Richard Todd(1919-2009)

He was an officer in the 7th Battalion (LI) The Parachute Regiment. On D-Day this Battalion made contact with Major Howard at the Orne Bridge now called Pegasus Bridge. Todd was the officer who made contact. In the Der längste Tag (1962) he played Major Howard and the meeting with Todd was one scene. In Zwischen Himmel und Hölle (1956) he played the commander of his Battalion in the filming of the same scene.

I let myself become a willing workhorse. The roles were good, bad and indifferent, but I always gave a part my best shot and tried to enjoy it.