Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough was a distinguished English actor, director, and producer, known for his roles in films such as 'Gandhi' and 'Jurassic Park.' With a career spanning over six decades, he was celebrated for his powerful performances and storytelling abilities. Attenborough's deep voice and commanding presence... Read More
Known for
Jurassic Park (1993)
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts...
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing that he has been...
The Great Escape (1963)
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a...
Personal details
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| 2025 |
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to BritainDocumentary about Humphrey Jennings, an English documentary filmmaker from the 1930s to 1950. |
Self | |
| 2017 |
Diana: The People's PrincessA princess so tragically taken in the prime of her life. Follow the fascinated tale of Princess Diana… The peoples... |
Self | |
| 2014 |
Richard Attenborough: A Life in FilmThe life story of the film director, movie star and industry figure who furthered the cause of cinema: Lord Richard... |
Self | |
| 2013 |
Talking PicturesA look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2011 |
Return to Jurassic ParkA multi-part documentary about the making of the Jurassic Park trilogy. Each part walks through the making of part of... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2009 |
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke OutIn a programme broadcast 70 years to the day after the outbreak of WWII, people who were alive at the... |
Unknown character | |
| 2008 |
The Most Famous Man in the World!A look at Charlie Chaplin and his rise to fame. |
Self | |
| 2008 |
Strolling Into the SunsetDocumentary about the making of Chaplin (1992). |
Self | |
| 2008 |
Chaplin the HeroShort documentary exploring the fame and talent of Charlie Chaplin. |
Self | |
| 2007 |
British Film ForeverRunning for seven weeks from July 2007, each week focused on a different genre, examining British film by genre. Presented... |
Unknown character | |
| 2007 |
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles' features video clips of surviving cast and crew, including Richard Attenborough, Candice Bergen, and... |
Self | |
| 2006 |
The One ShowA topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One. |
Self | |
| 2005 |
Steve McQueen: The Essence of CoolFriends, family, co-stars and admirers of actor Steve McQueen talk about his life and his movie career. |
Self | |
| 2004 |
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of SurvivalA documentary portrait of composer Malcolm Arnold. Broadcast in two parts on The South Bank Show but premiered in its... |
Self | |
| 2004 |
Within the Way WithoutAt the dawn of the new millenium, a Dutch social worker, a famous Japanese poet and a Brazilian girl has... |
(voice) | |
| 2003 |
A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director RemembersRichard Attenborough looks back on his direction of "A Bridge Too Far 1977" |
Self - Interviewee | |
| 2003 |
The Many Lives of Richard AttenboroughTwo-part Arena special celebrating the life and distinguished career of one of Britain's best-loved public figures. Lord Attenborough's film CV... |
Self | |
| 2003 |
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles ChaplinBrilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cinema's first genius, Charlie... |
Self | |
| 2002 |
Forever EalingThis is a history of the England's Ealing Film Studios, from its beginnings in 1902. It follows the studio's successes... |
Self | |
| 2002 |
PuckoonSpike Milligan's book about the divided Irish village of Puckoon comes to the big screen. |
Writer/Director | |
| 2001 |
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real StoryWealthy developer Jack Robinson is stunned when a gigantic human skeleton is discovered on his building site. According to a... |
Magog | |
| 2001 |
Beyond Jurassic ParkPrepare to go deeper into the breathtaking adventures of the Jurassic Park Trilogy! Highlighted by fascinating, never-seen-before footage from all... |
Self | |
| 2000 |
The Children Who Cheated the NazisA documentary about the decisions parents made in evacuating their children out of harm's way (the Nazis), and being forced... |
Narrator | |
| 2000 |
The Railway ChildrenAt the dawn of the 20th century, following their father's arrest on suspicion of betraying state secrets, the three Waterbury... |
The Old Gentleman | |
| 2000 |
Light Keeps Me CompanyCarl-Gustaf Nykvist's documentary about his father, Sven Nykvist. The film is based on Sven's memoirs with Sven himself as narrator.... |
Self | |
| 2000 |
Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesA film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of Britain's most distinguished... |
Self | |
| 2000 |
The Spirit of Grey OwlDelves into the incredible story of the Englishman Archie Belaney who came to Canada and lived the life of an... |
