Richard Attenborough
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 29, 1923
- Died
- August 24, 2014
- Birthplace
- Cambridge, 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.
Filmography
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain 2025
as Self
Diana: The People's Princess 2017
as Self
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film 2014
as Self
Return to Jurassic Park 2011
as Self (archive footage)
- Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out 2009
Actor
- Chaplin the Hero
Chaplin the Hero 2008
as Self
- The Most Famous Man in the World!
The Most Famous Man in the World! 2008
as Self
- Strolling Into the Sunset
Strolling Into the Sunset 2008
as Self
Closing the Ring 2007
Director, Producer
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles' 2007
as Self
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool 2005
as Self
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival 2004
as Self
- Within the Way Without
Within the Way Without 2004
as (voice)
A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers 2003
as Self - Interviewee
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough 2003
as Self
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin 2003
as Self
Forever Ealing 2002
as Self
Puckoon 2002
as Writer/Director
Beyond Jurassic Park 2001
as Self
The Children Who Cheated the Nazis 2000
as Narrator
The Railway Children 2000
as The Old Gentleman
Light Keeps Me Company 2000
as Self
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories 2000
as Self
The Spirit of Grey Owl 2000
as Self
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1999
as Jacob
Grey Owl 1999
Director, Producer
Elizabeth 1998
as Sir William Cecil
Diana: Queen of Hearts 1998
as Self - Narrator
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century 1998
as Self (archive footage)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997
as John Hammond
The Making of 'The Lost World' 1997
as Self
Hamlet 1996
as English Ambassador
In Love and War 1996
Director, Producer
E=MC² 1996
as The Visitor
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' 1995
as Self / John Hammond
Miracle on 34th Street 1994
as Kris Kringle
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid 1994
as Self
A Century of Cinema 1994
as Self
Shadowlands 1993
Director, Producer
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered 1993
as Self
Jurassic Park 1993
as Hammond
Chaplin 1992
Director, Producer
Pictures of Europe 1990
as Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute 1988
as Self
Cry Freedom 1987
Director, Producer
Mother Teresa 1986
as Narrator (voice)
A Chorus Line 1985
Director
- The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio 1985
as Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years 1983
as Self
- Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi 1983
as Self
Gandhi 1982
Director, Producer
The Human Factor 1979
as Colonel John Daintry
Magic 1978
Director
The Chess Players 1977
as General Outram
A Bridge Too Far 1977
as Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited), Director
Conduct Unbecoming 1975
as Major Lionel E. Roach
Rosebud 1975
as Edward Sloat
Brannigan 1975
as Cmdr. Charles Swann
And Then There Were None 1974
as Judge Arthur Cannon
Young Winston 1972
Director
10 Rillington Place 1971
as John Christie
A Severed Head 1971
as Palmer Anderson
Loot 1970
as Inspector Truscott
The Last Grenade 1970
as General Charles Whiteley
- Don't Make Me Laugh
Don't Make Me Laugh 1970
Actor
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? 1969
as Self
The Magic Christian 1969
as Oxford Coach
David Copperfield 1969
as Mr. Tungay
Oh! What a Lovely War 1969
Director, Producer
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom 1968
as Robert Blossom
Only When I Larf 1968
as Silas
Doctor Dolittle 1967
as Albert Blossom
The Sand Pebbles 1966
as Frenchy Burgoyne
The Flight of the Phoenix 1965
as Lew Moran
Guns at Batasi 1964
as Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
Seance on a Wet Afternoon 1964
as Bill, Producer
The Third Secret 1964
as Alfred Price-Gorham
The Great Escape 1963
as Bartlett 'Big X'
The L-Shaped Room 1962
Producer
The Dock Brief 1962
as Herbert Fowle
All Night Long 1962
as Rod Hamilton
Only Two Can Play 1962
as Gareth L. Probert
Whistle Down the Wind 1961
Producer
The League of Gentlemen 1960
as Lexy
The Angry Silence 1960
as Tom Curtis, Producer
SOS Pacific 1959
as Whitey Mullen
Jet Storm 1959
as Ernest Tilley
I'm All Right Jack 1959
as Sidney De Vere Cox
Danger Within 1959
as Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips
Sea of Sand 1958
as Brody
The Man Upstairs 1958
as Peter Watson
Dunkirk 1958
as John Holden
The Scamp 1957
as Stephen Leigh
Brothers in Law 1957
as Henry Marshall
The Baby and the Battleship 1956
as Knocker White
Private's Progress 1956
as Pvt. Percival Henry Cox
The Ship That Died of Shame 1955
as George Hoskins
Eight O'Clock Walk 1954
as Thomas Leslie Manning
- Box for One
Box for One 1953
as The Caller
Father's Doing Fine 1952
as Dougall
Gift Horse 1952
as Dripper Daniels
The Magic Box 1952
as Jack Carter
Hell Is Sold Out 1951
as Pierre Bonnet
Morning Departure 1950
as Stoker Snipe
Boys in Brown 1949
as Jackie Knowles
The Lost People 1949
as Jan
London Belongs to Me 1948
as Percy Boon
The Guinea Pig 1948
as Jack Read
Brighton Rock 1948
as Pinkie Brown
Dancing with Crime 1947
as Ted Peters
The Man Within 1947
as Francis Andrews
School for Secrets 1946
as Jack Arnold
A Matter of Life and Death 1946
as An English Pilot
Journey Together 1945
as David Wilton
The True Glory 1945
as Commentator
- The Hundred Pound Window
The Hundred Pound Window 1944
as Tommy Draper
Svejk Wrecks Germany 1943
as Railway worker
In Which We Serve 1942
as Young Stoker
Credits from TMDB.