Richard Attenborough
Acting
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.
Born: August 29, 1923
Place of Birth: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Known For
Filmography
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as Writer/Director
as Self
as Narrator
as The Old Gentleman
as Self
as Self
as Sir William Cecil
as Self - Narrator
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as John Hammond
as English Ambassador
as The Visitor
as Self / John Hammond
as Kris Kringle
as Self
as Self
as Hammond
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Colonel John Daintry
as General Outram
as Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)
as Maggiore Lionel E. Roach
as Edward Sloat
as Cmdr. Charles Swann
as Self
as Judge Arthur Cannon
as John Christie
as Self
as Palmer Anderson
as Inspector Truscott
as General Charles Whiteley
as Oxford Coach
as Mr. Tungay
as Robert Blossom
as Self - Guest
as Silas
as Albert Blossom
as Frenchy Burgoyne
as Lew Moran
as Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
as Bill
as Alfred Price-Gorham
as Bartlett 'Big X'
as Herbert Fowle
as Rod Hamilton
as Gareth L. Probert
as Self
as Lexy
as Tom Curtis
as Whitey Mullen
as Ernest Tilley
as Sidney De Vere Cox
as Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips
as Brody
as Peter Watson
as John Holden
as Stephen Leigh
as Henry Marshall
as Knocker White
as Pvt. Percival Henry Cox
as George Hoskins
as Thomas Leslie Manning
as Dougall
as Dripper Daniels
as Jack Carter
as Pierre Bonnet
as Stoker Snipe
as Jackie Knowles
as Jan
as Percy Boon
as Jack Read
as Pinkie Brown
as Ted Peters
as Francis Andrews
as Jack Arnold
as An English Pilot
as David Wilton
as Commentator
as Self - Nominee/Presenter
as Self - Nominee
as Railway worker
as Young Stoker