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Overview
Mini Biography:
Lord Attenborough was born in Cambridge, England, the son of Mary (née Clegg)... moreTrivia:
He was trained at RADA (The Royal Acadamy of Dramatic Arts), where he... moreAwards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 25 wins & 16 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(75 articles)
"10 Rillington Place" Now At Film Forum, New York (From CinemaRetro. 27 June 2009, 11:04 AM, PDT)
Indie Roundup: 'Whatever Works,' 'Harmony and Me,' Laff 'Stoning'
(From Cinematical. 24 June 2009, 7:15 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Lord Richard Attenborough | Lord Attenborough | Sir Richard AttenboroughFilmography
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In Development: 
- Silver Ghost (details only on IMDbPro)
Actor:
- Ironclad (2009) (pre-production) .... Archbishop Langton
- Puckoon (2002) .... Writer-Director
- Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001) (TV) .... Magog, Arbiter of Justice Great Council of Mac Slec
- The Railway Children (2000) (TV) .... The Old Gentleman
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999) (V) .... Jacob
... aka Great Performances: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (USA: series title) - "Tom and Vicky" (1999) TV series (voice)
- Elizabeth (1998) .... Sir William Cecil
... aka Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen (USA: closing credits title) - Trespasser (1998) (VG) (voice) .... John Hammond
... aka The Lost World: Trespasser (USA: promotional title) - Jurassic Park: Chaos Island (1997) (VG) (voice) .... John Hammond
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) .... John Hammond
- Hamlet (1996) .... English Ambassador
... aka William Shakespeare's Hamlet (USA: complete title) - E=mc2 (1996) .... The Visitor
... aka Wavelength - Miracle on 34th Street (1994) .... Kris Kringle
- Jurassic Park (1993) .... John Hammond
... aka JP (USA: promotional abbreviation) - The Human Factor (1979) .... Col. John Daintry
- Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977) .... General Outram
... aka The Chess Players - A Bridge Too Far (1977) (uncredited) .... Lunatic Wearing Glasses
- Conduct Unbecoming (1975) .... Maj. Lionel E. Roach
- Brannigan (1975) .... Cmdr. Charles Swann
... aka Joe Battle - Rosebud (1975) .... Edward Sloat
- Ein unbekannter rechnet ab (1974) .... Judge Arthur Cannon
... aka ...e poi non ne rimase nessuno (Italy)
... aka And Then There Were None (UK)
... aka Diez negritos (Spain)
... aka Dix petits nègres (France)
... aka Ten Little Indians (USA)
... aka Zehn kleine Negerlein (West Germany: TV title) - Cup Glory (1972) (voice) .... Narrator
- 10 Rillington Place (1971) .... John Reginald Christie
- A Severed Head (1970) .... Palmer Anderson
- The Last Grenade (1970) .... Gen. Charles Whiteley
- Loot (1970) .... Inspector Truscott
- David Copperfield (1969) (TV) .... Mr. Tungay
- The Magic Christian (1969) .... Oxford coach
- The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968) .... Robert Blossom
- Only When I Larf (1968) .... Silas
- Doctor Dolittle (1967) .... Albert Blossom
- The Sand Pebbles (1966) .... Frenchy Burgoyne
- The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) .... Lew Moran
- Guns at Batasi (1964) .... Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
- Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) .... Billy Savage
... aka Séance on a Wet Afternoon - The Third Secret (1964) .... Alfred Price-Gorham
- The Great Escape (1963) .... Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett "Big X"
- The Dock Brief (1962) .... Herbert Fowle the Accused Murderer
... aka Trial and Error (USA) - All Night Long (1962) .... Rod Hamilton
- Only Two Can Play (1962) .... Probert
- The League of Gentlemen (1960) .... Lexy
- The Angry Silence (1960) .... Tom Curtis
- SOS Pacific (1959) .... Whitey Mullen
... aka S.O.S. Pacific (USA: poster title) - Jet Storm (1959) .... Ernest Tilley
... aka Killing Urge (UK: reissue title) - I'm All Right Jack (1959) .... Sidney De Vere Cox
- Danger Within (1959) .... Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips
... aka Breakout (USA) - Sea of Sand (1958) .... Brody
... aka Desert Patrol (USA) - The Man Upstairs (1958) .... Peter Watson
- Dunkirk (1958) .... John Holden (Heron owner)
- The Scamp (1957) .... Stephen Leigh
... aka Strange Affection (USA) - Brothers in Law (1957) .... Henry Marshall
- The Baby and the Battleship (1956) .... Knocker White
- Private's Progress (1956) .... Pvt. Percival Henry Cox
- The Ship That Died of Shame (1955) .... George Hoskins
... aka PT Raiders (USA) - Eight O'Clock Walk (1954) .... Thomas 'Tom' Leslie Manning
- Father's Doing Fine (1952) .... Dougall
- Gift Horse (1952) .... Dripper Daniels
... aka Glory at Sea (USA) - The Magic Box (1952) .... Jack Carter
- Hell Is Sold Out (1951) .... Pierre Bonnet
- "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Falder (1 episode, 1950)
- Justice (1950) TV episode .... Falder - Morning Departure (1950) .... Stoker Snipe
... aka Operation Disaster (USA) - Boys in Brown (1949) .... Jackie Knowles
- The Lost People (1949) .... Jan
- The Guinea Pig (1948) .... Jack Read
... aka The Outsider (USA) - London Belongs to Me (1948) .... Percy Boon
... aka Dulcimer Street (UK: alternative title) (USA) - Brighton Rock (1947) .... Pinkie Brown
... aka Young Scarface (USA) - Dancing with Crime (1947) .... Ted Peters
- The Man Within (1947) .... Francis Andrews
... aka The Smugglers (USA) - A Matter of Life and Death (1946) .... An English Pilot
... aka Stairway to Heaven (USA) - School for Secrets (1946) .... Jack Arnold
... aka Secret Flight (USA) - Journey Together (1945) .... David Wilton
- The Hundred Pound Window (1944) .... Tommy Draper
