1919Born, Dublin
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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…
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The Longest DayMaj. John Howard
Doctor WhoSanders
Murder, She WroteAlec Scofield
Stage FrightJonathan Cooper
Midsomer MurdersCharles Edmonton2007British Film Forever1 episodeShow
2003The RoyalHugh Hirst · 1 episodeShow
2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)1 episodeShow
1996Silent Witness1 episodeShow
1992Virtual MurderJudge Rawcliffe · 1 episodeShow
1992HeartbeatHarold Beecham · 1 episodeShow
1985Jenny's WarGen. Benjamin Cutler · 4 episodesShow
1985The Last Place on EarthMr. Barnes · 7 episodesShow
1984Murder, She WroteAlec Scofield · 1 episodeShow
1974Boy DominicCapt. Richard Bulman · 13 episodesShow
1973ThrillerGeorge Tulliver · 1 episodeShow
1964Theatre 625Edmund Gurney · 1 episodeShow
1963Doctor WhoSanders · 1 episodeShow
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