Richard Todd
Acting
1919 – 2009 (aged 90)
Dublin, Ireland
69 acting credits
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
The Longest Day
25 Sep 1962
Doctor Who
23 Nov 1963
Murder, She Wrote
30 Sep 1984
Stage Fright
23 Feb 1950
Midsomer Murders
23 Mar 1997
Asylum
17 Nov 1972
The Dam Busters
16 May 1955
Operation Crossbow
01 Apr 1965
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Filmography
2007
- British Film Forever1 episode
2003
- The Royalas Hugh Hirst1 episode
2000
- Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)1 episode
1997
- Midsomer Murdersas Charles Edmonton1 episode
1996
1992
- Beautiful Liesas H.G. Wells
- Virtual Murderas Judge Rawcliffe1 episode
- Heartbeatas Harold Beecham1 episode
- Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Fallsas Lord Roberts
1988
- Olympus Force: The Keyas Lord Wisden
1985
- Jenny's Waras Gen. Benjamin Cutler
- Jenny's Waras Gen. Benjamin Cutler4 episodes
- The Last Place on Earthas Mr. Barnes7 episodes
1984
- Murder, She Wroteas Alec Scofield1 episode
1983
- House of the Long Shadowsas Sam Allyson
1982
- Doctor Who: Kindaas Sanders
1979
- Home Before Midnightas Geoffrey Steele
1978
- The Big Sleepas Commander Barker
1977
- No. 1 of the Secret Serviceas Arthur Loveday
1975
- The Sky is Fallingas Terence
1974
- The Next Scream You Hearas George Tulliver
- Boy Dominicas Capt. Richard Bulman13 episodes
1973
- Thrilleras George Tulliver1 episode
1972
- Asylumas Walter
1970
- Dorian Grayas Basil Hallward
1968
- Subterfugeas Col. Victor Redmayne
1967
- The Love-Insas Dr. Jonathan Barnett
1965
- The Battle of the Villa Fioritaas Darrell
- Operation Crossbowas Wing Cmdr. Kendall
- Coast of Skeletonsas Harry Sanders
1964
- Theatre 625as Edmund Gurney1 episode
1963
- Death Drums Along the Riveras Inspector Harry Sanders
- Doctor Whoas Sanders1 episode
- The Very Edgeas Geoffrey Lawrence
1962
- The Longest Dayas Maj. John Howard
- The Boysas Victor Webster
1961
- The Hellionsas Sam Hargis
- Don't Bother to Knockas Bill Ferguson
- The Long and the Short and the Tallas Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
1960
- Never Let Goas John Cummings
1959
- Danger Withinas Lieutenant Colonel David Baird
1958
- Intent to Killas Dr. Bob McLaurin
- The Naked Earthas Danny
- Chase a Crooked Shadowas Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.
1957
- Saint Joanas Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
- Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethystas Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
1956
- D-Day the Sixth of Juneas Lt. Col. John Wynter
- Marie-Antoinette, Queen of Franceas Comte Axel von Fersen
1955
- The Virgin Queenas Sir Walter Raleigh
- The Dam Bustersas Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
- A Man Called Peteras The Rev. Peter Marshall
1954
- The Secrets of the Bedas Captain Davidson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")
1953
- Wuthering Heightsas Heathcliff
- Rob Roy, The Highland Rogueas Rob Roy MacGregor
- The Sword and the Roseas Charles Brandon
1952
- Venetian Birdas Edward Mercer
- 24 Hours of a Woman's Lifeas the young man
- The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Menas Robin Hood
1951
- Lightning Strikes Twiceas Richard Trevelyan
- Flesh and Bloodas Charles Cameron
1950
- Portrait of Clareas Robert Hart
- Stage Frightas Jonathan Cooper
1949
- The Interrupted Journeyas John North
- The Hasty Heartas Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan
- For Them That Trespassas Herbert Edward Logan
1938
- A Yank at Oxfordas Extra in Sporting Event (uncredited)
1937
- The Gapas Orderly (uncredited)
- Good Morning, Boys!as Extra in crowd scene (uncredited)