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Richard Attenborough

Screenwriter / Film Producer / Film Director / Politician / Actor | * 08/29/1923 († 90, 08/24/2014) | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, (29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014) was an English actor, film director, and producer. Attenborough was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), as well as life president of the Premier League club Chelsea. He joined the Royal Air Force during World War II and served in the film unit, going on several bombing raids over Europe and filming the action from the rear gunner's position. He was the older brother of broadcaster Sir David Attenborough and motor executive John Attenborough. He was married to actress Sheila Sim from 1945 until his death. As an actor, Attenborough is best remembered for his film roles in Brighton Rock (1948), I'm All Right Jack (1959), The Great Escape (1963), The Sand Pebbles (1966), Doctor Dolittle (1967), ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder ...

The Great Escape

NR

1963 | 4.0/5 | 2h 53min
Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, War
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In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the ...

Gandhi

PG

1982 | 3.8/5 | 3h 11min
Drama, History
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A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experien ...

Jurassic Park

PG-13

1993 | 4.0/5 | 2h 7min
Adventure, Science Fiction
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Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing that he has been breeding more beasties at a secret l ...

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

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1997 | 3.3/5 | 2h 9min
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Richard Attenborough

Commander of The Order of The British Empire BAFTA Award for Best Film Knight of The Legion of Honour Directors Guild of America Awards Padma Bhushan Praemium Imperiale Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Picture Silver Shell for Best Actor 2x Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Knight Bachelor Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres‎ Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo European Film Academy Special Achievement Award National Board of Review Award for Best Film BAFTA Award for Best Direction Golden Globe Award for Best Director BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role BAFTA Fellowship Berlinale Camera Bodley Medal Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Picture
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Movies with Richard Attenborough as Actor(93)

as Self (archive footage)2017 And the Winner Isn't
as himself2016 Diana: The People's Princess
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as himself2014 Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
as Self (archive footage)2011 Return to Jurassic Park
as himself2005 Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
as (voice)2004 Within the Way Without
as himself2003 Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
as himself2002 Forever Ealing
as Writer/Director2002 Puckoon
as himself2001 Beyond Jurassic Park
as himself2000 Light Keeps Me Company
2000 Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
as himself2000 Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Narrator2000 The Children Who Cheated the Nazis
as The Old Gentleman2000 The Railway Children
as Jacob1999 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
as Sir William Cecil1998 Elizabeth
as Self - Narrator1998 Diana: Queen of Hearts
as Self (archive footage)1998 Frank Sinatra: The Voice of a Century
as himself1997 The Making of 'The Lost World'
as John Hammond1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park
as The Visitor1996 Wavelength
as English Ambassador1996 Hamlet
as himself1994 A Century of Cinema
as Kris Kringle1994 Miracle on 34th Street
as himself1994 In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
as himself1993 Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
as Hammond1993 Jurassic Park
as Narrator (voice)1986 Mother Teresa
as Himself - Interviewee1985 The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
as himself1983 The Making of Gandhi: Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
as himself1983 James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Colonel John Daintry1979 The Human Factor
as General Outram1977 The Chess Players
as Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)1977 A Bridge Too Far
as Edward Sloat1975 Rosebud
as Maggiore Lionel E. Roach1975 Conduct Unbecoming
as Cmdr. Charles Swann1975 Brannigan
as Judge Arthur Cannon1974 And Then There Were None
as Palmer Anderson1971 A Severed Head
as John Christie1971 10 Rillington Place
as Inspector Truscott1970 Loot
as Gen. Charles Whiteley1970 The Last Grenade
as Mr. Tungay1969 David Copperfield
as Oxford Coach1969 The Magic Christian
as himself1969 Will the Real Mr. Sellers...
as Silas1968 Only When I Larf
as Robert Blossom1968 The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Albert Blossom1967 Doctor Dolittle
as Frenchy Burgoyne1966 The Sand Pebbles
as Lew Moran1965 The Flight of the Phoenix
as Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale1964 Guns at Batasi
as Bill1964 Seance on a Wet Afternoon
as Alfred Price-Gorham1964 The Third Secret
as Bartlett 'Big X'1963 The Great Escape
as Rod Hamilton1962 All Night Long
as Gareth L. Probert1962 Only Two Can Play
as Herbert Fowle1962 Trial and Error
as Tom Curtis1960 The Angry Silence
as Lexy1960 The League of Gentlemen
as Ernest Tilley1959 Jet Storm
as Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips1959 Danger Within
as Sidney De Vere Cox1959 I'm All Right Jack
as Whitey Mullen1959 SOS Pacific
as Peter Watson1958 The Man Upstairs
as Brody1958 Sea of Sand
as John Holden1958 Dunkirk
as Stephen Leigh1957 The Scamp
as Henry Marshall1957 Brothers in Law
as Pvt. Percival Henry Cox1956 Private's Progress
as Knocker White1956 The Baby and the Battleship
as George Hoskins1955 The Ship That Died of Shame
as Thomas Leslie Manning1954 Eight O'Clock Walk
as Dripper Daniels1952 Gift Horse
as Dougall1952 Father's Doing Fine
as Jack Carter1952 The Magic Box
as Pierre Bonnet1951 Hell Is Sold Out
as Stoker Snipe1950 Morning Departure
as Jackie Knowles1949 Boys in Brown
as Jan1949 The Lost People
as Jack Read1948 The Guinea Pig
as Percy Boon1948 London Belongs to Me
as Pinkie Brown1948 Brighton Rock
as Ted Peters1947 Dancing with Crime
as Francis Andrews1947 The Man Within
as himself1946 School for Secrets
as An English Pilot1946 A Matter of Life and Death
as Commentator1945 The True Glory
as David Wilton1945 Journey Together
as Tommy Draper1944 The Hundred Pound Window
as Railway worker1943 Schweik's New Adventures
as Young Stoker1942 In Which We Serve

