Richard Attenborough's career in pictures
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British actor and film director Lord Richard Attenborough has died at the age of 90. Here are images from his illustrious career.
Before becoming a renowed director, Lord Attenborough enjoyed success as an actor in roles such as Pinkie in Brighton Rock
He had the role of an RAF squadron leader in the star-studded 1960s war film The Great Escape
Lord Attenborough with his wife Sheila Sim in 1983
Lord Attenborough received a Royal Charter on behalf of the British Film Institute from the Prince of Wales
A jubilant Lord Attenborough, at Heathrow after returning from Hollywood, clutches the Oscars he won for the biopic Gandhi
Lord Attenborough had a long association with Chelsea FC. He was a club director when they won the FA Cup in 1970 and later life president
Here Lord Attenborough is in deep conversation with Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997
His brother is the naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough
Lord Attenborough and Sheila Sim attended the premiere of the stage musical Mary Poppins in London in 2004
In his role as a director, Lord Attenborough is shown on the set of the film Magic
Lord Attenborough, along with James McAvoy, was honoured by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow in 2008
Here he is seen meeting the Queen at a gala performance of The Mousetrap in London in 2002
Lord Attenborough starred in the dinosaur adventure Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg