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Richard Attenborough

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1923-08-29

Deathday: 2014-08-24 (90 years old)

Biography

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

all 136

Movies 125

self 48

Producer 12

TV Shows 11

Director 5

Voice 2

Narrator 1

Self (archive footage)

Richard Attenborough

Biography

Filmography

all 136

Movies 125

self 48

Producer 12

TV Shows 11

Director 5

Voice 2

Narrator 1

And the Winner Isn't (2017)

Diana: The People's Princess (2017)

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

Talking Pictures (2013)

The Greatest Footie Ads Ever (2012)

Return to Jurassic Park (2011)

The Man Who Shot the 60s (2010)

David Lean in Close-Up (2009)

Chaplin the Hero (2008)

The Most Famous Man in the World! (2008)

Strolling Into the Sunset (2008)

Closing the Ring (2007)

The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles' (2007)

The One Show (2006)

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005)

Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival (2004)

Within the Way Without (2004)

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough (2003)

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)

Forever Ealing (2002)

Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television (2002)

Puckoon (2002)

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001)

The 100 Greatest Films (2001)

Beyond Jurassic Park (2001)

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain (2000)

The Children Who Cheated the Nazis (2000)

The Railway Children (2000)

Light Keeps Me Company (2000)

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000)

The Spirit of Grey Owl (2000)

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)

Grey Owl (1999)

Elizabeth (1998)

Diana: Queen of Hearts (1998)

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century (1998)

Parkinson (1998)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

The Making of 'The Lost World' (1997)

Hamlet (1996)

In Love and War (1996)

E=MC² (1996)

The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995)

Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1994)

A Century of Cinema (1994)

Shadowlands (1993)

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993)

Jurassic Park (1993)

Chaplin (1992)

Pictures of Europe (1990)

This Morning (1988)

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988)

Cry Freedom (1987)

Sacrée soirée (1987)

Mother Teresa (1986)

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios (1986)

A Chorus Line (1985)

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio (1985)

James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)

Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi (1983)

Gandhi (1982)

The Human Factor (1979)

Magic (1978)

The Chess Players (1977)

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Conduct Unbecoming (1975)

Rosebud (1975)

Known For
Acting