TV Shows/Series with Richard Attenborough as Actor(5)

as Self (archive footage)2013 Talking Pictures
as himself2006 The One Show
as himself1988 This Morning
as himself1971 Great Performances
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show

Movies with Richard Attenborough as Crew(23)

Directing/Director2007 Closing the Ring
Directing/Director1999 Grey Owl
Production/Producer1999 Grey Owl
Directing/Director1996 In Love and War
Production/Producer1996 In Love and War
Directing/Director1993 Shadowlands
Production/Producer1993 Shadowlands
Directing/Director1992 Chaplin
Production/Producer1992 Chaplin
Directing/Director1987 Cry Freedom
Production/Producer1987 Cry Freedom
Directing/Director1985 A Chorus Line
Directing/Director1982 Gandhi
Production/Producer1982 Gandhi
Directing/Director1978 Magic
Directing/Director1977 A Bridge Too Far
Directing/Director1972 Young Winston
Directing/Director1969 Oh! What a Lovely War
Production/Producer1969 Oh! What a Lovely War
Production/Producer1964 Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Production/Producer1962 The L-Shaped Room
Production/Producer1961 Whistle Down the Wind
Production/Producer1960 The Angry Silence

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 08/29 1923 (August) in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Sunday, 08/24 2014 (August) in Greater London (aged: 90)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College, Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys
Employer: University of Oxford
Spouses (current/former): Sheila Sim
Children: Michael Attenborough, Charlotte Attenborough, Jane Attenborough
Siblings: David Attenborough, John Attenborough
Father: Frederick Attenborough
Mother: Mary Clegg
Other names for Richard Attenborough (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Baron Attenborough"
"Lord Richard Samuel Attenborough, CBE"
"Ричард Аттенборо"
"Richard Samuel Attenborough"
Richard Attenborough frequently works together with these people:
Bryan Forbes (15x, Crew)
Diana Hawkins (15x, Crew)
John Mills (12x, Actor)
Gerald Sim (11x, Actor)
Steven Spielberg (10x, Crew)
Bernard Lee (10x, Actor)
John Boulting (10x, Crew)
Anthony Hopkins (8x, Actor)
Roy Boulting (8x, Crew)
Marianne Stone (8x, Actress)
Gerry Humphreys (6x, Crew)
Plácido Domingo (5x, Actor)
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