Richard Attenborough
Actor
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.
Filmography
Jurassic Park
as Hammond 1993
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
as John Hammond 1997
The Great Escape
as Bartlett 'Big X' 1963
Elizabeth
as Sir William Cecil 1998
Miracle on 34th Street
as Kris Kringle 1994
A Bridge Too Far
as Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited) 1977
Return to Jurassic Park
as Self (archive footage) 2011
Hamlet
as English Ambassador 1996
A Matter of Life and Death
as An English Pilot 1946
The Flight of the Phoenix
as Lew Moran 1965
The Sand Pebbles
as Frenchy Burgoyne 1966
10 Rillington Place
as John Christie 1971
Doctor Dolittle
as Albert Blossom 1967
Brighton Rock
as Pinkie Brown 1948
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
as Bill 1964
And Then There Were None
as Judge Arthur Cannon 1974
Brannigan
as Cmdr. Charles Swann 1975