Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough ( born Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough [ˈætənbʌrə] ; August 29, 1923 - August 24, 2014 ) - British theater and film actor, film director, film producer; life peer in the rank of baron. During his lifetime he was president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts .
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| Place of Birth | Cambridge , England , British Empire | ||||||
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| Place of death | London , England, UK | ||||||
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| Profession | actor , film director , film producer | ||||||
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Winner of the Oscar (1983 - twice), Golden Globe (1967, 1968, 1983) and BAFTA (1965, 1983 - three times, 1994), winner of the Berlin Film Festival .
The elder brother of the famous British naturalist, writer, director of documentary films Sir David Attenborough .
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Biography
Richard Attenborough was born on August 29, 1923 in Cambridge ( England ) in the family of British academician Frederick Attenborough . He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , which he headed later until the last days of his life.
The Attenborough family was one of those who, in 1939, responded to the call of Kindertransport volunteers and took over two German-Jewish girls aged 9 and 11 named Helga and Irena Bejac. They remained in the family after the end of the war, when it became known that the parents of the children were dead [7] . In the 1950s, Helga and Irena moved to America with their uncle, got married and received American citizenship [8] . In January 1945, Richard married actress Sheila Sim .
In 1967, Attenborough was promoted to commander of the Order of the British Empire , in 1976 he received the knighthood, and in 1993 he was awarded the title of Baron for life in the United Kingdom .
At the same time, 14 years from 1979 to 1993 did not act in films [9] .
He has been the life-time vice-president of Chelsea football club since 2008 [10] .
For setting and producing the biopic Gandhi (1982), he was awarded the Oscars , Golden Globes and BAFTA .
In 2004, the eldest daughter Attenborough Jane, along with her daughter and mother-in-law, died during a tsunami in Thailand.
The last five years of his life was confined to a wheelchair after an unsuccessful fall due to a stroke. In March 2013, he was appointed to a nursing home due to deteriorating health. He died at noon on August 24, 2014, short of a week before the 91st anniversary.
Filmography
Actor
- 1942 - In which we serve / In Which We Serve - Snotes
- 1943 - Schweik's New Adventures - Railway Worker
- 1944 - The Hundred Pound Window - Tommy Draper
- 1946 - Journey Together / Journey Together - David Wilton
- 1946 - Stairway to Heaven (The Matter of Life and Death ) / English pilot
- 1946 - School for Secrets / School for Secrets - Jack Arnold
- 1947 - The Man Within / The Man Within - Francis Andrews
- 1947 - Dancing with Crime - Ted Peters
- 1947 - Brighton Rock - Pinkie Brown
- 1948 - London Belongs to Me / London Belongs to Me - Percy Boon
- 1948 - Guinea Pig - Jack Reed
- 1949 - The Lost People The Lost People - Jan
- 1949 - Boys in Brown - The Boys in Brown - Jackie Knowles
- 1950 - Operation “Catastrophe” / Morning Departure - Stoker Snipe
- 1951 - Hell Is Sold Out - Pierre Bonnet
- 1951 - The Magic Box - Jack Carter
- 1952 - Gift Horse - Dripper Daniels
- 1952 - Father's Doing Fine - Dougall
- 1954 - Eight O'Clock Walk - Thomas Leslie Manning
- 1955 - The Ship That Died of Shame - George Hoskins
- 1956 - Private's Progress - Private Percival Henry Cox
- 1956 - The Baby and the Battleship - Nocker White
- 1957 - The Scamp - Stephen Leig
- 1957 - Brothers in Law - Henry Marshall
- 1958 - / Dunkirk - John Holden
- 1958 - The Man Upstairs - Peter Watson
- 1958 - Sea of Sand - Brody
- 1959 - Danger Within - Captain Phillips
- 1959 - It's All Right, I'm All Right Jack - Sidney De Vere Cox
- 1959 - Jet Storm - Ernest Tilly
- 1959 - SOS Pacific - Whitey
- 1960 - The Angry Silence - The Angry Silence - Tom Curtis
- 1960 - The League of Gentlemen - The Lexi
- 1962 - Only Two Can Play - Probert
