Richard Attenborough
Known for Acting · 118 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 (13)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee/Presenter
Great Performances
1971
as Self
The One Show
2006
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
British Film Forever
2007
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
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
as An English Pilot
Hamlet
1996
as English Ambassador
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
as Lew Moran
The Sand Pebbles
1966
as Frenchy Burgoyne
And Then There Were None
1974
as Judge Arthur Cannon
Doctor Dolittle
1967
as Albert Blossom
Brannigan
1975
as Cmdr. Charles Swann
Dunkirk
1958
as John Holden
Loot
1970
as Inspector Truscott
Sea of Sand
1958
as Brody
Rosebud
1975
as Edward Sloat
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
10 Rillington Place
1971
as John Christie
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1999
as Jacob
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
as Self
The Guinea Pig
1948
as Jack Read
The Railway Children
2000
as The Old Gentleman
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993
as Self
I'm All Right Jack
1959
as Sidney De Vere Cox
The Magic Christian
1969
as Oxford Coach
Light Keeps Me Company
2000
as Self
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
as Self / John Hammond
Brighton Rock
1948
as Pinkie Brown
Guns at Batasi
1964
as Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005
as Self
In Which We Serve
1942
as Young Stoker
Private's Progress
1956
as Pvt. Percival Henry Cox
Forever Ealing
2002
as Self
The League of Gentlemen
1960
as Lexy
The Baby and the Battleship
1956
as Knocker White
David Copperfield
1969
as Mr. Tungay
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
as Robert Blossom
Puckoon
2002
as Writer/Director
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
as Self
The Magic Box
1952
as Jack Carter
Danger Within
1959
as Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985
as Self
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
as Self
The Third Secret
1964
as Alfred Price-Gorham
Gift Horse
1952
as Dripper Daniels
The Angry Silence
1960
as Tom Curtis
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
1964
as Bill
The Chess Players
1977
as General Outram
A Severed Head
1971
as Palmer Anderson
Conduct Unbecoming
1975
as Maggiore Lionel E. Roach
School for Secrets
1946
as Jack Arnold
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969
as Self
The True Glory
1945
as Commentator
A Century of Cinema
1994
as Self
The Human Factor
1979
as Colonel John Daintry
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000
as Self
Jet Storm
1959
as Ernest Tilley
Pictures of Europe
1990
as Self
Only When I Larf
1968
as Silas
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955
as George Hoskins
The Last Grenade
1970
as General Charles Whiteley
The Making of 'The Lost World'
1997
as Self
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
as John Hammond
The Dock Brief
1962
as Herbert Fowle
Boys in Brown
1949
as Jackie Knowles
The Lost People
1949
as Jan
Beyond Jurassic Park
2001
as Self
The Man Within
1947
as Francis Andrews
Hell Is Sold Out
1951
as Pierre Bonnet
E=MC²
1996
as The Visitor
Morning Departure
1950
as Stoker Snipe
Only Two Can Play
1962
as Gareth L. Probert
Brothers in Law
1957
as Henry Marshall
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
1983
as Self
Father's Doing Fine
1952
as Dougall
The Man Upstairs
1958
as Peter Watson
Svejk Wrecks Germany
1943
as Railway worker
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994
as Self
Dancing with Crime
1947
as Ted Peters
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
1998
as Self (archive footage)
All Night Long
1962
as Rod Hamilton
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
as Self
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
2025
as Self
London Belongs to Me
1948
as Percy Boon
The Hundred Pound Window
1944
as Tommy Draper
Box for One
1953
as The Caller
Eight O'Clock Walk
1954
as Thomas Leslie Manning
Diana: The People's Princess
2017
as Self
SOS Pacific
1959
as Whitey Mullen
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
2004
as Self
The Scamp
1957
as Stephen Leigh
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
2009
Mother Teresa
1986
as Narrator (voice)
Journey Together
1945
as David Wilton
Chaplin the Hero
2008
as Self
Don't Make Me Laugh
1970
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
2007
as Self
The Children Who Cheated the Nazis
2000
as Narrator
The Most Famous Man in the World!
2008
as Self
Diana: Queen of Hearts
1998
as Self - Narrator
The Spirit of Grey Owl
2000
as Self
Strolling Into the Sunset
2008
as Self
A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers
2003
as Self - Interviewee
Within the Way Without
2004
as (voice)
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 118 credits spanning from 1942 to 2025, Richard Attenborough has appeared in 105 films and 13 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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