Richard Attenborough

Known for ActingBorn 1923-08-29Died 2014-08-24Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

Spécial cinéma

The Hundred Pound Window

A Century of Cinema

A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

Svejk Wrecks Germany

Jurassic Park

Light Keeps Me Company

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century

The Great Escape

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Gandhi

Chaplin

Hamlet

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

Diana: Queen of Hearts

Forever Ealing

A Matter of Life and Death

Elizabeth

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

10 Rillington Place

A Bridge Too Far

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

The Flight of the Phoenix

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

The Sand Pebbles

The Making of 'The Lost World'

Cry Freedom

Mother Teresa

The Ship That Died of Shame

The Angry Silence

Shadowlands

The Chess Players

Beyond Jurassic Park

Whistle Down the Wind

Only When I Larf

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

Father's Doing Fine

The Railway Children

Miracle on 34th Street

Return to Jurassic Park

School for Secrets

The League of Gentlemen

Brothers in Law

Magic

The Guinea Pig