For other uses, see Richard Todd (disambiguation).
Richard Todd
OBE
Publicity photo of Todd, c. 1959
Born
Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd
(1919-06-11)11 June 1919
Dublin, Ireland
Died
3 December 2009(2009-12-03) (aged 90)
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Burial place
St. Guthlac's Church, Little Ponton, Lincolnshire, England
Education
Shrewsbury School
Alma mater
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1936–2007
Spouse(s)
Catherine Grant-Bogle
(m. 1949; div. 1970)
(died 1998)
Virginia Mailer
(m. 1970; div. 1992)
Partner
Patricia Nelson
Children
5 (2 with Bogle, 2 with Mailer, and 1 with Nelson)
Military career
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1941–1946
Rank
Captain
Service number
180649
Unit
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Parachute Regiment
Battles/wars
World War II
Operation Tonga
Operation Overlord
Palestine
Richard Andrew Palethorpe-ToddOBE (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). He was previously a Captain in the British Army during World War II, fighting in the D-Day landings as a member of the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion.[1]
^"Lieutenant Richard Todd". www.pegasusarchive.org. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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...
RichardTodd Haley (born February 28, 1967) is an American football coach who most recently was head coach for the Memphis Showboats of the United States...
Richard Copeland Todd (1792–1852) was an American pioneer from Chester, South Carolina. In 1822 he and his wife Martha settled in what is now the Virginia...
sprinter RichardTodd (American football) (born 1953), American football player in the NFL Richard Virenque (born 1969), French cyclist Richard Washington...
cameo roles or more substantial single-episode parts. These include RichardTodd (legendary actor and Second World War hero), David Essex (as a traveller...
1958 British suspense film directed by Michael Anderson and starring RichardTodd, Anne Baxter and Herbert Lom. It was the first film produced by Associated...
Elites in the Roman Provinces. Routledge. p. 170. ISBN 9781317086147. RichardTodd (2014), The Sufi Doctrine of Man: Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī's Metaphysical...
is a 1955 American drama film directed by Henry Koster, and starring RichardTodd. The film is based on the life of preacher Peter Marshall, who served...
Christopher RichardTodd (born 22 August 1981) is a Welsh retired footballer who played as a defender and current assistant manager of Yeovil Town. Born...
Michael Todd (born Avrom Hirsch Goldbogen; June 22, 1907 – March 22, 1958) was an American theater and film producer, celebrated for his 1956 Around the...
Skeletons is a 1965 adventure film, directed by Robert Lynn and starring RichardTodd and Dale Robertson. It is a sequel to the 1963 film Death Drums Along...
Richard Franklin Mirer (born March 19, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 12 seasons in the National Football...
Global Information
United Kingdom
British Army