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Richard Burton

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

Personal information

Birthday

1925-11-10

Birth Place

Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK

Movies and TV shows :

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

1965

6.0

Movie
A Subject of Scandal and Concern

A Subject of Scandal and Concern

1960

0.0

Movie
A Tribute to Dylan Thomas

A Tribute to Dylan Thomas

1961

5.7

Movie
A Wall in Jerusalem

A Wall in Jerusalem

1968

0.0

Movie
Absolution

Absolution

1978

6.4

Movie
Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton

Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton

1967

0.0

Movie
Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

1956

5.9

Movie
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1983

8.0

Movie
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

1983

6.0

Movie
Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

7.0

Movie
poster

Bambi Awards

1948

9.0

TV
Becket

Becket

1964

7.1

Movie
Bitter Victory

Bitter Victory

1957

6.2

Movie
Bluebeard

Bluebeard

1972

5.4

Movie
Boom!

Boom!

1968

6.2

Movie
Borrowed Pasture

Borrowed Pasture

1960

6.0

Movie
Breakthrough

Breakthrough

1979

5.8

Movie
Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

1974

4.8

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

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

2003

7.0

Movie
Candy

Candy

1968

5.1

Movie
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

1976

7.0

Movie
Circle of Two

Circle of Two

1981

4.9

Movie
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963

7.0

Movie
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001

7.2

Movie
poster

Divorce His, Divorce Hers

1973

5.0

TV
Doctor Faustus

Doctor Faustus

1967

5.3

Movie
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

2024

6.5

Movie
poster

Ellis Island

1984

5.0

TV
poster

Entertainment Tonight

1981

3.7

TV
Equus

Equus

1977

7.0

Movie
Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977

4.5

Movie
For Florence

For Florence

1966

8.0

Movie
poster

Great Performances

1971

5.2

TV
Green Grow the Rushes

Green Grow the Rushes

1951

5.8

Movie
poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

1964

6.5

Movie
Hammersmith Is Out

Hammersmith Is Out

1972

6.2

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

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

1988

6.0

Movie
poster

Here's Lucy

1968

6.9

TV
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

1999

0.0

Movie
I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

1983

0.0

Movie
Ice Palace

Ice Palace

1960

5.8

Movie
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

1988

6.0

Movie
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!

2006

6.9

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

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988

5.9

Movie
Julie Andrews Forever

Julie Andrews Forever

2000

8.4

Movie
Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger

1959

6.6

Movie
Lovespell

Lovespell

1981

3.7

Movie
March to Aldermaston

March to Aldermaston

1959

6.0

Movie
Massacre in Rome

Massacre in Rome

1973

6.1

Movie
Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971

5.1

Movie
My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel

1952

6.7

Movie
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1984

6.8

Movie
Now Barabbas

Now Barabbas

1949

6.5

Movie
On Location: Where Eagles Dare

On Location: Where Eagles Dare

1968

5.3

Movie
On the Trail of the Iguana

On the Trail of the Iguana

1964

6.0

Movie
Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity

Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity

2009

10.0

Movie
Prince of Players

Prince of Players

1955

4.7

Movie
Raid on Rommel

Raid on Rommel

1971

5.7

Movie
Sea Wife

Sea Wife

1957

5.4

Movie
poster

Spécial cinéma

1974

0.0

TV
poster

Sphinx – Secrets of the History

1994

4.0

TV
Staircase

Staircase

1969

5.7

Movie
Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese

Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

Talking Pictures

2013

5.0

TV
poster

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

6.3

TV
The Assassination of Trotsky

The Assassination of Trotsky

1972

5.2

Movie
The Battle of Sutjeska

The Battle of Sutjeska

1973

6.4

Movie
The Big Sur

The Big Sur

1965

6.0

Movie
The Bramble Bush

The Bramble Bush

1960

5.5

Movie
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe

The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe

1962

0.0

Movie
The Comedians

The Comedians

1967

6.1

Movie
The Comedians in Africa

The Comedians in Africa

1967

5.3

Movie
The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats

1953

6.3

Movie
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
The Fifth Column

The Fifth Column

1960

9.5

Movie
The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

1974

7.0

Movie
The Klansman

The Klansman

1974

5.7

Movie
The Last Days of Dolwyn

The Last Days of Dolwyn

1949

6.8

Movie
The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962

7.6

Movie
The Man with No Name

The Man with No Name

1977

0.0

Movie
The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

1978

6.8

Movie
The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana

1964

7.1

Movie
The Rains of Ranchipur

The Rains of Ranchipur

1955

4.9

Movie
The Robe

The Robe

1953

6.8

Movie
The Sandpiper

The Sandpiper

1965

6.3

Movie
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965

7.1

Movie
The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1967

6.9

Movie
The Tempest

The Tempest

1960

6.0

Movie
The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s

1963

6.2

Movie
The Violent Universe

The Violent Universe

1969

0.0

Movie
The Voyage

The Voyage

1974

5.0

Movie
The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese

1978

6.8

Movie
The Woman with No Name

The Woman with No Name

1950

6.0

Movie
Thursday's Children

Thursday's Children

1954

6.6

Movie
To Be Hamlet

To Be Hamlet

1985

0.0

Movie
To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth

1983

6.0

Movie
poster

Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

1972

6.2

Movie
Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

1992

4.0

Movie
Villain

Villain

1971

6.2

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

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

1976

5.7

Movie
poster

Wagner

1983

5.6

TV
Waterfront

Waterfront

1950

6.5

Movie
What's New Pussycat?

What's New Pussycat?

1965

6.0

Movie
Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare

1968

7.5

Movie
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966

7.7

Movie
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1958

0.0

Movie
Zulu

Zulu

1964

7.4

Movie