Richard Attenborough
Acting
- Born:
- 1923-08-29
- Died:
- 2014-08-24
- Place of birth:
- 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 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
Filmography
Dinosaur Drive-In
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
Diana: The People's Princess
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Talking Pictures
Return to Jurassic Park
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
Strolling Into the Sunset
The Most Famous Man in the World!
Chaplin the Hero
Closing the Ring
British Film Forever
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
The One Show
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
Parkinson
Within the Way Without
A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers
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
Parkinson
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
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Cry Freedom
Sacrée soirée
Mother Teresa
A Chorus Line
Friday People
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi