Richard Attenborough
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.
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Movies (44)
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
as Self
2025
Diana: The People's Princess
as Self
2017
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
as Self
2014
Return to Jurassic Park
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Strolling Into the Sunset
as Self
2008
Chaplin the Hero
as Self
2008
The Most Famous Man in the World!
as Self
2008
Closing the Ring
Director (Directing)
2007
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
as Self
2007
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
as Self
2005
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
as Self
2004
Within the Way Without
as (voice)
2004
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
as Self
2003
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
as Self
2003
Forever Ealing
as Self
2002
Puckoon
as Writer/Director
2002
Beyond Jurassic Park
as Self
2001
The Children Who Cheated the Nazis
as Narrator
2000
The Railway Children
as The Old Gentleman
2000
Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self
2000
The Spirit of Grey Owl
as Self
2000
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
as Jacob
1999
Grey Owl
Director (Directing)
1999
Elizabeth
as Sir William Cecil
1998
Diana: Queen of Hearts
as Self - Narrator
1998
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
as Self (archive footage)
1998
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
as John Hammond
1997
The Making of 'The Lost World'
as Self
1997
Hamlet
as English Ambassador
1996
In Love and War
Director (Directing)
1996
E=MC²
as The Visitor
1996
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Self / John Hammond
1995
Miracle on 34th Street
as Kris Kringle
1994
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
as Self
1994
A Century of Cinema
as Self
1994
Shadowlands
Director (Directing)
1993
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
as Self
1993
Jurassic Park
as Hammond
1993
Chaplin
Producer (Production)
1992
Pictures of Europe
as Self
1990
Cry Freedom
Producer (Production)
1987
Mother Teresa
as Narrator (voice)
1986
A Chorus Line
Director (Directing)
1985
