Richard Attenborough
Born August 29, 1923 (Age: 102)
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
2007
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as Self
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Age: 83
The Children Who Cheated the Nazis
2000
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as Narrator
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Age: 77
Light Keeps Me Company
2000
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as Self
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Age: 76
The Spirit of Grey Owl
2000
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as Self
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Age: 76
Elizabeth
1998
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as Sir William Cecil
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Age: 75
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
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as John Hammond
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Age: 73
Hamlet
1996
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as English Ambassador
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Age: 73
Miracle on 34th Street
1994
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as Kris Kringle
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Age: 71
Jurassic Park
1993
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as Hammond
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Age: 69
Pictures of Europe
1990
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as Self
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Age: 66
The Human Factor
1979
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as Colonel John Daintry
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Age: 56
A Bridge Too Far
1977
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as Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)
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Age: 53
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969
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as Self
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Age: 46
The Sand Pebbles
1966
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as Frenchy Burgoyne
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Age: 43
The Great Escape
1963
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as Bartlett 'Big X'
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Age: 39
SOS Pacific
1959
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as Whitey Mullen
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Age: 36
Jet Storm
1959
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as Ernest Tilley
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Age: 36
I'm All Right Jack
1959
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as Sidney De Vere Cox
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Age: 35
Danger Within
1959
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as Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips
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Age: 35
In Which We Serve
1942
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as Young Stoker
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Age: 19