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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 ...
IMDb profile of Richard Attenborough, a British film legend who starred in Brighton Rock, The Great Escape, Gandhi and Jurassic Park. Learn about his life, career, awards, trivia and more.
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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 ...
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- August 24, 2014
Aug 24, 2014 · Oscar-winning director Richard Attenborough, who also acted in films including Brighton Rock and The Great Escape, has died at the age of 90.
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.
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Aug 25, 2014 · Richard Attenborough, a distinguished stage and film actor in Britain who reinvented himself to become the internationally admired director of the epic “Gandhi” and other films, died on...
A tribute to the British actor, director and former BFI Chairman, who died in 2014. Learn about his career highlights, from Gandhi to Jurassic Park, and his legacy for British cinema.