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Richard Attenborough

1923 - 2014

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Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough (; 29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014) was an English actor, film director, and producer. Attenborough was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), as well as life president of the Premier League club Chelsea. He joined the Royal Air Force during World War II and served in the film unit, going on several bombing raids over continental Europe and filming the conflict from the rear gunner's position. He was the older brother of broadcaster and nature presenter Sir David Attenborough and motor executive John Attenborough. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Attenborough is the 98th most popular film director (down from 91st in 2019), the 597th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 437th in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Film Director.

Richard Attenborough is most famous for his work as a director and actor. He is best known for his films Gandhi, Jurassic Park, and The Great Escape.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Richard Attenborough ranks 98 out of 2,041. Before him are John Carpenter, Wolfgang Petersen, Aki Kaurismäki, Dario Argento, Christopher Nolan, and Carlos Saura. After him are David Lean, René Clair, Andrzej Żuławski, Jacques Audiard, Jacques Tati, and Sidney Lumet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Richard Attenborough ranks 27. Before him are Mas Oyama, Queen Anne of Romania, Franco Zeffirelli, Val Logsdon Fitch, Jack Kilby, and Roy Lichtenstein. After him are Arvid Carlsson, Mauno Koivisto, Alan Shepard, Morris, Yma Sumac, and Lee Teng-hui. Among people deceased in 2014, Richard Attenborough ranks 28. Before him are Martin Lewis Perl, Virna Lisi, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, Alain Resnais, Christopher Hogwood, and Maya Angelou. After him are Gary Becker, Jack Brabham, Bob Hoskins, Pete Seeger, Lorin Maazel, and Harold Ramis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Attenborough ranks 597 out of 8,785. Before him are William Byrd (1543), Alexander Pope (1688), Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861), Christopher Nolan (1970), Richard Williamson (1940), and Gary Moore (1952). After him are David Lean (1908), Thomas Carlyle (1795), William Oughtred (1574), Tim Curry (1946), Charles Dance (1946), and Ronald Coase (1910).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Richard Attenborough ranks 8. Before him are Ridley Scott (1937), Ken Loach (1936), Tony Scott (1944), Alan Parker (1944), Peter Brook (1925), and Christopher Nolan (1970). After him are David Lean (1908), Peter Greenaway (1942), Michael Powell (1905), Danny Boyle (1956), Stephen Frears (1941), and Tony Richardson (1928).

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