Richard Attenborough
Acting
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.
movieLight Keeps Me Company
as Self · 2000 · 7.9
movieSir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self · 2000 · 7.0
movieThe Spirit of Grey Owl
as Self · 2000 · 0.0
movieJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
as Jacob · 1999 · 6.2
movieElizabeth
as Sir William Cecil · 1998 · 7.2
movieDiana: Queen of Hearts
as Self - Narrator · 1998 · 7.3
movieFrank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
as Self (archive footage) · 1998 · 7.7
tvParkinson
as Self · 1998 · 0.0
movieThe Lost World: Jurassic Park
as John Hammond · 1997 · 6.6
movieThe Making of 'The Lost World'
as Self · 1997 · 6.9
movieHamlet
as English Ambassador · 1996 · 7.3
movieE=MC²
as The Visitor · 1996 · 3.3
movieThe Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Self / John Hammond · 1995 · 7.3
movieMiracle on 34th Street
as Kris Kringle · 1994 · 6.8
movieIn Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
as Self · 1994 · 8.0
movieA Century of Cinema
as Self · 1994 · 8.3
movieAudrey Hepburn: Remembered
as Self · 1993 · 7.6
movieJurassic Park
as Hammond · 1993 · 8.0
moviePictures of Europe
as Self · 1990 · 0.0
tvThis Morning
as Self · 1988 · 5.2
movieNelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self · 1988 · 6.5
tvSacrée soirée
as Self · 1987 · 5.7
movieMother Teresa
as Narrator (voice) · 1986 · 7.0
tvFriday People
as · 1985 · 0.0