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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?

7.722

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

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

5.9

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

0

To Be Hamlet
1985-01-19

What's New Pussycat?

6.062

What's New Pussycat?
1965-06-22

The Assassination of Trotsky

5.2

The Assassination of Trotsky
1972-03-30

5.683

Breakthrough
1979-03-01

6.2

Villain
1971-05-26

Anne of the Thousand Days

7.1

Anne of the Thousand Days
1969-12-18

The Medusa Touch

6.8

The Medusa Touch
1978-04-13

Julie Andrews Forever

8.4

Julie Andrews Forever
2019-06-14

The Taming of the Shrew

6.9

The Taming of the Shrew
1967-03-08

The Longest Day

7.593

The Longest Day
1962-09-25

Nineteen Eighty-Four

6.801

Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984-11-09

5.4

Bluebeard
1972-09-01

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

7.1

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

The Desert Rats

6.299

The Desert Rats
1953-05-20

The Night of the Iguana

7.182

The Night of the Iguana
1964-08-06

Alexander the Great

5.918

Alexander the Great
1956-03-28

7.1

Equus
1977-10-16

6.1

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

Massacre in Rome

6

Massacre in Rome
1973-10-04

Under Milk Wood

6.2

Under Milk Wood
1972-01-27

7.2

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

5.2

Candy
1968-12-17

5.8

Ice Palace
1960-01-02

The Rains of Ranchipur

5.154

The Rains of Ranchipur
1955-12-14

6.2

Bitter Victory
1957-08-28

Look Back in Anger

6.7

Look Back in Anger
1959-09-15

5.8

Raid on Rommel
1971-02-12

6

Boom!
1968-05-26

Hammersmith Is Out

5.7

Hammersmith Is Out
1972-05-12

My Cousin Rachel

6.7

My Cousin Rachel
1952-12-25

6.5

Absolution
1978-06-05

6.179

The Comedians
1967-10-31

5.7

The Klansman
1974-10-25

5.212

Doctor Faustus
1967-10-10

6.412

The Sandpiper
1965-06-23

5.7

Staircase
1969-08-20

5.536

Sea Wife
1957-08-20

4.9

Circle of Two
1981-05-07

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

0

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999-01-01

6.4

Waterfront
1950-07-26

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

6.5

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
1964-09-23

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

7.2

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

5.2

Lovespell
1981-12-31

The Gathering Storm

7

The Gathering Storm
1974-11-29

The Battle of Sutjeska

6.3

The Battle of Sutjeska
1973-07-03

6

The Tempest
1960-02-03

5

The Voyage
1974-03-11

Brief Encounter

4.9

Brief Encounter
1976-01-04

The Last Days of Dolwyn

6.8

The Last Days of Dolwyn
1949-04-13

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

5.7

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

6.5

Now Barabbas
1949-05-24

The Woman with No Name

6

The Woman with No Name
1950-10-31

Green Grow the Rushes

5.8

Green Grow the Rushes
1951-11-06

The Bramble Bush

5.5

The Bramble Bush
1960-02-24

The Fifth Column

9.5

The Fifth Column
1960-01-29

Prince of Players

4.7

Prince of Players
1955-01-11

Exorcist II: The Heretic

4.5

Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977-06-17

7.037

Cleopatra
1963-06-12

Where Eagles Dare

7.52

Where Eagles Dare
1968-12-04

A Tribute to Dylan Thomas

5.7

A Tribute to Dylan Thomas
1961-01-01

A Subject of Scandal and Concern

0

A Subject of Scandal and Concern
1960-11-06

Paris Hilton, Inc.

10

Paris Hilton, Inc.
2009-11-29

Thursday's Children

6.7

Thursday's Children
1954-05-01

Alice in Wonderland

6.8

Alice in Wonderland
1983-10-03

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

7.3

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

6.789

The Robe
1953-09-16

6.8

The Wild Geese
1978-06-28

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

6

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

To the Ends of the Earth

6

To the Ends of the Earth
1983-01-01

A Wall in Jerusalem

0

A Wall in Jerusalem
1968-11-20

The Man with No Name

0

The Man with No Name
1977-02-23

7.386

Zulu
1964-01-22

Under Milk Wood

4

Under Milk Wood
1992-04-19

Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton

0

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

6

The Big Sur
1965-05-01

The Comedians in Africa

5.3

The Comedians in Africa
1967-08-31

On the Trail of the Iguana

6

On the Trail of the Iguana
1964-04-30

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

6

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

8

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

0

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

5.3

On Location: Where Eagles Dare
1968-11-01

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

4.7

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

0

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

Lionpower from MGM

4.5

Lionpower from MGM
1967-01-01

0

Guilty Rebel
2024-01-01

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

6.3

Wagner
1983-10-03

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

6.3

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

Talking Pictures

5

Talking Pictures
2013-01-05

5.9

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

5.9

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

Sphinx – Secrets of the History

4

Sphinx – Secrets of the History
1994-12-04

5.9

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

5

Ellis Island
1984-11-11

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

0

Spécial cinéma
1974-09-25

9

Bambi
1948-01-01

5.9

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

5.9

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

Entertainment Tonight

4.1

Entertainment Tonight
1981-09-15

Divorce His, Divorce Hers

5

Divorce His, Divorce Hers
1973-02-06

Great Performances

5.5

Great Performances
1971-01-28

6.7

Dinah!
1974-10-21

Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years

10

Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years