Helaas is bekend geworden Sir Richard Attenborough gisteren op 90 jarige leeftijd is overleden terwijl hij aan zijn luncht zat. Deze regisseur en acteur is bij het grote publiek en ons nerds en geeks vooral bekend als John Hammond uit Jurassic Park.

Richard Attenborough, the older brother of naturalist Sir David Attenborough, has died at the age of 90.

Lord Attenborough, who won two Academy Awards for directing Gandhi in 1983, died at lunchtime on Sunday.

He was President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and championed the British film business for more than 60 years as an actor, director and prolific movie-maker.

Gandhi was the highlight of his career, clinching eight Oscars, including best film.

As an actor he was respected enough for top directors Satyajit Ray and Steven Spielberg to lure him out of self-imposed retirement to appear, respectively, in The Chess Players and the blockbuster Jurassic Park.