Richard Attenborough

Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, CBE (born 29 August 1923) is an English actor, film director and producer and entrepreneur. He is the former President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). As a film director and producer, he won two Academy Awards for Gandhi in 1983. He has also won four BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. As an actor he is perhaps best known for his roles in Brighton Rock, The Great Escape, 10 Rillington Place, Miracle on 34th Street and Jurassic Park. He is the elder brother of naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough and John Attenborough, who was an executive at Alfa Romeo before his death in 2012.