Richard Todd

Actor RIchard Todd, who starred in the Broadway production of the play The Hasty Heart and received an Academy Award nomination for the 1949 film version, has died in England at age 90. The Irish-born actor served in the British Army during World War II, and took part in the D-Day...  

Obituary: Was James Bond creator's choice for title role -- Richard Todd, who re-enacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film "The Longest Day," died of cancer Dec. 3 in Lincolnshire, England. He was 90.  

Richard Todd in the 1950 Hitchcock film Stage Fright. Reuters LONDON - British actor and World War Two hero Richard Todd died Thursday aged 90, British media reported Friday. Todd was one of the first British officers to land in Normandy in advance of the main D-Day landings and then went on to become Britain’s highest-earning post-war matinee [...]  

Richard Todd, the actor, who died on Thursday aged 90, was one of the first British officers to land in Normandy before the main D-Day landings and went on to become Britain’s highestearning post-war matinée idol. He had the unusual distinction of appearing in two films about D-Day in which his wartime self was played by other actors.  

Richard Todd, best known for his role in the classic war film The Dam Busters, has died at the age of 90.Related StoriesPaul McCartney writes film trackAffleck and Holmes set for SundanceShameless Tina: Put Meadows in CBBRoman Polanski begins house arrestScreen actors clinch theatre nods  

Richard Todd, the British actor who began on stage and Broadway, perhaps best known for his role in The Dam Busters, has died aged 90. He also starred in The Longest Day, one of the few actors who actually took part in the Normandy invasion on D-Day and were tasked with capturing towns and villages. His face and voice are a legend in British cinema, and for good reason too. He often played the stiff upper lipped, gung-ho soldier and that was a...  

Filed under: Highbrow Celebrities, Movie News, Celebrity Deaths Richard Todd, who re-enacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film 'The Longest Day' and was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90, his family said Friday. Todd, who was nominated for an Academy Award for the 1949 film ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments  

Actor Richard Todd, who starred in the classic World War II film "The Dam Busters", has died at the age of 90, his spokeswoman said Friday - reports the AFP The Oscar-nominated actor, who played a string of typically British heroes, died peacef...  

RICHARD Todd, best known for his role in The Dam Busters, has died at the age of 90 following a battle with cancer. A spokesman for his family said he died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday (December 3, 2009) at his home near Grantham in Lincolnshire. He “had been suffering from cancer, an illness that he bore with his habitual courage and dignity”. “His family were with him throughout,” the spokesman added. A war hero in his own right...  

Todd played Wing Commander Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters Richard Todd, best known for his role in classic war film The Dam Busters, has died at the age of 90, after a battle with cancer.Todd, a war hero in his own right, was also known for playing dashing heroes like Robin Hood and Rob Roy. Born in Dublin in 1919, Todd was one of the first British soldiers to parachute into France on D-Day. A spokesman for his...  

The Dam Busters star and real life war hero Richard Todd has died at the age of 90.Todd, best known for his role in the 1955 World War II epic, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Grantham, England on Thursday (03Dec09).The Irish-born star began as a stage actor in the 1930s, but his promising career was cut short by war and he joine...  

LONDON — Richard Todd, who re-enacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film ``The Longest Day'' and was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90, his family said Friday. Todd, who was nominated for an Academy Award...  

The Irish actor Richard Todd has died of cancer at age 90. His family said Todd died Thursday in England. Todd drew on his wartime exploits as a British army paratrooper in the 1962 film "The Longest Day," was nominated for an Academy Award for the 1949 film "A Hasty Heart," which also featured Ronald Reagan, and starred as the American pastor Peter Marshall in "A Man Called Peter" in 1954. In Britain, one of his best-known roles was...  

The actor who played wing commander Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters, and was first choice to play James Bond, has diedThe actor Richard Todd, best known for his role in the classic war film The Dam Busters, has died at the age of 90.His spokeswoman said Todd, who had been suffering from cancer, died last night.She said in a statement: "He had been suffering from cancer, an illness that he bore with his habitual courage and dignity. His family...  

Last May I wrote about actor Richard Todd, who was the first man to parachute into occupied France on D-Day. (Update: Other reports say "one of the first.")Todd passed away yesterday at the age of 90.Todd's notable films included THE HASTY HEART (1949), with Ronald Reagan and Patricia Neal, and the title role in A MAN CALLED PETER (1955), based on Catherine Marshall's book about her minister husband. Todd received an Oscar nomination as Best...  

