Richard Attenborough's career in pictures

British actor and film director Lord Richard Attenborough has died at the age of 90. Here are images from his illustrious career.

Before becoming a renowed director, Lord Attenborough enjoyed success as an actor in roles such as Pinkie in Brighton Rock

He had the role of an RAF squadron leader in the star-studded 1960s war film The Great Escape

Lord Attenborough with his wife Sheila Sim in 1983

Lord Attenborough received a Royal Charter on behalf of the British Film Institute from the Prince of Wales

A jubilant Lord Attenborough, at Heathrow after returning from Hollywood, clutches the Oscars he won for the biopic Gandhi

Lord Attenborough had a long association with Chelsea FC. He was a club director when they won the FA Cup in 1970 and later life president

Here Lord Attenborough is in deep conversation with Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997

His brother is the naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough

Lord Attenborough and Sheila Sim attended the premiere of the stage musical Mary Poppins in London in 2004

In his role as a director, Lord Attenborough is shown on the set of the film Magic

Lord Attenborough, along with James McAvoy, was honoured by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow in 2008

Here he is seen meeting the Queen at a gala performance of The Mousetrap in London in 2002

Lord Attenborough starred in the dinosaur adventure Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg