Quick Facts
Born:
1919-06-11
Birthplace:
Dublin, Ireland
Credits:
75 Total Roles
Richard Todd
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Biography
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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Known For
The Longest Day
Maj. John Howard
Doctor Who
Sanders
Murder, She Wrote
Alec Scofield
Stage Fright
Jonathan Cooper
Midsomer Murders
Charles Edmonton
Asylum
Walter
The Dam Busters
Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
House of the Long Shadows
Sam Allyson
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | British Film Forever TV | Self |
| 2003 | The Royal TV | Hugh Hirst |
| 2000 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) TV | Self |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders TV | Charles Edmonton |
| 1996 | No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich MOVIE | Self |
| 1996 | Silent Witness TV | Self |
| 1992 | Beautiful Lies MOVIE | H.G. Wells |
| 1992 | Virtual Murder TV | Judge Rawcliffe |
| 1992 | Heartbeat TV | Harold Beecham |
| 1992 | Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls MOVIE | Lord Roberts |