Richard Burton
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.
Acting
2025
Self (archive footage)
2024
Narrator (archive footage)
2013
Self (archive footage)
2006
George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound)
2003
Self (archive footage)
2001
Self (archive footage)
1994
Marc Antony (archive footage)
1988
Self (archive footage)
1984
Sen. Phipps Ogden
1984
O'Brien
1983
Richard Wagner
1983
White Knight
1981
1981
Ashley St. Clair
1979
Sergeant Steiner
1978
Self - Narrator
1978
Col. Allen Faulkner
1978
Father Goddard
1978
John Morlar
1978
1977
Martin Dysart
1977
Father Philip Lamont
1977
1976
1976
Alec Harvey
1976
Malcolm Lowry (voice)
1974
Winston Churchill
1974
Breck Stancill
1974
Self
1974
Self (archive footage)
1974
Cesare Braggi
1973
SS-Obersturmbannführer Herbert Kappler
1973
Josip Broz Tito
1973
1972
Baron von Sepper
1972
Hammersmith
1972
Leon Trotsky
1971
Self
1971
Vic Dakin
1971
Capt. Alex Foster
1971
White Knight
1969
King Henry VIII
1968
MacPhisto
1968
Maj. Smith
1968
Richard Burton
1968
Narrator
1968
Chris Flanders
1967
Brown
1967
Doctor Faustus
1967
Petruchio
1967
Unknown
1966
1965
Alec Leamas
1965
Edward Hewitt
1965
Man In Strip Club
1964
1964
Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon
1964
Thomas Becket
1964
Narration spoken (voice)
1963
Paul Andros
1963
Marcus Antonius
1962
Flying Officer David Campbell
1960
Caliban
1960
Zeb Kennedy
1959
Jimmy Porter
1957
Capt. Leith
1957
Biscuit
1956
Self - Co-Host/Special Award Recipient/Presenter
1956
Self - Host
1956
Self - Nominee / Award Accepter
1956
Arthur (archive footage)
1956
Self - Co-Host
1956
Alexander
1955
Dr. Major Rama Safti
1955
Edwin Booth
1953
Marcellus Gallio
1953
Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts
1952
Philip Ashley
1951
Caliban
1951
Winston Churchill
1951
Alec Harvey
1950
Ben Satterthwaite
1948
1948
Self
Production
Writing
1991
Directing
1967
Director
Infos
Richard Burton
Male
11/10/1925
8/5/1984
Dick Burton
Richard Walter Jenkins
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