Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Acting

Birthday

1925/11/10

Day of death

1984/08/05 (58 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK

Also know as

Dick Burton, Richard Walter Jenkins

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 ...Read more

Acting
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
7.7

(1966) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

as George

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
5.9

(1988) John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

as Self (archive footage)

To Be Hamlet
0.0

(1985) To Be Hamlet

as Self

What's New Pussycat?
6.0

(1965) What's New Pussycat?

as Man In Strip Club

The Assassination of Trotsky
5.2

(1972) The Assassination of Trotsky

as Leon Trotsky

Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz Teil II
5.8

(1979) Breakthrough

as Sergeant Steiner

Villain
6.2

(1971) Villain

as Vic Dakin

Anne of the Thousand Days
7.0

(1969) Anne of the Thousand Days

as King Henry VIII

The Medusa Touch
6.8

(1978) The Medusa Touch

as John Morlar

Julie Andrews - La mélodie de la vie
8.4

(2000) Julie Andrews Forever

as Self (archive footage)

The Taming of the Shrew
6.9

(1967) The Taming of the Shrew

as Petruchio

The Longest Day
7.6

(1962) The Longest Day

as Flying Officer David Campbell

Nineteen Eighty-Four
6.8

(1984) Nineteen Eighty-Four

as O'Brien

Bluebeard
5.4

(1972) Bluebeard

as Baron von Sepper

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
7.1

(1965) The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

as Alec Leamas

The Desert Rats
6.3

(1953) The Desert Rats

as Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

The Night of the Iguana
7.1

(1964) The Night of the Iguana

as Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon

Alexander the Great
5.9

(1956) Alexander the Great

as Alexander

Equus
7.0

(1977) Equus

as Martin Dysart

The V.I.P.s
6.2

(1963) The V.I.P.s

as Paul Andros

Rappresaglia
6.1

(1973) Massacre in Rome

as SS-Obersturmbannführer Herbert Kappler

Under Milk Wood
6.2

(1972) Under Milk Wood

as First Man

Becket
7.1

(1964) Becket

as Becket / Thomas Becket

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live on Stage!
6.9

(2006) Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live on Stage!

as George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound)

Candy
5.1

(1968) Candy

as MacPhisto

Ice Palace
5.8

(1960) Ice Palace

as Zeb Kennedy

The Rains of Ranchipur
4.9

(1955) The Rains of Ranchipur

as Dr. Major Rama Safti

Bitter Victory
6.2

(1957) Bitter Victory

as Capt. Leith

Look Back in Anger
6.6

(1959) Look Back in Anger

as Jimmy Porter

Raid on Rommel
5.7

(1971) Raid on Rommel

as Capt. Alex Foster

Boom!
6.2

(1968) Boom!

as Chris Flanders

Hammersmith Is Out
6.2

(1972) Hammersmith Is Out

as Hammersmith

My Cousin Rachel
6.7

(1952) My Cousin Rachel

as Philip Ashley

Absolution
6.4

(1978) Absolution

as Father Goddard

The Comedians
6.1

(1967) The Comedians

as Brown

The Klansman
5.7

(1974) The Klansman

as Breck Stancill

Doctor Faustus
5.3

(1967) Doctor Faustus

as Doctor Faustus

The Sandpiper
6.3

(1965) The Sandpiper

as Edward Hewitt

Staircase
5.7

(1969) Staircase

as Harry Leeds

Sea Wife
5.4

(1957) Sea Wife

as Biscuit

Circle of Two
4.9

(1981) Circle of Two

as Ashley St. Clair

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
0.0

(1999) Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Waterfront
6.5

(1950) Waterfront

as Ben Satterthwaite

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
6.5

(1964) Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

as Hamlet

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
7.2

(2001) Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
6.0

(1988) Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

as Self (archive footage)

Lovespell
3.7

(1981) Lovespell

as King Mark of Cornwall

The Gathering Storm
7.0

(1974) The Gathering Storm

as Winston Churchill

Sutjeska
6.3

(1973) The Battle of Sutjeska

as Josip Broz Tito

The Tempest
6.0

(1960) The Tempest

as Caliban

Il viaggio
5.0

(1974) The Voyage

as Cesare Braggi

Brief Encounter
4.8

(1974) Brief Encounter

as Alec Harvey

The Last Days of Dolwyn
6.8

(1949) The Last Days of Dolwyn

as Gareth

Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
5.7

(1976) Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

as Malcolm Lowry (voice)

