Richard Attenborough

Key facts

Born

29 August 1923, Cambridge

Died

24 August 2014, London

State of birth

Cambridge

Sector

Actors

Profession

British actor (1923–2014)

Gender

Male

Biography

Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough was an English actor, film director, and producer. He won a total of two Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards for his directing and acting career spanning seven decades. He was knighted in 1976 for services to film and in 1983 he received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement.

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Timeline

1. 1923Born in Cambridge
2. 1964Awarded the Silver Shell for Best Actor
3. 1965Awarded the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
4. 1967Awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire
5. 1967Awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
6. 1968Awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
7. 1975Awarded the Knight Bachelor
8. 1983Awarded the BAFTA Award for Best Film
9. 1983Awarded the Directors Guild of America Award
10. 1983Awarded the Padma Bhushan
11. 1983Awarded the Academy Award for Best Director
12. 1983Awarded the Academy Award for Best Picture
13. 1983Awarded the BAFTA Award for Best Direction
14. 1983Awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Director
15. 1983Awarded the BAFTA Fellowship
16. 1985Awarded the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
17. 1987Becomes UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
18. 1988Awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour
19. 1988Awarded the European Film Academy Special Achievement Award
20. 1988Awarded the Berlinale Camera
21. 1993Becomes member of the House of Lords
22. 1998Awarded the Praemium Imperiale
23. 2004Awarded the Bodley Medal
24. 2014Dies in London