Richard Attenborough

Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough (pronounced /?æt?nb?r?/), CBE (born 29 August 1923) is a British actor, director, producer and entrepreneur. As director and producer he won two Academy Awards for the 1982 film Gandhi. He has also won four BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes. As an actor, he is perhaps best known for his roles in The Great Escape, Jurassic Park and its 1997 sequel. He is the older brother of naturalist and wildlife filmmaker Sir David Attenborough.


Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough (pronounced /?æt?nb?r?/), CBE (born 29 August 1923) is a British actor, director, producer and entrepreneur. As director and producer he won two Academy Awards for the 1982 film Gandhi. He has also won four BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes. As an actor, he is perhaps best known for his roles in The Great Escape, Jurassic Park and its 1997 sequel.

He is the older brother of naturalist and wildlife filmmaker Sir David Attenborough.

Filmography

Jurassic Park (1993)

A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he...

The Great Escape (1963)

The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocates them...