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Born · November 10, 1925
Died · August 5, 1984 (58 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Burton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Self (archive footage)
6.5
2024
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
5.0
2013
Self (archive footage)
10.0
2009
George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound)
6.9
2006
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2003
Self (archive footage)
7.2
2001
Self (archive footage)
8.4
2000
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
0.0
1999
Marc Antony (archive footage) · (1 episode)
4.0
1994
First Voice (voice) (archive sound)
4.0
1992
Self (archive footage)
5.9
1988
Self (Archive Footage)
6.0
1988
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1988
Self
0.0
1985
Sen. Phipps Ogden · (3 episodes)
5.0
1984
O'Brien
6.8
1984
Self
6.0
1983
White Knight
8.0
1983
Richard Wagner · (10 episodes)
5.6
1983
Self - Narrator (voice)
0.0
1983
Narrator
6.0
1983
King Mark of Cornwall
3.7
1981
Self · (1 episode)
3.7
1981
Ashley St. Clair
4.9
1981
Sergeant Steiner
5.8
1979
Col. Allen Faulkner
6.8
1978
Father Goddard
6.4
1978
John Morlar
6.8
1978
Self
0.0
1978
Martin Dysart
7.0
1977
Father Philip Lamont
4.5
1977
Self
0.0
1977
Self
7.0
1976
Malcolm Lowry (voice)
5.7
1976
Winston Churchill
7.0
1974
Alec Harvey
4.8
1974
Breck Stancill
5.7
1974
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
0.0
1974
Cesare Braggi
5.0
1974
SS-Obersturmbannführer Herbert Kappler
6.1
1973
Josip Broz Tito
6.4
1973
Self · (1 episode)
6.3
1973
Martin Reynolds · (2 episodes)
5.0
1973
Baron von Sepper
5.4
1972
Hammersmith
6.2
1972
Leon Trotsky
5.2
1972
First Man
6.2
1972
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
5.1
1971
Vic Dakin
6.2
1971
Capt. Alex Foster
5.7
1971
White Knight · (1 episode)
5.2
1971
King Henry VIII
7.0
1969
Harry Leeds
5.7
1969
Narrator - Verse Spoken
0.0
1969
MacPhisto
5.1
1968
Maj. Smith
7.5
1968
Narrator (English version) (voice)
0.0
1968
Self
5.3
1968
Richard Burton · (1 episode)
6.9
1968
Chris Flanders
6.2
1968
Brown
6.1
1967
Doctor Faustus
5.3
1967
Self (uncredited)
5.3
1967
Self - Interviewee
0.0
1967
Petruchio
6.9
1967
Self - Narrator
8.0
1966
George
7.7
1966
Alec Leamas
7.1
1965
Edward Hewitt
6.3
1965
Man In Strip Club
6.0
1965
Self / Narrator
6.0
1965
Self
6.0
1965
Hamlet
6.5
1964
Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon
7.1
1964
Self
6.0
1964
Becket / Thomas Becket
7.1
1964
Narration spoken (voice)
7.4
1964
Paul Andros
6.2
1963
Marcus Antonius
7.0
1963
Flying Officer David Campbell
7.6
1962
Self / Arthur
0.0
1962
Self
5.7
1961
George Holyoake
0.0
1960
Dr. Guy Montford
5.5
1960
Caliban
6.0
1960
9.5
1960
Zeb Kennedy
5.8
1960
Self - Narrator
6.0
1960
Jimmy Porter
6.6
1959
Narrator (voice)
6.0
1959
Heathcliff
0.0
1958
Capt. Leith
6.2
1957
Biscuit
5.4
1957
Arthur (archive footage) · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Self - Co-Host/Special Award Recipient/Presenter · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Self - Co-Host · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Self - Nominee / Award Accepter · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Self - Host · (2 episodes)
5.0
1956
Alexander
5.9
1956
Dr. Major Rama Safti
4.9
1955
Edwin Booth
4.7
1955
Narrator (voice)
6.6
1954
Marcellus Gallio
6.8
1953
Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts
6.3
1953
Philip Ashley
6.7
1952
Caliban · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Alec Harvey · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Winston Churchill · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Robert 'Bob' Hammond
5.8
1951
Nick Chamerd
6.0
1950
Ben Satterthwaite
6.5
1950
Paddy
6.5
1949
Gareth
6.8
1949
Self · (2 episodes)
6.6
1948
Self · (1 episode)
9.0
1948