Richard Samuel Attenborough Baron Attenborough Kt CBE 29 August 1923 24 August 2014 was an English actor filmmaker entrepreneur and politician He was the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art RADA and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA Attenborough joined the Royal Air Force during World War II and served in the film unit He went on several bombing raids over Europe and filmed action from the rear gunners position As a film director and producer Attenborough won two Academy Awards for Gandhi in 1983 He also won four BAFTA Awards and four 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 1994 and Jurassic Park He was the older brother of David Attenborough a naturalist and broadcaster and John Attenborough an executive at Alfa Romeo He was married to actress Sheila Sim from 1945 until his death
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