Richard Todd

Richard Todd

Acting

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…

Filmography

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British Film Forever ★ 5.5 British Film Forever 2007 The Royal ★ 7.8 The Royal 2003 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) ★ 6.8 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) 2000 Midsomer Murders ★ 7.5 Midsomer Murders 1997 No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich ★ 6.0 No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich 1996 Silent Witness ★ 7.6 Silent Witness 1996 Beautiful Lies Beautiful Lies 1992 Virtual Murder ★ 7.0 Virtual Murder 1992 Heartbeat ★ 7.2 Heartbeat 1992 Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls ★ 5.1 Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls 1992 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker ★ 8.0 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker 1991 Elstree: Britain's Hollywood Elstree: Britain's Hollywood 1989 Olympus Force: The Key ★ 2.5 Olympus Force: The Key 1988 Jenny's War ★ 6.0 Jenny's War 1985 Jenny's War ★ 6.7 Jenny's War 1985 The Last Place on Earth ★ 7.4 The Last Place on Earth 1985 Murder, She Wrote ★ 7.5 Murder, She Wrote 1984 House of the Long Shadows ★ 6.4 House of the Long Shadows 1983 Doctor Who: Kinda ★ 7.5 Doctor Who: Kinda 1982 Home Before Midnight ★ 5.5 Home Before Midnight 1979 The Big Sleep ★ 5.9 The Big Sleep 1978 No. 1 of the Secret Service ★ 4.1 No. 1 of the Secret Service 1977 Um Homem e o Cinema ★ 9.0 Um Homem e o Cinema 1976 The Sky is Falling ★ 4.7 The Sky is Falling 1975 The Next Scream You Hear ★ 5.5 The Next Scream You Hear 1974 Boy Dominic ★ 8.0 Boy Dominic 1974 Thriller ★ 6.9 Thriller 1973 Asylum ★ 6.0 Asylum 1972 Dorian Gray ★ 5.1 Dorian Gray 1970 Subterfuge ★ 5.3 Subterfuge 1968 The Love-Ins ★ 4.8 The Love-Ins 1967 The Battle of the Villa Fiorita ★ 4.5 The Battle of the Villa Fiorita 1965 Operation Crossbow ★ 6.7 Operation Crossbow 1965 Coast of Skeletons ★ 5.8 Coast of Skeletons 1965 Theatre 625 ★ 7.2 Theatre 625 1964 Death Drums Along the River ★ 5.3 Death Drums Along the River 1963 Doctor Who ★ 7.9 Doctor Who 1963 The Very Edge ★ 5.3 The Very Edge 1963 The Longest Day ★ 7.6 The Longest Day 1962 The Boys ★ 7.5 The Boys 1962 The Hellions ★ 6.7 The Hellions 1961 Don't Bother to Knock ★ 4.8 Don't Bother to Knock 1961 The Long and the Short and the Tall ★ 6.9 The Long and the Short and the Tall 1961 Never Let Go ★ 6.5 Never Let Go 1960 Stars Meet in Moscow Stars Meet in Moscow 1959 Danger Within ★ 6.3 Danger Within 1959 Intent to Kill ★ 5.2 Intent to Kill 1958 The Naked Earth ★ 10.0 The Naked Earth 1958 Chase a Crooked Shadow ★ 7.1 Chase a Crooked Shadow 1958 Saint Joan ★ 6.5 Saint Joan 1957 Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst ★ 7.3 Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst 1957 D-Day the Sixth of June ★ 5.3 D-Day the Sixth of June 1956 Marie-Antoinette Queen of France ★ 6.1 Marie-Antoinette Queen of France 1956 The Virgin Queen ★ 7.0 The Virgin Queen 1955 The Dam Busters ★ 6.9 The Dam Busters 1955 A Man Called Peter ★ 6.6 A Man Called Peter 1955 The Secrets of the Bed ★ 3.8 The Secrets of the Bed 1954 Wuthering Heights ★ 8.0 Wuthering Heights 1953 Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue ★ 5.2 Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue 1953 The Sword and the Rose ★ 6.4 The Sword and the Rose 1953 Venetian Bird ★ 6.2 Venetian Bird 1952 24 Hours of a Woman's Life ★ 5.8 24 Hours of a Woman's Life 1952 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men ★ 6.2 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men 1952 Elstree Story Elstree Story 1952 The Riddle of Robin Hood The Riddle of Robin Hood 1952 Lightning Strikes Twice ★ 5.7 Lightning Strikes Twice 1951 Flesh and Blood ★ 7.0 Flesh and Blood 1951 Portrait of Clare ★ 6.7 Portrait of Clare 1950 Stage Fright ★ 6.8 Stage Fright 1950 The Interrupted Journey ★ 5.8 The Interrupted Journey 1949 The Hasty Heart ★ 6.9 The Hasty Heart 1949 For Them That Trespass ★ 5.3 For Them That Trespass 1949 A Yank at Oxford ★ 6.7 A Yank at Oxford 1938 The Gap The Gap 1937 Good Morning, Boys! ★ 7.2 Good Morning, Boys! 1937