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Richard Todd

from the trailer for Stage Fright (1950). Richard Todd (born November 19, 1953 in Birmingham Alabama) is a former professional American football Quarterback for the New Stage Fright is a 1950 Hitchcock Crime film starring Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding, and
Born Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd
June 11, 1919 (1919-06-11) (age 88)
Dublin, Ireland
Years active 1937 - present
Spouse(s) Catherine Grant-Bogle (1949-1970)
Virginia Mailer (1970-1992)

Richard Todd (born June 11, 1919) is a British actor, soldier and film star. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces.

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Biography

He was born Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd in Dublin, Ireland. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Todd's father Andrew William Palethorpe Todd, was a British army officer who gained three caps for Ireland at rugby before the First World War. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Ireland rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in Rugby union, which is a popular sport throughout both the Republic of Ireland and

Todd moved to Devon, England when very young and attended Shrewsbury School. Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Shrewsbury School (formally known as King Edward VI Grammar School Shrewsbury) is an public school, located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, In his early career, he acted in regional theatres; he then co-founded the Dundee Repertory Theatre in 1939.

During the Second World War, Todd served as an officer in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and as a Paratrooper in the British 6th Airborne Division. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a Regiment of the British Army. The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army. The 6th Airborne Division was an Airborne division in the British Army during World War II. As a member of the 7th (LI) Parachute Battalion, he was one of the first British officers to land in Normandy on D-Day and met up with Major John Howard on Pegasus Bridge. Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. Major John Howard, DSO (December 8 1912- May 5 1999 was a British Army officer who led the World War II assault on a bridge in Normandy after "Rolling bascule bridge" redirects here For other types of bridge referred to as "rolling" see Rolling bridge. Ironically, Todd would later play Howard in the film The Longest Day (1962), with another actor portraying Richard Todd. The Longest Day is a 3-hour-long War film with a very large cast based on the 1959 history The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan

After the war, Todd returned to repertory theatre in England. A film contract with Associated British followed and in 1948, he starred in the London stage version of The Hasty Heart (as Lachlan MacLachlan)[1] and was subsequently chosen to star in the Warner Brothers film adaptation of the play, which was filmed in England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Hasty Heart ( 1949) is a Melodramatic film which tells the story of a group of wounded Allied soldiers during World War II Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Todd was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the role in 1949. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize He later appeared in the The Dam Busters as Wing Commander Guy Gibson, probably the role he is best known for. The Dam Busters is a British War film, set during the Second World War, and based on the true story of the RAF 's 617 Squadron Wing Commander ( Wg Cdr in the RAF, WGCDR in the RNZAF and RAAF, W/C in the former RCAF) is a commissioned Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson VC, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, RAF ( 12 August 1918 – Americans remember Todd for his role as the United States Senate Chaplain Peter Marshall in the film version of Catherine Marshall's best selling biography, A Man Called Peter. The Reverend Dr Peter Marshall ( 27 May 1902 &ndash January 26, 1949) was a Scottish-American Preacher, and twice served as Catherine Marshall, born Catherine Wood, ( September 27, 1914 — March 18, 1983) was an Author of nonfiction inspirational Todd was the first choice of author Ian Fleming to play James Bond in "Dr. No", but a scheduling conflict gave the role to Sean Connery. Ian Lancaster Fleming ( May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author, Journalist and Second World War James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish In the 1960's Todd unsuccessfully attempted to produce a film of Ian Fleming's The Diamond Smugglers[2] and a television series based on true accounts of the Queen's Messengers. The Diamond Smugglers is a Non-fiction work by Ian Fleming that was first published in 1957 in the United Kingdom and in 1958 The Corps of Queen's Messengers are couriers employed by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. [3]

In 1953, he appeared in a BBC Television adaptation of the novel Wuthering Heights, as Heathcliff. Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontë 's only Novel. It was first published in 1847 under the Pseudonym Ellis Bell and a posthumous second Nigel Kneale, who scripted the adaptation, said the production came about purely because Todd had turned up at the BBC and told them that he would like to play Heathcliff for them. Nigel Kneale (18 April 1922 &ndash 29 October 2006 was a Manx writer who worked mostly in the United Kingdom. Kneale had to write the script in only a week as the broadcast was rushed into production. [4] Todd continued to act on television, including roles in Virtual Murder, Silent Witness, and in the Doctor Who story Kinda in 1982. Virtual Murder was an unusual investigative drama series shown on BBC television in 1992 Silent Witness is a long-running British Television thriller series made by the BBC 's in-house Drama Serials production department Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Kinda is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly His active acting career extended into his eighties.

