Acting
Richard Todd
- Born
- June 11, 1919
- Died
- December 3, 2009
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). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Todd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Known for
5.8The Big Sleep
1978
6.8Stage Fright
1950
7.1Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958
6.0Asylum
1972
6.9The Dam Busters
1955
6.2The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952
6.7Operation Crossbow
1965
6.5Never Let Go
1960
7.0The Virgin Queen
1955
7.3Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957
6.6A Man Called Peter
1955
5.3D-Day the Sixth of June
1956
6.4The Sword and the Rose
1953
6.4House of the Long Shadows
1983
5.1Dorian Gray
1970
6.7The Long and the Short and the Tall
1961
5.7Lightning Strikes Twice
1951
6.9The Hasty Heart
1949