Richard Attenborough

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.

Filmography (119 Appearances)

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

2025

Diana: The People's Princess

2017

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

2014

Talking Pictures

2013

Return to Jurassic Park

2011

Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

2009

The Most Famous Man in the World!

2008

Chaplin the Hero

2008

Strolling Into the Sunset

2008

British Film Forever

2007

The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'

2007

The One Show

2006

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

2005

Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival

2004

Within the Way Without

2004

A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers

2003

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

2003

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

2003

Forever Ealing

2002

Puckoon

2002

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

2001

Beyond Jurassic Park

2001

The Children Who Cheated the Nazis

2000

The Railway Children

2000

Light Keeps Me Company

2000

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000

The Spirit of Grey Owl

2000

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

1999

Elizabeth

1998

Diana: Queen of Hearts

1998

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century

1998

Parkinson

1998

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997

The Making of 'The Lost World'

1997

Hamlet

1996

E=MC²

1996

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

1995

Miracle on 34th Street

1994

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

1994

A Century of Cinema

1994

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

1993

Jurassic Park

1993

Pictures of Europe

1990

This Morning

1988

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

1988

Sacrée soirée

1987

Mother Teresa

1986

Friday People

1985

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

1985

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983

Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

1983

The Human Factor

1979

The Chess Players

1977

A Bridge Too Far

1977

Conduct Unbecoming

1975

Rosebud

1975

Brannigan

1975

Spécial cinéma

1974

And Then There Were None

1974

Film '72

1971

10 Rillington Place

1971

Great Performances

1971

A Severed Head

1971

Loot

1970

The Last Grenade

1970

Don't Make Me Laugh

1970

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

1969

The Magic Christian

1969

David Copperfield

1969

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

1968

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

Only When I Larf

1968

Doctor Dolittle

1967

The Sand Pebbles

1966

The Flight of the Phoenix

1965

Guns at Batasi

1964

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964

The Third Secret

1964

The Great Escape

1963

The Dock Brief

1962

All Night Long

1962

Only Two Can Play

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The League of Gentlemen

1960

The Angry Silence

1960

SOS Pacific

1959

Jet Storm

1959

I'm All Right Jack

1959

Danger Within

1959

Sea of Sand

1958

The Man Upstairs

1958

Dunkirk

1958

The Scamp

1957

Brothers in Law

1957

The Baby and the Battleship

1956

Private's Progress

1956

The Ship That Died of Shame

1955

Eight O'Clock Walk

1954

Box for One

1953

Father's Doing Fine

1952

Gift Horse

1952

The Magic Box

1952

Hell Is Sold Out

1951

Morning Departure

1950

Boys in Brown

1949

The Lost People

1949

London Belongs to Me

1948

The Guinea Pig

1948

Brighton Rock

1948

Dancing with Crime

1947

The Man Within

1947

School for Secrets

1946

A Matter of Life and Death

1946

Journey Together

1945

The True Glory

1945

The Hundred Pound Window

1944

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Svejk Wrecks Germany

1943

In Which We Serve

1942 Debut
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