- Schweik's New Adventures (1943) .... Railway worker
... aka It Started at Midnight (USA) - In Which We Serve (1942) (uncredited) .... Young Stoker
Producer:
- Closing the Ring (2007) (producer)
... aka L'amour à jamais (Canada: French title)
... aka Richard Attenborough's Closing the Ring (International: English title: poster title) - Grey Owl (1999) (producer)
- In Love and War (1996) (producer)
- Shadowlands (1993) (producer)
- Chaplin (1992) (producer)
... aka Charlot (Italy) - Cry Freedom (1987) (producer)
- Gandhi (1982) (producer)
... aka Richard Attenborough's Film: Gandhi (USA: complete title) - Young Winston (1972) (producer) (uncredited)
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) (producer)
- Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) (producer)
... aka Séance on a Wet Afternoon - The L-Shaped Room (1962) (producer)
- Whistle Down the Wind (1961) (producer)
- The Angry Silence (1960) (producer)
Director:
- Closing the Ring (2007)
... aka L'amour à jamais (Canada: French title)
... aka Richard Attenborough's Closing the Ring (International: English title: poster title) - Grey Owl (1999)
- In Love and War (1996)
- Shadowlands (1993)
- Chaplin (1992)
... aka Charlot (Italy) - Cry Freedom (1987)
- A Chorus Line (1985)
- Gandhi (1982)
... aka Richard Attenborough's Film: Gandhi (USA: complete title) - Magic (1978)
- A Bridge Too Far (1977)
- Young Winston (1972)
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Soundtrack:
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999) (V) (performer: "Joseph's Coat", "One More Angel", "Those Canaan Days")
... aka Great Performances: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (USA: series title) - Doctor Dolittle (1967) (performer: "I've Never Seen Anything Like It")
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Mother Teresa (1986) (consultant)
Thanks:
- Chaplin Anniversary Edition: Chaplin the Hero (2008) (V) (special thanks)
- Chaplin Anniversary Edition: Strolling Into the Sunset (2008) (V) (special thanks)
- Chaplin Anniversary Edition: The Most Famous Man in the World! (2008) (V) (special thanks)
- Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000) (special thanks) (as Lord Richard Attenborough)
- Othello (1995) (special thanks) (as Lord Attenborough)
- Mother Teresa (1986) (very special thanks) (as Sir Richard Attenborough)
Self:
- David Lean in Close-Up (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Alan Titchmarsh Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 16 September 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "This Morning" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka "This Morning with Richard and Judy" (UK: informal title)
- Episode dated 4 September 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "The ONE Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 3 September 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Cinema tres" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka "Informatiu cinema" (Spain: Catalan title)
- Episode dated 22 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Cartelera" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 15 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Buenafuente" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka "Buenafuente ha salido un momento" (Spain: Castilian title: summer title)
- Episode dated 13 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Happy Birthday BAFTA (2007) (TV)
- "Countdown" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #57.91 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Parkinson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2000-2007)
- Episode dated 27 October 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 21 October 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - "British Film Forever" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2007)
- Sauce, Satire and Silliness: The Story of British Comedy (2007) TV episode (as Lord Richard Attenborough) .... Himself
- Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (2007) TV episode (as Lord Richard Attenborough) .... Himself
- Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama (2007) TV episode (as Lord Richard Attenborough) .... Himself
- Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller (2007) TV episode (as Lord Richard Attenborough) .... Himself - The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles' (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Mousetrapped (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "Film '72" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka "Film '73" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '74" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '75" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '76" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '77" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '78" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '79" (UK: new title)
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... aka "Film '85" (UK: new title)
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... aka "Film '87" (UK: new title)
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... aka "Film '90" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '91" (UK: new title)
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... aka "Film '93" (UK: new title)
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... aka "Film '98" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film '99" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2000" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2001" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2002" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2003" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2004" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2005" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2006" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2007" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2008" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film 2009" (UK: new title)
