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Richard Todd
Actor

Richard Todd

11 Jun 1919Born
3 Dec 2009Died
90Age at death
69Credits

Biography

Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd (11 June 1919 – 3 December 2009) was an Irish actor known for his leading man roles of the 1950s. He received a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, and an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance as Corporal Lachlan MacLachlan in the 1949 film The Hasty Heart. His other notable roles include Jonathan Cooper in Stage Fright (1950), Wing Commander Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters (1955), Sir Walter Raleigh in The Virgin Queen (1955), and Major John Howard in The Longest Day (1962).

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He was previously a Captain in the British Army during the Second World War, fighting in the D-Day landings as a member of the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. 2007British Film ForeverSeries (1 episode)
  2. 2003The RoyalSeries: Hugh Hirst (1 episode)
  3. 2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)Series (1 episode)
  4. 1997Midsomer MurdersSeries: Charles Edmonton (1 episode)
  5. 1996No Angel: A Life of Marlene DietrichFilm
  6. 1996Silent WitnessSeries (1 episode)
  7. 1992Beautiful LiesFilm: H.G. Wells
  8. 1992Virtual MurderSeries: Judge Rawcliffe (1 episode)
  9. 1992HeartbeatSeries: Harold Beecham (1 episode)
  10. 1992Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria FallsFilm: Lord Roberts
  11. 1988Olympus Force: The KeyFilm: Lord Wisden
  12. 1985Jenny's WarFilm: Gen. Benjamin Cutler
  13. 1985Jenny's WarSeries: Gen. Benjamin Cutler (4 episodes)
  14. 1985The Last Place on EarthSeries: Mr. Barnes (7 episodes)
  15. 1984Murder, She WroteSeries: Alec Scofield (1 episode)
  16. 1983House of the Long ShadowsFilm: Sam Allyson
  17. 1982Doctor Who: KindaFilm: Sanders
  18. 1979Home Before MidnightFilm: Geoffrey Steele
  19. 1978The Big SleepFilm: Commander Barker
  20. 1977No. 1 of the Secret ServiceFilm: Arthur Loveday
  21. 1975The Sky is FallingFilm: Terence
  22. 1974The Next Scream You HearFilm: George Tulliver
  23. 1974Boy DominicSeries: Capt. Richard Bulman (13 episodes)
  24. 1973ThrillerSeries: George Tulliver (1 episode)
  25. 1972AsylumFilm: Walter
  26. 1970Dorian GrayFilm: Basil Hallward
  27. 1968SubterfugeFilm: Col. Victor Redmayne
  28. 1967The Love-InsFilm: Dr. Jonathan Barnett
  29. 1965The Battle of the Villa FioritaFilm: Darrell
  30. 1965Operation CrossbowFilm: Wing Cmdr. Kendall
  31. 1965Coast of SkeletonsFilm: Harry Sanders
  32. 1964Theatre 625Series: Edmund Gurney (1 episode)
  33. 1963Death Drums Along the RiverFilm: Inspector Harry Sanders
  34. 1963Doctor WhoSeries: Sanders (1 episode)
  35. 1963The Very EdgeFilm: Geoffrey Lawrence
  36. 1962The Longest DayFilm: Maj. John Howard
  37. 1962The BoysFilm: Victor Webster
  38. 1961The HellionsFilm: Sam Hargis
  39. 1961Don't Bother to KnockFilm: Bill Ferguson
  40. 1961The Long and the Short and the TallFilm: Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
  41. 1960Never Let GoFilm: John Cummings
  42. 1959Danger WithinFilm: Lieutenant Colonel David Baird
  43. 1958Intent to KillFilm: Dr. Bob McLaurin
  44. 1958The Naked EarthFilm: Danny
  45. 1958Chase a Crooked ShadowFilm: Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.
  46. 1957Saint JoanFilm: Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
  47. 1957Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. AmethystFilm: Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
  48. 1956D-Day the Sixth of JuneFilm: Lt. Col. John Wynter
  49. 1956Marie-Antoinette, Queen of FranceFilm: Comte Axel von Fersen
  50. 1955The Virgin QueenFilm: Sir Walter Raleigh
  51. 1955The Dam BustersFilm: Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
  52. 1955A Man Called PeterFilm: The Rev. Peter Marshall
  53. 1954The Secrets of the BedFilm: Captain Davidson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")
  54. 1953Wuthering HeightsFilm: Heathcliff
  55. 1953Rob Roy, The Highland RogueFilm: Rob Roy MacGregor
  56. 1953The Sword and the RoseFilm: Charles Brandon
  57. 1952Venetian BirdFilm: Edward Mercer
  58. 195224 Hours of a Woman's LifeFilm: the young man
  59. 1952The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie MenFilm: Robin Hood
  60. 1951Lightning Strikes TwiceFilm: Richard Trevelyan
  61. 1951Flesh and BloodFilm: Charles Cameron/Charles Cameron Sutherland
  62. 1950Portrait of ClareFilm: Robert Hart
  63. 1950Stage FrightFilm: Jonathan Cooper
  64. 1949The Interrupted JourneyFilm: John North
  65. 1949The Hasty HeartFilm: Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan
  66. 1949For Them That TrespassFilm: Herbert Edward Logan
  67. 1938A Yank at OxfordFilm: Extra in Sporting Event (uncredited)
  68. 1937The GapFilm: Orderly (uncredited)
  69. 1937Good Morning, Boys!Film: Extra in crowd scene (uncredited)

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