OSCAR-WINNING British film director Richard Attenborough died at the age of 90, his son said Sunday

    Attenborough was one of Britain’s leading actors before becoming a highly successful director.

    In a career that spanned six decades, he appeared in films including “Brighton Rock,” “The Great Escape” and later in dinosaur blockbuster “Jurassic Park.”

    As a director he was perhaps best known for “Gandhi,” which won him two Oscars.

    Ben Kingsley, who played the title role, said he would “miss him dearly.”

    “Jurassic Park” director Steven Spielberg said Attenborough was passionate about everything in his life.

    Attenborough had been in a nursing home with his wife for a number of years. He had also been in a wheelchair since falling down stairs six years ago.(SD-Agencies)