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Richard Attenborough
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough was a renowned English actor, film director, and producer. Born on 29th August 1923 in Cambridge, he was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, contributing significantly to the film unit, before proceeding to a successful acting career. Attenborough's leading roles in films like Brighton Rock (1948), The Great Escape (1963), and Jurassic Park (1993) are widely celebrated. His directorial debut, 1969's Oh! What a Lovely War, earned him a BAFTA nomination. Two of his films, Gandhi and A Chorus Line, won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director. He was actively involved in charity work and education advocacy, besides being a lifelong supporter of Chelsea Football Club. Attenborough collected Picasso ceramics from the 1950s, and over 100 items were displayed at the New Walk Museum and Art Gallery in 2007.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Richard Samuel Attenborough
Born: Cambridge, England
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Birthday: August 29, 1923
Occupations: Actor, film director, producer
Years Active: 1942-2008
Children: 3
Spouses: Sheila Sim
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Awards and Nominations Received by Richard Attenborough
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Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor)
Doctor Dolittle
A Bridge Too Far
Gandhi
Chaplin
Cry Freedom
Magic
A Chorus Line
And the Oscar Goes To…
Return to Jurassic Park
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
And the Winner Isn’t
The Railway Children
Light Keeps Me Company
Beyond Jurassic Park
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
Puckoon
Forever Ealing
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Closing the Ring
James Bond: The First 21 Years
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema’s Legendary Studio
Mother Teresa
Oh! What a Lovely War
The Third Secret
A Severed Head
All Night Long
A Century of Cinema
Will the Real Mr Sellers…?
Gift Horse
Conduct Unbecoming
A Matter of Life and Death
The Last Grenade
The Baby and the Battleship
The Ship That Died of Shame
In Which We Serve
The Magic Christian
Only Two Can Play
Eight O’Clock Walk
Miracle on 34th Street
The Sand Pebbles
Guns at Batasi
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
School for Secrets
The Angry Silence
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Loot
The Making of ‘Jurassic Park’
In Love and War
Grey Owl
I’m All Right Jack
Only When I Larf
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
The Making of ‘The Lost World’
Jet Storm
Trial and Error
The Man Upstairs
Hell Is Sold Out
David Copperfield
The Magic Box
Boys in Brown
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
Morning Departure
Shadowlands
Father’s Doing Fine
London Belongs to Me
Private’s Progress
The League of Gentlemen
Sea of Sand
The Chess Players
Brighton Rock
Dunkirk
SOS Pacific
Danger Within
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
The True Glory
And Then There Were None
10 Rillington Place
The Guinea Pig
Brothers in Law
Journey Together
Dancing with Crime
Career Timeline
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2000
The Railway Children
The Old Gentleman
Light Keeps Me Company
Self
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
Self
1985
A Chorus Line
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema’s Legendary Studio
Self
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War
Will the Real Mr Sellers…?
The Magic Christian
Oxford Coach
David Copperfield
Mr. Tungay
1964
The Third Secret
Alfred Price-Gorham
Guns at Batasi
Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Bill
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