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Born Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd in Dublin, the son of an English officer, he grew up in Devon and began acting in regional theaters in the 1930s. He served as a paratrooper during World War II, and gained fame in the London stage version of The Hasty Heart, which took him to Broadway then Hollywood. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the role in 19491949 is the common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 4 RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 February 22 Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming,.

Todd was never able to repeat his success in the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in, appearing in several films which did not do as well as his first role.

He did appear in The Longest DayThe Longest Day is a book by Cornelius Ryan published in 1959, telling the story of D-Day, the first day of the World War II invasion of Normandy. The book takes its name from a quote by Erwin Rommel: ". the first 24 hours of the invasion will be decisive. An interesting note about this role - during the war, Todd met with Major John Howard on the Orne Bridge in NormandyThis article concerns the former country of Normandy. For other uses, see Normandy (disambiguation). Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a former country (a Duchy) situated in northern France occupying the. In the movie, he played Major Howard , and the scene in which Howard met up with Todd appears in the film. In D-Day the Sixth of June , he portrayed the commanding general of the unit in which Todd and Howard served, and the scene was filmed again.