webfact Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Actor and director Richard Attenborough dies aged 90LONDON: -- Oscar-winning British film director Richard Attenborough has died at the age of 90, his son has said.Lord Attenborough was one of Britain's leading actors, before becoming a highly successful director.In a career that spanned six decades, he appeared in films including Brighton Rock, World War Two prisoner of war thriller The Great Escape and later in dinosaur blockbuster Jurassic Park.As a director he was perhaps best known for Gandhi, which won him two Oscars.Lord Attenborough had been in a nursing home with his wife for a number of years, BBC arts editor Will Gompertz said.He had also been in a wheelchair since falling down stairs six years ago, our correspondent added.Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28923074-- BBC 2014-08-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 He had a good run 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Must admit I hadn't heard of him but once a saw the clip of Jurrasic Park then I knew who he was. Was he related to David? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Must admit I hadn't heard of him but once a saw the clip of Jurrasic Park then I knew who he was. Was he related to David? Brothers I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phutoie2 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) Fine actor, Brighton Rock,Great Escape, fine director, Gandhi 8 Oscars, Labour peer and Chelsea supporter. Tragically lost 3 family, (eldest daughter one of them) in the 2004 Tsunami RIP Sir. Edited August 25, 2014 by phutoie2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotusBoy Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 RIP Dickie. He did have a good innings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eneukman Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Must admit I hadn't heard of him but once a saw the clip of Jurrasic Park then I knew who he was. Was he related to David? Brothers I believe Yes, they were indeed brothers. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 3 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Quite some time ago he was a guest on the graham norton talk show. What a charming gentleman he was. A truly great man with an astonishingly charismatic presence. It was an interview that surprised me with the level of attention I was was compelled to give it. If anyone can locate it it's recommended viewing in my book ! Rip to a fine British gentleman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillyflower Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) I always remember him for his "I'm all right Jack, b.gg.. you. Edited August 25, 2014 by Gillyflower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greer Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Sad to hear of his passing - another "great" man gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavoTheGun Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 A good Actor, but everybody has there day! RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Great Actor and a Gentleman. May he rest in Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine51 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) Must admit I hadn't heard of him but once a saw the clip of Jurrasic Park then I knew who he was. Was he related to David? Brothers I believe Yes, they were indeed brothers. Alan Yes David & Richard are brothers. Dickie is the oldest. Oddly enough on social media heaps of tributes are flowing in for the death of David...who is still very much alive. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/oh-brother-tributes-flow-for-david-attenborough-as-richard-attenborough-dies-20140825-107zr5.html The world has lost another fine actor and highly acclaimed director...have a look at the numerous awards that the epic film Gandhi received...just Google it. For a young Richard find the film Brighton Rock on the web & have a watch. Then there's the fantastic Flight Of The Phoenix...plus so many others...including Jurassic Park for those who are not old enough to remember his earlier works. BTW..Richard wasn't in Bridge On The River Kwai...that was Sir Alec Guinness. Some great info here on "Dickie's" life in British Cinema... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/11054439/Richard-Attenborough-is-irreplaceable.html Trivia: Lord Attenborough is the man most credited with saving british Cinema...he had a chat with Margaret Thatcher about it....Google that...there's a rather funny line in there... RIP Dickie. Condolences to the Attenborough family. Edited August 25, 2014 by sunshine51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jBO348MgQc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biplanebluey Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 He had a good run THEY COULDN'T FIND A PICTURE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post emilymat Posted August 25, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2014 Marvellous actor. I have many of his films and in addition to those already mentioned, he starred in 'The Great Escape' which was a huge success. My favourite though, for sheer acting, is 10 Rillington Place, in which he played John Christie - the mass murderer. Together with John Hurt, another excellent actor, he made this film a memorable, atmospheric epic - even though it was an awful subject. It's very sad. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacovl46 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Rest in peace! You were/are a legend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Thank you for all those memorable moments.. Sadly missed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 The Great Escape is the one I remember - thanks for all the good movies. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phutoie2 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Must admit I hadn't heard of him but once a saw the clip of Jurrasic Park then I knew who he was. Was he related to David? Brothers I believe Yes, they were indeed brothers. Alan Yes David & Richard are brothers. Dickie is the oldest. Oddly enough on social media heaps of tributes are flowing in for the death of David...who is still very much alive. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/oh-brother-tributes-flow-for-david-attenborough-as-richard-attenborough-dies-20140825-107zr5.html The world has lost another fine actor and highly acclaimed director...have a look at the numerous awards that the epic film Gandhi received...just Google it. For a young Richard find the film Brighton Rock on the web & have a watch. Then there's the fantastic Flight Of The Phoenix...plus so many others...including Jurassic Park for those who are not old enough to remember his earlier works. BTW..Richard wasn't in Bridge On The River Kwai...that was Sir Alec Guinness. Some great info here on "Dickie's" life in British Cinema... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/11054439/Richard-Attenborough-is-irreplaceable.html Trivia: Lord Attenborough is the man most credited with saving british Cinema...he had a chat with Margaret Thatcher about it....Google that...there's a rather funny line in there... RIP Dickie. Condolences to the Attenborough family. why the comment on "Bridge on the River Kwai". I have just checked all the posts here and apart from you no one has mentioned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Dang it, he left Leicester 60 years ago after borrowing £5 from my mother. 'the bu@ger' she called him. I guess there's no point in sending a bill now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Climactic scene from the brilliant 1965 film, 'Flight of the Phoenix' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawker9000 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Quite some time ago he was a guest on the graham norton talk show. What a charming gentleman he was. A truly great man with an astonishingly charismatic presence. It was an interview that surprised me with the level of attention I was was compelled to give it. If anyone can locate it it's recommended viewing in my book ! Rip to a fine British gentleman. Yes, the epitome of charm and charisma. Loved his acting, esp. his delivery (which I have to say seems to run in his family). One of the masters of his trade without a doubt. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lokie Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Great charecter actor and Director, He also directed a Bridge Too Far 1977 (Operation Market Garden) The allied (General Montgomerie's idea) failed attempt to cross over the Rhine into Germany and end the War early, another great film... R I P Big X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonawatchee Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I enjoyed his acting along with Steve McQueen in The Sand Pebbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7by7 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 His film acting debut was Brighton Rock and he returned to Brighton for his directorial debut; Oh What a Lovely War.To mark both Lord Attenborough's passing and the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI, here is the very moving end to that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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