Self | |
| 1999 |
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatJoseph, the favored son of Jacob, is betrayed by his jealous brothers, sold into slavery, and driven to Egypt. Though... |
Jacob | |
| 1998 |
ElizabethThe story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts... |
Sir William Cecil | |
| 1998 |
Diana: Queen of HeartsClose friends, family and world leaders profile the life of the princess. Narrated by Sir Richard Attenborough. |
Self - Narrator | |
| 1998 |
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the CenturyAcknowledged as one of the greatest singers of the twentieth century, Arena explores the rise of the legendary crooner Frank... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 1998 |
ParkinsonMichael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show. |
Self | |
| 1997 |
The Lost World: Jurassic ParkFour years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing... |
John Hammond | |
| 1997 |
The Making of 'The Lost World'Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of director Steven Spielberg's 1997 film "The Lost World." |
Self | |
| 1996 |
HamletHamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle.... |
English Ambassador | |
| 1996 |
E=MC²A physicist struggling to prove one of Einstein's theories still finds time to dabble in an extra-curricular relationship with one... |
The Visitor | |
| 1995 |
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'This documentary treats film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Jurassic Park," one of the 90's biggest... |
Self / John Hammond | |
| 1994 |
Miracle on 34th StreetSix-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a... |
Kris Kringle | |
| 1994 |
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and ApartheidA documentary overview and ideological critique of the South African film industry and cinema's historical relationship with apartheid. |
Self | |
| 1994 |
A Century of CinemaA look back at the first 100 years of the movies. |
Self | |
| 1993 |
Audrey Hepburn: RememberedAudrey Hepburn was one of the movies' best-loved stars, blessed with beauty, talent, an elegant sophistication and an enduring aura... |
Self | |
| 1993 |
Jurassic ParkA wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites... |
Hammond | |
| 1990 |
Pictures of EuropeWhat makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures of Europe, which examines the differences... |
Self | |
| 1988 |
This MorningThis Morning features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech,... |
Self | |
| 1988 |
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday TributeWembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th... |
Self | |
| 1987 | Self | ||
| 1986 |
Mother TeresaWe follow the daily activities of Mother Teresa and her nuns, in service to the poor of India and the... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 1985 |
Friday PeoplePresented by Mike Smith Stars in the spotlight, personalities at play, and famous faces in unexpected places. Sarah Greene, Jan... |
Unknown character | |
| 1985 |
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary StudioAfter starting his career producing religious film shorts, J. Arthur Rank went on to become Britain's first and only movie... |
Self | |
| 1983 |
James Bond: The First 21 YearsA look back at the first 21 years of Britain's most successful film series. |
Self | |
| 1983 |
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. GandhiThe making of the film Gandhi (1982). |
Self | |
| 1979 |
The Human FactorWhen a leak of information in the African section of British Intelligence is discovered, a security man is brought in... |
Colonel John Daintry | |
| 1977 |
The Chess PlayersIn the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of... |
General Outram | |
| 1977 |
A Bridge Too FarThe story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the... |
Lunatic with Glasses (uncredited) | |
| 1975 |
Conduct UnbecomingA company of British soldiers in colonial India is shaken when the widow of their most honored hero is assaulted.... |
Major Lionel E. Roach | |
| 1975 |
RosebudIn a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the millionaires five daughters on it.... |
Edward Sloat | |
| 1975 |
BranniganA hard-nosed Chicago cop is sent to London to bring back an American mobster being held for extradition. Brannigan in... |
Cmdr. Charles Swann | |
| 1974 |
Spécial cinémaMarcello Mastroianni, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Delon, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen... the biggest stars in cinema were welcomed by Christian Defaye... |
Self | |
| 1974 |
And Then There Were NoneTen people are invited to a hotel in the Iranian desert, only to find that an unseen person is killing... |
Judge Arthur Cannon | |
| 1971 |
Film '72The BBC's flagship cinema review TV program featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the... |
Self | |
| 1971 |
10 Rillington PlaceThe story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced... |
