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Richard Todd

Richard Todd

Acting·1919–2009·58 films

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)

Filmography

The Longest Day
The Longest Day (1962)Maj. John Howard
Stage Fright
Stage Fright (1950)Jonathan Cooper
Asylum
Asylum (1972)Walter
The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters (1955)Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
House of the Long Shadows
House of the Long Shadows (1983)Sam Allyson
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow (1965)Wing Cmdr. Kendall
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep (1978)Commander Barker
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)Robin Hood
Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray (1970)Basil Hallward
Chase a Crooked Shadow
Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.
Never Let Go
Never Let Go (1960)John Cummings
The Virgin Queen
The Virgin Queen (1955)Sir Walter Raleigh
D-Day the Sixth of June
D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)Lt. Col. John Wynter
Saint Joan
Saint Joan (1957)Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
The Long and the Short and the Tall
The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961)Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
The Sword and the Rose
The Sword and the Rose (1953)Charles Brandon
Lightning Strikes Twice
Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)Richard Trevelyan
Death Drums Along the River
Death Drums Along the River (1963)Inspector Harry Sanders
The Interrupted Journey
The Interrupted Journey (1949)John North
Danger Within
Danger Within (1959)Lieutenant Colonel David Baird
Venetian Bird
Venetian Bird (1952)Edward Mercer
A Man Called Peter
A Man Called Peter (1955)The Rev. Peter Marshall
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992)Lord Roberts
The Hasty Heart
The Hasty Heart (1949)Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue (1953)Rob Roy MacGregor
No. 1 of the Secret Service
No. 1 of the Secret Service (1977)Arthur Loveday
Home Before Midnight
Home Before Midnight (1979)Geoffrey Steele
For Them That Trespass
For Them That Trespass (1949)Herbert Edward Logan
The Sky is Falling
The Sky is Falling (1975)Terence
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
Coast of Skeletons
Coast of Skeletons (1965)Harry Sanders
Marie-Antoinette Queen of France
Marie-Antoinette Queen of France (1956)Comte Axel von Fersen
A Yank at Oxford
A Yank at Oxford (1938)Extra in Sporting Event (uncredited)
The Very Edge
The Very Edge (1963)Geoffrey Lawrence
Good Morning, Boys!
Good Morning, Boys! (1937)Extra in crowd scene (uncredited)
Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock (1961)Bill Ferguson
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)Self (archive footage)
The Boys
The Boys (1962)Victor Webster
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965)Darrell
Intent to Kill
Intent to Kill (1958)Dr. Bob McLaurin
The Hellions
The Hellions (1961)Sam Hargis
The Love-Ins
The Love-Ins (1967)Dr. Jonathan Barnett
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
24 Hours of a Woman's Life (1952)the young man
Doctor Who: Kinda
Doctor Who: Kinda (1982)Sanders
Subterfuge
Subterfuge (1968)Col. Victor Redmayne
The Secrets of the Bed
The Secrets of the Bed (1954)Captain Davidson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")
Portrait of Clare
Portrait of Clare (1950)Robert Hart
The Next Scream You Hear
The Next Scream You Hear (1974)George Tulliver
Olympus Force: The Key
Olympus Force: The Key (1988)Lord Wisden
Jenny's War
Jenny's War (1985)Gen. Benjamin Cutler
Flesh and Blood
Flesh and Blood (1951)Charles Cameron/Charles Cameron Sutherland
The Naked Earth
The Naked Earth (1958)Danny
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich (1996)
Um Homem e o Cinema
Um Homem e o Cinema (1976)Self (archive footage)
Stars Meet in Moscow
Stars Meet in Moscow (1959)Self
The Gap
The Gap (1937)Orderly (uncredited)
Beautiful Lies
Beautiful Lies (1992)H.G. Wells
The Riddle of Robin Hood
The Riddle of Robin Hood (1952)Himself