After several years as an actor in repertory, Richard Todd became an international star after only his second film, The Hasty Heart, and between 1952 and 1955 was one of British cinema’s Top Ten box-office attractions. Small and slightly built, he was an actor of limited range but his likeable personality and youthful good looks made him ideal casting for clean-cut heroes such Wing Commander Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters.  

Handsome, blue-eyed and with an erect military bearing, Todd enjoyed the unusual distinction of appearing in films about D-Day in which the role of his wartime self was played by other actors - reports the Telegraph. As an officer in the 7th (L...  

Todd in his most acclaimed role, as star of The Dam Busters. The distinguished British actor Richard Todd has passed away at age 90. Todd was a real-life war hero, being among the first paratroopers to enter France on the eve of the Normandy invasion. Todd later starred in two major films recreating the historic event: D-Day, The Sixth of June and The Longest Day. He also starred in the acclaimed WWII adventure The Dam Busters. His eclectic...  

Actor best known for his role in the classic second world war film The Dam BustersRichard Todd, who has died of cancer aged 90, will be best remembered for the films in which he played a wide assortment of clean-cut British heroes. His most famous performance was as Wing Commander Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters (1955), although he also played Robin Hood and Sir Walter Raleigh.As dour and stiff upper-lipped as any of the characters he portrayed...  

Richard Todd, the actor, who died on December 3 aged 90, was one of the first British officers to land in Normandy in advance of the main D-Day landings and went on to become Britain's highest-earning matinee idol of the post-war years; his most memorable role was that of Wing Commander Guy Gibson, VC, in The Dam Busters (1955), a film he carried with the help of Michael Redgrave as Barnes Wallis. Handsome, blue-eyed and with an erect military...  

Todd was the native turned actor, who in the Second World War was a paratrooper in Normandy on D-Day, doing his bit to capture and hold Pegasus Bridge in fearsome fight. This is his life in pictures...  

... Richard Todd and Christina Rossetti.I have to say I remember Richard Todd best from my childhood when he played Robin Hood and Rob Roy for Disney. Very entertaining films, I thought, and he was perfect in the roles, or so was the impression I had at the time.  

LONDON: Actor Richard Todd died of cancer on Thursday at age 90, his family said on Friday. He was Ian Fleming’s choice to play James Bond. One of his best-known roles was playing RAF pilot Guy Gibson in “The Dam Busters.” ...  

Near the end of his life Richard Todd, the actor who has died aged 90, was asked what it meant to be British. “To me,” he said, “it means fairness, good sense, decency, kindness, politeness.”  

Richard Todd, who reenacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film “The Longest Day’’ and who was Ian Fleming’s choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90, his family said yesterday.  

Richard Todd, who re-enacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film "The Longest Day" and was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90, his family said Friday.  

via robswarstories.wordpress.com How will the remake better this scene - note the very long tracking shot without one edit at the outset - here is also the first time in the film that the great musical theme is used -...  

hellomagazine.comRichard ToddTelegraph.co.ukIn the 1980s he played the lead for eight unbroken years in Richard Harris's Business of Murder at the Mayfair Theatre. Todd had made his television debut ...Richard Todd: The Dam Busters star who never got over the suicide of his two sonsDaily Mailall 383 news articles »  

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 1955 File photo, From left Vernon Grey, Irish born actor Richard Todd, Mrs. Todd and Italian actress Irene Genna at the Italian premiere of the British film "The Dam Busters", in Rome, Italy. The actor's family announced ...  

LONDON (AP) — Richard Todd, who re-enacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film "The Longest Day" and was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90, his family said Friday.  

Todd played Wing Commander Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters Richard Todd, best known for his role in classic war film The Dam Busters, has died at the age of 90, after a battle with cancer. Todd, a war hero...  

Richard Todd, who re-enacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film 'The Longest Day' and was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90, his family said.....VIEW COMPLETE STORYhttp://www.justonlinemovies.com/film-star- r ichard-todd-dies-with-canc...  

'Richard Todd, best known for his role in classic war film The Dam Busters, has died at the age of 90, after a battle with cancer. Todd, a war hero in his own right, was also known for playing dashing heroes like Robin Hood and Rob Roy. Born in Dublin in 1919, Todd was one of the first British soldiers to parachute into France on D-Day. A spokesman for his family said he died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday at his home near Grantham in...  

Mr. Todd, who died in his sleep, had been ill with cancer for some time, his spokeswoman told Agence France-Presse.Dark-haired and Irish-born, Mr. Todd simultaneously embodied the dashing romantic her...  

