Actor, director ,and producer -- via the BBC. An Oscar-winner for his direction of "Gandhi," he made a number of good films, inlcuding "Oh! What A Lovely War," "Young Winston," "A Bridge Too Far," "Magic," "Chaplin," and "Shadowlands." However, his work as an actor was incredible, spanning 60 years. He could play drama, comedy, and melodrama. Among his best roles: The young stoker in "In Which We Serve" (his name was mistakenly omitted from the credits), Pinkie Brown in "Brighton Rock," Roger Bartlett in "the Great Escape," Billy in "Seance on a Wet Afternoon," Frenchy in "The Sand Pebbles," and Christie in "10 Rillington Place." He is best known in America for his roles as John Hammond in "Jurassic Park" and Kris Kringle in the 1994 remake of "Miracle on 34th Street."
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