- 1962 - All Night Long - Rod Hamilton
- 1962 - The Dock Brief - Herbert Fowley
- 1963 - The Great Escape - The Great Escape - Roger Bartlett
- 1964 - The Third Secret - The Third Secret - Alfred Price-Gorham
- 1964 - Seance on a rainy evening / Seance on a Wet Afternoon - Bill
- 1964 - Guns at Batasi / Guns at Batasi - Lauderdale
- 1965 - The Flight of the Phoenix / The Flight of the Phoenix - Liu Moran
- 1966 - Sandy Pebbles (Kanonerka) / Franci Bergoin
- 1967 - Doctor Dolittle / Albert Blossom
- 1968 - Only When I Larf - Silas
- 1968 - The Bliss of Miss Blossom - Robert Blossom
- 1969 - The Magic Christian - Coach
- 1969 - David Copperfield (TV) / David Copperfield - Mr. Tangay
- 1970 - Loot - Inspector Truscott
- 1970 - The Last Grenade - General Charles Whiteley
- 1970 - A Severed Head - Palmer Anderson
- 1971 - Rillington Place 10/10 Rillington Place - John Reginald Christie
- 1972 - Cup Glory - sound
- 1974 - And then There were None - Judge Arthur Cannon
- 1975 - Rosebud - Edward Sloat
- 1975 - Brannigan - Commander Sir Charles Swan
- 1975 - Conduct Unbecoming - Major Lionel E. Roach
- 1977 - Shatranj Ke Khiladi - General Autrem
- 1977 - The bridge is too far / A Bridge Too Far - a lunatic with glasses
- 1979 - The Human Factor - Col. John Daintree
- 1993 - Jurassic Park / Jurassic Park - John Hammond
- 1994 - Miracle on 34th Street / Miracle on 34th Street - Chris Kringle
- 1996 - Hamlet - English Ambassador
- 1996 - Success Formula / E = mc2 - Visitor
- 1997 - Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World / The Lost World: Jurassic Park - John Hammond
- 1998 - Jurassic Park: Trespasser (game) - voiceover, John Hammond
- 1998 - Elizabeth / Elizabeth - Sir William Cecil
- 1999 - Tom and Vicky (TV series) / Tom and Vicky - sound
- 1999 - Joseph and his amazing colorful raincoat (video) / Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Jacob
- 2000 - Road Children (TV) / The Railway Children - An Elderly Gentleman
- 2001 - Jack and the Beanstalk: The True Story. (TV) / Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story - Magog
- 2002 - Puckoon - Writing Director
Director
- 1969 - Oh, what a wonderful war / Oh! What a lovely war
- 1972 - Young Winston
- 1977 - The bridge is too far / A Bridge Too Far
- 1978 - Magic
- 1982 - Gandhi
- 1985 - Corps de Ballet / A Chorus Line
- 1987 - Cry Freedom
- 1992 - Chaplin
- 1993 - Shadowlands Country
- 1996 - In Love and War / In Love and War
- 1999 - Gray Owl / Gray Owl
- 2007 - Closing the circle / Closing the Ring
Producer
- 1960 - The Angry Silence
- 1961 - Whistle Down the Wind
- 1962 - The L-Shaped Room
- 1964 - Seance on a rainy evening / Seance on a Wet Afternoon
- 1969 - Oh! What a cute war / Oh! What a lovely war
- 1972 - Young Winston
- 1982 - Gandhi
- 1987 - Cry of Freedom / Cry Freedom
- 1992 - Chaplin
- 1993 - Shadowlands Country
- 1996 - In Love and War / In Love and War
- 1999 - Gray Owl / Gray Owl
- 2007 - Closing the circle / Closing the Ring
Recognition and awards
Awards
- Oscar
- 1983 - Best Director (for the film " Gandhi ")
- 1983 - The best film (for the film " Gandhi ")
- Golden globe
- 1967 - Best Supporting Actor (for the film “ Sandy Pebbles ”)
- 1968 - Best Supporting Actor (for the film " Dr. Dolittle ")
- 1983 - Best Director (for the film " Gandhi ")
- BAFTA
- 1965 - Best Actor (for the films “ Guns at Batasi ” and “ Session on a rainy evening ”)
- 1983 - Best Director (for the film " Gandhi ")
- 1983 - The best film (for the film " Gandhi ")
- 1994 - The Best Film (for the film “The Country of Shadows ”)
- San Sebastian Film Festival
- 1960 - Best Actor (for the film " League of Gentlemen ")
- 1964 - Best Actor (for the film “ Session on a Rainy Evening ”)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 BNF ID : 2011 open data platform .
- ↑ RKDartists
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28923074
- ↑ Internet Broadway Database - 2000.
- ↑ LIBRIS - 2014.
- ↑ The Amber Time Machine , BBC 2004
- ↑ Entirely Up To You, Darling by Diana Hawkins & Richard Attenborough; pages 29-30; paperback; Arrow Books; published 2009. ISBN 978-0-09-950304-0
- ↑ Richard Attenborough: Actor - . IMDb. The appeal date was July 5, 2008. Archived February 5, 2012.
- General information. Personal Club Chelsea