Acting
Richard Attenborough
1923-08-29 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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
Jurassic Park
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Great Escape
Gandhi
Elizabeth
Chaplin
Miracle on 34th Street
A Bridge Too Far
Return to Jurassic Park
Hamlet
A Matter of Life and Death
The Flight of the Phoenix
Magic
Shadowlands
The Sand Pebbles
Cry Freedom
Movie credits · 118
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
Diana: The People's Princess
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Return to Jurassic Park
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
Strolling Into the Sunset
Chaplin the Hero
The Most Famous Man in the World!
Closing the Ring
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
Within the Way Without
A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Forever Ealing
Puckoon
Beyond Jurassic Park
The Children Who Cheated the Nazis
The Railway Children
Light Keeps Me Company
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
The Spirit of Grey Owl
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Grey Owl
Elizabeth
Diana: Queen of Hearts
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Making of 'The Lost World'
Hamlet
In Love and War
E=MC²
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Miracle on 34th Street
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
A Century of Cinema
Shadowlands
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
TV credits · 16
Talking Pictures
British Film Forever
The One Show
Parkinson
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Parkinson
This Morning
Sacrée soirée
Friday People
The South Bank Show
Spécial cinéma
Film '72
Great Performances
The Dick Cavett Show
The Mike Douglas Show
Golden Globe Awards
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