Richard Attenborough

Acting · Born 1923-08-29 in 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…

Filmography

• The Lost World: Jurassic Park as John Hammond
• Miracle on 34th Street as Kris Kringle
• The Flight of the Phoenix as Lew Moran
• Seance on a Wet Afternoon as Bill
• Hamlet as English Ambassador
• Rosebud as Edward Sloat
• Elizabeth as Sir William Cecil
• Sea of Sand as Brody
• And Then There Were None as Judge Arthur Cannon
• The Sand Pebbles as Frenchy Burgoyne