Richard Attenborough
Acting
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.
Born: August 29, 1923
Place of Birth: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Known For
Schweik's New Adventures
Nazis are nothing to the wily good soldier Schweik (Lloyd Pearson).
A Century of Cinema
A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.
Jurassic Park
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.
The Great Escape
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
Light Keeps Me Company
Carl-Gustaf Nykvist's documentary about his father, Sven Nykvist. The film is based on Sven's memoirs with Sven himself as narrator. A journey to the place of birth, Moheda, constitutes the hub of the film and during the journey friends and memories emerge. Written by Fredrik Klasson
A Matter of Life and Death
A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
Acknowledged as one of the greatest singers of the twentieth century, Arena explores the rise of the legendary crooner Frank Sinatra from his early family background to overwhelming show business success. Interviews with friends, family and associates reveal a star-studded career in music and film alongside a fascinating private life of four marriages, liaison with the Kennedy family, Las Vegas business interests and an alleged association with the Mafia
Hamlet
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
10 Rillington Place
The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
This documentary treats film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Jurassic Park," one of the 90's biggest hits and a milestone in special effects development. Narrated by James Earl Jones, it includes footage of the filming process, as well as interviews with director Steven Spielberg, and other members of the cast and crew, who give their insights into what it was like working together on this project and the efforts it took to bring the film to completion.
Filmography
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as Writer/Director
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as Narrator
as The Old Gentleman
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as Sir William Cecil
as Self - Narrator
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as John Hammond
as English Ambassador
as The Visitor
as Self / John Hammond
as Kris Kringle
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as Hammond
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as Narrator (voice)
as Colonel John Daintry
as General Outram
as Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)
as Maggiore Lionel E. Roach
as Edward Sloat
as Cmdr. Charles Swann
as Self
as Judge Arthur Cannon
as John Christie
as Self
as Palmer Anderson
as Inspector Truscott
as General Charles Whiteley
as Oxford Coach
as Mr. Tungay
as Robert Blossom
as Self - Guest
as Silas
as Albert Blossom
as Frenchy Burgoyne
as Lew Moran
as Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
as Bill
as Alfred Price-Gorham
as Bartlett 'Big X'
as Herbert Fowle
as Rod Hamilton
as Gareth L. Probert
as Self
as Lexy
as Tom Curtis
as Whitey Mullen
as Ernest Tilley
as Sidney De Vere Cox
as Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips
as Brody
as Peter Watson
as John Holden
as Stephen Leigh
as Henry Marshall
as Knocker White
as Pvt. Percival Henry Cox
as George Hoskins
as Thomas Leslie Manning
as Dougall
as Dripper Daniels
as Jack Carter
as Pierre Bonnet
as Stoker Snipe
as Jackie Knowles
as Jan
as Percy Boon
as Jack Read
as Pinkie Brown
as Ted Peters
as Francis Andrews
as Jack Arnold
as An English Pilot
as David Wilton
as Commentator
as Self - Nominee/Presenter
as Self - Nominee
as Railway worker
as Young Stoker