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Richard Attenborough was a British actor who had a long career in film and theater from the mid-20th century until his death in 2014. He is remembered as an important figure in British entertainment during the latter half of the 1900s.
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Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough (/ˈætənbərə/ AT-ten-bər-rə; 29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014), 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.
As an actor, Attenborough is best remembered for his film roles in Brighton Rock (1948), I'm All Right Jack (1959), The Great Escape (1963), Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964), The Sand Pebbles (1966), Doctor Dolittle (1967), 10 Rillington Place (1971), Jurassic Park (1993) and Miracle on 34th Street (1994). On stage, he appeared in the West End in 1952, originating the role of Detective Sergeant Trotter in Agatha Christie's murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has since become the longest-running play in London and the world.
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