Richard Attenborough
Date of birth: 1923-08-29
Place of birth: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Baron Attenborough, Lord Richard Samuel Attenborough, CBE, Ричард Аттенборо, Sir Richard Attenborough, Richard Samuel Attenborough, ریچارد اتنبرا
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.
Movie Credits
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997-05-23
Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond
Miracle on 34th Street
1994-11-18
Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965-12-15
A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of th
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
1964-06-19
Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the si
Hamlet
1996-12-25
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the
Rosebud
1975-03-24
In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the millionaires
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000-08-01
A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of Britai
Elizabeth
1998-09-13
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endle
Sea of Sand
1958-11-04
A small British army team is sent deep behind enemy lines to destroy a German petrol dump as part of
And Then There Were None
1974-09-24
Ten people are invited to a hotel in the Iranian desert, only to find that an unseen person is killi
The Sand Pebbles
1966-12-20
Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat USS San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the
The Great Escape
1963-07-03
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number
The Magic Christian
1969-12-12
Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1999-11-26
Joseph, the favored son of Jacob, is betrayed by his jealous brothers, sold into slavery, and driven
The Railway Children
2000-09-11
At the dawn of the 20th century, following their father's arrest on suspicion of betraying state sec
10 Rillington Place
1971-02-10
The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the tit
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005-06-01
Friends, family, co-stars and admirers of actor Steve McQueen talk about his life and his movie care
Brighton Rock
1948-01-09
Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vici
Brannigan
1975-03-21
A hard-nosed Chicago cop is sent to London to bring back an American mobster being held for extradit
The Spirit of Grey Owl
2000-01-01
Delves into the incredible story of the Englishman Archie Belaney who came to Canada and lived the l
I'm All Right Jack
1959-08-18
Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at
A Matter of Life and Death
1946-12-15
A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping
Jet Storm
1959-09-16
Crisis in the air: A passenger aboard a commercial airplane flying from London to New York threatens
The Dock Brief
1962-09-25
After nearly 40 years of waiting for his big chance, Wilfred Morgenhall is given the case of defendi
All Night Long
1962-02-06
Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic par
A Severed Head
1971-01-21
Antonia Lynch-Gibbon, wife of upper-crust wine dealer Martin, falls in love with her husband's best
Doctor Dolittle
1967-12-05
A veterinarian who can communicate with animals travels abroad to search for a giant sea snail.
Guns at Batasi
1964-10-30
An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must u
The League of Gentlemen
1960-04-15
Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special pro
Morning Departure
1950-02-21
The crew of a submarine is trapped on the sea floor when it sinks. How can they be rescued before th
The Human Factor
1979-12-18
When a leak of information in the African section of British Intelligence is discovered, a security
Dunkirk
1958-03-20
A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer i
Box for One
1953-01-01
A man on the run from a gang of criminals makes a series of increasingly panicked calls from a phone
Only When I Larf
1968-05-27
A master conman leads a pair of British accomplices on an international adventure of highly profitab
The Chess Players
1977-10-02
In the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of
The Magic Box
1952-01-01
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young a
Gift Horse
1952-06-01
Compton Bennett's war drama The Gift Horse follows the fortunes of ageing destroyer The Ballantrae a
SOS Pacific
1959-10-14
A flying boat has to ditch off an island in the Pacific. Along with the injured owner-pilot the pass
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003-05-01
Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cine
School for Secrets
1946-12-23
Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it
Only Two Can Play
1962-01-19
John Lewis is bored of his job and his wife. Then Liz, wife of a local councillor, sets her sights o
The Angry Silence
1960-03-10
When the union in his factory walks out on strike, a family man refuses to participate, risking the
Private's Progress
1956-02-17
Stanley Windrush has to interrupt his university education when he is called up towards the end of t
Dancing with Crime
1947-06-25
When his best friend is murdered inside a London dancehall, a cab driver and his girlfriend involve
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995-04-23
This documentary treats film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Jurassic Park," one
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955-04-19
After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into bus
The Last Grenade
1970-03-01
Two ruthless mercenaries break their friendship when one of them changes sides.
The Baby and the Battleship
1956-06-01
After a quayside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, Able Seaman Knocker White finds hims
Conduct Unbecoming
1975-10-04
A company of British soldiers in colonial India is shaken when the widow of their most honored hero
Eight O'Clock Walk
1954-03-16
Only a British cabdriver's (Richard Attenborough) wife (Cathy O'Donnell) and lawyer (Derek Farr) bel
The Third Secret
1964-02-02
A prominent London psychologist seems to have taken his own life, causing stunned disbelief amongst
The Man Upstairs
1958-09-30
The mental breakdown of a guilt-ridden man provides the drama in this fascinating psychological prof
Within the Way Without
2004-01-01
At the dawn of the new millenium, a Dutch social worker, a famous Japanese poet and a Brazilian girl
David Copperfield
1969-12-01
A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal de
London Belongs to Me
1948-11-05
Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
2025-04-06
Documentary about Humphrey Jennings, an English documentary filmmaker from the 1930s to 1950.
