93,772 profiles ranked live

Back to the boardThe board

Richard Attenborough

✓ Source-basedrising

British actor (1923-2014)

United KingdomActorsLived 1923 to 2014 · aged 90
Compare
Fame66.2
Momentum6.9
Languages32
Peak1990s
In century#540

Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, was an English actor, film director and producer. For his directing, he won two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards; for his acting, he won three BAFTAs and two Golden Globes.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 5

Attenborough in Flight of the Phoenix (1965)Attenborough in Flight of the Phoenix (1965)Attenborough in a press conference with Joseph E. Levine at the premiere of A Bridge Too Far, June 1977Attenborough in a press conference with Joseph E. Levine at the premiere of A Bridge Too Far, June 1977Lord Attenborough during his term as Chancellor of the University of Sussex, February 2006Lord Attenborough during his term as Chancellor of the University of Sussex, February 2006Markers for the graves of Richard Attenborough, Sheila Sim, their daughter Jane Holland and their granddaughter, Lucy, at St Mary Magdalene, RichmondMarkers for the graves of Richard Attenborough, Sheila Sim, their daughter Jane Holland and their granddaughter, Lucy, at St Mary Magdalene, Richmond

Filmography 40

Jurassic Park1993 · ★ 8.0
The Great Escape1963 · ★ 7.9
The Lost World: Jurassic Park1997 · ★ 6.6
Gandhi1982 · ★ 7.6
A Bridge Too Far1977 · ★ 7.2
Elizabeth1998 · ★ 7.2
Chaplin1992 · ★ 7.4
Miracle on 34th Street1994 · ★ 6.8
Return to Jurassic Park2011 · ★ 6.6
Hamlet1996 · ★ 7.3
A Matter of Life and Death1946 · ★ 7.8
The Flight of the Phoenix1965 · ★ 7.2
Shadowlands1993 · ★ 6.9
The Sand Pebbles1966 · ★ 7.2
Magic1978 · ★ 6.8
A Chorus Line1985 · ★ 6.2
Doctor Dolittle1967 · ★ 6.2
Cry Freedom1987 · ★ 7.0
10 Rillington Place1971 · ★ 7.3
And Then There Were None1974 · ★ 5.7
In Love and War1996 · ★ 5.9
Brannigan1975 · ★ 6.0
Closing the Ring2007 · ★ 6.2
Brighton Rock1948 · ★ 6.8
Seance on a Wet Afternoon1964 · ★ 7.2
Dunkirk1958 · ★ 6.9
The League of Gentlemen1960 · ★ 7.0
In Which We Serve1942 · ★ 6.8
Grey Owl1999 · ★ 5.6
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat1999 · ★ 6.2
I'm All Right Jack1959 · ★ 6.6
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin2003 · ★ 6.9
Oh! What a Lovely War1969 · ★ 6.7
Young Winston1972 · ★ 6.2
Whistle Down the Wind1961 · ★ 7.2
The Chess Players1977 · ★ 7.0
The L-Shaped Room1962
The Magic Christian1969
The Angry Silence1960
The Human Factor1979

144 credits on file

Television 14

The Mike Douglas Show1961
Golden Globe Awards1944
Great Performances1971
The One Show2006
The Dick Cavett Show1968
Sacrée soirée1987
Spécial cinéma1974
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story2001
Film '721971
Parkinson1998
This Morning1988
Talking Pictures2013
British Film Forever2007
Friday People1985

Awards 21

2004Bodley Medal
1998Praemium Imperiale
1988Knight of the Legion of Honour
1988European Film Academy Special Achievement Award
1988Berlinale Camera
1985Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
1983Directors Guild of America Award
1983Padma Bhushan
1983Academy Award for Best Director
1983Academy Award for Best Picture
1983BAFTA Award for Best Direction
1983Golden Globe Award for Best Director
1983BAFTA Fellowship
1975Knight Bachelor
1968Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
1967Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1967Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
1965BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
1964Silver Shell for Best Actor
Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo
National Board of Review Award for Best Film

In their orbit 8

Connected to Richard 6

Andrew Lloyd WebberAlso in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)Satyajit RayAlso in The Chess Players (1977)Peter SellersAlso in I'm All Right Jack (1959)Charles AznavourAlso in And Then There Were None (1974)Noah ReidAlso in In Love and War (1996)Spike MilliganAlso in The Magic Christian (1969)

About this person

Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, was an English actor, film director and producer. For his directing, he won two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards; for his acting, he won three BAFTAs and two Golden Globes. He was knighted in 1976 for services to film and in 1983 he received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2014 · aged 90
Written about in
32 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.