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Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, CBE, FRSA (/ ˈ æ t ən b ər ə /; 29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014) was an English actor, film director, and producer. Attenborough was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), as well as life president of the ...
Richard Attenborough. Actor: Jurassic Park. Richard Attenborough, Baron Attenborough of Richmond-upon-Thames, was born in Cambridge, England, the son of Mary (née Clegg), a founding member of the Marriage Guidance Council, and Frederick Levi Attenborough, a scholar and academic administrator who was a don at Emmanuel College and wrote a standard text on Anglo-Saxon law.
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Learn about the life and career of Richard Attenborough, a British actor, director and producer who starred in Brighton Rock, Gandhi and Jurassic Park. He was also a founding member of the Marriage Guidance Council and a patron of the UWC movement.
- August 29, 1923
- August 24, 2014
May 31, 2024 · Richard Attenborough (born August 29, 1923, Cambridge, England—died August 24, 2014, London) was an English actor, director, and producer known for his dynamic on-screen presence, nuanced work behind the camera, and charity efforts. Attenborough—the eldest of three brothers, one of whom was nature documentarian Sir David Attenborough —was ...
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Jul 21, 1972 · Young Winston: Directed by Richard Attenborough. With Simon Ward, Peter Cellier, Ronald Hines, Dino Shafeek. Complex family relationships, as well as a combat experience, form the personality of the future world-known politician.
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Aug 24, 2014 · A tribute to the British actor and director who made "Gandhi" and "Jurassic Park". Learn about his early career, his roles, his awards and his legacy.
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As an actor, Attenborough is best remembered for his film roles in Brighton Rock (1948), I'm All Right Jack (1959), The Great Escape (1963), The Sand Pebbles (1966), Doctor Dolittle (1967), 10 Rillington Place (1971), Jurassic Park (1993), and Miracle on 34th Street (1994). In 1952, he appeared on the West End stage, originating the role of ...