Richard Attenborough

Acting·Aug 29, 1923·Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain2025 · Self	Self
Diana: The People's Princess2017 · Self	Self
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film2014 · Self	Self
Return to Jurassic Park2011 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
OOutbreak 1939: When War Broke Out2009 · Actor	Actor
SStrolling Into the Sunset2008 · Self	Self
CChaplin the Hero2008 · Self	Self
TThe Most Famous Man in the World!2008 · Self	Self
Closing the Ring2007 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'2007 · Self	Self
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool2005 · Self	Self
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival2004 · Self	Self
WWithin the Way Without2004 · (voice)	(voice)
A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers2003 · Self - Interviewee	Self - Interviewee
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough2003 · Self	Self
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin2003 · Self	Self
Forever Ealing2002 · Self	Self
Puckoon2002 · Writer/Director	Writer/Director
Beyond Jurassic Park2001 · Self	Self
The Children Who Cheated the Nazis2000 · Narrator	Narrator
The Railway Children2000 · The Old Gentleman	The Old Gentleman
Light Keeps Me Company2000 · Self	Self
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories2000 · Self	Self
The Spirit of Grey Owl2000 · Self	Self
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat1999 · Jacob	Jacob
Grey Owl1999 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Elizabeth1998 · Sir William Cecil	Sir William Cecil
Diana: Queen of Hearts1998 · Self - Narrator	Self - Narrator
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century1998 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park1997 · John Hammond	John Hammond
The Making of 'The Lost World'1997 · Self	Self
Hamlet1996 · English Ambassador	English Ambassador
In Love and War1996 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
E=MC²1996 · The Visitor	The Visitor
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'1995 · Self / John Hammond	Self / John Hammond
Miracle on 34th Street1994 · Kris Kringle	Kris Kringle
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid1994 · Self	Self
A Century of Cinema1994 · Self	Self
Shadowlands1993 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered1993 · Self	Self
Jurassic Park1993 · Hammond	Hammond
Chaplin1992 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Pictures of Europe1990 · Self	Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute1988 · Self	Self
Cry Freedom1987 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Mother Teresa1986 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
A Chorus Line1985 · Director	Director
TThe Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio1985 · Self	Self