
Richard Todd
Known for ActingBorn 1919-06-11Died 2009-12-03Dublin, Ireland
Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd (11 June 1919 – 3 December 2009) was an Irish actor known for his leading man roles of the 1950s. He received a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, and an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance as Corporal Lachlan MacLachlan in the 1949 film The Hasty Heart. His other notable roles include Jonathan Cooper in Stage Fright (1950), Wing Commander Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters (1955), Sir Walter Raleigh in The Virgin Queen (1955), and Major John Howard in The Longest Day (1962). He was previously a Captain in the British Army during the Second World War, fighting in the D-Day landings as a member of the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Todd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more
Movies & web series
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The Naked Earth
1958 · Movie
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Um Homem e o Cinema
1976 · Movie
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 · Movie
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The Royal
2003 · Series
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Boy Dominic
1974 · Series
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Doctor Who
1963 · Series
Wuthering Heights
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Wuthering Heights
1953 · Movie
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Silent Witness
1996 · Series
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Midsomer Murders
1997 · Series
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Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
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Doctor Who: Kinda
1982 · Movie
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The Last Place on Earth
1985 · Series
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The Longest Day
1962 · Movie
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The Boys
1962 · Movie
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Heartbeat
1992 · Series
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Virtual Murder
1992 · Series
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Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957 · Movie
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Theatre 625
1964 · Series
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
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Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000 · Series
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Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958 · Movie
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Thriller
1973 · Series
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Good Morning, Boys!
1937 · Movie
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The Virgin Queen
1955 · Movie
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Jenny's War
1985 · Series
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The Long and the Short and the Tall
1961 · Movie
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Flesh and Blood
1951 · Movie
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The Dam Busters
1955 · Movie
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The Hasty Heart
1949 · Movie
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Operation Crossbow
1965 · Movie
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The Hellions
1961 · Movie
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Stage Fright
1950 · Movie
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House of the Long Shadows
1983 · Movie
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Portrait of Clare
1950 · Movie
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A Man Called Peter
1955 · Movie
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Never Let Go
1960 · Movie
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Saint Joan
1957 · Movie
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A Yank at Oxford
1938 · Movie
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No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
1996 · Movie
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The Sword and the Rose
1953 · Movie
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Danger Within
1959 · Movie
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Jenny's War
1985 · Movie
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Asylum
1972 · Movie
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The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952 · Movie
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Venetian Bird
1952 · Movie
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The Big Sleep
1978 · Movie
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Marie-Antoinette Queen of France
1956 · Movie
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British Film Forever
2007 · Series
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Coast of Skeletons
1965 · Movie