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor and World War Two hero Richard Todd, best known for his leading role in the 1955 film "The Dam Busters", has died at the age of 90, British media reported on Friday.  

His spokeswoman said that Todd, who had been suffering from cancer, died on Thursday night. She said in a statement: ''He had been suffering from cancer, an illness that he bore with his habitual courage and dignity. His family were with him throughout.'' In his heyday, Todd was one of British cinema's biggest box office draws. The son of a British officer, he grew up in Devon and became a war hero in his own right. He served as an officer in...  

Daily MailRichard Todd: The Dam Busters star who never got over the suicide of his two sonsDaily MailAlthough he wasn't a hellraiser in the mode of Peter Finch and Robert Mitchum, Todd 'had an eye for the ladies. My God, he didn't miss many,' according to ...and more »  

Richard Todd, who re-enacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film "The Longest Day" and was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90, his family said Friday.  

RICHARD TODD DIES AT 90UK Express... included playing the lead in The Story Of Robin Hood And His Merrie Men in 1952 and starring in Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue with Glynis Johns in 1953. ...and more »  

The star of one of the all-time war films, The Dam Busters, has passed away at the ripe old age of 90, losing his battle with cancer.Contributor: Rayvin ChanPublished: Dec 08, 2009  

Richard Todd who was in 1949 nominated for an Academy Award for his role in "A Hasty Heart" died in his sleep, his family said Friday, the Associated Press reported.  

Richard Todd, 90, who reenacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film The Longest Day and was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, died Thursday of cancer.  

LONDON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Irish-born actor Richard Todd has died at his home near Grantham in England after a battle with cancer, his family said. He was 90.  

Best known for his role in the 1954 film, he was also a war hero in his own right. He was one of the first British soldiers parachuted into France on D-Day.  

Distinguished actor Richard Todd, best known for his role in the classic war film 'The Dam Busters', has died at the age of 90.  

Actor Richard Todd, most famous for his role as Guy Gibson in the Dambusters, has died at his home in Lincolnshire. The 90...  

DUBLIN-BORN actor Richard Todd has died at the age of 90 following a battle with cancer.  

Handsome, dashing and with a striking military posture, Richard Todd was postwar Hollywood's first choice to play gallant British officers.  

Distinguished actor Richard Todd, best known for his role in the classic war film The Dam Busters, has died at the age of 90.  

Matinee idol and war hero Richard Todd, who starred in The Dam Busters, has died aged 90.  

The actor Richard Todd has died from cancer at the age of 90.  

Distinguished actor Richard Todd, best known for his role in the classic war film The Dam Busters, has died at the age of 90.  

Distinguished actor Richard Todd, best known for his role in the classic war film The Dam Busters, has died at the age of 90.  

Distinguished actor Richard Todd, best known for his role in the classic war film The Dam Busters, has died at the age of 90.  

Richard Todd, war veteran and star of The Dam Busters, has died from cancer, aged 90  

The actor Richard Todd has died from cancer at the age of 90.  

The Irish actor Richard Todd has died of cancer at age 90  

The Irish actor Richard Todd has died of cancer at age 90.  

The Irish actor Richard Todd has died of cancer at age 90.  

AP - The Irish actor Richard Todd has died of cancer at age 90.  

The Irish actor Richard Todd has died of cancer at age 90.  

Richard Todd, who was Ian Flemings choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90  

Distinguished actor Richard Todd, best known for his role in the classic war film The Dam Busters, has died at the age of 90.  

Distinguished actor Richard Todd, best known for his role in the classic war film The Dam Busters, has died at the age of 90.  

Actor and World War Two hero Richard Todd died on Thursday aged 90, media reported on Friday.  

Irish actor Richard Todd, star of "The Longest Day" and "A Man Called Peter," dies at 90  

Richard Todd, best known for his role in the classic war film The Dam Busters, has died aged 90.  

Richard Todd, who was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90  

Richard Todd, who was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90  

Richard Todd, who was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90  

Richard Todd, who was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90  

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DISTIGUISHED actor Richard Todd, best known for his role in the classic war film The Dam Busters, has died at the age of 90.  

War hero-turned-matinee idol had been suffering from cancer.  

THE actor Richard Todd died last week, and with his passing we have lost a real gentleman. Richard Todd was 90, and in a long career in...  

The actor who played the lead role in the classic war movie The Dam Busters has died, aged 90