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.
Known For
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Jurassic Park
1993
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
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The Great Escape
1963
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Elizabeth
1998
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Miracle on 34th Street
1994
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A Bridge Too Far
1977
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Return to Jurassic Park
2011
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Hamlet
1996
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A Matter of Life and Death
1946
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The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
Acting
2025
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
as Self
2017
Diana: The People's Princess
as Self
2014
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
as Self
2013
Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage)
(1 episode)
2011
Return to Jurassic Park
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
2008
Strolling Into the Sunset
as Self
2008
Chaplin the Hero
as Self
2008
The Most Famous Man in the World!
as Self
2007
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
as Self
2006
The One Show
as Self
(1 episode)
2005
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
as Self
2004
Within the Way Without
as (voice)
2004
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
as Self
2003
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
as Self
2003
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
as Self
2003
A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers
as Self - Interviewee
2002
Forever Ealing
as Self
2002
Puckoon
as Writer/Director
2001
Beyond Jurassic Park
as Self
2001
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
as Magog
(2 episodes)
2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self
2000
The Railway Children
as The Old Gentleman
2000
The Spirit of Grey Owl
as Self
2000
The Children Who Cheated the Nazis
as Narrator
2000
Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
1999
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
as Jacob
1998
Elizabeth
as Sir William Cecil
1998
Diana: Queen of Hearts
as Self - Narrator
1998
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Parkinson
as Self
(1 episode)
1997
The Making of 'The Lost World'
as Self
1996
Hamlet
as English Ambassador
1996
E=MC²
as The Visitor
1995
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Self / John Hammond
1994
Miracle on 34th Street
as Kris Kringle
1994
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
as Self
1994
A Century of Cinema
as Self
1993
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
as Self
1993
Jurassic Park
as Hammond
1990
Pictures of Europe
as Self
1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
1988
This Morning
as Self
(1 episode)
1987
Sacrée Soirée
as Self
(1 episode)
1986
Mother Teresa
as Narrator (voice)
1985
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
as Self
1985
Friday People
1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
1983
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
as Self
1979
The Human Factor
as Colonel John Daintry
1977
The Chess Players
as General Outram
1977
A Bridge Too Far
as Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)
1975
Rosebud
as Edward Sloat
1975
Brannigan
as Cmdr. Charles Swann
1975
Conduct Unbecoming
as Maggiore Lionel E. Roach
1974
And Then There Were None
as Judge Arthur Cannon
1974
Spécial cinéma
as Self
(2 episodes)
1971
10 Rillington Place
as John Christie
1971
A Severed Head
as Palmer Anderson
1971
Great Performances
as Self
(1 episode)
1970
The Last Grenade
as General Charles Whiteley
1970
Loot
as Inspector Truscott
1970
Don't Make Me Laugh
1969
The Magic Christian
as Oxford Coach
1969
David Copperfield
as Mr. Tungay
1969
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
as Self
1968
Only When I Larf
as Silas
1968
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Robert Blossom
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(3 episodes)
1967
Doctor Dolittle
as Albert Blossom
1966
The Sand Pebbles
as Frenchy Burgoyne
1965
The Flight of the Phoenix
as Lew Moran
1964
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
as Bill
1964
Guns at Batasi
as Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
1964
The Third Secret
as Alfred Price-Gorham
1963
The Great Escape
as Bartlett 'Big X'
1962
The Dock Brief
as Herbert Fowle
1962
All Night Long
as Rod Hamilton
1962
Only Two Can Play
as Gareth L. Probert
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1 episode)
1960
The League of Gentlemen
as Lexy
1960
The Angry Silence
as Tom Curtis
1959
I'm All Right Jack
as Sidney De Vere Cox
1959
Jet Storm
as Ernest Tilley
1959
SOS Pacific
as Whitey Mullen
1959
Danger Within
as Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips
1958
Sea of Sand
as Brody
1958
Dunkirk
as John Holden
1958
The Man Upstairs
as Peter Watson
1957
Brothers in Law
as Henry Marshall
1957
The Scamp
as Stephen Leigh
1956
Private's Progress
as Pvt. Percival Henry Cox
1956
The Baby and the Battleship
as Knocker White
1955
The Ship That Died of Shame
as George Hoskins
1954
Eight O'Clock Walk
as Thomas Leslie Manning
1953
Box for One
as The Caller
1952
The Magic Box
as Jack Carter
1952
Gift Horse
as Dripper Daniels
1952
Father's Doing Fine
as Dougall
1951
Hell Is Sold Out
as Pierre Bonnet
1950
Morning Departure
as Stoker Snipe
1949
Boys in Brown
as Jackie Knowles
1949
The Lost People
as Jan
1948
Brighton Rock
as Pinkie Brown
1948
London Belongs to Me
as Percy Boon
1948
The Guinea Pig
as Jack Read
1947
Dancing with Crime
as Ted Peters
1947
The Man Within
as Francis Andrews
1946
A Matter of Life and Death
as An English Pilot
1946
School for Secrets
as Jack Arnold
1945
Journey Together
as David Wilton
1945
The True Glory
as Commentator
1944
The Hundred Pound Window
as Tommy Draper
1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee/Presenter
(1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
(1 episode)
1943
Schweik's New Adventures
as Railway worker
1942
In Which We Serve
as Young Stoker
Directing
2007
Closing the Ring
Director
1999
Grey Owl
Director
1996
In Love and War
Director
1993
Shadowlands
Director
1992
Chaplin
Director
1987
Cry Freedom
Director
1985
A Chorus Line
Director
1982
Gandhi
Director
1978
Magic
Director
1977
A Bridge Too Far
Director
1972
Young Winston
Director
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War
Director
Production
2007
Closing the Ring
Producer
1999
Grey Owl
Producer
1996
In Love and War
Producer
1993
Shadowlands
Producer
1992
Chaplin
Producer
1987
Cry Freedom
Producer
1982
Gandhi
Producer
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War
Producer
1964
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Producer
1962
The L-Shaped Room
Producer
1961
Whistle Down the Wind
Producer
1960
The Angry Silence
Producer