Richard Todd: Biography, Facts and Career
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Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd OBE (11 June 1919 – 3 December 2009) was an Irish-British 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). Prior to his acting career, Todd was 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.
Quick facts about Richard Todd
- Full name: Richard Todd
- Born: 1919-06-11
- Nationality: Ireland
- Known as: Actor
- Wikidata ID: Q457165
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Who is Richard Todd?
Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd OBE (11 June 1919 – 3 December 2009) was an Irish-British actor, known for his leading man roles of the 1950s.
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Richard Todd is Ireland.
When was Richard Todd born?
Richard Todd was born on 1919-06-11.
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