Richard Burton
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.
Filmography (117 titles)
7.5MovieRichard Burton: Wild Genius
Self (archive footage) · 2025
6.9MovieElizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage) · 2024
MovieGuilty Rebel
Narrator (archive footage) · 2024
7.5MovieThis Is Joan Collins
Self (Archive Footage) · 2022
7.8MovieJulie Andrews Forever
Self (archive footage) · 2019
6.2ShowTalking Pictures
Self (archive footage) · 2013
6.9MovieJeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live
George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound) · 2006
7.0MovieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self (archive footage) · 2003
7.2MovieCleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage) · 2001
9.0MovieHollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1999
4.5ShowSphinx – Secrets of the History
Marc Antony (archive footage) · 1994
7.0MovieUnder Milk Wood
First Voice (voice) (archive sound) · 1992
6.0MovieJohn Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Self (archive footage) · 1988
6.0MovieIn from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Self (Archive Footage) · 1988
6.0MovieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1988
MovieTo Be Hamlet
Self · 1985
5.1ShowEllis Island
Sen. Phipps Ogden · 1984
6.8MovieNineteen Eighty-Four
O'Brien · 1984
6.0MovieAll-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self · 1983
6.8MovieAlice in Wonderland
White Knight · 1983
6.8ShowWagner
Richard Wagner · 1983
I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1983
7.0MovieTo the Ends of the Earth
Narrator · 1983
4.3ShowEntertainment Tonight
Self · 1981
4.9MovieCircle of Two
Ashley St. Clair · 1981
5.0MovieLovespell
King Mark of Cornwall · 1981
5.9MovieBreakthrough
Sergeant Steiner · 1979
Mystery of the Sacred Shroud
Self - Narrator · 1978
6.8MovieThe Wild Geese
Col. Allen Faulkner · 1978
6.5MovieAbsolution
Father Goddard · 1978