Richard Attenborough

Actor and director. Born 29 August 1923 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. Died 24 August 2014.

Titles on Fi1m9 acting · 3 directing

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 9 titles

Oscars2 won · 1 nominated

Born

29 August 1923, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Died

24 August 2014

Active

1942–1998

Frequently works with

Candice Bergen, David Koepp, Gerald R. Molen, Jeff Goldblum, John Briley, John Gielgud, Steve McQueen, Steven Spielberg

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

73Critics

We rate Richard’s work 7 points above the press, across 7 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 793

Under 601

Of 9 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 1 of 7 billed first or second
Reviewed: 9 films
Screen time: 23 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.8bn across 9 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 1 nominated
Active: 1942–1998

Genres

Drama6
Adventure4
War3
Comedy2
Fantasy2
Science Fiction2

Best and worst on Fi1m

92BestA Matter of Life and Death1946

50WorstDoctor Dolittle1967

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

141940s

191950s

191960s

141970s

51980s

111990s

82000s

Richard Attenborough