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'
Miracle on 34th Street
Kris Kringle
A Bridge Too Far
Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)
Elizabeth
Sir William Cecil
A Matter of Life and Death
An English Pilot
The Flight of the Phoenix
Lew Moran
Hamlet
English Ambassador
Doctor Dolittle
Albert Blossom
The Sand Pebbles
Frenchy Burgoyne
And Then There Were None
Judge Arthur Cannon
10 Rillington Place
John Christie
Brannigan
Cmdr. Charles Swann
The League of Gentlemen
Lexy
In Which We Serve
Young Stoker
The Angry Silence
Tom Curtis
The Magic Christian
Oxford Coach
The Human Factor
Colonel John Daintry
Sea of Sand
Brody
Conduct Unbecoming
Major Lionel E. Roach
I'm All Right Jack
Sidney De Vere Cox
Only When I Larf
Silas
Rosebud
Edward Sloat
Dunkirk
John Holden
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Bill
Gift Horse
Dripper Daniels
The Guinea Pig
Jack Read
The Third Secret
Alfred Price-Gorham
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Jacob
Only Two Can Play
Gareth L. Probert
Danger Within
Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips
Journey Together
David Wilton
The Railway Children
The Old Gentleman
The Baby and the Battleship
Knocker White
Guns at Batasi
Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
The Magic Box
Jack Carter
School for Secrets
Jack Arnold
The Chess Players
General Outram
Private's Progress
Pvt. Percival Henry Cox
The Lost People
Jan
The Man Within
Francis Andrews
All Night Long
Rod Hamilton
The Ship That Died of Shame
George Hoskins
Brighton Rock
Pinkie Brown
Eight O'Clock Walk
Thomas Leslie Manning
The Last Grenade
General Charles Whiteley
Brothers in Law
Henry Marshall
Boys in Brown
Jackie Knowles
Morning Departure
Stoker Snipe
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Robert Blossom
Puckoon
Writer/Director
Svejk Wrecks Germany
Railway worker
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
John Hammond
Jet Storm
Ernest Tilley
The True Glory
Commentator
David Copperfield
Mr. Tungay
Dancing with Crime
Ted Peters
London Belongs to Me
Percy Boon
Loot
Inspector Truscott
SOS Pacific
Whitey Mullen
Hell Is Sold Out
Pierre Bonnet
A Severed Head
Palmer Anderson
E=MC²
The Visitor
The Scamp
Stephen Leigh
Father's Doing Fine
Dougall
The Children Who Cheated the Nazis
Narrator
The Man Upstairs
Peter Watson
The Dock Brief
Herbert Fowle
Mother Teresa
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (2)
Self / Appearances (37)
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee/Presenter · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
Sacrée soirée
Self · 1 eps
Spécial cinéma
Self · 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Parkinson
Self · 1 eps
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
This Morning
Self · 1 eps
Forever Ealing
Self
A Century of Cinema
Self
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Self
Beyond Jurassic Park
Self
Return to Jurassic Park
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Self / John Hammond
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Self
Pictures of Europe
Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self
A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers
Self - Interviewee
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Self
The Making of 'The Lost World'
Self
Light Keeps Me Company
Self
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
Self
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Self
Diana: The People's Princess
Self
Diana: Queen of Hearts
Self - Narrator
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
Self (archive footage)
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
Self
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
Self
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
Self
The Spirit of Grey Owl
Self
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
Self
Directing (12)
Gandhi
Director
Chaplin
Director
A Bridge Too Far
Director
Cry Freedom
Director
A Chorus Line
Director
In Love and War
Director
Magic
Director
Closing the Ring
Director
Grey Owl
Director
Shadowlands
Director
Oh! What a Lovely War
Director
Young Winston
Director
Producing (12)
Gandhi
Producer
Chaplin
Producer
Cry Freedom
Producer
In Love and War
Producer
Closing the Ring
Producer
Grey Owl
Producer
Shadowlands
Producer
Oh! What a Lovely War
Producer
The L-Shaped Room
Producer
The Angry Silence
Producer
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Producer
Whistle Down the Wind
Producer