Director Richard Attenborough, who won Oscar for his film “Gandhi”, has died at the age of 90.
The actor’s son, Michael Attenborough told the BBC that his father died Sunday. He had been in poor health for some time.
British Prime Minister David Cameron issued a statement calling Attenborough “one of the greats of cinema.”
“His acting in ‘Brighton Rock’ was brilliant, his directing of ’Gandhi’ was stunning,” Cameron said.
Attenborough won an Academy Award for best director with “Gandhi” in 1982, only one of many highlights of a distinguished career as actor and director.
As a director, Attenborough made several successful movies, from “Oh What a Lovely War” in 1969 to “Chaplin” and “Shadowlands” in the 1990s. But his greatest success was “Gandhi,” a film that was 20 years in the planning and won eight Oscars, including best picture.
He had been in frail health since a fall at his house in 2008, and spent his last years in a nursing home with his wife.