John Christie | |
| 1971 |
Great PerformancesThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical... |
Self | |
| 1971 |
A Severed HeadAntonia Lynch-Gibbon, wife of upper-crust wine dealer Martin, falls in love with her husband's best friend, noted psychiatrist Palmer Anderson.... |
Palmer Anderson | |
| 1970 |
LootTwo bank robbers, Dennis and Hal, are on the run from the police after a successful heist. Needing somewhere to... |
Inspector Truscott | |
| 1970 |
The Last GrenadeTwo ruthless mercenaries break their friendship when one of them changes sides. |
General Charles Whiteley | |
| 1970 |
Don't Make Me LaughA compilation of extracts from Children's Film Foundation productions: "The Rescue Squad", "Ali and the Camel", "The Salvage Gang", "Go... |
Unknown character | |
| 1969 |
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?Banned by the BBC in 1971, director Tony Palmer's profile of the late Peter Sellers was, in the words of... |
Self | |
| 1969 |
The Magic ChristianSir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove... |
Oxford Coach | |
| 1969 |
David CopperfieldA young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human... |
Mr. Tungay | |
| 1968 |
The Bliss of Mrs. BlossomHarriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra factory than at... |
Robert Blossom | |
| 1968 |
The Dick Cavett ShowThe Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks. |
Self - Guest | |
| 1968 |
Only When I LarfA master conman leads a pair of British accomplices on an international adventure of highly profitable dirty tricks. |
Silas | |
| 1967 |
Doctor DolittleA veterinarian who can communicate with animals travels abroad to search for a giant sea snail. |
Albert Blossom | |
| 1966 |
The Sand PebblesEngineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat USS San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the... |
Frenchy Burgoyne | |
| 1965 |
The Flight of the PhoenixA cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of... |
Lew Moran | |
| 1964 |
Guns at BatasiAn anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience... |
Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale | |
| 1964 |
Seance on a Wet AfternoonWorking-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with... |
Bill | |
| 1964 |
The Third SecretA prominent London psychologist seems to have taken his own life, causing stunned disbelief amongst his colleagues and patients. His... |
Alfred Price-Gorham | |
| 1963 |
The Great EscapeThe Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners,... |
Bartlett 'Big X' | |
| 1962 |
The Dock BriefAfter nearly 40 years of waiting for his big chance, Wilfred Morgenhall is given the case of defending Herbert Fowle... |
Herbert Fowle | |
| 1962 |
All Night LongOver the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex and Delia... |
Rod Hamilton | |
| 1962 |
Only Two Can PlayJohn Lewis is bored of his job and his wife. Then Liz, wife of a local councillor, sets her sights... |
Gareth L. Probert | |
| 1961 |
The Mike Douglas ShowThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in... |
Self | |
| 1960 |
The League of GentlemenInvoluntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in... |
Lexy | |
| 1960 |
The Angry SilenceWhen the union in his factory walks out on strike, a family man refuses to participate, risking the wrath —... |
Tom Curtis | |
| 1959 |
SOS PacificA flying boat has to ditch off an island in the Pacific. Along with the injured owner-pilot the passengers include... |
Whitey Mullen | |
| 1959 |
Jet StormCrisis in the air: A passenger aboard a commercial airplane flying from London to New York threatens to detonate a... |
Ernest Tilley | |
| 1959 |
I'm All Right JackNaive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at a... |
Sidney De Vere Cox | |
| 1959 |
Danger WithinDrama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers find... |
Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips | |
| 1958 |
Sea of SandA small British army team is sent deep behind enemy lines to destroy a German petrol dump as part of... |
Brody | |
| 1958 |
The Man UpstairsThe mental breakdown of a guilt-ridden man provides the drama in this fascinating psychological profile starring Richard Attenborough as a... |
Peter Watson | |
| 1958 |
DunkirkA British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He... |
John Holden | |
| 1957 |
The ScampTod is a motherless boy, who is mistreated by his violent father. He eventually finds happiness with kindly foster parents. |
Stephen Leigh | |
| 1957 |
Brothers in LawRoger Thursby is an overly keen, newly-qualified barrister who rubs his fellow barristers up the wrong way. When he is... |
Henry Marshall | |
| 1956 |
The Baby and the BattleshipAfter a quayside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, Able Seaman Knocker White finds himself literally left holding... |
Knocker White | |
| 1956 |
Private's ProgressStanley Windrush has to interrupt his university education when he is called up towards the end of the war. He... |
