Person · Actor and director · Active 1942–2007
Richard Attenborough
1923–2014, Cambridge
British actor and director, born in Cambridge. Won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the Academy Award for Best Director, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor and four other major prizes. Appeared in 45 films on this site, including Jurassic Park (1993), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) and The Great Escape (1963). Among the 194 actors and directors Richard Attenborough shares films with on this site, the most frequent are John Mills (7 films), Anthony Hopkins (5) and John Gielgud (5).
He was additionally nominated for his films Young Winston (1972), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Cry Freedom (1987).
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In their own words
It proved to be the wisest business decision I've ever made... but foolishly I sold some of my share to open a short-lived Mayfair restaurant called 'The Little Elephant' and later still, disposed of the remainder in order to keep Gandhi afloat.
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Partners by shared films
Who Richard Attenborough made films with
Directors
- 2Steven Spielberg director and actorJurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
- 2Otto Preminger directorRosebud, The Human Factor
One film together
Cast
- 5Anthony Hopkins actorYoung Winston, A Bridge Too Far, Magic and 2 more
- 4Laurence Olivier actorThe Magic Box, David Copperfield, Oh! What a Lovely War and 1 more
- 3Ian Holm actorOh! What a Lovely War, A Severed Head, Young Winston
- 2Shirley MacLaine actressThe Bliss of Mrs. Blossom, Closing the Ring
- 2Kevin Kline actorCry Freedom, Chaplin
- 2Candice Bergen actressThe Sand Pebbles, Gandhi
7 more partners with two or more films
- 2Jane Seymour actressOh! What a Lovely War, Young Winston
- 2Pete Postlethwaite actorThe Lost World: Jurassic Park, Closing the Ring
- 2Ralph Richardson actorDavid Copperfield, Oh! What a Lovely War
- 2Dirk Bogarde actorBoys in Brown, Oh! What a Lovely War
- 2Michael Redgrave actorDavid Copperfield, Oh! What a Lovely War
- 2Nigel Hawthorne actorYoung Winston, Gandhi
- 2Robert Hardy actor10 Rillington Place, Young Winston
One film together
- Oh! What a Lovely War 1969Maggie Smith, Vanessa Redgrave, Susannah York, Edward Fox
- Young Winston 1972Anne Bancroft, Robert Shaw
- A Bridge Too Far 1977Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Maximilian Schell, James Caan, Liv Ullmann, Ryan O'Neal, Elliott Gould
- Magic 1978David Ogden Stiers, Burgess Meredith, Ann-Margret, Ed Lauter
- Gandhi 1982Daniel Day-Lewis, Ben Kingsley, Richard Griffiths, Martin Sheen, Amrish Puri, Om Puri, Bernard Hill
- A Chorus Line 1985Michael Douglas, Khandi Alexander
- Cry Freedom 1987Denzel Washington, Kevin McNally, Julian Glover
- Chaplin 1992Robert Downey Jr., Milla Jovovich, James Woods, David Duchovny, Marisa Tomei, Diane Lane, Dan Aykroyd, Moira Kelly, Geraldine Chaplin, Penelope Ann Miller
- Shadowlands 1993Debra Winger
- In Love and War 1996Sandra Bullock, Chris O'Donnell
- Grey Owl 1999Pierce Brosnan, Graham Greene
- Closing the Ring 2007Christopher Plummer, Neve Campbell, Mischa Barton, Stephen Amell, Brenda Fricker
Co-stars
- 7John Mills actorIn Which We Serve, Morning Departure, The Baby and the Battleship and 4 more
- 5John Gielgud actorOh! What a Lovely War, The Human Factor, Gandhi and 2 more
- 4Peter Sellers actorI'm All Right Jack, The Dock Brief, Only Two Can Play and 1 more
- 3Trevor Howard actorGift Horse, Conduct Unbecoming, Gandhi
- 3Oliver Reed actorThe Angry Silence, The League of Gentlemen, And Then There Were None
- 3William Hartnell actorBrighton Rock, The Magic Box, Private's Progress
7 more partners with two or more films
- 3Joseph Mazzello actorJurassic Park, Shadowlands, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
- 2Judi Dench actressThe Third Secret, Hamlet
- 2Steve McQueen actorThe Great Escape, The Sand Pebbles
- 2Jeff Goldblum actorJurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
- 2Lee Remick actressA Severed Head, Loot
- 2Margaret Rutherford actressThe Magic Box, I'm All Right Jack
- 2Pier Angeli actressSOS Pacific, The Angry Silence
One film together
- In Which We Serve 1942Leslie Howard, Celia Johnson
- A Matter of Life and Death 1946David Niven, Kim Hunter, Lois Maxwell, Raymond Massey
