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Richard Andrew Palethorpe Todd was an Irish-born British actor. He received a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, as well as an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor nomination for his role in the film The Hasty Heart (1949).
Birth Name
Richard Andrew Palethorpe Todd
Born
Wednesday, 11 June 1919
Died
Thursday, 03 December 2009
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| Helmut Berger, My Mother and Me | Basil Hallward | 2019 |
| British Film Forever | Self | 2007 |
| The Royal | Hugh Hirst | 2003 |
| History vs. Hollywood | Self - Actor, Lt., 6th Airborne | 2001 |
| Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | Cecil Waterman | 2000 |
| Holby City | Ron Archer | 1999 |
| Midsomer Murders | Charles Edmonton | 1997 |
| Silent Witness | Professor Newman | 1996 |
| Lipstick on Your Collar | Self | 1993 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| Helmut Berger, My Mother and Me | Basil Hallward | 2019 |
| British Film Forever | Self | 2007 |
| The Royal | Hugh Hirst | 2003 |
| History vs. Hollywood | Self - Actor, Lt., 6th Airborne | 2001 |
| Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | Cecil Waterman | 2000 |
| Holby City | Ron Archer | 1999 |
| Midsomer Murders | Charles Edmonton | 1997 |
| Silent Witness | Professor Newman | 1996 |
| Lipstick on Your Collar | Self | 1993 |
| Virtual Murder | Judge Rawcliffe | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Harold Beecham | 1992 |
| Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls | Lord Roberts | 1992 |
| On a Wing and a Prayer | Self - Presenter | 1992 |
| Secret History | Self | 1991 |
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1991 |
| Olympus Force: The Key | Lord Wisden | 1988 |
| The Last Place on Earth | Mr. Barnes | 1987 |
| Jenny's War | Gen. Benjamin Cutler | 1985 |
| A Royal Night of One Hundred Stars | 1985 | |
| Murder, She Wrote | Col. Alec Scofield | 1984 |
| House of the Long Shadows | Sam Allyson | 1983 |
| The Kenny Everett Television Show | Self - Guest | 1981 |
| Home Before Midnight | Geoffrey Steele | 1979 |
| The Big Sleep | Commander Barker / Cmdr. Barker | 1978 |
| No. 1 of the Secret Service | Arthur Loveday | 1977 |
| Dominic | Captain Charles Bulman | 1976 |
| Bloodbath | Terence | 1975 |
| Celebrity Squares | Self | 1975 |
| Boy Dominic | Captain Charles Bulman | 1974 |
| Thriller | George Tulliver | 1973 |
| Asylum | Walter / Walter (segment "Frozen Fear") | 1972 |
| Dorian Gray | Basil Hallward | 1970 |
| Subterfuge | Col. Victor Redmayne | 1968 |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | Stafford | 1967 |
| The Love-Ins | Dr. Jonathan Barnett | 1967 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| The Battle of the Villa Fiorita | Darrell | 1965 |
| Operation Crossbow | Wing Commander Kendall / Wing Cmdr. Kendall | 1965 |
| Coast of Skeletons | Harry Sanders / Inspector Harry Sanders | 1965 |
| Theatre 625 | Edmund Gurney | 1964 |
| Death Drums Along the River | Inspector Harry Sanders | 1963 |
| Doctor Who | Sanders | 1963 |
| The Very Edge | Geoffrey Lawrence | 1963 |
| The Longest Day | Maj. John Howard | 1962 |
| The Boys | Victor Webster | 1962 |
| Crime Does Not Pay | Col. Roberts William (segment "L'homme de l'avenue") | 1962 |
| The Hellions | Sam Hargis | 1961 |
| Songs of Praise | Self | 1961 |
| Why Bother to Knock | Bill Ferguson / Bill | 1961 |
| Jungle Fighters | Sgt. Mitchem / Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem | 1961 |
| Never Let Go | John Cummings | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Breakout | Lt. Col. David Baird, M.C. / Lieutenant Colonel David Baird | 1959 |
| Intent to Kill | Dr. Bob McLaurin / Bob McLaurin | 1958 |
| Chase a Crooked Shadow | Ward Prescott / Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr. | 1958 |
| The Naked Earth | Danny | 1958 |
| Saint Joan | Dunois, Bastard of Orleans | 1957 |
| Battle Hell | Lt. Cmdr. Kerans, RN / Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans | 1957 |
| D-Day the Sixth of June | Lt. Col. John Wynter | 1956 |
| Shadow of the Guillotine | Comte Axel von Fersen | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Carrington | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Stephen Mason | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self - Guest / Self | 1955 |
| The Virgin Queen | Sir Walter Raleigh | 1955 |
| The Dam Busters | Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C. | 1955 |
| A Man Called Peter | The Rev. Peter Marshall | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Charles Brandon / Rob Roy MacGregor / Robin Hood | 1954 |
| The Bed | Capitaine Davidson (segment "Billet de logement, Le") | 1954 |
| Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue | Rob Roy MacGregor | 1953 |
| The Sword and the Rose | Charles Brandon | 1953 |
| The Assassin | Edward Mercer | 1952 |
| Affair in Monte Carlo | 1952 | |
| The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men | Robin Hood | 1952 |
| Elstree Story | Himself / Self - Host / Narrator | 1952 |
| Lightning Strikes Twice | Richard Trevelyan | 1951 |
| Flesh and Blood | Sutherland / Charles Cameron / Charles Cameron/Charles Cameron Sutherland | 1951 |
| Portrait of Clare | Robert Hart | 1950 |
| Stage Fright | Jonathan Cooper | 1950 |
| The Interrupted Journey | John North | 1949 |
| The Hasty Heart | Lachie / Cpl. Lachlan 'Lachie' MacLachlan - the Scot | 1949 |
| For Them That Trespass | Herbert Edward Logan | 1949 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Old Bones of the River | Extra in crowd scene | 1938 |
| A Yank at Oxford | Extra in sporting event | 1938 |
| Good Morning, Boys! | Extra in crowd scene | 1937 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Why Bother to Knock | 1961 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1950 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1950 | Golden Globe | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 1950 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Male | Won |
