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Richard Todd (I) (1919–2009)

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British leading man who achieved some success in American films, as well. Born in Ireland as the son of a British officer, Todd grew up in Devon and attended Shrewsbury Public School. His interest in theatre led him to small roles in stock in England and Scotland, following which he helped found the Dundee Repertory Theatre in 1939... See full bio »

Born:

Richard Andrew Palethorpe Todd
in Dublin, Ireland

Died:

(age 90) in Little Humby, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Still of Richard Todd in House of the Long Shadows
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2007 Heartbeat (TV series)
Harold Beecham
– Seeds of Destruction (2007) … Harold Beecham
 
2004 Holby City (TV series)
Ron Archer
– We'll Meet Again (2004) … Ron Archer
 
2003 The Royal (TV series)
Hugh Hirst
– Kiss and Tell (2003) … Hugh Hirst
 
2003 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Charles Edmonton
– Birds of Prey (2003) … Charles Edmonton
 
2000 Silent Witness (TV series)
Professor Newman
– The World Cruise (2000) … Professor Newman
 
2000 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (TV series)
Cecil Waterman
– Mental Apparition Disorder (2000) … Cecil Waterman
 
1992 Virtual Murder (TV series)
Judge Rawcliffe
– Last Train to Hell and Back (1992) … Judge Rawcliffe
 
1992 Incident at Victoria Falls (TV movie)
Lord Roberts
 
1989 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Col. Alec Scofield
– Appointment in Athens (1989) … Col. Alec Scofield
 
1988 Murder One
Hunter
 
1988 Olympus Force: The Key
Lord Wisden
 
1985 Jenny's War (TV movie)
Gen. Benjamin Cutler
 
1985 The Last Place on Earth (TV mini-series)
Mr. Barnes
– Minor Diversions (1985) … Mr. Barnes
– Poles Apart (1985) … Mr. Barnes
 
1983 House of the Long Shadows
Sam Allyson
 
1982 Doctor Who (TV series)
Sanders
– Kinda: Part Four (1982) … Sanders
– Kinda: Part Three (1982) … Sanders
– Kinda: Part Two (1982) … Sanders
– Kinda: Part One (1982) … Sanders
 
1980 The Dick Emery Hour (TV movie)
Colonel Trent
 
1980 The Dick Emery Show (TV series)
– Episode #17.5 (1980)
 
1979 Matt and Jenny (TV series)
Cowall Lamont
– Episode #1.22 … Cowall Lamont
 
1979 Bloodbath
Terence
 
1979 Home Before Midnight
Geoffrey Steele
 
1978 The Big Sleep
Commander Barker
 
1976 Dominic (TV mini-series)
Capt. Charles Bulman
– Hangman's Hollow (1976) … Capt. Charles Bulman
 
1974-1976 Boy Dominic (TV series)
Capt. Charles Bulman
– Hangman's Hollow (1976) … Capt. Charles Bulman
– Charles and Emma (1974) … Capt. Charles Bulman
– Lady Bulman Regets (1974) … Capt. Charles Bulman
– Ghost in Greenwich (1974) … Capt. Charles Bulman
– Friends of the Family (1974) … Capt. Charles Bulman
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1974 Thriller (TV series)
George Tulliver
– The Next Scream You Hear (1974) … George Tulliver
 
1972/I Asylum
Walter (segment 1 "Frozen Fear")
 
1970 Dorian Gray
Basil Hallward
 
1970 No. 1 of the Secret Service
Arthur Loveday
 
1968 Subterfuge
Col. Victor Redmayne
 
1968 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV series)
Stafford
– The Last Hunters (1968) … Stafford
 
1968 Last of the Long-haired Boys
Trigg
 
1967 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Edmund Gurney
– The Magicians: Edmund Gurney and the Brighton Mesmerist (1967) … Edmund Gurney
 
1967 The Love-Ins
Dr. Jonathan Barnett
 
1965 The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
Darrell
 
1965 Operation Crossbow
Wing Cmdr. Kendall
 
1964 Coast of Skeletons
Inspector Harry Sanders
 
1963 Sanders
Inspector Harry Sanders
 
1963 The Very Edge
Geoffrey Lawrence
 
1962 The Boys
Victor Webster
 
1962 The Longest Day
Maj. John Howard
 
1962 Crime Does Not Pay
Col. Roberts William (segment "L'homme de l'avenue")
 
1962 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Michael Carrington
– Member of the Family (1962) … Michael Carrington
 
