Richard Todd

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-Todd OBE (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]