Richard Attenborough
Known for Acting · 117 credits
- Born
- 1923-08-29
- Died
- 2014-08-24
- Place of birth
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Baron Attenborough · Lord Richard Samuel Attenborough, CBE · Ричард Аттенборо · Sir Richard Attenborough · Richard Samuel Attenborough · ریچارد اتنبرا
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
TV Shows (12)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee/Presenter
The One Show
2006
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Talking Pictures
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001
as Magog
This Morning
1988
as Self
Friday People
1985
Movies (105)
Jurassic Park
1993
as Hammond
The Great Escape
1963
as Bartlett 'Big X'
A Bridge Too Far
1977
as Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)
Elizabeth
1998
as Sir William Cecil
Miracle on 34th Street
1994
as Kris Kringle
And Then There Were None
1974
as Judge Arthur Cannon
Hamlet
1996
as English Ambassador
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
as Lew Moran
The Sand Pebbles
1966
as Frenchy Burgoyne
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
as An English Pilot
Doctor Dolittle
1967
as Albert Blossom
Dunkirk
1958
as John Holden
10 Rillington Place
1971
as John Christie
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
as Self
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1999
as Jacob
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The Railway Children
2000
as The Old Gentleman
Light Keeps Me Company
2000
as Self
Rosebud
1975
as Edward Sloat
The Baby and the Battleship
1956
as Knocker White
Brannigan
1975
as Cmdr. Charles Swann
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005
as Self
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985
as Self
In Which We Serve
1942
as Young Stoker
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
as Self / John Hammond
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
as Self
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
as Robert Blossom
Private's Progress
1956
as Pvt. Percival Henry Cox
The Magic Christian
1969
as Oxford Coach
Sea of Sand
1958
as Brody
Loot
1970
as Inspector Truscott
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
as Self
The Chess Players
1977
as General Outram
Puckoon
2002
as Writer/Director
The League of Gentlemen
1960
as Lexy
Guns at Batasi
1964
as Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
Brighton Rock
1948
as Pinkie Brown
The Third Secret
1964
as Alfred Price-Gorham
David Copperfield
1969
as Mr. Tungay
A Century of Cinema
1994
as Self
School for Secrets
1946
as Jack Arnold
The Human Factor
1979
as Colonel John Daintry
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993
as Self
I'm All Right Jack
1959
as Sidney De Vere Cox
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000
as Self
All Night Long
1962
as Rod Hamilton
Conduct Unbecoming
1975
as Maggiore Lionel E. Roach
Forever Ealing
2002
as Self
The Magic Box
1952
as Jack Carter
The Angry Silence
1960
as Tom Curtis
A Severed Head
1971
as Palmer Anderson
Morning Departure
1950
as Stoker Snipe
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
1964
as Bill
Gift Horse
1952
as Dripper Daniels
Beyond Jurassic Park
2001
as Self
The Making of 'The Lost World'
1997
as Self
The Last Grenade
1970
as General Charles Whiteley
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
1998
as Self (archive footage)
E=MC²
1996
as The Visitor
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955
as George Hoskins
Pictures of Europe
1990
as Self
Danger Within
1959
as Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
as Self
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
as John Hammond
Jet Storm
1959
as Ernest Tilley
Only Two Can Play
1962
as Gareth L. Probert
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969
as Self
SOS Pacific
1959
as Whitey Mullen
Brothers in Law
1957
as Henry Marshall
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
2025
as Self
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
1983
as Self
The Man Within
1947
as Francis Andrews
The Lost People
1949
as Jan
The Man Upstairs
1958
as Peter Watson
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
2004
as Self
The True Glory
1945
as Commentator
The Dock Brief
1962
as Herbert Fowle
Boys in Brown
1949
as Jackie Knowles
The Guinea Pig
1948
as Jack Read
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
2009
Hell Is Sold Out
1951
as Pierre Bonnet
The Hundred Pound Window
1944
as Tommy Draper
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994
as Self
Journey Together
1945
as David Wilton
The Scamp
1957
as Stephen Leigh
London Belongs to Me
1948
as Percy Boon
Eight O'Clock Walk
1954
as Thomas Leslie Manning
Dancing with Crime
1947
as Ted Peters
Mother Teresa
1986
as Narrator (voice)
Only When I Larf
1968
as Silas
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
2007
as Self
Svejk Wrecks Germany
1943
as Railway worker
Father's Doing Fine
1952
as Dougall
Strolling Into the Sunset
2008
as Self
Diana: The People's Princess
2017
as Self
The Children Who Cheated the Nazis
2000
as Narrator
The Most Famous Man in the World!
2008
as Self
The Spirit of Grey Owl
2000
as Self
A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers
2003
as Self - Interviewee
Box for One
1953
as The Caller
Diana: Queen of Hearts
1998
as Self - Narrator
Within the Way Without
2004
as (voice)
Don't Make Me Laugh
1970
Chaplin the Hero
2008
as Self
About Richard Attenborough
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… With 117 credits spanning from 1942 to 2025, Richard Attenborough has appeared in 105 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Attenborough Movies
- Jurassic Park (1993) — as Hammond
- The Great Escape (1963) — as Bartlett 'Big X'
- A Bridge Too Far (1977) — as Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)
- Elizabeth (1998) — as Sir William Cecil
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994) — as Kris Kringle
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