Richard Todd

Richard Todd

Known for: Acting

Born: June 11, 1919

Died: December 3, 2009

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 (1…

Known for

Chase a Crooked Shadow
Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958
The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters
1955
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952
Never Let Go
Never Let Go
1960
The Virgin Queen
The Virgin Queen
1955
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957
A Man Called Peter
A Man Called Peter
1955
The Sword and the Rose
The Sword and the Rose
1953
Venetian Bird
Venetian Bird
1952
Death Drums Along the River
Death Drums Along the River
1963
Intent to Kill
Intent to Kill
1958
For Them That Trespass
For Them That Trespass
1949
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
1953
Coast of Skeletons
Coast of Skeletons
1965
The Hellions
The Hellions
1961
The Love-Ins
The Love-Ins
1967
The Interrupted Journey
The Interrupted Journey
1949
The Boys
The Boys
1962
Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock
1961
Danger Within
Danger Within
1959
Wuthering Heights
1953
Flesh and Blood
Flesh and Blood
1951
The Naked Earth
The Naked Earth
1958
D-Day the Sixth of June
D-Day the Sixth of June
1956
Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray
1970
The Long and the Short and the Tall
The Long and the Short and the Tall
1961
Lightning Strikes Twice
Lightning Strikes Twice
1951
Marie-Antoinette Queen of France
Marie-Antoinette Queen of France
1956
The Secrets of the Bed
The Secrets of the Bed
1954
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
1952
Portrait of Clare
Portrait of Clare
1950
The Very Edge
The Very Edge
1963
No. 1 of the Secret Service
No. 1 of the Secret Service
1977
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
1996
Beautiful Lies
Beautiful Lies
1992
The Riddle of Robin Hood
The Riddle of Robin Hood
1952
The Hasty Heart
The Hasty Heart
1949
Saint Joan
Saint Joan
1957
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
1965
Subterfuge
Subterfuge
1968
Elstree Story
1952
The Next Scream You Hear
The Next Scream You Hear
1974
Stage Fright
Stage Fright
1950
The Sky is Falling
The Sky is Falling
1975
Um Homem e o Cinema
Um Homem e o Cinema
1976
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
1992
Olympus Force: The Key
Olympus Force: The Key
1988
Doctor Who: Kinda
Doctor Who: Kinda
1982
Jenny's War
Jenny's War
1985
House of the Long Shadows
House of the Long Shadows
1983
Asylum
Asylum
1972
Good Morning, Boys!
Good Morning, Boys!
1937
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
1978
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow
1965
The Gap
The Gap
1937
Stars Meet in Moscow
Stars Meet in Moscow
1959
Home Before Midnight
Home Before Midnight
1979
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
A Yank at Oxford
A Yank at Oxford
1938
The Longest Day
The Longest Day
1962
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
1963
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
1996
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Boy Dominic
Boy Dominic
1974
Thriller
Thriller
1973
The Last Place on Earth
The Last Place on Earth
1985
The Royal
The Royal
2003
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1992
Jenny's War
Jenny's War
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Elstree: Britain's Hollywood
Elstree: Britain's Hollywood
1989
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
1964
Virtual Murder
Virtual Murder
1992
British Film Forever
British Film Forever
2007