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Richard Todd

1919–2009 · Acting

56.9avg grm
5titles
2honors

Honors

2
2002Disney Legends
—Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Bio

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.

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Todd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

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1960s2 titlesBThe Boys1962 · as Victor Webster57.5NNever Let Go1960 · as John Cummings55.9
1950s2 titlesAA Man Called Peter1955 · as The Rev. Peter Marshall57.0DThe Dam Busters1955 · as Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.56.6
1940s1 titleHThe Hasty Heart1949 · as Lachie57.1

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Richard Todd

R
born1919
died2009
known forActing
titles on site5
avg GRM56.9
honors2 · Disney Legends, 2002
Honors
  • 2002Disney Legends
  • —Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

1960s

2 titles
B57.5The Boys1962 · as Victor WebsterN55.9Never Let Go1960 · as John Cummings

1950s

2 titles
A57.0A Man Called Peter1955 · as The Rev. Peter MarshallD56.6The Dam Busters1955 · as Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.

1940s

1 title
H57.1The Hasty Heart1949 · as Lachie

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