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"The Dam Busters star Richard Todd has died at the age of 90, reports BBC News.  A spokesperson for his family confirmed that he passed away in his sleep at his home in Grantham, near Lincolnshire on Thursday morning. &amp;quot;[He] had been suffering from cancer, an illness that he bore with his habitual courage and dignity. His family were with him throughout,&amp;quot; he said.  Todd is best known for his role in war movie The Dam Busters. His other film credits include The Big Sleep, Stage Fright, The Longest Day and 1949&amp;#039;s The Hasty Heart, which earned him an Oscar nomination.  He also appeared in four episodes of Doctor Who alongside Peter Davison and was reportedly Ian Fleming&amp;#039;s first choice to play James Bond.  Todd, who was one of the first British soldiers to parachute into France on D-Day, was last seen on screen in 2007. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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