Richard Todd

Richard Todd

Acting
Born 1919-06-11 Died 2009-12-03 Dublin, Ireland 76 credits Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1 Disney Legends 1

Awards

Nominated for 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 nominated

Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1 won

  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire Won

Disney Legends 1 won

  • 2002 Disney Legends Won

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Todd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography — top 60 of 76
Acting 57 credits
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997 · ★ 7.5 · Charles Edmonton
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · ★ 7.5 · Alec Scofield
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
1963 · ★ 7.9 · Sanders
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1992 · Harold Beecham
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
1964 · Edmund Gurney
Thriller
Thriller
1973 · George Tulliver
The Longest Day
The Longest Day
1962 · ★ 7.6 · Maj. John Howard
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow
1965 · ★ 6.7 · Wing Cmdr. Kendall
The Last Place on Earth
The Last Place on Earth
1985 · Mr. Barnes
Virtual Murder
Virtual Murder
1992 · Judge Rawcliffe
Stage Fright
Stage Fright
1950 · ★ 6.8 · Jonathan Cooper
Boy Dominic
Boy Dominic
1974 · Capt. Richard Bulman
The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters
1955 · ★ 6.9 · Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
Asylum
Asylum
1972 · ★ 6.0 · Walter
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
1978 · ★ 5.9 · Commander Barker
Danger Within
Danger Within
1959 · Lieutenant Colonel David Baird
Venetian Bird
Venetian Bird
1952 · Edward Mercer
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 · Self (archive footage)
Saint Joan
Saint Joan
1957 · Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952 · ★ 6.2 · Robin Hood
Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray
1970 · Basil Hallward
House of the Long Shadows
House of the Long Shadows
1983 · ★ 6.4 · Sam Allyson
The Long and the Short and the Tall
The Long and the Short and the Tall
1961 · Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
Elstree: Britain's Hollywood
Elstree: Britain's Hollywood
1989 · Self
Jenny's War
Jenny's War
1985 · Gen. Benjamin Cutler
D-Day the Sixth of June
D-Day the Sixth of June
1956 · Lt. Col. John Wynter
A Yank at Oxford
A Yank at Oxford
1938 · Extra in Sporting Event (uncredited)
Subterfuge
Subterfuge
1968 · Col. Victor Redmayne
Lightning Strikes Twice
Lightning Strikes Twice
1951 · Richard Trevelyan
The Sword and the Rose
The Sword and the Rose
1953 · Charles Brandon
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
1953 · Rob Roy MacGregor
Chase a Crooked Shadow
Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958 · Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.
For Them That Trespass
For Them That Trespass
1949 · Herbert Edward Logan
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957 · Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
The Virgin Queen
The Virgin Queen
1955 · Sir Walter Raleigh
The Hasty Heart
The Hasty Heart
1949 · Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan
Death Drums Along the River
Death Drums Along the River
1963 · Inspector Harry Sanders
Beautiful Lies
Beautiful Lies
1992 · H.G. Wells
The Naked Earth
The Naked Earth
1958 · Danny
Flesh and Blood
Flesh and Blood
1951 · Charles Cameron/Charles Cameron Sutherland
The Secrets of the Bed
The Secrets of the Bed
1954 · Captain Davidson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
1965 · Darrell
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
1992 · Lord Roberts
The Love-Ins
The Love-Ins
1967 · Dr. Jonathan Barnett
Home Before Midnight
Home Before Midnight
1979 · Geoffrey Steele
No. 1 of the Secret Service
No. 1 of the Secret Service
1977 · Arthur Loveday
The Hellions
The Hellions
1961 · Sam Hargis
The Gap
The Gap
1937 · Orderly (uncredited)
The Boys
The Boys
1962 · Victor Webster
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
2000 · Self
Intent to Kill
Intent to Kill
1958 · Dr. Bob McLaurin
Doctor Who: Kinda
Doctor Who: Kinda
1982 · Sanders
Never Let Go
Never Let Go
1960 · John Cummings
Marie-Antoinette Queen of France
Marie-Antoinette Queen of France
1956 · Comte Axel von Fersen
A Man Called Peter
A Man Called Peter
1955 · The Rev. Peter Marshall
The Interrupted Journey
The Interrupted Journey
1949 · John North
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
1952 · the young man
Other credits 3 credits
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