Roger Bannister was born on March 23, 1929 in Harrow, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Bad Loser (1977), Champion: The Franz Stampfl Story and What's My Line (1951). He was married to Moyra Elver Jacobsson. He died on March 3, 2018 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
On 6 May 1954, on a track in Oxford, England, he became the first
person to run a mile in under 4 minutes. The official time was 3
minutes 59.4 seconds. He was assisted by Christopher Chataway and Chris Brasher, who
acted as pace makers.
He was awarded Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1975 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to medicine.
He was awarded the CH (Member of the Order of the Companion of Honour) in the 2017 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Sport in Oxfordshire, England.
Doctor of medicine and neurologist, he was director of the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases in London, England.
Roger Bannister passed away on March 3, 2018, only three weeks away from what would have been his 89th birthday on March 23.