Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Known for

Acting

Born

August 29, 1923

Birthplace

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Died

August 24, 2014 (aged 90)

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 Esc...

Best known work

Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
1993
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
The Great Escape
The Great Escape
1963
Gandhi
Gandhi
1982
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
1998
Chaplin
Chaplin
1992
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
1994
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far
1977
Return to Jurassic Park
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
Hamlet
Hamlet
1996

Filmography

  1. 2025

    Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

    as Self

  2. 2017

  3. 2014

  4. 2013

    Talking PicturesTV

    as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

  5. 2011

    Return to Jurassic Park

    as Self (archive footage)

  6. 2009

  7. 2008

  8. 2008

  9. 2008

  10. 2007

    Closing the Ring

    Director, Producer

  11. 2007

  12. 2007

  13. 2006

    The One ShowTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  14. 2005

  15. 2004

  16. 2004

    ParkinsonTV

    as Self - Guest (1 episode)

  17. 2004

  18. 2003

  19. 2003

  20. 2003

  21. 2002

  22. 2002

    Puckoon

    as Writer/Director

  23. 2001

  24. 2001

  25. 2000

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