Directed credits
12
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Richard Attenborough
Acting
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Directed movies: 12Directed series: 0All crew credits: 16
TMDB ID: 4786
IMDb ID: nm0000277
Known for: Acting
Born: August 29, 1923
Died: August 24, 2014
Age: 90
Place of birth: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1942 - 2025
Years active: 84
Average TMDB rating: 6.62
Wikidata: Q51506
Also known as
Baron Attenborough • Lord Richard Samuel Attenborough, CBE • Ричард Аттенборо • Sir Richard Attenborough • Richard Samuel Attenborough • ریچارد اتنبرا
Frequent jobs
Director (12)Producer (4)
Biography
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, Kt, CBE (August 29, 1923 – August 24, 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and politician. He was the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Attenborough joined the Royal Air Force during World War II and served in the film unit. He went on several bombing raids over Europe and filmed action from the rear gunner's position. As a film director and producer, Attenborough won two Academy Awards for Gandhi in 1983. He also won four BAFTA Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. As an actor, he is perhaps best known for his roles in Brighton Rock, The Great Escape, 10 Rillington Place, Miracle on 34th Street (1994) and Jurassic Park. He was the older brother of David Attenborough, a naturalist and broadcaster, and John Attenborough, an executive at Alfa Romeo. He was married to actress Sheila Sim from 1945 until his death.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Richard Attenborough.
6.1
Closing the Ring
Director
2007 Movie
5.6
Grey Owl
Director
1999 Movie
5.9
In Love and War
Director
1996 Movie
6.9
Shadowlands
Director
1993 Movie
7.4
Chaplin
Director
1992 Movie
7.0
Cry Freedom
Director
1987 Movie
6.2
A Chorus Line
Director
1985 Movie
7.6
Gandhi
Director
1982 Movie
6.8
Magic
Director
1978 Movie
7.2
A Bridge Too Far
Director
1977 Movie
6.2
Young Winston
Director
1972 Movie
6.7
Oh! What a Lovely War
Director
1969 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Richard Attenborough.
8.0
Jurassic Park
as Hammond
1993 Movie
7.9
The Great Escape
as Bartlett 'Big X'
1963 Movie
7.8
A Matter of Life and Death
as An English Pilot
1946 Movie
7.6
Gandhi
Director
1982 Movie
7.4
Chaplin
Director
1992 Movie
7.3
Hamlet
as English Ambassador
1996 Movie
7.3
10 Rillington Place
as John Christie
1971 Movie
7.2
A Bridge Too Far
Director
1977 Movie
7.2
The Sand Pebbles
as Frenchy Burgoyne
1966 Movie
7.2
The Flight of the Phoenix
as Lew Moran
1965 Movie
7.2
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Producer
1964 Movie
7.2
Elizabeth
as Sir William Cecil
1998 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Richard Attenborough.
8.0
Jurassic Park
as Hammond
1993 Movie
5.6
Grey Owl
Director
1999 Movie
7.9
The Great Escape
as Bartlett 'Big X'
1963 Movie
7.4
Chaplin
Director
1992 Movie
7.2
A Bridge Too Far
Director
1977 Movie
6.8
Forever Ealing
as Self
2002 Movie
5.5
Loot
as Inspector Truscott
1970 Movie
7.6
Gandhi
Director
1982 Movie
6.2
Doctor Dolittle
as Albert Blossom
1967 Movie
6.8
Miracle on 34th Street
as Kris Kringle
1994 Movie
7.2
Elizabeth
as Sir William Cecil
1998 Movie
6.2
A Chorus Line
Director
1985 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Richard Attenborough.
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 1 eps
1961 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee/Presenter • 1 eps
1944 Series
4.4
The One Show
as Self • 1 eps
2006 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
1968 Series
Parkinson
as Self • 1 eps
1998 Series
5.1
Sacrée Soirée
as Self • 1 eps
1987 Series
Spécial cinéma
as Self • 2 eps
1974 Series
5.8
Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2013 Series
6.8
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
as Magog • 2 eps
2001 Series
5.2
This Morning
as Self • 1 eps
1988 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Richard Attenborough.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Richard Attenborough.
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
as Self
2025 Movie
Diana: The People's Princess
as Self
2017 Movie
4.8
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
as Self
2014 Movie
6.6
Return to Jurassic Park
as Self (archive footage)
2011 Movie
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
as Self
2007 Movie
5.5
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
as Self
2005 Movie
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
as Self
2004 Movie
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
as Self
2003 Movie
6.9
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
as Self
2003 Movie
6.8
Forever Ealing
as Self
2002 Movie
6.2
Puckoon
as Writer/Director
2002 Movie
6.8
Beyond Jurassic Park
as Self
2001 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Richard Attenborough.
5.8
Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2013 Series
4.4
The One Show
as Self • 1 eps
2006 Series
6.8
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
as Magog • 2 eps
2001 Series
Parkinson
as Self • 1 eps
1998 Series
5.2
This Morning
as Self • 1 eps
1988 Series
5.1
Sacrée Soirée
as Self • 1 eps
1987 Series
Spécial cinéma
as Self • 2 eps
1974 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
1968 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee/Presenter • 1 eps
1944 Series