08/29/1923
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK:
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough Kt CBE (* 29. August 1923 in Cambridge, England; † 24. August 2014 in London) war ein britischer Schauspieler, Regisseur sowie mehrfacher Oscar- und Golden-Globe-Preisträger. Im Alter von 17 Jahren ging Richard nach London und besuchte dort die Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Sein Debüt gab er 1942 am West End Theatre. Im selben Jahr wirkte er außerdem in einer kleineren Rolle in dem Film In Which We Serve mit. Nach drei Jahren als Pilot bei der Royal Air Force wandte sich Attenborough nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wieder der Schauspielerei zu. Den Durchbruch schaffte er mit der Rolle des psychopathischen Jung-Gangsters Pinkie Brown aus Graham Greenes Roman Brighton Rock, eine Rolle, die er sowohl am Londoner West End als auch in der gleichnamigen Verfilmung von 1947 verkörperte. Im Jahr 1959 gründete er mit Bryan Forbes die Produktionsfirma Beaver Films. Insgesamt drehte er in den 1940er- und 1950er-Jahren rund 30 Filme. Der große Durchbruch gelang ihm als Schauspieler jedoch erst 1963 mit dem Klassiker Gesprengte Ketten, in dem er neben Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn und James Garner zu sehen war. Ab Ende der 1960er-Jahre war Attenborough verstärkt auch als Regisseur und Produzent tätig. Seinen größten Erfolg hinter der Kamera hatte er 1982 mit Gandhi, der acht Oscars (u. a. Beste Regie und Bester Film) sowie zahlreiche andere Preise erhielt. Attenborough hatte 20 Jahre um die Finanzierung gekämpft. Im Jahr 1993 war Attenborough erstmals seit 1979 wieder als Schauspieler tätig. Steven Spielberg besetzte ihn in Jurassic Park und erfüllte sich damit „einen lebenslangen Traum“. Quelle: Wikipedia
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Diana: The People's Princess (2017) as Self |
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Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014) as Self |
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Return to Jurassic Park (2011) as Self (archive footage) |
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Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out (2009) as |
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Strolling Into the Sunset (2008) as Self |
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The Most Famous Man in the World! (2008) as Self |
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Chaplin the Hero (2008) as Self |
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The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles' (2007) as Self |
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Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005) as Self |
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Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival (2004) as Self |
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Tres en el camino (2004) as (voice) |
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A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers (2003) as Self - Interviewee |
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The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough (2003) as Self |
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Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003) as Self |
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Forever Ealing (2002) as Self |
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Puckoon (2002) as Writer/Director |
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Beyond Jurassic Park (2001) as Self |
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The Children Who Cheated the Nazis (2000) as Narrator |
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The Railway Children (2000) as The Old Gentleman |
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Ljuset håller mig sällskap (2000) as Self |
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Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) as Self |
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The Spirit of Grey Owl (2000) as Self |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999) as Jacob |
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Elizabeth (1998) as Sir William Cecil |
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Diana: Queen of Hearts (1998) as Self - Narrator |
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Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century (1998) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) as John Hammond |
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The Making of 'The Lost World' (1997) as Self |
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Hamlet (1996) as English Ambassador |
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E=MC² (1996) as The Visitor |
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The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995) as Self / John Hammond |
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Miracle on 34th Street (1994) as Kris Kringle |
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In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1994) as Self |
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A Century of Cinema (1994) as Self |
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Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993) as Self |
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Jurassic Park (1993) as Hammond |
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Pictures of Europe (1990) as Self |
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Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988) as Self |
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Mother Teresa (1986) as Narrator (voice) |
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The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio (1985) as Self |
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James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983) as Self |
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Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi (1983) as Self |
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The Human Factor (1979) as Colonel John Daintry |
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शतरंज के खिलाड़ी (1977) as General Outram |
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A Bridge Too Far (1977) as Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited) |
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Conduct Unbecoming (1975) as Maggiore Lionel E. Roach |
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Rosebud (1975) as Edward Sloat |
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Brannigan (1975) as Cmdr. Charles Swann |
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And Then There Were None (1974) as Judge Arthur Cannon |
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10 Rillington Place (1971) as John Christie |
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A Severed Head (1971) as Palmer Anderson |
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Loot (1970) as Inspector Truscott |