Journey Together
1945-10-01
Two Englishmen train with the Royal Air Force, ending with a bombing raid on Berlin.
Father's Doing Fine
1952-08-15
Lady Buckering, an English widow, has four daughters; Doreen, married to Dougall and about to give b
Pictures of Europe
1990-04-25
What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures
Boys in Brown
1949-12-01
Jackie lives in poverty with his widowed mother. In a bid to escape poverty he gets involved in a ro
Forever Ealing
2002-12-05
This is a history of the England's Ealing Film Studios, from its beginnings in 1902. It follows the
Brothers in Law
1957-03-04
Roger Thursby is an overly keen, newly-qualified barrister who rubs his fellow barristers up the wro
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003-08-24
Two-part Arena special celebrating the life and distinguished career of one of Britain's best-loved
Loot
1970-05-01
Two bank robbers, Dennis and Hal, are on the run from the police after a successful heist. Needing s
E=MC²
1996-01-05
A physicist struggling to prove one of Einstein's theories still finds time to dabble in an extra-cu
The Scamp
1957-10-07
Tod is a motherless boy, who is mistreated by his violent father. He eventually finds happiness with
The Guinea Pig
1948-10-26
A working-class boy wins a scholarship to a public school, as part of a post-World War Two experimen
The Lost People
1949-08-22
Set in a German theatre after the Second World War, two British soldiers are holding a disparate and
Hell Is Sold Out
1951-06-01
A supposedly dead writer suddenly turns up to confront the young woman who is using his penname.
In Which We Serve
1942-09-17
The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action
Chaplin the Hero
2008-10-14
Short documentary exploring the fame and talent of Charlie Chaplin.
The Most Famous Man in the World!
2008-10-14
A look at Charlie Chaplin and his rise to fame.
Strolling Into the Sunset
2008-10-14
Documentary about the making of Chaplin (1992).
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968-09-11
Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra
Mother Teresa
1986-11-28
We follow the daily activities of Mother Teresa and her nuns, in service to the poor of India and th
Diana: Queen of Hearts
1998-08-31
Close friends, family and world leaders profile the life of the princess. Narrated by Sir Richard At
The True Glory
1945-08-27
A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014-08-25
The life story of the film director, movie star and industry figure who furthered the cause of cinem
Diana: The People's Princess
2017-08-22
A princess so tragically taken in the prime of her life. Follow the fascinated tale of Princess Dian
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993-08-11
Audrey Hepburn was one of the movies' best-loved stars, blessed with beauty, talent, an elegant soph
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985-01-01
After starting his career producing religious film shorts, J. Arthur Rank went on to become Britain'
Jurassic Park
1993-06-11
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistor
The Man Within
1947-05-19
A man goes on the run from hardened smugglers.
Don't Make Me Laugh
1970-01-01
A compilation of extracts from Children's Film Foundation productions: "The Rescue Squad", "Ali and
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
2007-06-05
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles' features video clips of surviving cast and crew, including Richard
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
1998-05-15
Acknowledged as one of the greatest singers of the twentieth century, Arena explores the rise of the
The Children Who Cheated the Nazis
2000-09-28
A documentary about the decisions parents made in evacuating their children out of harm's way (the N
Danger Within
1959-02-17
Drama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers f
The Hundred Pound Window
1944-04-03
An accountant who has to take a second job working at a racetrack, soon becomes mixed up with a shad
Light Keeps Me Company
2000-08-26
Carl-Gustaf Nykvist's documentary about his father, Sven Nykvist. The film is based on Sven's memoir
Puckoon
2002-01-01
Spike Milligan's book about the divided Irish village of Puckoon comes to the big screen.
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983-05-27
A look back at the first 21 years of Britain's most successful film series.
A Bridge Too Far
1977-06-15
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to
Beyond Jurassic Park
2001-01-01
Prepare to go deeper into the breathtaking adventures of the Jurassic Park Trilogy! Highlighted by
Schweik's New Adventures
1943-10-18
Nazis are nothing to the wily good soldier Schweik (Lloyd Pearson).
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994-02-18
A documentary overview and ideological critique of the South African film industry and cinema's hist
Return to Jurassic Park
2011-02-05
A multi-part documentary about the making of the Jurassic Park trilogy. Each part walks through the
A Century of Cinema
1994-01-01
A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.
The Making of 'The Lost World'
1997-05-08
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of director Steven Spielberg's 1997 film "The Lost Wo
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
2004-10-03
A documentary portrait of composer Malcolm Arnold. Broadcast in two parts on The South Bank Show but
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
1983-02-01
The making of the film Gandhi (1982).
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969-12-18
Banned by the BBC in 1971, director Tony Palmer's profile of the late Peter Sellers was, in the word