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Richard Burton
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Richard Burton
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1925-11-10,Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
Richard Burton CBE (born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. Noted for his mellifluous baritone voice, Burton established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s, and he gave a memorable performance of Hamlet in 1964. He was called "the natural successor to Olivier" by critic Kenneth Tynan. A heavy drinker, Burton's perceived failure to live up to those expectations disappointed some critics and colleagues and added to his image as a great performer who had wasted his talent. Nevertheless, he is widely regarded as one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation. Burton was nominated for an Academy Award seven times, but never won an Oscar. He was a recipient of BAFTAs, Golden Globes, and Tony Awards for Best Actor. In the mid-1960s, Burton ascended into the ranks of the top box office stars. By the late 1960s, Burton was one of the highest-paid actors in the world, receiving fees of $1 million or more plus a share of the gross receipts. Burton remained closely associated in the public consciousness with his second wife, actress Elizabeth Taylor. The couple's turbulent relationship, in which they were married twice and divorced twice, was rarely out of the news.

Filmography

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

7.691

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966-06-22

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

6

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988-10-24

0

To Be Hamlet
1985-01-19

What's New Pussycat?

6

What's New Pussycat?
1965-06-22

The Assassination of Trotsky

5.289

The Assassination of Trotsky
1972-03-30

5.9

Breakthrough
1979-03-01

6.182

Villain
1971-05-26

Anne of the Thousand Days

7.09

Anne of the Thousand Days
1969-12-18

The Medusa Touch

6.8

The Medusa Touch
1978-04-13

Julie Andrews Forever

7.8

Julie Andrews Forever
2019-06-14

The Taming of the Shrew

6.942

The Taming of the Shrew
1967-03-08

The Longest Day

7.6

The Longest Day
1962-09-25

Nineteen Eighty-Four

6.79

Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984-11-09

5.409

Bluebeard
1972-09-01

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

7.079

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965-12-16

The Desert Rats

6.3

The Desert Rats
1953-03-26

The Night of the Iguana

7.2

The Night of the Iguana
1964-08-06

Alexander the Great

6

Alexander the Great
1956-03-28

7

Equus
1977-10-16

6.1

The V.I.P.s
1963-09-01

Massacre in Rome

6.3

Massacre in Rome
1973-10-04

Under Milk Wood

6.1

Under Milk Wood
1972-01-27

7.161

Becket
1964-03-11

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live

6.9

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live
2006-11-06

5.191

Candy
1968-12-17

6.313

Ice Palace
1960-01-02

The Rains of Ranchipur

5.4

The Rains of Ranchipur
1955-12-14

6.337

Bitter Victory
1957-08-28

Look Back in Anger

6.673

Look Back in Anger
1959-09-15

5.9

Raid on Rommel
1971-02-12

5.9

Boom!
1968-05-26

Hammersmith Is Out

5.875

Hammersmith Is Out
1972-05-12

My Cousin Rachel

6.735

My Cousin Rachel
1952-12-25

6.478

Absolution
1978-06-05

6.117

The Comedians
1967-10-31

5.69

The Klansman
1974-10-25

6.4

The Sandpiper
1965-06-23

5.268

Doctor Faustus
1967-10-10

5.7

Staircase
1969-08-20

5.559

Sea Wife
1957-08-20

4.889

Circle of Two
1981-05-07

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

9

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999-01-01

6.542

Waterfront
1950-07-26

6.917

Hamlet
1964-09-23

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

7.231

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001-04-03

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

6

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988-05-16

5

Lovespell
1981-02-01

The Battle of Sutjeska

6.5

The Battle of Sutjeska
1973-07-03

The Gathering Storm

8.2

The Gathering Storm
1974-11-29

7.5

The Tempest
1960-02-03

5.235

The Voyage
1974-03-11

Brief Encounter

4.923

Brief Encounter
1976-01-04

The Last Days of Dolwyn

6.857

The Last Days of Dolwyn
1949-04-13

Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

5.682

Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976-01-01

The Woman with No Name

8

The Woman with No Name
1950-10-31

6.5

Now Barabbas
1949-05-24

Green Grow the Rushes

6

Green Grow the Rushes
1951-11-06

The Fifth Column

8.25

The Fifth Column
1960-01-29

The Bramble Bush

4.6

The Bramble Bush
1960-02-24

Prince of Players

5.5

Prince of Players
1955-01-11

Exorcist II: The Heretic

4.556

Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977-06-17

7.058

Cleopatra
1963-06-12

Where Eagles Dare

7.5

Where Eagles Dare
1968-12-04

A Tribute to Dylan Thomas

6.25

A Tribute to Dylan Thomas
1962-01-01

A Subject of Scandal and Concern

8

A Subject of Scandal and Concern
1960-11-06

Thursday's Children

6.692

Thursday's Children
1954-05-01

Alice in Wonderland

6.8

Alice in Wonderland
1983-10-03

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

7.25

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976-11-28

6.835

The Wild Geese
1978-06-28

6.9

The Robe
1953-09-16

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

6

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983-12-11

To the Ends of the Earth

7

To the Ends of the Earth
1983-01-01

A Wall in Jerusalem

8

A Wall in Jerusalem
1968-11-20

The Man with No Name

7

The Man with No Name
1977-02-23

7.4

Zulu
1964-01-22

Under Milk Wood

7

Under Milk Wood
1992-04-19

7.667

The Big Sur
1965-05-01

Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton

0

Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton
1967-04-01

The Comedians in Africa

6

The Comedians in Africa
1967-08-31

On the Trail of the Iguana

6.667

On the Trail of the Iguana
1964-04-30

7.3

A Statue for "The Sandpiper"
1965-04-30

7.667

For Florence
1966-11-23

The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe

0

The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
1962-02-11

March to Aldermaston

8

March to Aldermaston
1959-02-01

Wuthering Heights

8

Wuthering Heights
1958-05-09

Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese

0

Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese
1978-01-01

On Location: Where Eagles Dare

5.75

On Location: Where Eagles Dare
1968-11-01

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

4.818

Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971-12-31

Borrowed Pasture

6

Borrowed Pasture
1960-01-01

The Violent Universe

0

The Violent Universe
1969-04-11

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

6

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988-09-20

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

7

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003-04-03

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

10

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind
1983-04-26

Lionpower from MGM

6.333

Lionpower from MGM
1967-01-01

0

Guilty Rebel
2024-01-01

Mystery of the Sacred Shroud

0

Mystery of the Sacred Shroud
1978-12-31

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

7.5

Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025-11-10

Robert Kennedy Remembered

6.8

Robert Kennedy Remembered
1968-08-26

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

6.923

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024-05-16

This Is Joan Collins

7.5

This Is Joan Collins
2022-01-01

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

6.75

Wagner
1983-10-03

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973-04-02

Talking Pictures

6.2

Talking Pictures
2013-01-05

Sphinx – Secrets of the History

4.5

Sphinx – Secrets of the History
1994-12-04

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.848

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

5.1

Ellis Island
1984-11-11

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

9.5

Spécial cinéma
1974-09-25

9

Bambi
1948-01-01

Entertainment Tonight

4.3

Entertainment Tonight
1981-09-15

Divorce His, Divorce Hers

6.667

Divorce His, Divorce Hers
1973-02-06

Great Performances

6.1

Great Performances
1971-01-28

7

Dinah!
1974-10-21

Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years

8.5

Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
1960-11-27

4.667

Film '72
1971-11-16

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01