... aka "Film of the Year" (UK: teaser title)
... aka "The Film Programme" (UK: informal alternative title)
- Episode dated 5 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Welcome to World War One (2006) (V)
- The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Best Ever Christmas Films (2005) (TV) (as Lord Richard Attenborough) .... Himself
- The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV) (as Lord Attenborough) .... Himself
- "Breakfast" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 22 November 2005 (2005) TV episode (as Sir Richard Attenborough) .... Himself - Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005) (TV) (as Lord Richard Attenborough) .... Himself - interviewee
- The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV) (as Lord Attenborough) .... Himself
- Sir John Mills: A Century in Films (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- The Needs of Kim Stanley (2005)
- "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1992-2004)
- Malcolm Arnold: Toward the Unknown Region: Part 1 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
- Sir Richard Attenborough (1992) TV episode .... Himself - The Making of 'Puckoon' (2004) (V) .... Himself
- The Way We Went Wild (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Richard Attenborough: A Director Remembers (2004) (V) .... Himself
- The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2003 (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- "Breakfast with Frost" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 14 September 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003) .... Himself
- "Arena" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Richard Attenborough: The Actors' Director (2003) .... Himself
- "From Hollywood to Borehamwood" (2003) TV series .... Himself
- Forever Ealing (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- The John Thaw Story (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Hollywood Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka "Hollywood Greats" (USA: new title)
- Steve McQueen (2002) TV episode .... Himself - The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- John Thaw: An Appreciation (2002) (TV) .... Himself/Interviewee
- Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Beyond Jurassic Park (2001) (V) .... Himself
- Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain (2000) (TV) (as Lord Attenborough) .... Himself
- Ljuset håller mig sällskap (2000) (as Sir Richard Attenborough) .... Himself - Interviewee
... aka Light Keeps Me Company (Europe: English title)
... aka Sven Nykvist: Light Keeps Me Company (USA: DVD title) - Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) (V) .... Himself
... aka Moving Memories (UK: short title) - The BBC and the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Tribute to Richard Attenborough (1999) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Tom Green Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Tom, Don't Quit Your Day Job... (1999) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - Diana (1998) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Diana: Queen of Hearts (USA) - The Making of 'Elizabeth' (1998) (V) .... Himself
- Arena: The Sir Noel Coward Trilogy (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- Diana: The Nation's Farewell (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- Election 97 (1997) (TV) (as Lord Attenborough) .... Himself
- "HARDtalk" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- Richard Attenborough (1997) TV episode .... Himself - To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet (1997) (V) .... Himself
- The Making of 'Lost World' (1997) (V) .... Himself
- A Century of Cinema (1994) .... Himself
- "Nyhetsmorgon" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
- Filmen 'Jurassic Park' (1993) TV episode .... Himself - Audrey Hepburn Remembered (1993) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Audrey Hepburn Remembered - An Intimate Portrait (Australia) - John Barry: Moviola (1993) (TV) .... Himself
- In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1993) .... Himself
- This Is Your Life (Highlights from the 1950's and 1960's) (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- "Aspel & Company" .... Himself (1 episode, 1990)
- Episode #7.13 (1990) TV episode .... Himself - "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode)
- Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century (????) TV episode .... Himself - Mother Teresa (1986) (voice) .... Narrator
- The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984) (TV) (as Sir Richard Attenborough) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Director
- James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983) (TV) .... Himself
- The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Picture & Best Director
- "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode dated 18 July 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
- Richard Attenborough (1962) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
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"Biography"
- Sandra Bullock: In the Driver's Seat (2005) TV episode .... Himself - The Great Christmas Movies (1998) (TV) .... Kris Kringle in 1994 "Miracle on 34th Street"
- The Golden Gong (1985) (TV) .... Himself-Interviewee
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