Richard Attenborough

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

The Mike Douglas Show

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Great Performances

The One Show

Sacrée soirée

The Dick Cavett Show

Spécial cinéma

All Movies (105)

• Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain2025 · as Self
• Diana: The People's Princess2017 · as Self
• Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film2014 · as Self
• Return to Jurassic Park2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out2009
• Strolling Into the Sunset2008 · as Self
• The Most Famous Man in the World!2008 · as Self
• Chaplin the Hero2008 · as Self
• The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'2007 · as Self
• Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool2005 · as Self
• Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival2004 · as Self
• Within the Way Without2004 · as (voice)
• A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers2003 · as Self - Interviewee
• The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough2003 · as Self
• Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin2003 · as Self
• Forever Ealing2002 · as Self
• Puckoon2002 · as Writer/Director
• Beyond Jurassic Park2001 · as Self
• The Children Who Cheated the Nazis2000 · as Narrator
• The Railway Children2000 · as The Old Gentleman
• Light Keeps Me Company2000 · as Self
• Sir John Mills' Moving Memories2000 · as Self
• The Spirit of Grey Owl2000 · as Self
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat1999 · as Jacob
• Elizabeth1998 · as Sir William Cecil
• Diana: Queen of Hearts1998 · as Self - Narrator
• Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century1998 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park1997 · as John Hammond
• The Making of 'The Lost World'1997 · as Self
• Hamlet1996 · as English Ambassador
• E=MC²1996 · as The Visitor
• The Making of 'Jurassic Park'1995 · as Self / John Hammond
• Miracle on 34th Street1994 · as Kris Kringle
• In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid1994 · as Self
• A Century of Cinema1994 · as Self
• Audrey Hepburn: Remembered1993 · as Self
• Jurassic Park1993 · as Hammond
• Pictures of Europe1990 · as Self
• Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute1988 · as Self
• Mother Teresa1986 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio1985 · as Self
• James Bond: The First 21 Years1983 · as Self
• Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi1983 · as Self
• The Human Factor1979 · as Colonel John Daintry
• The Chess Players1977 · as General Outram
• A Bridge Too Far1977 · as Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)
• Conduct Unbecoming1975 · as Major Lionel E. Roach
• Rosebud1975 · as Edward Sloat
• Brannigan1975 · as Cmdr. Charles Swann
• And Then There Were None1974 · as Judge Arthur Cannon
• 10 Rillington Place1971 · as John Christie
• A Severed Head1971 · as Palmer Anderson
• Loot1970 · as Inspector Truscott
• The Last Grenade1970 · as General Charles Whiteley
• Don't Make Me Laugh1970
• Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?1969 · as Self
• The Magic Christian1969 · as Oxford Coach
• David Copperfield1969 · as Mr. Tungay
• The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom1968 · as Robert Blossom
• Only When I Larf1968 · as Silas
• Doctor Dolittle1967 · as Albert Blossom
• The Sand Pebbles1966 · as Frenchy Burgoyne
• The Flight of the Phoenix1965 · as Lew Moran
• Guns at Batasi1964 · as Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
• Seance on a Wet Afternoon1964 · as Bill
• The Third Secret1964 · as Alfred Price-Gorham
• The Great Escape1963 · as Bartlett 'Big X'
• The Dock Brief1962 · as Herbert Fowle
• All Night Long1962 · as Rod Hamilton
• Only Two Can Play1962 · as Gareth L. Probert
• The League of Gentlemen1960 · as Lexy
• The Angry Silence1960 · as Tom Curtis
• SOS Pacific1959 · as Whitey Mullen
• Jet Storm1959 · as Ernest Tilley
• I'm All Right Jack1959 · as Sidney De Vere Cox
• Danger Within1959 · as Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips
• Sea of Sand1958 · as Brody
• The Man Upstairs1958 · as Peter Watson
• Dunkirk1958 · as John Holden
• The Scamp1957 · as Stephen Leigh
• Brothers in Law1957 · as Henry Marshall
• The Baby and the Battleship1956 · as Knocker White
• Private's Progress1956 · as Pvt. Percival Henry Cox
• The Ship That Died of Shame1955 · as George Hoskins
• Eight O'Clock Walk1954 · as Thomas Leslie Manning
• Box for One1953 · as The Caller
• Father's Doing Fine1952 · as Dougall
• Gift Horse1952 · as Dripper Daniels
• The Magic Box1952 · as Jack Carter
• Hell Is Sold Out1951 · as Pierre Bonnet
• Morning Departure1950 · as Stoker Snipe
• Boys in Brown1949 · as Jackie Knowles
• The Lost People1949 · as Jan
• London Belongs to Me1948 · as Percy Boon
• The Guinea Pig1948 · as Jack Read
• Brighton Rock1948 · as Pinkie Brown
• Dancing with Crime1947 · as Ted Peters
• The Man Within1947 · as Francis Andrews
• School for Secrets1946 · as Jack Arnold
• A Matter of Life and Death1946 · as An English Pilot
• Journey Together1945 · as David Wilton
• The True Glory1945 · as Commentator
• The Hundred Pound Window1944 · as Tommy Draper
• Svejk Wrecks Germany1943 · as Railway worker
• In Which We Serve1942 · as Young Stoker

All TV Shows (15)

• Talking Pictures2013 · as Self (archive footage)
• British Film Forever2007
• The One Show2006 · as Self
• Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story2001 · as Magog
• Parkinson1998 · as Self
• This Morning1988 · as Self
• Sacrée soirée1987 · as Self
• Friday People1985
• Spécial cinéma1974 · as Self
• Film '721971 · as Self
• Great Performances1971 · as Self
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee/Presenter
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee