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Richard Attenborough
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…
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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.
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2017
Diana: The People's Princess
Movie Self
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2014
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Movie Self
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2013
Talking Pictures
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2011
Return to Jurassic Park
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2009
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2008
The Most Famous Man in the World!
Movie Self
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2008
Chaplin the Hero
Movie Self
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2008
Strolling Into the Sunset
Movie Self
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2007
Closing the Ring
Movie Director
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2007
British Film Forever
TV show
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2007
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
Movie Self
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2006
The One Show
TV show Self
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2005
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Movie Self
- 2004
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2004
Parkinson
TV show Self - Guest
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2004
Within the Way Without
Movie (voice)
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2003
A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers
Movie Self - Interviewee
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2003
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
Movie Self
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2003
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Movie Self
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2002
Forever Ealing
Movie Self
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2002
Puckoon
Movie Writer/Director
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2001
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
TV show Magog
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2001
Beyond Jurassic Park
Movie Self
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2000
The Children Who Cheated the Nazis
Movie Narrator
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2000
The Railway Children
Movie The Old Gentleman
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2000
Light Keeps Me Company
Movie Self
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2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Movie Self
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2000
The Spirit of Grey Owl
Movie Self
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1999
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Movie Jacob
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1999
Grey Owl
Movie Director
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1998
Elizabeth
Movie Sir William Cecil
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1998
Diana: Queen of Hearts
Movie Self - Narrator
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1998
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1998
Parkinson
TV show Self
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1997
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Movie John Hammond
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1997
The Making of 'The Lost World'
Movie Self
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1996
Hamlet
Movie English Ambassador
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1996
In Love and War
Movie Director
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1996
E=MC²
Movie The Visitor
