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.
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Filmography
all 117
Movies 104
self 36
TV Shows 13
Narrator 6
Voice 1
Producer 1
Amanda Lear: Call Me Mademoiselle (2023)
Julie Andrews Forever (2019)
The Hardy Krüger Story (2019)
Becoming Mike Nichols (2016)
Talking Pictures (2013)
Come Fly With Me: The Story of Pan Am (2011)
Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity (2009)
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live on Stage! (2006)
Days and Nights in Paris (2004)
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show (2003)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001)
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999)
Sphinx – Secrets of the History (1994)
Under Milk Wood (1992)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989)
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
To Be Hamlet (1985)
Ellis Island (1984)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983)
Wagner (1983)
Alice in Wonderland (1983)
I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind (1983)
To the Ends of the Earth (1983)
Lovespell (1981)
Circle of Two (1981)
Breakthrough (1979)
The Wild Geese (1978)
Absolution (1978)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese (1978)
Mystery of the Sacred Shroud (1978)
Equus (1977)
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
The Man with No Name (1977)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976)
The Gathering Storm (1974)
Brief Encounter (1974)
The Klansman (1974)
Spécial cinéma (1974)
The Voyage (1974)
Massacre in Rome (1973)
The Battle of Sutjeska (1973)
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
Divorce His, Divorce Hers (1973)
Bluebeard (1972)
Hammersmith Is Out (1972)
The Assassination of Trotsky (1972)
Under Milk Wood (1972)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)
Villain (1971)
Raid on Rommel (1971)
Great Performances (1971)
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Staircase (1969)
The Violent Universe (1969)
Candy (1968)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
On Location: Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Here's Lucy (1968)
Robert Kennedy Remembered (1968)
Boom! (1968)
The Comedians (1967)
Doctor Faustus (1967)
The Comedians in Africa (1967)
Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton (1967)
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
For Florence (1966)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
The Sandpiper (1965)
What's New Pussycat? (1965)
The Big Sur (1965)
A Statue for 'The Sandpiper' (1965)
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (1964)
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
On the Trail of the Iguana (1964)
Becket (1964)
Zulu (1964)
The Caretaker (1964)
The V.I.P.s (1963)
Cleopatra (1963)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe (1962)
A Tribute to Dylan Thomas (1961)
A Subject of Scandal and Concern (1960)
The Bramble Bush (1960)
The Tempest (1960)
The Fifth Column (1960)
Ice Palace (1960)
Borrowed Pasture (1960)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
Look Back in Anger (1959)
March to Aldermaston (1959)
Wuthering Heights (1958)
Bitter Victory (1957)
Sea Wife (1957)
Tony Awards (1956)
Alexander the Great (1956)
The Rains of Ranchipur (1955)
Prince of Players (1955)
Thursday's Children (1954)
The Robe (1953)
The Desert Rats (1953)
My Cousin Rachel (1952)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Green Grow the Rushes (1951)
The Woman with No Name (1950)
Waterfront (1950)
Now Barabbas (1949)
The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Bambi Awards (1948)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1925-11-10
Deathday1984-08-05 (58 years old)
Birth NameRichard Walter Jenkins
Birth PlacePontrhydyfen, United Kingdom
Religionatheism
Height177-centimeter
RelationshipsSybil Christopher (1949-02-01 - 1963-12-05), Elizabeth Taylor (1964-03-15 - 1974-06-26), Sally Burton (1983-07-03 - 1984-08-05), Suzy Miller (1976-08-21 - 1982-01-01)
ChildrenKate Burton, Maria Burton, Liza Todd Burton, Jessica Burton
FatherRichard Walter Jenkins
MotherEdith Mawd Thomas
SiblingsGraham Jenkins
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Also Known AsDick Burton, Richard Walter Jenkins
AwardsCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Special Tony Award, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Theatre World Award, Golden Globe Award, Grammy Award, Grammy Awards
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