Richard Burton
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-11-10
Place of Birth
Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
Richard Burton
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.
Also Known For
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Jun 22, 1966
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Oct 24, 1988
To Be Hamlet
Jan 19, 1985
What's New Pussycat?
Jun 22, 1965
The Assassination of Trotsky
Mar 30, 1972
Breakthrough
Mar 01, 1979
Villain
May 26, 1971
Anne of the Thousand Days
Dec 18, 1969
The Medusa Touch
Apr 13, 1978
Julie Andrews Forever
Jun 14, 2019
The Taming of the Shrew
Mar 08, 1967
The Longest Day
Sep 25, 1962
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nov 09, 1984
Bluebeard
Sep 01, 1972
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Dec 16, 1965
The Desert Rats
May 20, 1953
Alexander the Great
Mar 28, 1956
The Night of the Iguana
Aug 06, 1964
Equus
Oct 16, 1977
The V.I.P.s
Sep 01, 1963
Massacre in Rome
Oct 04, 1973
Under Milk Wood
Jan 27, 1972
Becket
Mar 11, 1964
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live
Nov 06, 2006
Candy
Dec 17, 1968
Ice Palace
Jan 02, 1960
The Rains of Ranchipur
Dec 14, 1955
Bitter Victory
Aug 28, 1957
Look Back in Anger
Sep 15, 1959
Raid on Rommel
Feb 12, 1971
Hammersmith Is Out
May 12, 1972
Boom!
May 26, 1968
My Cousin Rachel
Dec 25, 1952
Absolution
Jun 05, 1978
The Comedians
Oct 31, 1967
The Klansman
Oct 25, 1974
The Sandpiper
Jun 23, 1965
Doctor Faustus
Oct 10, 1967
Staircase
Aug 20, 1969
Sea Wife
Aug 20, 1957
Circle of Two
May 07, 1981
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Jan 01, 1999
Waterfront
Jul 26, 1950
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Sep 23, 1964
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Apr 03, 2001
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
May 16, 1988
Lovespell
Dec 31, 1981
The Gathering Storm
Nov 29, 1974
The Battle of Sutjeska
Jul 03, 1973
The Tempest
Feb 03, 1960
The Voyage
Mar 11, 1974
Brief Encounter
Jan 04, 1976
The Last Days of Dolwyn
Apr 13, 1949
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Jan 01, 1976
Now Barabbas
May 24, 1949
The Woman with No Name
Oct 31, 1950
Green Grow the Rushes
Nov 06, 1951
The Fifth Column
Jan 29, 1960
The Bramble Bush
Feb 24, 1960
Prince of Players
Jan 11, 1955
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Jun 17, 1977
Cleopatra
Jun 12, 1963
Where Eagles Dare
Dec 04, 1968
A Tribute to Dylan Thomas
Jan 01, 1961
A Subject of Scandal and Concern
Nov 06, 1960
Paris Hilton, Inc.
Nov 29, 2009
Thursday's Children
May 01, 1954
Alice in Wonderland
Oct 03, 1983
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Nov 28, 1976
The Robe
Sep 16, 1953
The Wild Geese
Jun 28, 1978
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Dec 11, 1983
To the Ends of the Earth
Jan 01, 1983
A Wall in Jerusalem
Nov 20, 1968
The Man with No Name
Feb 23, 1977
Zulu
Jan 22, 1964
Under Milk Wood
Apr 19, 1992
Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton
Apr 01, 1967
The Big Sur
May 01, 1965
The Comedians in Africa
Aug 31, 1967
On the Trail of the Iguana
Apr 30, 1964
A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'
Apr 30, 1965
For Florence
Nov 23, 1966
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
Feb 11, 1962
March to Aldermaston
Feb 01, 1959
Wuthering Heights
May 09, 1958
Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese
Jan 01, 1978
On Location: Where Eagles Dare
Nov 01, 1968
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Dec 31, 1971
Borrowed Pasture
Jan 01, 1960
The Violent Universe
Apr 11, 1969
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Sep 20, 1988
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Apr 03, 2003
I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind
Apr 26, 1983
Lionpower from MGM
Jan 01, 1967
Guilty Rebel
Jan 01, 2024
Mystery of the Sacred Shroud
Dec 31, 1978
Here's Lucy
Sep 23, 1968
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dec 24, 1951
Wagner
Oct 03, 1983
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Apr 02, 1973
Talking Pictures
Jan 05, 2013
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Sphinx – Secrets of the History
Dec 04, 1994
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
The Ed Sullivan Show
Jun 20, 1948
Ellis Island
Nov 11, 1984
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dec 24, 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dec 24, 1951
Spécial cinéma
Sep 25, 1974
Bambi
Jan 01, 1948
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Entertainment Tonight
Sep 15, 1981
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Feb 06, 1973
Great Performances
Jan 28, 1971
Dinah!
Oct 21, 1974
Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
