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Richard Todd
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 90
Also known asRichard Andrew Palethorpe-ToddGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn11/06/1919Born inDublin, IrelandDied03/12/2009 (aged 90)Died inGranthamCausecancerWikidataQ457165 ↗TMDb#20393 ↗

Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd was a British 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.

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Filmography49 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2003The RoyalSeriesHugh Hirst84
2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)Series—81
2000Vivien Leigh: A Delicate BalanceMovieSelf81
1997Midsomer MurdersSeriesCharles Edmonton78
1996Silent WitnessSeries—77
1996No Angel: A Life of Marlene DietrichMovie—77
1992HeartbeatSeriesHarold Beecham73
1992Virtual MurderSeriesJudge Rawcliffe73
1989Elstree: Britain's HollywoodSeriesSelf70
1985The Last Place on EarthSeriesMr. Barnes66
1985Jenny's WarSeriesGen. Benjamin Cutler66
1984Murder, She WroteSeriesAlec Scofield65
1983House of the Long ShadowsMovieSam Allyson64
1978The Big SleepMovieCommander Barker59
1977No. 1 of the Secret ServiceMovieArthur Loveday58
1974The Next Scream You HearMovieGeorge Tulliver55
1973ThrillerSeriesGeorge Tulliver54
1972AsylumMovieWalter53
1970Dorian GrayMovieBasil Hallward51
1968SubterfugeMovieCol. Victor Redmayne49
1965Operation CrossbowMovieWing Cmdr. Kendall46
1965Coast of SkeletonsMovieHarry Sanders46
1965The Battle of the Villa FioritaMovieDarrell46
1964Theatre 625SeriesEdmund Gurney45
1963Doctor WhoSeriesSanders44
1963Death Drums Along the RiverMovieInspector Harry Sanders44
1963The Very EdgeMovieGeoffrey Lawrence44
1962The Longest DayMovieMaj. John Howard43
1961The Long and the Short and the TallMovieSgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem42
1961Don't Bother to KnockMovieBill Ferguson42
1959Danger WithinMovieLieutenant Colonel David Baird40
1958Chase a Crooked ShadowMovieWilliams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.39
1957Saint JoanMovieDunois, Bastard of Orleans38
1956D-Day the Sixth of JuneMovieLt. Col. John Wynter37
1955The Dam BustersMovieWing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.36
1955A Man Called PeterMovieThe Rev. Peter Marshall36
1954The Secrets of the BedMovieCaptain Davidson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")35
1953The Sword and the RoseMovieCharles Brandon34
1953Rob Roy, The Highland RogueMovieRob Roy MacGregor34
1953Wuthering HeightsMovieHeathcliff34
1952The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie MenMovieRobin Hood33
195224 Hours of a Woman's LifeMoviethe young man33
1952The Riddle of Robin HoodMovieHimself33
1951Flesh and BloodMovieCharles Cameron/Charles Cameron Sutherland32
1950Portrait of ClareMovieRobert Hart31
1949The Interrupted JourneyMovieJohn North30
1949For Them That TrespassMovieHerbert Edward Logan30
1938A Yank at OxfordMovieExtra in Sporting Event (uncredited)19
1937Good Morning, Boys!MovieExtra in crowd scene (uncredited)18