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The Last Grenade (1970) as General Charles Whiteley |
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Don't Make Me Laugh (1970) as |
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Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? (1969) as Self |
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The Magic Christian (1969) as Oxford Coach |
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David Copperfield (1969) as Mr. Tungay |
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The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968) as Robert Blossom |
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Only When I Larf (1968) as Silas |
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Doctor Dolittle (1967) as Albert Blossom |
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The Sand Pebbles (1966) as Frenchy Burgoyne |
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The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) as Lew Moran |
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Guns at Batasi (1964) as Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale |
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Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) as Bill |
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The Third Secret (1964) as Alfred Price-Gorham |
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The Great Escape (1963) as Bartlett 'Big X' |
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The Dock Brief (1962) as Herbert Fowle |
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All Night Long (1962) as Rod Hamilton |
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Only Two Can Play (1962) as Gareth L. Probert |
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The League of Gentlemen (1960) as Lexy |
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The Angry Silence (1960) as Tom Curtis |
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SOS Pacific (1959) as Whitey Mullen |
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Jet Storm (1959) as Ernest Tilley |
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I'm All Right Jack (1959) as Sidney De Vere Cox |
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Danger Within (1959) as Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips |
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Sea of Sand (1958) as Brody |
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The Man Upstairs (1958) as Peter Watson |
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Dunkirk (1958) as John Holden |
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The Scamp (1957) as Stephen Leigh |
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Brothers in Law (1957) as Henry Marshall |
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The Baby and the Battleship (1956) as Knocker White |
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Private's Progress (1956) as Pvt. Percival Henry Cox |
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The Ship That Died of Shame (1955) as George Hoskins |
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Eight O'Clock Walk (1954) as Thomas Leslie Manning |
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Box for One (1953) as The Caller |
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Father's Doing Fine (1952) as Dougall |
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Gift Horse (1952) as Dripper Daniels |
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The Magic Box (1952) as Jack Carter |
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Hell Is Sold Out (1951) as Pierre Bonnet |
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Morning Departure (1950) as Stoker Snipe |
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Boys in Brown (1949) as Jackie Knowles |
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The Lost People (1949) as Jan |
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London Belongs to Me (1948) as Percy Boon |
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The Guinea Pig (1948) as Jack Read |
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Brighton Rock (1948) as Pinkie Brown |
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Dancing with Crime (1947) as Ted Peters |
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The Man Within (1947) as Francis Andrews |
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School for Secrets (1946) as Jack Arnold |
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A Matter of Life and Death (1946) as An English Pilot |
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Journey Together (1945) as David Wilton |
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The True Glory (1945) as Commentator |
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The Hundred Pound Window (1944) as Tommy Draper |
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Švejk bourá Německo (1943) as Railway worker |
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In Which We Serve (1942) as Young Stoker |
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Closing the Ring (2007) Director |
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Closing the Ring (2007) Producer |
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Grey Owl (1999) Director |
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Grey Owl (1999) Producer |
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In Love and War (1996) Director |
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In Love and War (1996) Producer |
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Shadowlands (1993) Director |
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Shadowlands (1993) Producer |
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Chaplin (1992) Director |
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Chaplin (1992) Producer |
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Cry Freedom (1987) Director |
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Cry Freedom (1987) Producer |
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A Chorus Line (1985) Director |
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Gandhi (1982) Director |
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Gandhi (1982) Producer |
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Magic (1978) Director |
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A Bridge Too Far (1977) Director |
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Young Winston (1972) Director |
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Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) Director |
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Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) Producer |
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Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) Producer |
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The L-Shaped Room (1962) Producer |
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Whistle Down the Wind (1961) Producer |
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The Angry Silence (1960) Producer |