Also Known As: Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd
Richard Todd
📍Born in Dublin, Ireland
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.
Known For
The Big Sleep
as Commander Barker
Stage Fright
as Jonathan Cooper
Chase a Crooked Shadow
as Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.
Asylum
as Walter
The Dam Busters
as Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Robin Hood
Operation Crossbow
as Wing Cmdr. Kendall
Never Let Go
as John Cummings
The Virgin Queen
as Sir Walter Raleigh
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
A Man Called Peter
as The Rev. Peter Marshall
D-Day the Sixth of June
as Lt. Col. John Wynter
📌 Quick Info
Born
June 11, 1919
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Department
Acting
Popularity
1.2
Also Known As
📊 Career Stats
76
Acting Roles
0
Crew Roles
61
Movies
15
TV Shows