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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
November 10, 1925Deathday
August 5, 1984Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
98Place of birth
Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UKAlso known as
Dick Burton, Richard Walter Jenkins![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/aEofbdM6kVs77cdJAGeOyM434rY.jpg)
Cast credits
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
George![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/seKbiGx8mjF04Bx4LVBQk741Eqv.jpg)
What's New Pussycat?
Man In Strip Club![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/n0XQXNSbDsHaJYHwuPPa8IfjmBY.jpg)
Breakthrough
Sergeant Steiner![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fBYtcu7BVZAVa8LtvXIUmYO6tuS.jpg)
The Assassination of Trotsky
Leon Trotsky![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/45iFu2qhIDrRHfwEPRUsZUaqJlz.jpg)
Villain
Vic Dakin![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/u2p5SspAs1GqeuHXNXywryU3k37.jpg)
Anne of the Thousand Days
King Henry VIII![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sk523UMvmmiFMsGKxerGiwSQWdZ.jpg)
The Medusa Touch
John Morlar![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2LpU3kyg1PowiQoEHf7oUXOUmVa.jpg)
The Taming of the Shrew
Petruchio![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5zmvEofdIlgXrQl9A7e5IOzlnFU.jpg)
The Longest Day
Flying Officer David Campbell![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hrdQlicxuyTg3zyVqq78EsA4Z6J.jpg)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
O'Brien![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fuVlMgyg4YnQQCxQ3OFJikvlXmX.jpg)
Bluebeard
Baron von Sepper![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qRH2AcRYHnhQM22Ws7chyrlIAQ8.jpg)
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Alec Leamas![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/upCaOY9mkgF9tJoiPU8LFbLCkK8.jpg)
The Desert Rats
Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/e3P3GiCKaEmLxzibDMzALmPbEHL.jpg)
Alexander the Great
Alexander![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nlrb3KFG9nTAWUBS8mptBVPsNKF.jpg)
The Night of the Iguana
Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rlDromcNudpKl69gzqnBNotu9lo.jpg)
The V.I.P.s
Paul Andros![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qLwbIw7yRRydWrSNeVEpqzk5gm9.jpg)
Equus
Martin Dysart![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/A7mz1jkufrnEZVBE8GblgYz8W0p.jpg)
Massacre in Rome
SS-Obersturmbannführer Herbert Kappler![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/swWmxVbq0pXv4wwsc2O803PiXR7.jpg)
Becket
Becket / Thomas Becket![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/isohcI3ZWD3VxLSMW4GvCrDUAJu.jpg)
Under Milk Wood
First Man![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5z19r3tfjNPZ3UhW3lfYwKd3khn.jpg)
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live on Stage!
George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound)