Biography
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.
Acted in 68
2000s
- 2007
British Film Forever
TV
- 2003
The Royal
Hugh Hirst · 1 episode
1990s
- 1997
- 1996
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
Movie
- 1992
Beautiful Lies
H.G. Wells
Virtual Murder
Judge Rawcliffe · 1 episode
1980s
- 1988
Olympus Force: The Key
Lord Wisden
- 1985
Jenny's War
Gen. Benjamin Cutler
Jenny's War
Gen. Benjamin Cutler · 4 episodes
The Last Place on Earth
Mr. Barnes · 7 episodes
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
Doctor Who: Kinda
Sanders
1970s
- 1979
Home Before Midnight
Geoffrey Steele
- 1978
- 1977
No. 1 of the Secret Service
Arthur Loveday
- 1975
The Sky is Falling
Terence
- 1974
The Next Scream You Hear
George Tulliver
Boy Dominic
Capt. Richard Bulman · 13 episodes
- 1973
- 1972
- 1970
Dorian Gray
Basil Hallward
1960s
- 1968
Subterfuge
Col. Victor Redmayne
- 1967
The Love-Ins
Dr. Jonathan Barnett
- 1965
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
Darrell
- 1964
- 1963
Death Drums Along the River
Inspector Harry Sanders
The Very Edge
Geoffrey Lawrence
- 1962
The Boys
Victor Webster
- 1961
The Hellions
Sam Hargis
Don't Bother to Knock
Bill Ferguson
The Long and the Short and the Tall
Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
- 1960
Never Let Go
John Cummings
1950s
- 1959
Danger Within
Lieutenant Colonel David Baird
- 1958
Intent to Kill
Dr. Bob McLaurin
The Naked Earth
Danny
Chase a Crooked Shadow
Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.
- 1957
Saint Joan
Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
- 1956
Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France
Comte Axel von Fersen
- 1955
The Virgin Queen
Sir Walter Raleigh
The Dam Busters
Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
A Man Called Peter
The Rev. Peter Marshall
- 1954
- 1953
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Rob Roy MacGregor
The Sword and the Rose
Charles Brandon
- 1952
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
the young man
- 1951
Flesh and Blood
Charles Cameron/Charles Cameron Sutherland
- 1950
Portrait of Clare
Robert Hart
1940s
- 1949
The Hasty Heart
Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan
For Them That Trespass
Herbert Edward Logan
1930s
- 1938
Old Bones of the River
Extra in crowd scene (uncredited)
- 1937
The Gap
Orderly (uncredited)
Good Morning, Boys!
Extra in crowd scene (uncredited)
Appearances6
2000s
- 2000
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
Self
1990s
- 1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1989
Elstree: Britain's Hollywood
Self · 1 episode
1970s
- 1976
Um Homem e o Cinema
Self (archive footage)
1950s
- 1959
Stars Meet in Moscow
Self
- 1952
The Riddle of Robin Hood
Self