Richard Todd

@Irish Men, Timeline and Personal Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Richard Andrew Palethorpe Todd was an Irish-born British military officer and film actor Irish Film & Theater Personalities Actors Gemini Celebrities Richard Todd, born into an aristocratic Irish family, became a soldier and then a very successful actor in both British and American cinema. His role of a Wing Commander in the British Air Force in the film ‘Dam Busters’ made him very famous. His mother wanted him to join the Diplomatic Service but he decided to become a playwright. Later on he changed his decision to become an actor instead. The lead roles played by him in many war movies were appreciated all over the world as he used his first-hand experience of the war to bring out the maximum effect in each role. In real life he was a part of the parachute regiment of the 7th battalion that was parachuted into Normandy on the D-Day of the Second World War. He made the first contact with the troops flown into Normandy in gliders led by Major Howard assigned to defend the Pegasus Bridge. After the war ended, he went back to his first love, the theatre, and performed in many roles. His luck changed for the better when he got a chance to act in films where he was more successful in portraying characters from the armed forces.

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Birthday: June 11, 1919 Died on: December 3, 2009 Nationality: Irish Famous: Irish Men, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors Spouses: Catherine Stewart Crawford Grant-Bogle, Virginia Mailer Known as: Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd, Richard Todd OBE, Richard Andrew Palethorpe Todd Childrens: Andrew Palethorpe-Todd, Flora Palethorpe-Todd, Jeremy Palethorpe-Todd, Peter Palethorpe-Todd, Seamus Palethorpe-Todd Information Detail Birthday June 11, 1919 Died on December 3, 2009 Nationality Irish Famous Irish Men, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors Spouses Catherine Stewart Crawford Grant-Bogle, Virginia Mailer Known as Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd, Richard Todd OBE, Richard Andrew Palethorpe Todd Childrens Andrew Palethorpe-Todd, Flora Palethorpe-Todd, Jeremy Palethorpe-Todd, Peter Palethorpe-Todd, Seamus Palethorpe-Todd Universities Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts Birth Place Dublin, Ireland Gender Male Father Andrew William Palethorpe Todd Sun Sign Gemini Born in Dublin, Ireland Famous as Actor Died at Age 90

Dublin, Ireland

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He married Catherine Stewart Crawford Grant-Bogle on August 13, 1949 and divorced her in 1970. He had a son Peter and a daughter Fiona from this marriage. Unsplash Personal Life

He married Virginia Mailer in 1970 and divorced her in 1992. He had two sons, Andrew and Seamus from this marriage. Unsplash Personal Life

Richard Todd died of cancer on December 3, 2009 at Little Humby, Lincolnshire, UK. Unsplash Personal Life

Richard Todd was born in Dublin, Ireland, on June 11, 1919. His father was a physician in the British Army and was posted in India for some time. His mother was famous for her beauty and horsemanship. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He and his family settled in Devon after returning from India where Richard attended the Shrewsbury School. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

As the son of a British army officer he enrolled at Sandhurst to follow a military career. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Soon he left Sandhurst to enroll at the ‘Italia Conti Academy’ in London to learn scriptwriting but learnt acting instead. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

His first professional appearance was in the play ‘Twelfth Night’ held at Regent’s Park open air theater in 1936. Unsplash Career

In 1939 he founded the ‘Dundee Repertory Theatre’. Unsplash Career

He joined the British army during the Second World War and was given a commission in 1941. Unsplash Career

He played the role of Corporal Lachian ‘Lachie’ McLachlan in the stage version of ‘The Hasty Heart’ after returning from the war. Unsplash Career

In 1948 he played the lead role in ‘For Them That Trespass’ for the ‘Associated British Picture Corporation’. Unsplash Career

Richard Todd received the ‘Order of the British Empire’ or OBE in 1993 in recognition of his contribution to drama. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

Information	Detail
Birthday	June 11, 1919
Died on	December 3, 2009
Nationality	Irish
Famous	Irish Men, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors
Spouses	Catherine Stewart Crawford Grant-Bogle, Virginia Mailer
Known as	Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd, Richard Todd OBE, Richard Andrew Palethorpe Todd
Childrens	Andrew Palethorpe-Todd, Flora Palethorpe-Todd, Jeremy Palethorpe-Todd, Peter Palethorpe-Todd, Seamus Palethorpe-Todd
Universities	Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Birth Place	Dublin, Ireland
Gender	Male
Father	Andrew William Palethorpe Todd
Sun Sign	Gemini
Born in	Dublin, Ireland
Famous as	Actor
Died at Age	90

Richard Todd

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Jun 11, 1919

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Dublin, Ireland