Richard Todd

Personal Info

Known ForActing

Born1919-06-11

BirthplaceDublin, Ireland

Richard Todd

Acting

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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Notable Works

Prominent titles featuring Richard Todd

The Longest Day

7.6

The Longest Day

1962

Stage Fright

6.8

1950

Asylum

6.0

1972

The Dam Busters

6.9

The Dam Busters

1955

Operation Crossbow

6.7

Operation Crossbow

1965

House of the Long Shadows

6.4

House of the Long Shadows

1983

The Big Sleep

5.8

1978

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

6.2

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952

Filmography

Acting (61)

2000

Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balanceas Self

9.0

1996

No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich

6.0

1992

Beautiful Liesas H.G. Wells

1992

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Fallsas Lord Roberts

5.1

1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeras Self (archive footage)

8.0

1988

Olympus Force: The Keyas Lord Wisden

2.5

1985

Jenny's Waras Gen. Benjamin Cutler

6.0

1983

House of the Long Shadowsas Sam Allyson

6.4

1982

Doctor Who: Kindaas Sanders

7.5

1979

Home Before Midnightas Geoffrey Steele

5.5

1978

The Big Sleepas Commander Barker

5.8

1977

No. 1 of the Secret Serviceas Arthur Loveday

4.1

1976

Um Homem e o Cinemaas Self (archive footage)

9.0

1975

The Sky is Fallingas Terence

4.7

1974

The Next Scream You Hearas George Tulliver

5.5

1972

Asylumas Walter

6.0

1970

Dorian Grayas Basil Hallward

5.1

1968

Subterfugeas Col. Victor Redmayne

5.3

1967

The Love-Insas Dr. Jonathan Barnett

4.8

1965

The Battle of the Villa Fioritaas Darrell

4.4

1965

Operation Crossbowas Wing Cmdr. Kendall

6.7

1965

Coast of Skeletonsas Harry Sanders

5.8

1963

Death Drums Along the Riveras Inspector Harry Sanders

5.3

1963

The Very Edgeas Geoffrey Lawrence

5.3

1962

The Longest Dayas Maj. John Howard

7.6

1962

The Boysas Victor Webster

7.5

1961

The Hellionsas Sam Hargis

6.7

1961

Don't Bother to Knockas Bill Ferguson

4.8

1961

The Long and the Short and the Tallas Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem

6.7

1960

Never Let Goas John Cummings

6.5

1959

Stars Meet in Moscowas Self

1959

Danger Withinas Lieutenant Colonel David Baird

6.3

1958

Intent to Killas Dr. Bob McLaurin

5.2

1958

The Naked Earthas Danny

10.0

1958

Chase a Crooked Shadowas Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.

7.1

1957

Saint Joanas Dunois, Bastard of Orleans

6.5

1957

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethystas Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans

7.3

1956

D-Day the Sixth of Juneas Lt. Col. John Wynter

5.3

1956

Marie-Antoinette, Queen of Franceas Comte Axel von Fersen

6.1

1955

The Virgin Queenas Sir Walter Raleigh

7.0

1955

The Dam Bustersas Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.

6.9

1955

A Man Called Peteras The Rev. Peter Marshall

6.6

1954

The Secrets of the Bedas Captain Davidson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")

3.8

1953

Wuthering Heightsas Heathcliff

8.0

1953

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogueas Rob Roy MacGregor

5.2

1953

The Sword and the Roseas Charles Brandon

6.4

1952

Venetian Birdas Edward Mercer

6.2

1952

24 Hours of a Woman's Lifeas the young man

5.8

1952

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Menas Robin Hood

6.2

1952

Elstree Storyas Himself

1952

The Riddle of Robin Hoodas Himself

1951

Lightning Strikes Twiceas Richard Trevelyan

5.7

1951

Flesh and Bloodas Charles Cameron/Charles Cameron Sutherland

7.0

1950

Portrait of Clareas Robert Hart

6.7

1950

Stage Frightas Jonathan Cooper

6.8

1949

The Interrupted Journeyas John North

5.8

1949

The Hasty Heartas Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan

6.9

1949

For Them That Trespassas Herbert Edward Logan

5.3

1938

A Yank at Oxfordas Extra in Sporting Event (uncredited)

6.8

1937

The Gapas Orderly (uncredited)

1937

Good Morning, Boys!as Extra in crowd scene (uncredited)

7.2