Richard Attenborough
Acting
Born: 1923-08-29 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Died: 2014-08-24
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,
🎬 Movies (20)
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
2025
Self
Diana: The People's Princess
2017
Self
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
Self
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
Self (archive footage)
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
2009
Chaplin the Hero
2008
Self
The Most Famous Man in the World!
2008
Self
Strolling Into the Sunset
2008
Self
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
2007
Self
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005
Self
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
2004
Self
Within the Way Without
2004
(voice)
A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers
2003
Self - Interviewee
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
Self
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
Self
Forever Ealing
2002
Self
Puckoon
2002
Writer/Director
Beyond Jurassic Park
2001
Self
The Children Who Cheated the Nazis
2000
Narrator
The Railway Children
2000
The Old Gentleman
📺 TV Shows (15)
Talking Pictures
2013
Self (archive footage)
British Film Forever
2007
The One Show
2006
Self
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001
Magog
Parkinson
1998
Self
This Morning
1988
Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
Self
Friday People
1985
Spécial cinéma
1974
Self
Film '72
1971
Self
Great Performances
1971
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee/Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee