Richard Attenborough
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, Kt, CBE (29 August 1923 – 24 August 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.
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.
Known for
And the Winner Isn't
Diana: The People's Princess
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
And the Oscar Goes To...
Talking Pictures
Return to Jurassic Park
Closing the Ring
The One Show
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Forever Ealing
Puckoon
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Beyond Jurassic Park
The Children Who Cheated the Nazis
The Railway Children
Light Keeps Me Company
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
The Spirit of Grey Owl
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Grey Owl
Elizabeth
Diana: Queen of Hearts
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Making of 'The Lost World'
Hamlet
In Love and War
E=mc2
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Miracle on 34th Street
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
A Century of Cinema
Shadowlands
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Jurassic Park
Chaplin
Pictures of Europe
This Morning
Cry Freedom
Mother Teresa
A Chorus Line
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Gandhi
The Human Factor
Magic
The Chess Players
A Bridge Too Far
Rosebud
Brannigan
Conduct Unbecoming
Spécial cinéma
And Then There Were None
Young Winston
10 Rillington Place
Great Performances
A Severed Head
The Last Grenade
Loot
The Magic Christian
David Copperfield
Oh! What a Lovely War
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
The Dick Cavett Show
Only When I Larf
Doctor Dolittle
The Sand Pebbles
The Flight of the Phoenix
Guns at Batasi
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
The Third Secret
The Great Escape
The L-Shaped Room
Trial and Error
All Night Long
Only Two Can Play
Whistle Down the Wind
The League of Gentlemen
The Angry Silence
SOS Pacific
Jet Storm
I'm All Right Jack
Danger Within
Sea of Sand
The Man Upstairs
Dunkirk
The Scamp
Brothers in Law
The Baby and the Battleship
Private's Progress
The Ship That Died of Shame
Eight O'Clock Walk
Father's Doing Fine
Gift Horse
The Magic Box
Hell Is Sold Out
Morning Departure
Boys in Brown
The Lost People
London Belongs to Me
The Guinea Pig
Brighton Rock
Dancing with Crime
The Man Within
School for Secrets
A Matter of Life and Death
Journey Together
The True Glory
Schweik's New Adventures
In Which We Serve