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 Flight of the Phoenix as Lew Moran
• Hamlet as English Ambassador
• Elizabeth as Sir William Cecil
• The Sand Pebbles as Frenchy Burgoyne
• The Great Escape as Bartlett 'Big X'
• 10 Rillington Place as John Christie
• A Matter of Life and Death as An English Pilot
• Jurassic Park as Hammond
• A Bridge Too Far as Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park as John Hammond

TV

• This Morning as Self
• The One Show as Self
• Talking Pictures as Self (archive footage)
• Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story as Magog
• The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
• Great Performances as Self
• Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee/Presenter
• The Mike Douglas Show as Self
• Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
• Sacrée Soirée as Self