Richard Attenborough biography
Richard Attenborough was a British actor, born on 29 August 1923 in Cambridge, who died on 24 August 2014.
Richard Attenborough's screen career began in 1942 with In Which We Serve, playing A young stoker.
Richard Attenborough appeared in 90 films and 1 television or streaming title between 1942 and 2015.
Richard Attenborough is remembered for A Bridge Too Far, Gandhi, Shadowlands.
Honours include Commander of the Order of the British Empire, BAFTA Award for Best Film and Knight of the Legion of Honour.
- Also known as
- Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, The Lord Attenborough, Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough
- Born
- 29 August 1923
- Died
- 24 August 2014 (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- Cambridge
- Work
- Screenwriter, Film producer, Film actor, Film director, Politician
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1937 to 2007
- Known for
- A Bridge Too Far, Gandhi, Shadowlands
- Awards
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- BAFTA Award for Best Film
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Directors Guild of America Award
- Padma Bhushan
- Praemium Imperiale
Richard Attenborough filmography
90 films and 1 television or streaming title, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lego Jurassic World | John Hammond (posthumous role using archive audio from the films) | ||
| 2015 | Jurassic World | John Hammond | Archive audio only | |
| 2007 | Closing the Ring | |||
| 2003 | Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin | English | ||
| 2002 | Puckoon | Narrator | Final film role | |
| 2000 | Sven Nykvist: Light Keeps Me Company | Swedish | ||
| 2000 | The Railway Children | The Old Gentleman | ||
| 1999 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Jacob | ||
| 1999 | Grey Owl | |||
| 1998 | Elizabeth | Sir William Cecil | ||
| 1998 | Trespasser | John Hammond | ||
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | John Hammond | ||
| 1997 | Chaos Island: The Lost World | John Hammond | ||
| 1996 | Hamlet | English Ambassador to Denmark | ||
| 1996 | In Love and War | |||
| 1996 | E=mc2 | The Visitor | ||
| 1994 | Miracle on 34th Street | Kris Kringle | ||
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema | English | ||
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | John Hammond | ||
| 1993 | Shadowlands | |||
| 1992 | Chaplin | |||
| 1987 | Cry Freedom | |||
| 1985 | A Chorus Line | |||
| 1982 | Gandhi | |||
| 1979 | The Human Factor | Col. John Daintry |
Show all 90 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Magic | |||
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Far | |||
| 1977 | The Chess Players | English | ||
| 1977 | Shatranj Ke Khilari | Lt. General Outram | Hindi movie | |
| 1975 | Rosebud | Edward Sloat | ||
| 1975 | Brannigan | Cmdr. Sir Charles Swann | ||
| 1975 | Conduct Unbecoming | Maj. Lionel E. Roach | ||
| 1974 | And Then There Were None | Judge Arthur Cannon | ||
| 1972 | Young Winston | |||
| 1972 | Cup Glory | Narrator | ||
| 1971 | 10 Rillington Place | John Christie | ||
| 1970 | Loot | Inspector Truscott | ||
| 1970 | The Last Grenade | Gen. Charles Whiteley | ||
| 1970 | A Severed Head | Palmer Anderson | ||
| 1969 | The Magic Christian | Oxford coach | ||
| 1969 | David Copperfield | English | ||
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War | |||
| 1968 | The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom | Robert Blossom | ||
| 1968 | Only When I Larf | Silas | ||
| 1967 | Doctor Dolittle | Albert Blossom | ||
| 1966 | The Sand Pebbles | Frenchy Burgoyne | ||
| 1965 | The Flight of the Phoenix | Lew Moran | ||
| 1964 | The Third Secret | Alfred Price-Gorham | ||
| 1964 | Séance on a Wet Afternoon | |||
| 1964 | Guns at Batasi | Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale | ||
| 1963 | The Great Escape | Sqn. Ldr. Roger Bartlett "Big X" | ||
| 1962 | All Night Long | Rod Hamilton | ||
| 1962 | Only Two Can Play | Gareth L. Probert | ||
| 1962 | The Dock Brief | Herbert Fowle | ||
| 1962 | The L-Shaped Room | |||
| 1961 | Whistle Down the Wind | |||
| 1960 | The League of Gentlemen | Lexy | ||
| 1960 | The Angry Silence | |||
| 1960 | Upgreen , And at 'Em | |||
| 1959 | SOS Pacific | Whitey Mullen | ||
| 1959 | Jet Storm | Ernest Tiller | ||
| 1959 | I'm All Right Jack | Sidney De Vere Cox | ||
| 1959 | Danger Within | Capt. "Bunter" Phillips | ||
| 1958 | Dunkirk | John Holden | ||
| 1958 | The Man Upstairs | Peter Watson | ||
| 1958 | Sea of Sand | Brody | ||
| 1957 | The Scamp | Stephen Leigh | ||
| 1957 | Brothers in Law | Henry Marshall | ||
| 1956 | The Baby and the Battleship | Knocker White | ||
| 1956 | Private's Progress | Pvt. Percival Henry Cox | ||
| 1955 | The Ship That Died of Shame | George Hoskins | ||
| 1954 | Eight O'Clock Walk | Thomas "Tom" Leslie Manning | ||
| 1952 | Gift Horse | Dripper Daniels | ||
| 1952 | Father's Doing Fine | Dougall | ||
| 1951 | The Magic Box | Jack Carter | ||
| 1951 | Hell Is Sold Out | Pierre Bonnet | ||
| 1950 | Morning Departure | Stoker Snipe | ||
| 1949 | Boys in Brown | Jackie Knowles | ||
| 1949 | The Lost People | Jan | ||
| 1948 | The Guinea Pig | Jack Read | ||
| 1948 | London Belongs to Me | Percy Boon | ||
| 1948 | Brighton Rock | Pinkie Brown | ||
| 1947 | Dancing with Crime | Ted Peters | ||
| 1947 | The Man Within | Francis Andrews | ||
| 1946 | A Matter of Life and Death | A British pilot | ||
| 1946 | School for Secrets | Jack Arnold | ||
| 1945 | Journey Together | David Wilton | ||
| 1944 | The Hundred Pound Window | Tommy Draper | ||
| 1943 | Schweik's New Adventures | Railway worker | ||
| 1942 | In Which We Serve | A young stoker |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | English |