1961 The Hellions
Sam Hargis
 
1961 Why Bother to Knock
Bill Ferguson
 
1961 Jungle Fighters
Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
 
1960 Never Let Go
John Cummings
 
1960 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
– Carrington V.C. (1960)
 
1960 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Stephen Mason
– The Man Who Could Find Things (1960) … Stephen Mason
 
1959 Breakout
Lt. Col. David Baird, M.C.
 
1958 Intent to Kill
Dr. Bob McLaurin
 
1958 The Naked Earth
Danny
 
1958 Chase a Crooked Shadow
Ward Prescott
 
1957 Saint Joan
Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
 
1957 Battle Hell
Lt. Cmdr. Kerans, RN
 
1956 D-Day the Sixth of June
Lt. Col. John Wynter
 
1956 Shadow of the Guillotine
Comte Axel von Fersen
 
1955 The Virgin Queen
Sir Walter Raleigh
 
1955 The Dam Busters
Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
 
1955 A Man Called Peter
The Rev. Peter Marshall
 
1954 The Bed
Capitaine Davidson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")
 
1953 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Heathcliff
– Wuthering Heights (1953) … Heathcliff
 
1953 Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue
Rob Roy MacGregor
 
1953 The Sword and the Rose
Charles Brandon
 
1952 The Assassin
Edward Mercer
 
1952 Affair in Monte Carlo
The Young Man
 
1952 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Robin Hood
 
1951 Lightning Strikes Twice
Richard Trevelyan
 
1951 Flesh & Blood
Charles Cameron/Sutherland
 
1950 Portrait of Clare
Robert Hart
 
1950 Stage Fright
Jonathan Cooper
 
1949 The Interrupted Journey
John North
 
1949 The Hasty Heart
Cpl. Lachlan 'Lachie' MacLachlan - the Scot
 
1949 For Them That Trespass
Herbert Edward Logan
 
1938 Old Bones of the River
Extra in crowd scene (uncredited)
 
1938 A Yank at Oxford
Extra in sporting event (uncredited)
 
1937 Good Morning, Boys
Extra in crowd scene (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1961 Why Bother to Knock (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (21 titles)
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (2007) … Himself (as Richard Todd OBE)
– Magic, Murder and Monsters: The Story of British Horror and Fantasy (2007) … Himself
 
2006 War Stories (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Songs of Praise (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 July 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The 100 Greatest War Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Big Screen Britain (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Dambusters (2003) … Himself
 
2001 History vs. Hollywood (TV series documentary)
Himself - Actor, Lt., 6th Airborne
– The Longest Day: A Salute to Courage (2001) … Himself - Actor, Lt., 6th Airborne
 
1997 Homeground (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
1996 Marlene Dietrich: Shadow and Light (TV documentary)
Himself - Co-Star
 
1992 On a Wing and a Prayer (documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
1991 This Is Your Life (Highlights from the 1950's and 1960's) (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Igor Sikorsky: A Man and His Dream (video documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1989 An Invitation to Remember (TV series)
Himself
– Richard Todd (1989) … Himself
 
1989 Elstree Britain's Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Richard Todd (1988) … Himself
 
1983 The Kenny Everett Television Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.6 (1983) … Himself
 
1982 Movie Memories (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #2.3 (1982) … Himself - Guest
 
1981 Saturday Night at the Mill (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.5 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 Night of One Hundred Stars (TV movie)
Himself
 
1977 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1967 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 December 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1960-1961 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - guest
– Colonel Alastair Pearson (1961) … Himself - guest
– Richard Todd (1960) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2010 The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute (uncredited)
 
2010 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2010 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2003 Inside the Fear Factory (video documentary short)
Walter/Asylum
 
2002 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
1988 The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones (video documentary)
Himself
 
1977 Um Homem e o Cinema (documentary)
(uncredited)
 
1955-1956 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Jon Savage. "Picture Post Idols". London: Collins & Brown, 1992. ISBN-10: 1855850834. Richard Todd et al. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 3 Interviews  | 26 Articles  | 24 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Richard Todd OBE

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I am not going around saying, 'Why me? Why me?' What helps me is accepting it, getting on with things. You can't let yourself go on wallowing. -- in a 2006 interview regarding the suicide deaths of two of his sons. See more »

Trivia:

Replaced Richard Basehart in the Broadway production of "The Hasty Heart". His authentic Scottish burr would help him secure the movie role when it transferred to film. See more »

Star Sign:

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