Todd has been married twice: to actress Catherine Grant-Bogle, whom he met in Dundee Repertory (1949-1970, two children) and model Virginia Mailer (1970-1992, two children). Now retired, Todd lives in the village of Little Humby, 8 miles from Grantham. Little Humby is a small hamlet roughly 7 or 8 miles out of Grantham. Grantham is a Market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.

Tragedy

On 25 April 2006 the Daily Mail published a feature on the tragic death of two of Todd's four children by suicide. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format Peter, Todd's eldest son from his first marriage, shot himself in the head on 21 September 2005 - the same method his half-brother Seumas had used 8 years earlier. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter's reason was his marriage was ending. Seumas's motivation was thought to be a depressive reaction to severe acne and the anti-acne drug he was taking. Todd's mother had also committed suicide when her son was 19, though Todd said 'her death didn't affect me badly . . . we had been close but just before she died, we disagreed. She didn't want me to go on the stage. There were various differences and I had lost affection for her'. His sons' suicide affected him very profoundly and he admits to visiting their adjoining graves regularly. Todd said, 'It is rather like something that happens to men in war. You don't consciously set out to do something gallant. You just do it because that is what you are there for. '

Selected films

References

  1. ^ Todd, Richard. The Hasty Heart ( 1949) is a Melodramatic film which tells the story of a group of wounded Allied soldiers during World War II Stage Fright is a 1950 Hitchcock Crime film starring Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding, and The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men is a live action Disney version of the Robin Hood story in Technicolor which was filmed in The Sword and the Rose, (first released on July 23, 1953) is a United States family and adventure film produced by Disney and directed Rob Roy the Highland Rogue premiered February 4 1954 made by Walt Disney Productions. The Dam Busters is a British War film, set during the Second World War, and based on the true story of the RAF 's 617 Squadron Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson VC, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, RAF ( 12 August 1918 – The Reverend Dr Peter Marshall ( 27 May 1902 &ndash January 26, 1949) was a Scottish-American Preacher, and twice served as The Virgin Queen is a 1955 Historical drama film starring Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins, Herbert Marshall Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh (c 1552 – 29 October 1618 was a famed English writer Poet, Soldier, Courtier and Explorer D-Day the Sixth of June is a 1956 romantic War film made by 20th Century Fox. Yangtse Incident The Story of HMS Amethyst is a 1956 British War film that tells the story of the British Frigate HMS Amethyst Saint Joan is a 1957 movie based on George Bernard Shaw 's play about the life of Joan of Arc, directed by Otto Preminger Danger Within is a 1959 British War film set in a Prisoner of war camp in northern Italy during the summer of 1943 The Long and the Short and the Tall is a play written in 1958 by Willis Hall that was adapted into a 1960 Film of the same name The Longest Day is a 3-hour-long War film with a very large cast based on the 1959 history The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan Operation Crossbow (later re-released as The Great Spy Mission) is a 1965 spy thriller and World War II Film, made from a story from Caught in the Act, Hutchinson, 1986. ISBN 0091638003
  2. ^ Todd, Richard Caught in the Act Hutchinson 1986
  3. ^ ibid
  4. ^ Murray, Andy (2006). Into the Unknown: The Fantastic Life of Nigel Kneale (paperback), London: Headpress, p. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Headpress is a small independent publishing house mainly devoted to works of non-fiction Cult movies, music the history of pulp literature Comic books, true 34. ISBN 1-900486-50-4.  

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