Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Born November 10, 1925 (Age: 100) Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK

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.
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

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

1992 as First Voice (voice) (archive sound) Age: 66
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988 as Self (archive footage) Age: 62
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

1988 as Self (Archive Footage) Age: 62
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

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

1988 as Self (archive footage) Age: 62
To Be Hamlet

To Be Hamlet

1985 as Self Age: 59
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1984 as O'Brien Age: 58
Circle of Two

Circle of Two

1981 as Ashley St. Clair Age: 55
Lovespell

Lovespell

1981 as King Mark of Cornwall Age: 55
No Image

Mystery of the Sacred Shroud

1978 as Self - Narrator Age: 53
The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese

1978 as Col. Allen Faulkner Age: 52
Absolution

Absolution

1978 as Father Goddard Age: 52
The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

1978 as John Morlar Age: 52
Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese

Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese

1978 as Self Age: 52
Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977 as Father Philip Lamont Age: 51
No Image

The Man with No Name

1977 as Self Age: 51
The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

1974 as Winston Churchill Age: 49
The Klansman

The Klansman

1974 as Breck Stancill Age: 48
The Voyage

The Voyage

1974 as Cesare Braggi Age: 48
Massacre in Rome

Massacre in Rome

1973 as SS-Obersturmbannführer Herbert Kappler Age: 47
The Battle of Sutjeska

The Battle of Sutjeska

1973 as Josip Broz Tito Age: 47
Hammersmith Is Out

Hammersmith Is Out

1972 as Hammersmith Age: 46
Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

1972 as First Man Age: 46
Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969 as King Henry VIII Age: 44
Staircase

Staircase

1969 as Harry Leeds Age: 43
The Violent Universe

The Violent Universe

1969 as Narrator - Verse Spoken Age: 43
Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare

1968 as Maj. Smith Age: 43
A Wall in Jerusalem

A Wall in Jerusalem

1968 as Narrator (English version) (voice) Age: 43
On Location: Where Eagles Dare

On Location: Where Eagles Dare

1968 as Self Age: 42
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966 as George Age: 40
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965 as Alec Leamas Age: 40
The Sandpiper

The Sandpiper

1965 as Edward Hewitt Age: 39
What's New Pussycat?

What's New Pussycat?

1965 as Man In Strip Club Age: 39
The Big Sur

The Big Sur

1965 as Self / Narrator Age: 39
A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

1965 as Self Age: 39
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

1964 as Hamlet Age: 38
The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana

1964 as Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon Age: 38
On the Trail of the Iguana

On the Trail of the Iguana

1964 as Self Age: 38
Becket

Becket

1964 as Thomas Becket Age: 38
Zulu

Zulu

1964 as Narration spoken (voice) Age: 38
The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s

1963 as Paul Andros Age: 37
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963 as Marcus Antonius Age: 37
The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962 as Flying Officer David Campbell Age: 36
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe

The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe

1962 as Self / Arthur Age: 36
A Tribute to Dylan Thomas

A Tribute to Dylan Thomas

1962 as Self Age: 36
A Subject of Scandal and Concern

A Subject of Scandal and Concern

1960 as George Holyoake Age: 34
The Bramble Bush

The Bramble Bush

1960 as Dr. Guy Montford Age: 34
The Tempest

The Tempest

1960 as Caliban Age: 34
The Fifth Column

The Fifth Column

1960 as Age: 34
Ice Palace

Ice Palace

1960 as Zeb Kennedy Age: 34
Borrowed Pasture

Borrowed Pasture

1960 as Self - Narrator Age: 34
Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger

1959 as Jimmy Porter Age: 33
March to Aldermaston

March to Aldermaston

1959 as Narrator (voice) Age: 33
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1958 as Heathcliff Age: 32
Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

1956 as Alexander Age: 30
The Rains of Ranchipur

The Rains of Ranchipur

1955 as Dr. Major Rama Safti Age: 30
Prince of Players

Prince of Players

1955 as Edwin Booth Age: 29
Thursday's Children

Thursday's Children

1954 as Narrator (voice) Age: 28
The Robe

The Robe

1953 as Marcellus Gallio Age: 27
The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats

1953 as Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts Age: 27
The Woman with No Name

The Woman with No Name

1950 as Nick Chamerd Age: 24
Waterfront

Waterfront

1950 as Ben Satterthwaite Age: 24