A Chorus Line
Director
In Love and War
Director
Shadowlands
Director
Magic
Director
Chaplin
Director
Cry Freedom
Director
Grey Owl
Director
Oh! What a Lovely War
Director
Producing (12)
Closing the Ring
Producer
Gandhi
Producer
In Love and War
Producer
Shadowlands
Producer
Chaplin
Producer
Cry Freedom
Producer
Grey Owl
Producer
Whistle Down the Wind
Producer
The Angry Silence
Producer
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Producer
The L-Shaped Room
Producer
Oh! What a Lovely War
Producer