Richard Todd

About

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Todd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Midsomer MurdersSeries • 1997Doctor WhoSeries • 1963Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984Silent WitnessSeries • 1996HeartbeatSeries • 1992Theatre 625Series • 1964ThrillerSeries • 1973The Longest DayMovie • 1962Stage FrightMovie • 1950AsylumMovie • 1972Operation CrossbowMovie • 1965D-Day the Sixth of JuneMovie • 1956House of the Long ShadowsMovie • 1983The Dam BustersMovie • 1955The Big SleepMovie • 1978The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie MenMovie • 1952Dorian GrayMovie • 1970The Virgin QueenMovie • 1955Chase a Crooked ShadowMovie • 1958The Sword and the RoseMovie • 1953The Long and the Short and the TallMovie • 1961Saint JoanMovie • 1957Never Let GoMovie • 1960Lightning Strikes TwiceMovie • 1951