Richard Todd

(1919-2009)

Irish-British actor

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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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Born	Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd 11 June 1919 Dublin, Ireland
Died	3 December 2009 (aged 90) Little Humby, Lincolnshire. England, UK
Zodiac	Gemini
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Catherine Grant-Bogle - · · m. 1949; div. 1970 info edit

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Jeremy info 1st child with Patricia Nelson (1) Male · - · Celebrity Baby

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Seamus info 5th child with Virginia Mailer Male b. 1977 · Age: 48 · 1977- · Celebrity Baby

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