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Richard Attenborough
A celebrated filmmaker and actor with a seven-decade legacy, Sir Richard Attenborough's life unfolds through his groundbreaking work and enduring impact on the world of cinema.
- Also:
- Producer
- Director
In short · Acted for eight decades — 87 credits, 5 Golden Globe Award wins.
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Golden Globe Awards — Golden Globe — Best Director
- Award win
Academy Awards — Oscar — Directing
- Award win
Academy Awards — Oscar — Best Picture
- Award win
Golden Globe Awards — Golden Globe — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
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Biography
Richard Attenborough was an English actor, film director, and producer who enjoyed a distinguished career in film spanning seven decades. He received numerous awards, including two Academy Awards, six BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, for his work in both acting and directing. He was knighted in 1976 for his services to the film industry and received the BAFTA Fellowship in 1983 in recognition of his lifetime achievements in cinema.
Filmography · 76 of 76
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Director
12 credits
Closing the Ring(2007)
Director
Film
Grey Owl(1999)
Director
Film
In Love and War(1996)
Director
Film
Shadowlands(1993)
Director
Film
Chaplin(1992)
Director
Film
Cry Freedom(1987)
Director
Film
A Chorus Line(1985)
Director
Film
Gandhi(1982)
Director
Film
Magic(1978)
Director
Film
A Bridge Too Far(1977)
Director
Film
Young Winston(1972)
Director
Film
Oh! What a Lovely War(1969)
Director
Film
Actor
61 credits
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story(2001)
Magog - Arbiter of Justice Great Council of Mac Slec
TV
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat(1999)
Jacob
Film
Elizabeth(1998)
Sir William Cecil
Film
The Lost World: Jurassic Park(1997)
John Hammond
Film
Hamlet(1996)
English Ambassador
Film
E=mc2(1996)
The Visitor
Film
Miracle on 34th Street(1994)
Kriss Kringle
Film
Jurassic Park(1993)
Hammond
Film
Mother Teresa(1986)
Narrator
Film
The Human Factor(1979)
Colonel John Daintry
Film
Brannigan(1975)
Cmdr. Swann
Film
Rosebud(1975)
Edward Sloat
Film
Conduct Unbecoming(1975)
Maj. Lionel E. Roach
Film
Ten Little Indians(1974)
Judge Cannon
Film
10 Rillington Place(1971)
Christie
Film
A Severed Head(1971)
Palmer Anderson
Film
David Copperfield(1970)
Mr. Tungay
Film
Loot(1970)
Inspector Truscott
Film
The Last Grenade(1970)
Gen. Charles Whiteley
Film
The Magic Christian(1969)
Oxford Coach
Film
Only When I Larf(1968)
Silas
Film
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom(1968)
Robert Blossom
Film
Doctor Dolittle(1967)
Albert Blossom
Film
The Sand Pebbles(1966)
Frenchy Burgoyne
Film
The Flight of the Phoenix(1965)
Lew Moran
Film
Guns at Batasi(1964)
Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
Film
Seance on a Wet Afternoon(1964)
Bill
Film
The Third Secret(1964)
Alfred Price-Gorham
Film
The Great Escape(1963)
Bartlett 'Big X'
Film
Trial and Error(1962)
Herbert Fowle
Film
Producer
2 credits
Other crew
1 credit
Awards & Nominations
5 winsGolden Globe Awards
- Won1983Golden Globe — Best Director
- Won1968Golden Globe — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
- Won1967Golden Globe — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Academy Awards
- Won1982Oscar — Directing
- Won1982Oscar — Best Picture
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Additional credits11Show
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- Diana: The People's PrincessSelf · 2016
- Richard Attenborough: A Life in FilmSelf · 2014
- Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in TelevisionSelf - David's Brother · 2002
- Beyond Jurassic ParkSelf · 2001
- Ljuset håller mig sällskapSelf - Interviewee · 2000
- The Making of 'The Lost World'Self · 1997
- Making the 'Lost World'Self · 1997
- A Century of CinemaSelf · 1994
- In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and ApartheidSelf · 1993
- Audrey Hepburn RememberedSelf · 1993
- Friday PeopleSelf · 1985
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