History Creator / RichardAttenborough

Richard Samuel Attenborough (August 29, 1923 – August 24, 2014) was a British actor and director. He was knighted in 1976, and made a life peer, with the title of [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Baron]] Attenborough, in 1993. He also served in the Royal Air Force during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

Richard Samuel Attenborough (29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014) was a British actor and director. He was knighted in 1976, and made a life peer, with the title of [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Baron]] Attenborough, in 1993. He also served in the Royal Air Force during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

He was the elder brother of Creator/DavidAttenborough.

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* ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'' (1997)
* ''Film/{{Elizabeth}}'' (1998)

As his directing took off, he spent less time in front of the camera, and had no film acting roles at all in the 1980s and early 1990s. (With the exception of a CreatorCameo in ''A Bridge Too Far'', he never acted in any of the films he directed.). This changed when he accepted the role of John Hammond in ''Film/JurassicPark'' (1993), followed by several more roles of a grandfatherly or elder statesman type.

Richard Samuel Attenborough (29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014) was a British actor and director. He was knighted in 1976, and made a life peer, with the title of [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Baron]] Attenborough, in 1993.

He made his directorial debut with ''Oh! What a Lovely War'' in 1969. One of his most famous films is ''Film/{{Gandhi}}'' (1982), which he worked for over a decade to get made, and which won him both the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward and the Golden Globe.

Richard Samuel Attenborough (29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014) was a British actor and director. He was knighted in 1976, and created a life peer, with the title of [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Baron]] Attenborough, in 1993.

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Richard Samuel Attenborough (29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014) was a British actor and director. He was knighted in 1976, and created a life peer, with the title of [[KnightFever Baron]] Attenborough, in 1993.

Richard Samuel Attenborough (29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014) was a British actor and director. He was knighted in 1976, and created a life peer, with the title of Baron Attenborough, in 1993.

Richard Samuel Attenborough (1923–2014) was a British actor and director. He was knighted in 1976, and created a life peer, with the title of Baron Attenborough, in 1993.

* ''Film/TenRillingtonPlace'' (1971)

As his directing took off, he spent less time in front of the camera, and had no film acting roles at all in the 1980s and early 1990s. This changed when he accepted the role of John Hammond in ''Film/JurassicPark'' (1993), followed by several more roles of a grandfatherly or elder statesman type.

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Richard Attenborough (1923–2014) was a British actor and director. He was knighted in 1976, and created a life peer, with the title of Baron Attenborough, in 1993.

Richard Attenborough (1923-2014) was a British actor and director. He was knighted in 1976, and created a life peer, with the title of Baron Attenborough, in 1993.