Pvt. Percival Henry Cox | |
| 1955 |
The Ship That Died of ShameAfter World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into... |
George Hoskins | |
| 1954 |
Eight O'Clock WalkOnly a British cabdriver's (Richard Attenborough) wife (Cathy O'Donnell) and lawyer (Derek Farr) believe him innocent of killing a little... |
Thomas Leslie Manning | |
| 1953 |
Box for OneA man on the run from a gang of criminals makes a series of increasingly panicked calls from a phone... |
The Caller | |
| 1952 |
Father's Doing FineLady Buckering, an English widow, has four daughters; Doreen, married to Dougall and about to give birth at home, and... |
Dougall | |
| 1952 |
Gift HorseCompton Bennett's war drama The Gift Horse follows the fortunes of ageing destroyer The Ballantrae and her crew from the... |
Dripper Daniels | |
| 1952 |
The Magic BoxNow old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once young and handsome William Green. He changed his name... |
Jack Carter | |
| 1951 |
Hell Is Sold OutA supposedly dead writer suddenly turns up to confront the young woman who is using his penname. |
Pierre Bonnet | |
| 1950 |
Morning DepartureThe crew of a submarine is trapped on the sea floor when it sinks. How can they be rescued before... |
Stoker Snipe | |
| 1949 |
Boys in BrownJackie lives in poverty with his widowed mother. In a bid to escape poverty he gets involved in a robbery... |
Jackie Knowles | |
| 1949 |
The Lost PeopleSet in a German theatre after the Second World War, two British soldiers are holding a disparate and hostile band... |
Jan | |
| 1948 |
London Belongs to MeClassic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938 and September 1939. Percy... |
Percy Boon | |
| 1948 |
The Guinea PigA working-class boy wins a scholarship to a public school, as part of a post-World War Two experiment in bringing... |
Jack Read | |
| 1948 |
Brighton RockCentring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum... |
Pinkie Brown | |
| 1947 |
Dancing with CrimeWhen his best friend is murdered inside a London dancehall, a cab driver and his girlfriend involve themselves in the... |
Ted Peters | |
| 1947 |
The Man WithinA man goes on the run from hardened smugglers. |
Francis Andrews | |
| 1946 |
School for SecretsWartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in... |
Jack Arnold | |
| 1946 |
A Matter of Life and DeathA British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his... |
An English Pilot | |
| 1945 |
Journey TogetherTwo Englishmen train with the Royal Air Force, ending with a bombing raid on Berlin. |
David Wilton | |
| 1945 |
The True GloryA documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly... |
Commentator | |
| 1944 |
The Hundred Pound WindowAn accountant who has to take a second job working at a racetrack, soon becomes mixed up with a shady... |
Tommy Draper | |
| 1944 |
Golden Globe AwardsAn annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press... |
Self - Nominee/Presenter | |
| 1944 |
Golden Globe AwardsAn annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press... |
Self - Nominee | |
| 1943 |
Svejk Wrecks GermanyKAREL LAMAČ (1987-1952), who worked in Germany for a long time, was forced to leave for France and then Great... |
Railway worker | |
| 1942 |
In Which We ServeThe story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War... |
Young Stoker |
Latest Release
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
2025 / TMDB 10.0
Diana: The People's Princess
2017
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014 / TMDB 4.8
Return to Jurassic Park
2011 / TMDB 6.6
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
2009
Chaplin the Hero
2008
Richard Attenborough News and Articles
Got a question about Richard Attenborough?
Richard Attenborough's most successful films include 'Gandhi,' 'Jurassic Park,' and 'The Great Escape,' each showcasing his talent as both an actor and director.
Yes, Richard Attenborough won two Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director for 'Gandhi' in 1983.
Richard Attenborough's first film was 'In Which We Serve' (1942), where he played a minor role early in his acting career.
Richard Attenborough was known for his powerful voice, emotional depth, and ability to portray complex characters, often in dramatic roles.
Richard Attenborough's estimated net worth was around $50 million at the time of his passing, reflecting his successful career in film.
Richard Attenborough was a passionate advocate for wildlife conservation and served as the president of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, promoting awareness and protection of endangered species.
In addition to 'Gandhi,' Richard Attenborough directed films such as 'A Bridge Too Far' (1977) and 'Cry Freedom' (1987), both of which received critical acclaim.
Richard Attenborough began his career in the 1940s, gaining recognition on stage before transitioning to film, where he quickly became a prominent actor.