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 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.
Acting
Movie
Jurassic Park
as Hammond
1993
Movie
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
as John Hammond
1997
Movie
The Great Escape
as Bartlett 'Big X'
1963
Movie
Elizabeth
as Sir William Cecil
1998
Movie
Miracle on 34th Street
as Kris Kringle
1994
Movie
A Bridge Too Far
as Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)
1977
Movie
Return to Jurassic Park
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Movie
Hamlet
as English Ambassador
1996
Movie
A Matter of Life and Death
as An English Pilot
1946
Movie
The Flight of the Phoenix
as Lew Moran
1965
Movie
The Sand Pebbles
as Frenchy Burgoyne
1966
Movie
10 Rillington Place
as John Christie
1971
Movie
Doctor Dolittle
as Albert Blossom
1967
Movie
Brighton Rock
as Pinkie Brown
1948
Movie
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
as Bill
1964
Movie
And Then There Were None
as Judge Arthur Cannon
1974
Movie
Brannigan
as Cmdr. Charles Swann
1975
Movie
The League of Gentlemen
as Lexy
1960
Movie
In Which We Serve
as Young Stoker
1942
Movie
I'm All Right Jack
as Sidney De Vere Cox
1959
TV
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
as Magog
2001
Movie
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
as Jacob
1999
Movie
Dunkirk
as John Holden
1958
Movie
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
as Self
2003
Crew
Movie
Gandhi
Director
1982
Movie
Chaplin
Director
1992
Movie
A Bridge Too Far
Director
1977
Movie
Magic
Director
1978
Movie
Shadowlands
Director
1993
Movie
Cry Freedom
Director
1987
Movie
A Chorus Line
Director
1985
Movie
In Love and War
Director
1996
Movie
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Producer
1964
Movie
Closing the Ring
Director
2007
Movie
Grey Owl
Director
1999
Movie
Whistle Down the Wind
Producer
1961