Richard Todd, who was a World War Two hero, and one of the first soldiers to parachute into France on D-Day has died at the age of 90.
Best known for his starring role in the film adaption of Paul Brickhill’s Dambusters, he also starred in ‘The Longest Day’, ‘Stage Fright’, and ‘The Big Sleep’.
He was also in four episodes of Doctor Who during the 1980’s
He was nominated for an Oscar in 1950, while working opposite the then future US President, Ronald Reagan.
He suffered personal tragedy when two of his sons committed suicide. He had four children in total, two from each of his two marriages.
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