Richard Todd
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.
Filmography
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
as Self
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
as Self
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Self (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Self (archive footage)
House of the Long Shadows
as Sam Allyson
House of the Long Shadows
as Sam Allyson
Home Before Midnight
as Geoffrey Steele
Home Before Midnight
as Geoffrey Steele
The Big Sleep
as Commander Barker
The Big Sleep
as Commander Barker
No. 1 of the Secret Service
as Arthur Loveday
No. 1 of the Secret Service
as Arthur Loveday
Asylum
as Walter
Asylum
as Walter
The Love-Ins
as Dr. Jonathan Barnett
The Love-Ins
as Dr. Jonathan Barnett
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
as Darrell
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
as Darrell
Death Drums Along the River
as Inspector Harry Sanders
Death Drums Along the River
as Inspector Harry Sanders
The Very Edge
as Geoffrey Lawrence
The Very Edge
as Geoffrey Lawrence
The Longest Day
as Maj. John Howard
The Longest Day
as Maj. John Howard
The Boys
as Victor Webster
The Boys
as Victor Webster
The Long and the Short and the Tall
as Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
The Long and the Short and the Tall
as Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
Danger Within
as Lieutenant Colonel David Baird
Danger Within
as Lieutenant Colonel David Baird
The Naked Earth
as Danny
The Naked Earth
as Danny
Chase a Crooked Shadow
as Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.
Chase a Crooked Shadow
as Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.
Saint Joan
as Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
Saint Joan
as Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
D-Day the Sixth of June
as Lt. Col. John Wynter
D-Day the Sixth of June
as Lt. Col. John Wynter
A Man Called Peter
as The Rev. Peter Marshall
A Man Called Peter
as The Rev. Peter Marshall
The Secrets of the Bed
as Captain Davidson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")
The Secrets of the Bed
as Captain Davidson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
as Rob Roy MacGregor
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
as Rob Roy MacGregor
The Sword and the Rose
as Charles Brandon
The Sword and the Rose
as Charles Brandon
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
as the young man
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
as the young man
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Robin Hood
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Robin Hood
Stage Fright
as Jonathan Cooper
Stage Fright
as Jonathan Cooper
The Hasty Heart
as Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan
The Hasty Heart
as Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan
For Them That Trespass
as Herbert Edward Logan
For Them That Trespass
as Herbert Edward Logan
A Yank at Oxford
as Extra in Sporting Event (uncredited)
A Yank at Oxford
as Extra in Sporting Event (uncredited)