Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 12, 2017 5:45:34 GMT
Richard Todd not only appeared in both films about D-Day but he served with distinction as a paratrooper in the Second World War. I
This from his page:
He was an officer in the 7th Battalion, 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 Longest Day (1962) he played Major Howard and the meeting with Todd was one scene. In D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) he played the commander of his Battalion in the filming of the same scene.
Somehow, I find this so cool !
This from his page:
He was an officer in the 7th Battalion, 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 Longest Day (1962) he played Major Howard and the meeting with Todd was one scene. In D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) he played the commander of his Battalion in the filming of the same scene.
Somehow, I find this so cool !