Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

🎂 29th August 1923 (102 yrs) 📍 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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.

Richard Attenborough

🎬 Movies Featuring Richard Attenborough

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain (2025)

as Self
Diana: The People's Princess

Diana: The People's Princess (2017)

as Self
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)

as Self
Return to Jurassic Park

Return to Jurassic Park (2011)

as Self (archive footage)
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Strolling Into the Sunset (2008)

as Self
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The Most Famous Man in the World! (2008)

as Self
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Chaplin the Hero (2008)

as Self
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'

The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles' (2007)

as Self
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005)

as Self
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival

Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival (2004)

as Self
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Within the Way Without (2004)

as (voice)
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough (2003)

as Self
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)

as Self
Forever Ealing

Forever Ealing (2002)

as Self
Puckoon

Puckoon (2002)

as Writer/Director
Beyond Jurassic Park

Beyond Jurassic Park (2001)

as Self
The Children Who Cheated the Nazis

The Children Who Cheated the Nazis (2000)

as Narrator
The Railway Children

The Railway Children (2000)

as The Old Gentleman
Light Keeps Me Company

Light Keeps Me Company (2000)

as Self
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000)

as Self
The Spirit of Grey Owl

The Spirit of Grey Owl (2000)

as Self
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)

as Jacob
Elizabeth

Elizabeth (1998)

as Sir William Cecil
Diana: Queen of Hearts

Diana: Queen of Hearts (1998)

as Self - Narrator
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century (1998)

as Self (archive footage)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

as John Hammond
The Making of 'The Lost World'

The Making of 'The Lost World' (1997)

as Self
Hamlet

Hamlet (1996)

as English Ambassador
E=MC²

E=MC² (1996)

as The Visitor
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995)

as Self / John Hammond
Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

as Kris Kringle
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1994)

as Self
A Century of Cinema

A Century of Cinema (1994)

as Self
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993)

as Self
Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park (1993)

as Hammond
Pictures of Europe

Pictures of Europe (1990)

as Self
Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa (1986)

as Narrator (voice)
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The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio (1985)

as Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years

James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)

as Self
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Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi (1983)

as Self
The Human Factor

The Human Factor (1979)

as Colonel John Daintry
The Chess Players

The Chess Players (1977)

as General Outram
A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

as Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited)
Conduct Unbecoming

Conduct Unbecoming (1975)

as Maggiore Lionel E. Roach
Rosebud

Rosebud (1975)

as Edward Sloat
Brannigan

Brannigan (1975)

as Cmdr. Charles Swann
And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None (1974)

as Judge Arthur Cannon
10 Rillington Place

10 Rillington Place (1971)

as John Christie
A Severed Head

A Severed Head (1971)

as Palmer Anderson
Loot

Loot (1970)

as Inspector Truscott
The Last Grenade

The Last Grenade (1970)

as General Charles Whiteley
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Don't Make Me Laugh (1970)

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? (1969)

as Self
The Magic Christian

The Magic Christian (1969)

as Oxford Coach
David Copperfield

David Copperfield (1969)

as Mr. Tungay
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)

as Robert Blossom
Only When I Larf

Only When I Larf (1968)

as Silas
Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle (1967)

as Albert Blossom
The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles (1966)

as Frenchy Burgoyne
The Flight of the Phoenix

The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

as Lew Moran
Guns at Batasi

Guns at Batasi (1964)

as Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)

as Bill
The Third Secret

The Third Secret (1964)

as Alfred Price-Gorham
The Great Escape

The Great Escape (1963)

as Bartlett 'Big X'
The Dock Brief

The Dock Brief (1962)

as Herbert Fowle
All Night Long

All Night Long (1962)

as Rod Hamilton
Only Two Can Play

Only Two Can Play (1962)

as Gareth L. Probert
The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen (1960)

as Lexy
The Angry Silence

The Angry Silence (1960)

as Tom Curtis
SOS Pacific

SOS Pacific (1959)

as Whitey Mullen
Jet Storm

Jet Storm (1959)

as Ernest Tilley
I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack (1959)

as Sidney De Vere Cox
Danger Within

Danger Within (1959)

as Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips
Sea of Sand

Sea of Sand (1958)

as Brody
The Man Upstairs

The Man Upstairs (1958)

as Peter Watson
Dunkirk

Dunkirk (1958)

as John Holden
The Scamp

The Scamp (1957)

as Stephen Leigh
Brothers in Law

Brothers in Law (1957)

as Henry Marshall
The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship (1956)

as Knocker White
Private's Progress

Private's Progress (1956)

as Pvt. Percival Henry Cox
The Ship That Died of Shame

The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)

as George Hoskins
Eight O'Clock Walk

Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)

as Thomas Leslie Manning
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Box for One (1953)

as The Caller
Father's Doing Fine

Father's Doing Fine (1952)

as Dougall
Gift Horse

Gift Horse (1952)

as Dripper Daniels
The Magic Box

The Magic Box (1952)

as Jack Carter
Hell Is Sold Out

Hell Is Sold Out (1951)

as Pierre Bonnet
Morning Departure

Morning Departure (1950)

as Stoker Snipe
Boys in Brown

Boys in Brown (1949)

as Jackie Knowles
The Lost People

The Lost People (1949)

as Jan
London Belongs to Me

London Belongs to Me (1948)

as Percy Boon
The Guinea Pig

The Guinea Pig (1948)

as Jack Read
Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock (1948)

as Pinkie Brown
Dancing with Crime

Dancing with Crime (1947)

as Ted Peters
The Man Within

The Man Within (1947)

as Francis Andrews
School for Secrets

School for Secrets (1946)

as Jack Arnold
A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

as An English Pilot
Journey Together

Journey Together (1945)

as David Wilton
The True Glory

The True Glory (1945)

as Commentator
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The Hundred Pound Window (1944)

as Tommy Draper
Schweik's New Adventures

Schweik's New Adventures (1943)

as Railway worker
In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve (1942)

as Young Stoker