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 an…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) — O'Brien
2. The Longest Day (1962) — Flight Officer David Campbell
3. Where Eagles Dare (1968) — Maj. Smith
4. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) — George
5. Cleopatra (1963) — Marcus Antonius
6. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) — Father Philip Lamont
7. Zulu (1964) — Narration spoken (voice)
8. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) — Alec Leamas
9. The Robe (1953) — Marcellus Gallio
10. The Wild Geese (1978) — Col. Allen Faulkner
11. The Medusa Touch (1978) — John Morlar
12. Becket (1964) — Thomas Becket
13. The Taming of the Shrew (1967) — Petruchio
14. What's New Pussycat? (1965) — Man In Strip Club
15. The Night of the Iguana (1964) — Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon
16. Equus (1977) — Martin Dysart
17. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) — King Henry VIII
18. Alexander the Great (1956) — Alexander
19. The Desert Rats (1953) — Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts
20. Candy (1968) — MacPhisto
21. Look Back in Anger (1959) — Jimmy Porter
22. The V.I.P.s (1963) — Paul Andros
23. The Assassination of Trotsky (1972) — Leon Trotsky
24. Bluebeard (1972) — Baron von Sepper
25. The Sandpiper (1965) — Edward Hewitt
26. Raid on Rommel (1971) — Capt. Alex Foster
27. Bitter Victory (1957) — Capt. Leith
28. My Cousin Rachel (1952) — Philip Ashley
29. Villain (1971) — Vic Dakin
30. Absolution (1978) — Father Goddard
31. The Comedians (1967) — Brown
32. The Klansman (1974) — Breck Stancill
33. Boom! (1968) — Chris Flanders
34. Breakthrough (1979) — Sergeant Steiner
35. Here's Lucy (1968) — Richard Burton
36. Massacre in Rome (1973) — SS-Obersturmbannführer Herbert Kappler
37. Doctor Faustus (1967) — Doctor Faustus
38. Staircase (1969) — Harry Leeds
39. Entertainment Tonight (1981) — Self
40. The Battle of Sutjeska (1973) — Josip Broz Tito

Directed

1. Doctor Faustus (1967) — Director