Richard Attenborough

Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough (born August 29, 1923 in Cambridge, England) is an actor and director. He was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys in Leicester and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Lord Attenborough is President of RADA and chairman of Capital Radio. He is also the elder brother of the broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.

He won the 1982 Academy Award for Directing for his motion picture epic, Gandhi.

In 1967 he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, knighted in 1976 and in 1993 he was made a life peer as Baron Attenborough, of Richmond upon Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

As of 2004, Lord Attenborough is the Chancellor of the University of Sussex. He was elected to the post on March 20, 1998, replacing the Duke of Richmond and Gordon.

He has been married to Sheila Sim since 1945 and has three children. In December 2004 his 14-year-old grand-daughter Lucy was lost in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. As of 29 December, his elder daughter and her mother-in-law, both named Jane Holland, are missing. [1] (http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3936825)

Selected filmography

As an actor

  • In Which We Serve (1942)
  • Brighton Rock (1947)
  • The League of Gentlemen (1959)
  • The Great Escape (1963)
  • The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
  • 10 Rillington Place (1971)
  • Jurassic Park (1993)
  • Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

As a director

  • Oh! What A Lovely War (1969)
  • Young Winston (1972)
  • A Bridge Too Far (1977)
  • Magic (1978)
  • Gandhi (film) (1982)
  • A Chorus Line (1985)
  • Cry Freedom (1987)
  • Chaplin (1992)
  • Shadowlands (1993)
  • In Love and War (1996).
  • Grey Owl (1999)

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[1] (http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3936825). His son, Paul Belmondo (born 1963) is a Formula One driver. In December 2004 his 14-year-old grand-daughter Lucy was lost in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. As of 29 December, his elder daughter and her mother-in-law, both named Jane Holland, are missing. With L'homme de Rio (aka That Man From Rio) (1965) he started to switch to commercial mainstream productions, mainly comedies and action films. He has been married to Sheila Sim since 1945 and has three children. His breakthrough role was in Jean-Luc Godard's A bout de souffle (aka Breathless) (1960), which made him a major figure in the French New Wave. He was elected to the post on March 20, 1998, replacing the Duke of Richmond and Gordon. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France, the son of the Parisian sculptor Paul Belmondo (1898-1982).

As of 2004, Lord Attenborough is the Chancellor of the University of Sussex. Jean-Paul Belmondo (born April 9, 1933) is a French actor. In 1967 he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, knighted in 1976 and in 1993 he was made a life peer as Baron Attenborough, of Richmond upon Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Molière (1956). He won the 1982 Academy Award for Directing for his motion picture epic, Gandhi. À pied, à cheval et en voiture (1957). Lord Attenborough is President of RADA and chairman of Capital Radio. He is also the elder brother of the broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. Les Copains du dimanche (1958).

He was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys in Leicester and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Sois belle et tais-toi (1958). Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough (born August 29, 1923 in Cambridge, England) is an actor and director. Un drôle de dimanche (1958). Grey Owl (1999). Les Tricheurs (1958). In Love and War (1996). Ein Engel auf Erden (1959).

Shadowlands (1993). À double tour (1959). Chaplin (1992). À bout de souffle (Breathless) (1960). Cry Freedom (1987). Classe tous risques (1960). A Chorus Line (1985). Moderato cantabile (1960).

Gandhi (film) (1982). La Française et l'amour (1960) (segment "L'Adultère"). Magic (1978). Les Distractions (1960). A Bridge Too Far (1977). Charlotte et son Jules (1960). Young Winston (1972). Lettere di una novizia (1960).

Oh! What A Lovely War (1969). La Ciociara (Two Women) (1960). The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). La Viaccia (1961). Miracle on 34th Street (1994). Une femme est une femme (1961). Jurassic Park (1993). Léon Morin, prêtre (1961).

10 Rillington Place (1971). Amours célèbres (1961) (segment "Lauzun). The Flight of the Phoenix (1965). Un nommé La Rocca (1961). The Great Escape (1963). Cartouche (1962). The League of Gentlemen (1959). Un singe en hiver (1962).

Brighton Rock (1947). Le Doulos (1962). In Which We Serve (1942). I Dongiovanni della Costa Azzurra (1962) (uncredited). Il Giorno più corto (1962). Peau de banane (1963).

L'Aîné des Ferchaux (1963). Dragées au poivre (1963). Mare matto (1963). L'Homme de Rio (1964).

Cent mille dollars au soleil (1964). Échappement libre (1964). La Chasse à l'homme (1964). Week-end à Zuydcoote (1964).

Par un beau matin d'été (1965). Pierrot le fou (1965). Les Tribulations d'un chinois en Chine (1965). Paris brûle-t-il? (1966).

Tendre voyou (1966). Le Voleur, (1967). Casino Royale (1967). Ho! (1968).

Le Cerveau (1969). La Sirène du Mississipi (1969). Un homme qui me plaît (1969). Borsalino (1970).

Le Casse (1971). Les Mariés de l'an II (1971). Docteur Popaul (1972). La Scoumoune (1972).

L'Héritier (1973). Le Magnifique (1973). Stavisky... (1974). Peur sur la ville (1975).

L'Incorrigible (1975). L'Alpagueur (1976). Le Corps de mon ennemi (1976). L'Animal (1977).

Flic ou voyou (1979). Le Guignolo (1980). Le Professionnel (1981). L'As des as (1982).

Le Marginal (1983). Les Morfalous (1984). Joyeuses Pâques (1984). Hold-Up (1985).

Le Solitaire (1987). Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté (1988). L'Inconnu dans la maison (1992). Les Cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma (1995).

Les Misérables or Les Misérables du vingtième siècle (1995). Désiré (1996). Une chance sur deux (1998). Peut-être (1999).

Les Acteurs (2000). Amazone (2000).