Richard Burton
Acting
1925-11-10 · 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.
Filmography
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025 · Movie
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024 · Movie
Guilty Rebel
2024 · Movie
This Is Joan Collins
2022 · Movie
Julie Andrews Forever
2019 · Movie
Talking Pictures
2013 · Series
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live
2006 · Movie
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · Movie
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001 · Movie
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999 · Movie
Sphinx – Secrets of the History
1994 · Series
Under Milk Wood
1992 · Movie
Richard Burton's Christmas Story
1991 · Movie
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988 · Movie
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988 · Movie
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988 · Movie
To Be Hamlet
1985 · Movie
Ellis Island
1984 · Series
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984 · Movie
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983 · Movie
Wagner
1983 · Series
Alice in Wonderland
1983 · Movie
I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind
1983 · Movie
To the Ends of the Earth
1983 · Movie
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Series
Circle of Two
1981 · Movie
Lovespell
1981 · Movie
Breakthrough
1979 · Movie
Mystery of the Sacred Shroud
1978 · Movie
The Wild Geese
1978 · Movie
Absolution
1978 · Movie
The Medusa Touch
1978 · Movie
Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese
1978 · Movie
Equus
1977 · Movie
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977 · Movie
The Man with No Name
1977 · Movie
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976 · Movie
Brief Encounter
1976 · Movie
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976 · Movie
The Gathering Storm
1974 · Movie
The Klansman
1974 · Movie
Dinah!
1974 · Series
Spécial cinéma
1974 · Series
The Voyage
1974 · Movie
Massacre in Rome
1973 · Movie
The Battle of Sutjeska
1973 · Movie
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Series
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
1973 · Series
Divorce His - Divorce Hers
1973 · Movie
Bluebeard
1972 · Movie
Hammersmith Is Out
1972 · Movie
The Assassination of Trotsky
1972 · Movie
Under Milk Wood
1972 · Movie
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971 · Movie
Film '72
1971 · Series
Villain
1971 · Movie
Raid on Rommel
1971 · Movie
Great Performances
1971 · Series
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969 · Movie
Staircase
1969 · Movie
The Violent Universe
1969 · Movie
Candy
1968 · Movie
Where Eagles Dare
1968 · Movie
A Wall in Jerusalem
1968 · Movie
On Location: Where Eagles Dare
1968 · Movie
Here's Lucy
1968 · Series
Robert Kennedy Remembered
1968 · Movie
Boom!
1968 · Movie
The Comedians
1967 · Movie
Doctor Faustus
1967 · Movie
The Comedians in Africa
1967 · Movie
Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton
1967 · Movie
The Taming of the Shrew
1967 · Movie
Lionpower from MGM
1967 · Movie
For Florence
1966 · Movie
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966 · Movie
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965 · Movie
The Sandpiper
1965 · Movie
What's New Pussycat?
1965 · Movie
The Big Sur
1965 · Movie
A Statue for "The Sandpiper"
1965 · Movie
Hamlet
1964 · Movie
The Night of the Iguana
1964 · Movie
On the Trail of the Iguana
1964 · Movie
Becket
1964 · Movie
Zulu
1964 · Movie
The Caretaker
1964 · Movie
The V.I.P.s
1963 · Movie
Cleopatra
1963 · Movie
The Longest Day
1962 · Movie
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
1962 · Movie
Dylan Thomas
1962 · Movie
Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
1960 · Series
A Subject of Scandal and Concern
1960 · Movie
The Bramble Bush
1960 · Movie
The Tempest
1960 · Movie
The Fifth Column
1960 · Movie
Ice Palace
1960 · Movie
Borrowed Pasture
1960 · Movie
Look Back in Anger
1959 · Movie
March to Aldermaston
1959 · Movie
Wuthering Heights
1958 · Movie
Bitter Victory
1957 · Movie
Sea Wife
1957 · Movie
Tony Awards
1956 · Series
Alexander the Great
1956 · Movie
The Rains of Ranchipur
1955 · Movie
Prince of Players
1955 · Movie
Thursday's Children
1954 · Movie
The Robe
1953 · Movie
The Desert Rats
1953 · Movie
My Cousin Rachel
1952 · Movie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Series
Green Grow the Rushes
1951 · Movie
The Woman with No Name
1950 · Movie
Waterfront
1950 · Movie
Now Barabbas
1949 · Movie
The Last Days of Dolwyn
1949 · Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series
Bambi
1948 · Series