Richard Todd

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

June 11, 1919

died

December 3, 2009

place of birth

Dublin, Ireland

also known as

Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Longest Day
7.6

The Longest Day

1962as Maj. John Howard
Stage Fright
6.8

Stage Fright

1950as Jonathan Cooper
Operation Crossbow
6.7

Operation Crossbow

1965as Wing Cmdr. Kendall
Asylum
6.0

Asylum

1972as Walter
The Big Sleep
5.9

The Big Sleep

1978as Commander Barker
The Dam Busters
6.9

The Dam Busters

1955as Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
Saint Joan
6.5

Saint Joan

1957as Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
House of the Long Shadows
6.4

House of the Long Shadows

1983as Sam Allyson
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
6.2

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952as Robin Hood
Don't Bother to Knock
4.8

Don't Bother to Knock

1961as Bill Ferguson
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
8.0

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991as Self (archive footage)
Stars Meet in Moscow

Stars Meet in Moscow

1959as Self
Marie-Antoinette Queen of France
6.1

Marie-Antoinette Queen of France

1956as Comte Axel von Fersen
D-Day the Sixth of June
5.3

D-Day the Sixth of June

1956as Lt. Col. John Wynter
Danger Within
6.3

Danger Within

1959as Lieutenant Colonel David Baird
The Hasty Heart
6.9

The Hasty Heart

1949as Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan
The Interrupted Journey
5.8

The Interrupted Journey

1949as John North
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
7.3

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

1957as Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
5.1

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls

1992as Lord Roberts
The Virgin Queen
7.0

The Virgin Queen

1955as Sir Walter Raleigh
Dorian Gray
5.1

Dorian Gray

1970as Basil Hallward
The Sword and the Rose
6.4

The Sword and the Rose

1953as Charles Brandon
A Man Called Peter
6.6

A Man Called Peter

1955as The Rev. Peter Marshall
Lightning Strikes Twice
5.7

Lightning Strikes Twice

1951as Richard Trevelyan
Coast of Skeletons
5.8

Coast of Skeletons

1965as Harry Sanders
Chase a Crooked Shadow
7.1

Chase a Crooked Shadow

1958as Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.
Jenny's War
6.0

Jenny's War

1985as Gen. Benjamin Cutler
Death Drums Along the River
5.3

Death Drums Along the River

1963as Inspector Harry Sanders
Never Let Go
6.5

Never Let Go

1960as John Cummings
Venetian Bird
6.2

Venetian Bird

1952as Edward Mercer
The Boys
7.5

The Boys

1962as Victor Webster
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
5.2

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

1953as Rob Roy MacGregor
A Yank at Oxford
6.7

A Yank at Oxford

1938as Extra in Sporting Event (uncredited)
The Gap

The Gap

1937as Orderly (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Kinda
7.5

Doctor Who: Kinda

1982as Sanders
The Long and the Short and the Tall
6.9

The Long and the Short and the Tall

1961as Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
The Very Edge
5.3

The Very Edge

1963as Geoffrey Lawrence
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
5.8

24 Hours of a Woman's Life

1952as the young man
The Sky is Falling
4.7

The Sky is Falling

1975as Terence
No. 1 of the Secret Service
4.1

No. 1 of the Secret Service

1977as Arthur Loveday
The Love-Ins
4.8

The Love-Ins

1967as Dr. Jonathan Barnett
Flesh and Blood
7.0

Flesh and Blood

1951as Charles Cameron/Charles Cameron Sutherland
The Hellions
6.7

The Hellions

1961as Sam Hargis
The Secrets of the Bed
3.8

The Secrets of the Bed

1954as Captain Davidson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")
Subterfuge
5.3

Subterfuge

1968as Col. Victor Redmayne
Intent to Kill
5.2

Intent to Kill

1958as Dr. Bob McLaurin
The Next Scream You Hear
5.5

The Next Scream You Hear

1974as George Tulliver
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
4.5

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

1965as Darrell
Home Before Midnight
5.5

Home Before Midnight

1979as Geoffrey Steele
Portrait of Clare
6.7

Portrait of Clare

1950as Robert Hart