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Richard Todd

Richard Todd

Known for: Actor
Born: 11 June 1919, Dublin, Ireland
Died: 3 December 2009
Credits: 60+ titles

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.

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Filmography

British Film Forever
British Film Forever
2007
 The Royal
The Royal
2003 · as Hugh Hirst
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
 Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997 · as Charles Edmonton
 No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
1996
 Silent Witness
Silent Witness
1996
 Beautiful Lies
Beautiful Lies
1992 · as H.G. Wells
 Virtual Murder
Virtual Murder
1992 · as Judge Rawcliffe
 Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1992 · as Harold Beecham
 Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
1992 · as Lord Roberts
 Olympus Force: The Key
Olympus Force: The Key
1988 · as Lord Wisden
 Jenny's War
Jenny's War
1985 · as Gen. Benjamin Cutler
 Jenny's War
Jenny's War
1985 · as Gen. Benjamin Cutler
 The Last Place on Earth
The Last Place on Earth
1985 · as Mr. Barnes
 Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · as Alec Scofield
 House of the Long Shadows
House of the Long Shadows
1983 · as Sam Allyson
 Doctor Who: Kinda
Doctor Who: Kinda
1982 · as Sanders
 Home Before Midnight
Home Before Midnight
1979 · as Geoffrey Steele
 The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
1978 · as Commander Barker
 No. 1 of the Secret Service
No. 1 of the Secret Service
1977 · as Arthur Loveday
 The Sky is Falling
The Sky is Falling
1975 · as Terence
 The Next Scream You Hear
The Next Scream You Hear
1974 · as George Tulliver
 Boy Dominic
Boy Dominic
1974 · as Capt. Richard Bulman
 Thriller
Thriller
1973 · as George Tulliver
 Asylum
Asylum
1972 · as Walter
 Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray
1970 · as Basil Hallward
 Subterfuge
Subterfuge
1968 · as Col. Victor Redmayne
 The Love-Ins
The Love-Ins
1967 · as Dr. Jonathan Barnett
 The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
1965 · as Darrell
 Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow
1965 · as Wing Cmdr. Kendall
 Coast of Skeletons
Coast of Skeletons
1965 · as Harry Sanders
 Theatre 625
Theatre 625
1964 · as Edmund Gurney
 Death Drums Along the River
Death Drums Along the River
1963 · as Inspector Harry Sanders
 Doctor Who
Doctor Who
1963 · as Sanders
 The Very Edge
The Very Edge
1963 · as Geoffrey Lawrence
 The Longest Day
The Longest Day
1962 · as Maj. John Howard
 The Boys
The Boys
1962 · as Victor Webster
 The Hellions
The Hellions
1961 · as Sam Hargis
 Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock
1961 · as Bill Ferguson
 The Long and the Short and the Tall
The Long and the Short and the Tall
1961 · as Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
 Never Let Go
Never Let Go
1960 · as John Cummings
 Danger Within
Danger Within
1959 · as Lieutenant Colonel David Baird
 Intent to Kill
Intent to Kill
1958 · as Dr. Bob McLaurin
 The Naked Earth
The Naked Earth
1958 · as Danny
 Chase a Crooked Shadow
Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958 · as Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.
 Saint Joan
Saint Joan
1957 · as Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
 Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957 · as Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
 D-Day the Sixth of June
D-Day the Sixth of June
1956 · as Lt. Col. John Wynter
 Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France
Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France
1956 · as Comte Axel von Fersen
 The Virgin Queen
The Virgin Queen
1955 · as Sir Walter Raleigh
 The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters
1955 · as Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
 A Man Called Peter
A Man Called Peter
1955 · as The Rev. Peter Marshall
 The Secrets of the Bed
The Secrets of the Bed
1954 · as Captain Davidson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")
Wuthering Heights
1953 · as Heathcliff
 Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
1953 · as Rob Roy MacGregor
 The Sword and the Rose
The Sword and the Rose
1953 · as Charles Brandon
 Venetian Bird
Venetian Bird
1952 · as Edward Mercer
 24 Hours of a Woman's Life
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
1952 · as the young man
 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952 · as Robin Hood
 Lightning Strikes Twice
Lightning Strikes Twice
1951 · as Richard Trevelyan

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