Now Barabbas
6.5

(1949) Now Barabbas

as Paddy

6.0

(1950) The Woman with No Name

as Nick Chamerd

Green Grow the Rushes
5.8

(1951) Green Grow the Rushes

as Robert 'Bob' Hammond

The Bramble Bush
5.5

(1960) The Bramble Bush

as Dr. Guy Montford

The Fifth Column
9.5

(1960) The Fifth Column

as ---

Prince of Players
4.7

(1955) Prince of Players

as Edwin Booth

Exorcist II: The Heretic
4.5

(1977) Exorcist II: The Heretic

as Father Philip Lamont

Cleopatra
7.0

(1963) Cleopatra

as Marcus Antonius

Where Eagles Dare
7.5

(1968) Where Eagles Dare

as Maj. Smith

A Tribute to Dylan Thomas
5.7

(1961) A Tribute to Dylan Thomas

as Self

A Subject of Scandal and Concern
0.0

(1960) A Subject of Scandal and Concern

as George Holyoake

Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity
10.0

(2009) Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity

as Self (archive footage)

Thursday's Children
6.6

(1954) Thursday's Children

as Narrator (voice)

Alice in Wonderland
8.0

(1983) Alice in Wonderland

as White Knight

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
7.0

(1976) CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

as Self

The Robe
6.8

(1953) The Robe

as Marcellus Gallio

The Wild Geese
6.8

(1978) The Wild Geese

as Col. Allen Faulkner

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
6.0

(1983) All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

as Self

To the Ends of the Earth
6.0

(1983) To the Ends of the Earth

as Narrator

Un mur à Jérusalem
0.0

(1968) A Wall in Jerusalem

as Narrator (English version) (voice)

The Man with No Name
0.0

(1977) The Man with No Name

as Self

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
6.5

(2024) Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

as Self (archive footage)

Zulu
7.4

(1964) Zulu

as Narration spoken (voice)

Under Milk Wood
4.0

(1992) Under Milk Wood

as First Voice (voice) (archive sound)

0.0

(1967) Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton

as Self - Interviewee

The Big Sur
6.0

(1965) The Big Sur

as Self / Narrator

The Comedians in Africa
5.3

(1967) The Comedians in Africa

as Self (uncredited)

On the Trail of the Iguana
6.0

(1964) On the Trail of the Iguana

as Self

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'
6.0

(1965) A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

as Self

Per Firenze
8.0

(1966) For Florence

as Self - Narrator

The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
0.0

(1962) The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe

as Self / Arthur

March to Aldermaston
6.0

(1959) March to Aldermaston

as Narrator (voice)

Wuthering Heights
0.0

(1958) Wuthering Heights

as Heathcliff

Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese
0.0

(1978) Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese

as Self

On Location: Where Eagles Dare
5.3

(1968) On Location: Where Eagles Dare

as Self

Mooch Goes to Hollywood
5.1

(1971) Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Borrowed Pasture
6.0

(1960) Borrowed Pasture

as Self - Narrator

The Violent Universe
0.0

(1969) The Violent Universe

as Narrator - Verse Spoken

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
6.0

(1988) In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

as Self (Archive Footage)

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
7.0

(2003) Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(1983) I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Here's Lucy
6.9

(1968) Here's Lucy

as Richard Burton

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Caliban

Wagner
6.3

(1983) Wagner

as Richard Wagner

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3

(1973) The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Talking Pictures
5.0

(2013) Talking Pictures

as Self (archive footage)

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Arthur (archive footage)

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Co-Host/Special Award Recipient/Presenter

Sphinx – Geheimnisse der Geschichte
4.0

(1994) Sphinx – Secrets of the History

as Marc Antony (archive footage)

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Co-Host

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Ellis Island
5.0

(1984) Ellis Island

as Sen. Phipps Ogden

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Alec Harvey

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Winston Churchill

Spécial cinéma
0.0

(1974) Spécial cinéma

as Self (archive footage)

Bambi-Verleihung
9.0

(1948) Bambi Awards

as Self

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee / Award Accepter

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Host

Entertainment Tonight
3.7

(1981) Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Divorce His, Divorce Hers
5.0

(1973) Divorce His, Divorce Hers

as Martin Reynolds

Great Performances
5.2

(1971) Great Performances

as White Knight