Richard Attenborough
AKA: Baron Attenborough
Birthday: 1923-08-29
Died: 2014-08-24
Birthplace: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, Kt, CBE (29 August 1923 – 24 August 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.
Filmography
Character: English Ambassador
Character: Sir William Cecil
Character: Judge Arthur Cannon
Character: Frenchy Burgoyne
Character: Bartlett 'Big X'
Character: The Old Gentleman
Character: Cmdr. Charles Swann
Character: Sidney De Vere Cox
Character: An English Pilot
Character: Palmer Anderson
Character: Albert Blossom
Character: Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
Character: Colonel John Daintry
Character: General Outram
Character: Dripper Daniels
Character: Gareth L. Probert
Character: Pvt. Percival Henry Cox
Character: George Hoskins
Character: Gen. Charles Whiteley
Character: Maggiore Lionel E. Roach
Character: Thomas Leslie Manning
Character: Alfred Price-Gorham
Character: Jackie Knowles
Character: Henry Marshall
Character: Inspector Truscott
Character: Robert Blossom
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Self - Narrator
Character: Francis Andrews
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips
Character: Writer/Director
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)
Character: Railway worker
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self / John Hammond