Richard Attenborough
Known for ActingBorn 1923-08-29 — died 2014-08-24Cambridge, 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.
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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
1993 · as Hammond
The Great Escape
1963 · as Bartlett 'Big X'
A Bridge Too Far
1977 · as Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)
Doctor Dolittle
1967 · as Albert Blossom
Miracle on 34th Street
1994 · as Kris Kringle
Elizabeth
1998 · as Sir William Cecil
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965 · as Lew Moran
The Sand Pebbles
1966 · as Frenchy Burgoyne
Hamlet
1996 · as English Ambassador
Forever Ealing
2002 · as Self
A Matter of Life and Death
1946 · as An English Pilot
The Magic Christian
1969 · as Oxford Coach
And Then There Were None
1974 · as Judge Arthur Cannon
Return to Jurassic Park
2011 · as Self (archive footage)
The Railway Children
2000 · as The Old Gentleman
Brighton Rock
1948 · as Pinkie Brown
Brannigan
1975 · as Cmdr. Charles Swann
Dunkirk
1958 · as John Holden