Chaplin (film) Chaplin (film) Chaplin is a 1992 British-American biographical comedy-drama film about the life of British comedian Charlie Chaplin. It was produced and directed by Richard Attenborough and stars Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei, Dan Aykroyd, Penelope Ann Miller, and Kevin Kline. It also features Geraldine Chaplin in the role of her own paternal grandmother, Hannah Chaplin. The film was adapted by William Boyd, Bryan Forbes and William Goldman from the books "My Autobiography" by Chaplin and "" by film critic David Robinson. Associate producer Diana Hawkins got a story credit. The original music score was composed by John Barry. The
Richard Attenborough portrayed as "Dickie Attenborough" in the British Showbiz Awards sketch late in the third series of "Monty Python's Flying Circus". Attenborough is portrayed by Eric Idle as effusive and simpering. A portrayal similar to that seen in Monty Python can be seen in the early series of "Spitting Image", when Attenborough's caricature would regularly appear to thank others for an imagery award. In 2012 Attenborough was portrayed by Simon Callow in the BBC Four biopic "The Best Possible Taste", about Kenny Everett. Richard Attenborough Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough (; 29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014) was an English