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.

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Richard Todd is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 12 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Asylum (1972), Dorian Gray (1970), Operation Crossbow (1965), Coast of Skeletons (1965), Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957), D-Day the Sixth of June (1956), The Virgin Queen (1955), The Dam Busters (1955).

The recorded credits span 1949 to 1972, including 12 movies and 0 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles.

This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.