Richard Attenborough

Oscar-winning British film director Richard Attenborough has died at the age of 90, his son has said.

Lord Attenborough was one of Britain's leading actors, before becoming a highly successful director.
In a career that spanned six decades, he appeared in films including Brighton Rock, World War Two prisoner of war thriller The Great Escape and later in dinosaur blockbuster Jurassic Park.
As a director he was perhaps best known for Gandhi, which won him two Oscars.

Sir Ben Kingsley, who played the title role, said he would "miss him dearly".

As actor:

• In which we serve - 1942
• Brighton Rock - 1947
• The League of Gentlemen - 1960
• The Great Escape - 1963
• Doctor Dolittle - 1967
• 10 Rillington Place - 1971
• Jurassic Park - 1993
• Miracle on 34th Street - 1994
• Elizabeth - 1998

As director:

• Young Winston - 1972
• Gandhi - 1982
• A Chorus Line - 1985
• Cry Freedom - 1987
• Chaplin - 1992
• Shadowlands - 1993
• In Love and War - 1996
• Grey Owl - 1999