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
Venetian Bird
Stage Fright
Beautiful Lies
The Dam Busters
Asylum
D-Day the Sixth of June
Subterfuge
The Sword and the Rose
House of the Long Shadows

Top Movie Credits

The Longest Day Maj. John Howard
Venetian Bird Edward Mercer
Stage Fright Jonathan Cooper
Beautiful Lies H.G. Wells
The Dam Busters Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
Asylum Walter
D-Day the Sixth of June Lt. Col. John Wynter
Subterfuge Col. Victor Redmayne
The Sword and the Rose Charles Brandon
House of the Long Shadows Sam Allyson