Richard Todd

Born: 1919-06-11

Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

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
Stage Fright
A Yank at Oxford
House of the Long Shadows
Asylum
D-Day the Sixth of June
Operation Crossbow
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
The Dam Busters
The Long and the Short and the Tall

Top Movie Credits

The Longest Day Maj. John Howard
Stage Fright Jonathan Cooper
A Yank at Oxford Extra in Sporting Event (uncredited)
House of the Long Shadows Sam Allyson
Asylum Walter
D-Day the Sixth of June Lt. Col. John Wynter
Operation Crossbow Wing Cmdr. Kendall
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue Rob Roy MacGregor
The Dam Busters Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
The Long and the Short and the Tall Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem