Richard Burton
Acting
Born: Nov 10, 1925 — Died: Aug 05, 1984
From: Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Andrews Forever | Self (archive footage) | 2019 | 7.8 |
| Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live | George Herbert, The Journalist (archive … | 2006 | 6.9 |
| John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick | Self (archive footage) | 1988 | 6.0 |
| To Be Hamlet | Self | 1985 | — |
| Nineteen Eighty-Four | O'Brien | 1984 | 6.783 |
| Breakthrough | Sergeant Steiner | 1979 | 5.857 |
| The Medusa Touch | John Morlar | 1978 | 6.823 |
| Equus | Martin Dysart | 1977 | 7.032 |
| Massacre in Rome | SS-Obersturmbannführer Herbert Kappler | 1973 | 6.241 |
| The Assassination of Trotsky | Leon Trotsky | 1972 | 5.241 |
| Bluebeard | Baron von Sepper | 1972 | 5.398 |
| Under Milk Wood | First Man | 1972 | 6.065 |
| Villain | Vic Dakin | 1971 | 6.182 |
| Raid on Rommel | Capt. Alex Foster | 1971 | 5.887 |
| Anne of the Thousand Days | King Henry VIII | 1969 | 7.067 |
| Candy | MacPhisto | 1968 | 5.209 |
| The Taming of the Shrew | Petruchio | 1967 | 6.936 |
| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | George | 1966 | 7.689 |
| What's New Pussycat? | Man In Strip Club | 1965 | 6.015 |
| The Spy Who Came In from the Cold | Alec Leamas | 1965 | 7.076 |
| The Night of the Iguana | Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon | 1964 | 7.197 |
| Becket | Thomas Becket | 1964 | 7.142 |
| The V.I.P.s | Paul Andros | 1963 | 6.154 |
| The Longest Day | Flight Officer David Campbell | 1962 | 7.607 |
| Ice Palace | Zeb Kennedy | 1960 | 6.313 |
| Look Back in Anger | Jimmy Porter | 1959 | 6.673 |
| Bitter Victory | Capt. Leith | 1957 | 6.324 |
| Alexander the Great | Alexander | 1956 | 6.0 |
| The Rains of Ranchipur | Dr. Major Rama Safti | 1955 | 5.25 |
| The Desert Rats | Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts | 1953 | 6.307 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1925 |
| From | Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK |