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Richard Burton‌

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Birthday

calendar1925-11-10

Popularity

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Richard Burton

Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK

Richard Burton

Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1925-11-10

Popularity

star7.2

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Burton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?‌
star7.7
calendar 1966

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick‌
star5.9
calendar 1989

To Be Hamlet

To Be Hamlet‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

What's New Pussycat?

What's New Pussycat?‌
star6.0
calendar 1965

The Assassination of Trotsky

The Assassination of Trotsky‌
star5.1
calendar 1972

Breakthrough

Breakthrough‌
star5.8
calendar 1979

Villain

Villain‌
star6.2
calendar 1971

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days‌
star7.1
calendar 1969

The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch‌
star6.8
calendar 1978

Julie Andrews Forever

Julie Andrews Forever‌
star8.4
calendar 2000

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew‌
star6.9
calendar 1967

The Longest Day

The Longest Day‌
star7.6
calendar 1962

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four‌
star6.8
calendar 1984

Bluebeard

Bluebeard‌
star5.4
calendar 1972

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold‌
star7.0
calendar 1965

The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats‌
star6.2
calendar 1953

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great‌
star5.9
calendar 1956

The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana‌
star7.1
calendar 1964

Equus

Equus‌
star7.0
calendar 1977

The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s‌
star6.2
calendar 1963

Massacre in Rome

Massacre in Rome‌
star6.1
calendar 1973

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood‌
star6.2
calendar 1972

Becket

Becket‌
star7.1
calendar 1964

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live on Stage!

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live on Stage!‌
star6.9
calendar 2006

Candy

Candy‌
star5.2
calendar 1968

Ice Palace

Ice Palace‌
star5.8
calendar 1960

The Rains of Ranchipur

The Rains of Ranchipur‌
star4.9
calendar 1955

Bitter Victory

Bitter Victory‌
star6.2
calendar 1957

Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger‌
star6.6
calendar 1959

Raid on Rommel

Raid on Rommel‌
star5.7
calendar 1971

Hammersmith Is Out

Hammersmith Is Out‌
star6.2
calendar 1972

Boom!

Boom!‌
star6.2
calendar 1968

My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel‌
star6.7
calendar 1952

Absolution

Absolution‌
star6.3
calendar 1978

The Comedians

The Comedians‌
star6.1
calendar 1967

The Klansman

The Klansman‌
star5.7
calendar 1974

The Sandpiper

The Sandpiper‌
star6.3
calendar 1965

Doctor Faustus

Doctor Faustus‌
star5.3
calendar 1967

Staircase

Staircase‌
star5.7
calendar 1969

Sea Wife

Sea Wife‌
star5.4
calendar 1957

Circle of Two

Circle of Two‌
star4.9
calendar 1981

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

Waterfront

Waterfront‌
star6.5
calendar 1950

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre‌
star6.5
calendar 1964

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood‌
star7.2
calendar 2001

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC‌
star6.0
calendar 1988

Lovespell

Lovespell‌
star3.7
calendar 1981

The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm‌
star7.0
calendar 1974

The Battle of Sutjeska

The Battle of Sutjeska‌
star6.4
calendar 1973

The Tempest

The Tempest‌
star6.0
calendar 1960

The Voyage

The Voyage‌
star5.0
calendar 1974

Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter‌
star4.8
calendar 1974

The Last Days of Dolwyn

The Last Days of Dolwyn‌
star6.8
calendar 1949

Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry‌
star5.7
calendar 1976

Now Barabbas

Now Barabbas‌
star6.5
calendar 1949

The Woman with No Name

The Woman with No Name‌
star6.0
calendar 1950

Green Grow the Rushes

Green Grow the Rushes‌
star5.8
calendar 1951

The Fifth Column

The Fifth Column‌
star9.5
calendar 1960

The Bramble Bush

The Bramble Bush‌
star5.5
calendar 1960

Prince of Players

Prince of Players‌
star4.7
calendar 1955

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic‌
star4.5
calendar 1977

Cleopatra

Cleopatra‌
star7.0
calendar 1963

Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare‌
star7.5
calendar 1968

A Tribute to Dylan Thomas

A Tribute to Dylan Thomas‌
star5.6
calendar 1961

A Subject of Scandal and Concern

A Subject of Scandal and Concern‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity

Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity‌
star10.0
calendar 2009

Thursday's Children

Thursday's Children‌
star6.6
calendar 1954

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland‌
star8.0
calendar 1983

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years‌
star6.0
calendar 1976

The Robe

The Robe‌
star6.8
calendar 1953

The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese‌
star6.8
calendar 1978

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra‌
star6.0
calendar 1983

To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth‌
star6.0
calendar 1983

A Wall in Jerusalem

A Wall in Jerusalem‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

The Man with No Name

The Man with No Name‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes‌
star7.2
calendar 2024

Zulu

Zulu‌
star7.4
calendar 1964

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood‌
star4.0
calendar 1992

Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton

Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton‌
star0.0
calendar 1967

The Big Sur

The Big Sur‌
star6.0
calendar 1965

The Comedians in Africa

The Comedians in Africa‌
star5.3
calendar 1967

On the Trail of the Iguana

On the Trail of the Iguana‌
star6.0
calendar 1964

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'‌
star6.0
calendar 1965

For Florence

For Florence‌
star8.0
calendar 1966

The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe

The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

March to Aldermaston

March to Aldermaston‌
star6.0
calendar 1959

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese

Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

On Location: Where Eagles Dare

On Location: Where Eagles Dare‌
star5.3
calendar 1968

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood‌
star5.1
calendar 1971

Borrowed Pasture

Borrowed Pasture‌
star6.0
calendar 1960

The Violent Universe

The Violent Universe‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton‌
star6.0
calendar 1988

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There‌
star7.0
calendar 2003

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind‌
star0.0
calendar 1983

Tv Credits

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy‌
star6.9
calendar 1968

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

Wagner

Wagner‌
star5.6
calendar 1983

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...‌
star4.5
calendar 1973

Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures‌
star5.0
calendar 2013

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Sphinx – Secrets of the History

Sphinx – Secrets of the History‌
star4.0
calendar 1994

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

Ellis Island

Ellis Island‌
star5.0
calendar 1984

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Bambi Awards

Bambi Awards‌
star9.0
calendar 1948

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight‌
star3.5
calendar 1981

Divorce His, Divorce Hers

Divorce His, Divorce Hers‌
star5.0
calendar 1973

Great Performances

Great Performances‌
star4.9
calendar 1971