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Richard Attenborough

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedAug 29, 1923 (Died at 91)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthCambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Career Span1942 – 2014
Known Credits122 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 2.9

Richard Attenborough

Also known as:Baron AttenboroughLord Richard Samuel Attenborough, CBEРичард АттенбороSir Richard Attenborough+2 more
Total Works

122

108 movies • 14 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#3

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Jurassic Park
8.0
Jurassic Park
1993•movie
as Hammond
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
6.6
as John Hammond
The Great Escape
7.9
The Great Escape
1963•movie
as Bartlett 'Big X'
Gandhi
7.6
Gandhi
1982•movie
Role: Producer

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 122 titles featuring Richard Attenborough

Jurassic Park
8.0
Jurassic Park
1993•movie

as Hammond

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
6.6

as John Hammond

The Great Escape
7.9
The Great Escape
1963•movie

as Bartlett 'Big X'

Gandhi
7.6
Gandhi
1982•movie

Role: Producer

Elizabeth
7.2
Elizabeth
1998•movie

as Sir William Cecil

Chaplin
7.4
Chaplin
1992•movie

Role: Director

Miracle on 34th Street
6.8

as Kris Kringle

A Bridge Too Far
7.2
A Bridge Too Far
1977•movie

as Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)

Return to Jurassic Park
6.6

as Self (archive footage)

Hamlet
7.3
Hamlet
1996•movie

as English Ambassador

A Matter of Life and Death
7.7

as An English Pilot

The Flight of the Phoenix
7.2

as Lew Moran

Magic
6.8
Magic
1978•movie

Role: Director

Shadowlands
6.9
Shadowlands
1993•movie

Role: Producer

The Sand Pebbles
7.2
The Sand Pebbles
1966•movie

as Frenchy Burgoyne

Cry Freedom
7.0
Cry Freedom
1987•movie

Role: Producer

10 Rillington Place
7.3

as John Christie

Doctor Dolittle
6.2
Doctor Dolittle
1967•movie

as Albert Blossom

A Chorus Line
6.2
A Chorus Line
1985•movie

Role: Director

In Love and War
5.9
In Love and War
1996•movie

Role: Director

Brighton Rock
6.8
Brighton Rock
1948•movie

as Pinkie Brown

Seance on a Wet Afternoon
7.2

as Bill

Brannigan
6.0
Brannigan
1975•movie

as Cmdr. Charles Swann

And Then There Were None
5.7

as Judge Arthur Cannon

The League of Gentlemen
7.1

as Lexy

In Which We Serve
6.7
In Which We Serve
1942•movie

as Young Stoker

Closing the Ring
6.2
Closing the Ring
2007•movie

Role: Director

Grey Owl
5.7
Grey Owl
1999•movie

Role: Director

I'm All Right Jack
6.6
I'm All Right Jack
1959•movie

as Sidney De Vere Cox

Dunkirk
6.9
Dunkirk
1958•movie

as John Holden

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
6.8
2 eps
Whistle Down the Wind
7.2

Role: Producer

The Chess Players
7.1
The Chess Players
1977•movie

as General Outram

Oh! What a Lovely War
6.6

Role: Director

Young Winston
6.2
Young Winston
1972•movie

Role: Director

The Magic Christian
5.8

as Oxford Coach

The L-Shaped Room
6.8
The L-Shaped Room
1962•movie

Role: Producer

All Night Long
6.8
All Night Long
1962•movie

as Rod Hamilton

The Angry Silence
7.2
The Angry Silence
1960•movie

as Tom Curtis

Guns at Batasi
7.0
Guns at Batasi
1964•movie

as Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale

The Human Factor
5.8
The Human Factor
1979•movie

as Colonel John Daintry

Only Two Can Play
5.9
Only Two Can Play
1962•movie

as Gareth L. Probert

The One Show
4.3
1 eps
The One Show
2006•series

as Self

The Third Secret
6.2
The Third Secret
1964•movie

as Alfred Price-Gorham

The Railway Children
6.8

as The Old Gentleman

Sea of Sand
6.5
Sea of Sand
1958•movie

as Brody

Private's Progress
6.6
Private's Progress
1956•movie

as Pvt. Percival Henry Cox

The Magic Box
6.5
The Magic Box
1952•movie

as Jack Carter

Great Performances
6.1
1 eps
Great Performances
1971•series

as Self

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
7.3

as Self / John Hammond

Conduct Unbecoming
5.9
Conduct Unbecoming
1975•movie

as Major Lionel E. Roach

Gift Horse
6.6
Gift Horse
1952•movie

as Dripper Daniels

This Morning
5.2
1 eps
This Morning
1988•series

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
3 eps

as Self - Guest

Dancing with Crime
6.1
Dancing with Crime
1947•movie

as Ted Peters

Golden Globe Awards
7.0
1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
1944•series

