Richard Attenborough
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 (119 titles)
10.0MovieHumphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
Self · 2025
MovieDiana: The People's Princess
Self · 2017
4.8MovieRichard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Self · 2014
6.2ShowTalking Pictures
Self (archive footage) · 2013
6.6MovieReturn to Jurassic Park
Self (archive footage) · 2011
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
2009
Strolling Into the Sunset
Self · 2008
Chaplin the Hero
Self · 2008
The Most Famous Man in the World!
Self · 2008
5.5ShowBritish Film Forever
2007
MovieThe Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
Self · 2007
4.4ShowThe One Show
Self · 2006
5.9MovieSteve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Self · 2005
MovieToward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
Self · 2004
Within the Way Without
(voice) · 2004
8.0MovieA Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers
Self - Interviewee · 2003
MovieThe Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
Self · 2003
6.9MovieCharlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Self · 2003
7.2MovieForever Ealing
Self · 2002
6.3MoviePuckoon
Writer/Director · 2002
6.8ShowJack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Magog · 2001
6.8MovieBeyond Jurassic Park
Self · 2001
5.0MovieThe Children Who Cheated the Nazis
Narrator · 2000
6.8MovieThe Railway Children
The Old Gentleman · 2000
7.9MovieLight Keeps Me Company
Self · 2000
7.0MovieSir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self · 2000
MovieThe Spirit of Grey Owl
Self · 2000
6.2MovieJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Jacob · 1999
7.2MovieElizabeth
Sir William Cecil · 1998
7.3MovieDiana: Queen of Hearts
Self - Narrator · 1998