The star Richard Attenborough Dies at 90

Richard Attenborough, who was honored for his bar and producing 1982 Oscar for best film "Gandhi", but is best known to American audiences for his role in "Jurassic Park" by Steven Spielberg and his first series as a park creator John Hammond, died Sunday, his son tells BBC News. He was 90. 

British filmmaker burly received a life peerage by Queen Elizabeth II in 1993 for his work on stage and his efforts behind and in front of the camera to promote British cinema. 

While Attenborough had been a player in major character in his home country since the early 1940s, he also achieved a lot as a producer, film director and cultural entrepreneur. On several occasions, he was chairman of the British Film Institute, Channel 4, Goldcrest Films, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and Capital Radio and director of the Young Vic and the British Film Institute. In the late 70s, "