as Self - Nominee/Presenter

Morning Departure
6.9
Morning Departure
1950•movie

as Stoker Snipe

Rosebud
5.1
Rosebud
1975•movie

as Edward Sloat

Loot
5.7
Loot
1970•movie

as Inspector Truscott

The True Glory
6.5
The True Glory
1945•movie

as Commentator

Danger Within
6.3
Danger Within
1959•movie

as Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips

The Guinea Pig
7.1
The Guinea Pig
1948•movie

as Jack Read

Beyond Jurassic Park
6.8

as Self

Jet Storm
6.9
Jet Storm
1959•movie

as Ernest Tilley

David Copperfield
5.6
David Copperfield
1969•movie

as Mr. Tungay

London Belongs to Me
7.0

as Percy Boon

The Dock Brief
6.6
The Dock Brief
1962•movie

as Herbert Fowle

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
6.8

as Robert Blossom

A Severed Head
5.2
A Severed Head
1971•movie

as Palmer Anderson

The Ship That Died of Shame
7.3

as George Hoskins

Boys in Brown
6.2
Boys in Brown
1949•movie

as Jackie Knowles

The Scamp
6.2
The Scamp
1957•movie

as Stephen Leigh

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
1 eps

as Self

The Man Upstairs
6.5
The Man Upstairs
1958•movie

as Peter Watson

Brothers in Law
7.0
Brothers in Law
1957•movie

as Henry Marshall

SOS Pacific
6.9
SOS Pacific
1959•movie

as Whitey Mullen

The Baby and the Battleship
6.4

as Knocker White

Light Keeps Me Company
7.9

as Self

Eight O'Clock Walk
6.9
Eight O'Clock Walk
1954•movie

as Thomas Leslie Manning

Journey Together
6.6
Journey Together
1945•movie

as David Wilton

Puckoon
6.3
Puckoon
2002•movie

as Writer/Director

The Making of 'The Lost World'
6.9
The South Bank Show
5.6
1 eps
The South Bank Show
1978•series
The Last Grenade
5.7
The Last Grenade
1970•movie

as General Charles Whiteley

Talking Pictures
6.2
1 eps
Talking Pictures
2013•series

as Self (archive footage)

Only When I Larf
7.1
Only When I Larf
1968•movie

as Silas

School for Secrets
7.2
School for Secrets
1946•movie

as Jack Arnold

Forever Ealing
7.2
Forever Ealing
2002•movie

as Self

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
7.6

as Self

Sacrée soirée
5.7
1 eps
Sacrée soirée
1987•series

as Self

Father's Doing Fine
7.2

as Dougall

E=MC²
3.2
E=MC²
1996•movie

as The Visitor

The Lost People
6.0
The Lost People
1949•movie

as Jan

Hell Is Sold Out
6.0
Hell Is Sold Out
1951•movie

as Pierre Bonnet

The Man Within
6.8
The Man Within
1947•movie

as Francis Andrews

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
7.7

as Self (archive footage)

James Bond: The First 21 Years
6.7
A Century of Cinema
8.3

as Self

Diana: Queen of Hearts
7.2

as Self - Narrator

Svejk Wrecks Germany
8.5

as Railway worker

Spécial cinéma
9.5
2 eps
Spécial cinéma
1974•series

as Self

British Film Forever
5.5
1 eps
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
7.0
Mother Teresa
7.0
Mother Teresa
1986•movie

as Narrator (voice)

The Children Who Cheated the Nazis
5.0

as Narrator

Parkinson
7.0
1 eps
Parkinson
2004•series

as Self - Guest

The Spirit of Grey Owl

as Self

Pictures of Europe
Pictures of Europe
1990•movie

as Self

Diana: The People's Princess

as Self

Parkinson
1 eps
Parkinson
1998•series

as Self