Richard Todd

Richard Todd

🎂 11th June 1919 (107 yrs) 📍 Dublin, Ireland

Known For

The Longest Day

Biography

Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd (11 June 1919 – 3 December 2009) was an Irish actor known for his leading man roles of the 1950s. He received a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, and an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance as Corporal Lachlan MacLachlan in the 1949 film The Hasty Heart. His other notable roles include Jonathan Cooper in Stage Fright (1950), Wing Commander Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters (1955), Sir Walter Raleigh in The Virgin Queen (1955), and Major John Howard in The Longest Day (1962). He was previously a Captain in the British Army during the Second World War, fighting in the D-Day landings as a member of the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion.

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Richard Todd

Movies Featuring Richard Todd

Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance

Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance (2000)

as Self
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich

No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich (1996)

Beautiful Lies

Beautiful Lies (1992)

as H.G. Wells
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992)

as Lord Roberts
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)

as Self (archive footage)
Olympus Force: The Key

Olympus Force: The Key (1988)

as Lord Wisden
Jenny's War

Jenny's War (1985)

as Gen. Benjamin Cutler
House of the Long Shadows

House of the Long Shadows (1983)

as Sam Allyson
Doctor Who: Kinda

Doctor Who: Kinda (1982)

as Sanders
Home Before Midnight

Home Before Midnight (1979)

as Geoffrey Steele
The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep (1978)

as Commander Barker
No. 1 of the Secret Service

No. 1 of the Secret Service (1977)

as Arthur Loveday
Um Homem e o Cinema

Um Homem e o Cinema (1976)

as Self (archive footage)
The Sky is Falling

The Sky is Falling (1975)

as Terence
The Next Scream You Hear

The Next Scream You Hear (1974)

as George Tulliver
Asylum

Asylum (1972)

as Walter
Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray (1970)

as Basil Hallward
Subterfuge

Subterfuge (1968)

as Col. Victor Redmayne
The Love-Ins

The Love-Ins (1967)

as Dr. Jonathan Barnett
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965)

as Darrell
Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow (1965)

as Wing Cmdr. Kendall
Coast of Skeletons

Coast of Skeletons (1965)

as Harry Sanders
Death Drums Along the River

Death Drums Along the River (1963)

as Inspector Harry Sanders
The Very Edge

The Very Edge (1963)

as Geoffrey Lawrence
The Longest Day

The Longest Day (1962)

as Maj. John Howard
The Boys

The Boys (1962)

as Victor Webster
The Hellions

The Hellions (1961)

as Sam Hargis
Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock (1961)

as Bill Ferguson
The Long and the Short and the Tall

The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961)

as Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
Never Let Go

Never Let Go (1960)

as John Cummings
Stars Meet in Moscow

Stars Meet in Moscow (1959)

as Self
Danger Within

Danger Within (1959)

as Lieutenant Colonel David Baird
Intent to Kill

Intent to Kill (1958)

as Dr. Bob McLaurin
The Naked Earth

The Naked Earth (1958)

as Danny
Chase a Crooked Shadow

Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)

as Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.
Saint Joan

Saint Joan (1957)

as Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)

as Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
D-Day the Sixth of June

D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)

as Lt. Col. John Wynter
Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France

Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France (1956)

as Comte Axel von Fersen
The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen (1955)

as Sir Walter Raleigh
The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters (1955)

as Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
A Man Called Peter

A Man Called Peter (1955)

as The Rev. Peter Marshall
The Secrets of the Bed

The Secrets of the Bed (1954)

as Captain Davidson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")
No Image

Wuthering Heights (1953)

as Heathcliff
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue (1953)

as Rob Roy MacGregor
The Sword and the Rose

The Sword and the Rose (1953)

as Charles Brandon
Venetian Bird

Venetian Bird (1952)

as Edward Mercer
24 Hours of a Woman's Life

24 Hours of a Woman's Life (1952)

as the young man
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)

as Robin Hood
No Image

Elstree Story (1952)

as Himself
The Riddle of Robin Hood

The Riddle of Robin Hood (1952)

as Himself
Lightning Strikes Twice

Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)

as Richard Trevelyan
Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood (1951)

as Charles Cameron/Charles Cameron Sutherland
Portrait of Clare

Portrait of Clare (1950)

as Robert Hart
Stage Fright

Stage Fright (1950)

as Jonathan Cooper
The Interrupted Journey

The Interrupted Journey (1949)

as John North
The Hasty Heart

The Hasty Heart (1949)

as Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan
For Them That Trespass

For Them That Trespass (1949)

as Herbert Edward Logan
A Yank at Oxford

A Yank at Oxford (1938)

as Extra in Sporting Event (uncredited)
The Gap

The Gap (1937)

as Orderly (uncredited)
Good Morning, Boys!

Good Morning, Boys! (1937)

as Extra in crowd scene (uncredited)