- The Magic Box 1951Peter Ustinov, Glynis Johns, Robert Donat, Maria Schell, Bessie Love
- Brothers in Law 1957John Schlesinger
- All Night Long 1962Patrick McGoohan, Betsy Blair
- Only Two Can Play 1962Desmond Llewelyn, Mai Zetterling
- The Great Escape 1963Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, James Garner, David McCallum
- Guns at Batasi 1964Mia Farrow, Flora Robson
- Séance on a Wet Afternoon 1964Kim Stanley
- The Third Secret 1964Stephen Boyd
- The Flight of the Phoenix 1965James Stewart, Ernest Borgnine, Peter Finch, George Kennedy, Hardy Krüger
- The Sand Pebbles 1966Richard Crenna, Mako, James Hong
- Doctor Dolittle 1967Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar
- David Copperfield 1969Edith Evans, Wendy Hiller, Ron Moody
- The Magic Christian 1969Ringo Starr, Christopher Lee, Roman Polanski, John Cleese, Yul Brynner, Raquel Welch, Clive Dunn, Graham Chapman, Spike Milligan, Laurence Harvey
- A Severed Head 1970Claire Bloom
- The Last Grenade 1970Honor Blackman, Rafer Johnson
- 10 Rillington Place 1971John Hurt
- And Then There Were None 1974Orson Welles, Charles Aznavour, Stéphane Audran, Elke Sommer, Herbert Lom, Gert Fröbe
- Brannigan 1975John Wayne, Mel Ferrer
- Conduct Unbecoming 1975Michael York
- Rosebud 1975Peter O'Toole, Isabelle Huppert, Kim Cattrall, Peter Lawford, Raf Vallone
- The Chess Players 1977Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal
- The Human Factor 1979Iman, Derek Jacobi
- Jurassic Park 1993Samuel L. Jackson, Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Wayne Knight, BD Wong
- Miracle on 34th Street 1994Jennifer Morrison, Allison Janney, Dylan McDermott, Elizabeth Perkins, James Remar
- Hamlet 1996Robin Williams, Kate Winslet, Gérard Depardieu, Charlton Heston, Jack Lemmon, Julie Christie, Billy Crystal, Timothy Spall
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997Julianne Moore, Richard Schiff, Vince Vaughn, Camilla Belle, Eli Roth, Peter Stormare, David Koepp
- Elizabeth 1998Cate Blanchett, Daniel Craig, Eric Cantona, Geoffrey Rush, Vincent Cassel, Fanny Ardant, Joseph Fiennes, Kelly Macdonald, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Eccleston
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1999Joan Collins
Other regulars
Films in this guide
Best known
- Jurassic Park 1993actor
- Gandhi 1982director, producer
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997actor
- The Great Escape 1963actor
- Elizabeth 1998actor, as William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
- A Bridge Too Far 1977director, actor, as Lunatic wearing glasses
1940s
1950s
1960s
- The Angry Silence (1960)actor, producer
- The Dock Brief (1960)actor
- The League of Gentlemen (1960)actor
- Whistle Down the Wind (1961)producer
- All Night Long (1962)actor
- Only Two Can Play (1962)actor
- The Great Escape (1963)actor
- Guns at Batasi (1964)actor
- Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)actor, producer
- The Third Secret (1964)actor
- The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)actor
- The Sand Pebbles (1966)actor
- Doctor Dolittle (1967)actor
- The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)actor
- David Copperfield (1969)actor
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)director
- The Magic Christian (1969)actor
1970s
- A Severed Head (1970)actor
- Loot (1970)actor
- The Last Grenade (1970)actor
- 10 Rillington Place (1971)actor
- Young Winston (1972)director
- And Then There Were None (1974)actor
- Brannigan (1975)actor
- Conduct Unbecoming (1975)actor
- Rosebud (1975)actor
- A Bridge Too Far (1977)director, actor, as Lunatic wearing glasses
- The Chess Players (1977)actor
- Magic (1978)director
- The Human Factor (1979)actor
1980s
- Gandhi (1982)director, producer
- A Chorus Line (1985)director
- Cry Freedom (1987)director, producer
1990s
- Chaplin (1992)director, producer
- Jurassic Park (1993)actor
- Shadowlands (1993)director, producer
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994)actor, as Kris Kringle
- Hamlet (1996)actor, as English Ambassador
- In Love and War (1996)director, producer
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)actor
- Elizabeth (1998)actor, as William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
- Grey Owl (1999)director, producer
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)actor
2000s
- Closing the Ring (2007)director