Actor-director Richard Attenborough dead at ripe old age of 90.

[SKORPI0]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/24/showbiz/richard-attenborough-dead/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Acclaimed actor-director Richard Attenborough has died, the British Broadcasting Corporation reported Sunday, citing his son. Attenborough was 90.

Attenborough is perhaps best-known for his work on the 1982 film "Gandhi," which won eight Academy Awards, including best picture and best director.

The film took Attenborough some 20 years to make.

"I was bankrupt several times. I had to mortgage my house. My family suffered to a certain extent," he said. "I placed things at risk because I cared about it so much."

Attenborough began his career as a clasically-trained English actor and went on to star in such films as "The Great Escape," "Jurassic Park" and a remake of "Miracle on 34th Street." He was knighted in 1976.
British Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted Sunday: "His acting in 'Brighton Rock' was brilliant, his directing of 'Gandhi' was stunning - Richard Attenborough was one of the greats of cinema."

The cause of death was not immediately clear.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Ripeful?

 

[PlanetJosh]

^ I thought it would be in dictionary.com but it's not. But Jurassic Park got a mention in the article which is cool because I like his performance in that one.

 

[Imp]

Jurassic Park guy... and Miracle on 34th Street that I've never seen end to end.

 

[Grooveriding]

They better spare no expense for his funeral.

 

[zerocool84]

He was in my favorite movie, The Great Escape.

 

[T9D]

Bummer. I liked him. Especially in Jurassic Park, The Flight of the Phoenix (original old one), The Great Escape

 

[BUTCH1]

Bummer. I liked him. Especially in Jurassic Park, The Flight of the Phoenix (original old one), The Great Escape

Yea, the (original, not that POS re-boot) was a fantastic movie, here's the scene where they finally get the "Phoenix" started, awesome, just awesome acting..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IACjOvyx5hs

 

[SsupernovaE]

It will be the end of an era when his brother dies. RIP