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Richard Todd

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Richard Todd

Born June 11, 1919 in Dublin, IrelandDied December 3, 200953 films

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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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Stage Fright poster6.8Stage Fright1950The Dam Busters poster6.9The Dam Busters1955Operation Crossbow poster6.7Operation Crossbow1965Asylum poster6.0Asylum1972House of the Long Shadows poster6.4House of the Long Shadows1983The Big Sleep poster5.8The Big Sleep1978The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men poster6.2The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men1952

Filmography

53 films as actor
  1. 1992Beautiful LiesH.G. Wells
  2. 1992Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria FallsLord Roberts
  3. 1988Olympus Force: The KeyLord Wisden
  4. 1985Jenny's WarGen. Benjamin Cutler
  5. 1983House of the Long ShadowsSam Allyson
  6. 1982Doctor Who: KindaSanders
  7. 1979Home Before MidnightGeoffrey Steele
  8. 1978The Big SleepCommander Barker
  9. 1977No. 1 of the Secret ServiceArthur Loveday
  10. 1975The Sky is FallingTerence
  11. 1974The Next Scream You HearGeorge Tulliver
  12. 1972AsylumWalter
  13. 1970Dorian GrayBasil Hallward
  14. 1968SubterfugeCol. Victor Redmayne
  15. 1967The Love-InsDr. Jonathan Barnett
  16. 1965The Battle of the Villa FioritaDarrell
  17. 1965Operation CrossbowWing Cmdr. Kendall
  18. 1965Coast of SkeletonsHarry Sanders
  19. 1963Death Drums Along the RiverInspector Harry Sanders
  20. 1963The Very EdgeGeoffrey Lawrence
  21. 1962The Longest DayMaj. John Howard
  22. 1962The BoysVictor Webster
  23. 1961The HellionsSam Hargis
  24. 1961Don't Bother to KnockBill Ferguson
  25. 1961The Long and the Short and the TallSgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
  26. 1960Never Let GoJohn Cummings
  27. 1959Danger WithinLieutenant Colonel David Baird
  28. 1958Intent to KillDr. Bob McLaurin
  29. 1958The Naked EarthDanny
  30. 1958Chase a Crooked ShadowWilliams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.
  31. 1957Saint JoanDunois, Bastard of Orleans
  32. 1957Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. AmethystLieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
  33. 1956D-Day the Sixth of JuneLt. Col. John Wynter
  34. 1956Marie-Antoinette, Queen of FranceComte Axel von Fersen
  35. 1955The Virgin QueenSir Walter Raleigh
  36. 1955The Dam BustersWing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
  37. 1955A Man Called PeterThe Rev. Peter Marshall
  38. 1954The Secrets of the BedCaptain Davidson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")
  39. 1953Wuthering HeightsHeathcliff
  40. 1953Rob Roy, The Highland RogueRob Roy MacGregor
  41. 1953The Sword and the RoseCharles Brandon
  42. 1952Venetian BirdEdward Mercer
  43. 195224 Hours of a Woman's Lifethe young man
  44. 1952The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie MenRobin Hood
  45. 1951Lightning Strikes TwiceRichard Trevelyan
  46. 1951Flesh and BloodCharles Cameron/Charles Cameron Sutherland
  47. 1950Portrait of ClareRobert Hart
  48. 1950Stage FrightJonathan Cooper
  49. 1949The Interrupted JourneyJohn North
  50. 1949The Hasty HeartCpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan
  51. 1949For Them That TrespassHerbert Edward Logan
  52. 1938A Yank at OxfordExtra in Sporting Event (uncredited)
  53. 1937Good Morning, Boys!Extra in crowd scene (uncredited)