Acting
Richard Burton
Born Nov 10, 1925 · Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK · Died Aug 5, 1984
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.
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Acting
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025
Documentary
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
Documentary
Guilty Rebel
2024
This Is Joan Collins
2022
Documentary
Julie Andrews Forever
2019
Documentary · TV Movie
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live
2006
Music
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
Music · Documentary · History
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
Documentary
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999
Documentary
Sphinx – Secrets of the History
1994
Documentary
Under Milk Wood
1992
TV Movie · Animation · Horror
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
Documentary
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988
Documentary
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
Comedy · TV Movie · Documentary
To Be Hamlet
1985
Documentary
Ellis Island
1984
Drama
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984
Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983
Music · TV Movie · Documentary
Alice in Wonderland
1983
Fantasy · Adventure · Comedy
Wagner
1983
Drama
To the Ends of the Earth
1983
Documentary
Circle of Two
1981
Drama · Romance
Lovespell
1981
Fantasy · Drama
Breakthrough
1979
Drama · History · War
The Wild Geese
1978
Action · Adventure · Thriller
Absolution
1978
Drama · Thriller · Mystery
The Medusa Touch
1978
Horror · Thriller · Science Fiction
Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese
1978
Documentary
Equus
1977
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
Horror
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
Documentary
Brief Encounter
1976
Drama · TV Movie
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976
Documentary
The Gathering Storm
1974
Drama · TV Movie
The Klansman
1974
Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Voyage
1974
Drama · Romance
Massacre in Rome
1973
Drama · History · War
The Battle of Sutjeska
1973
War
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
1973
Drama
Bluebeard
1972
Thriller · Drama
Hammersmith Is Out
1972
Comedy · Drama
The Assassination of Trotsky
1972
Drama · History · Thriller
Under Milk Wood
1972
Comedy · Drama
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971
Comedy · Family
Villain
1971
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Raid on Rommel
1971
War · Action
Great Performances
1971
Comedy · Documentary · Drama
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
Drama · History · Romance
Staircase
1969
Comedy · Drama
The Violent Universe
1969
Documentary
Candy
1968
Adventure · Comedy · Fantasy
Where Eagles Dare
1968
Adventure · War
A Wall in Jerusalem
1968
Documentary · History
On Location: Where Eagles Dare
1968
Documentary
Here's Lucy
1968
Comedy
Robert Kennedy Remembered
1968
Documentary
Boom!
1968
Drama · Thriller · Horror
The Comedians
1967
Drama
Doctor Faustus
1967
Mystery · Drama · Horror
The Comedians in Africa
1967
Documentary
Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton
1967
Documentary
The Taming of the Shrew
1967
Comedy · Romance
Lionpower from MGM
1967
Documentary
For Florence
1966
Documentary · TV Movie
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966
Drama
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965
Drama · Thriller
The Sandpiper
1965
Drama · Romance
What's New Pussycat?
1965
Comedy · Romance
The Big Sur
1965
Documentary
A Statue for "The Sandpiper"
1965
Documentary
Hamlet
1964
The Night of the Iguana
1964
Drama · Romance
On the Trail of the Iguana
1964
Documentary
Becket
1964
Drama · History
Zulu
1964
Drama · History · War
The V.I.P.s
1963
Drama
Cleopatra
1963
Drama · History · Romance
Dylan Thomas
1963
Documentary
The Longest Day
1962
War · Drama · History
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
1962
Music · TV Movie
Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
1960
Documentary · War & Politics
A Subject of Scandal and Concern
1960
Drama
The Bramble Bush
1960
Drama
The Tempest
1960
Drama · Fantasy · TV Movie
The Fifth Column
1960
TV Movie · Drama
Ice Palace
1960
Adventure · Drama
Borrowed Pasture
1960
Look Back in Anger
1959
Drama
March to Aldermaston
1959
Documentary
Wuthering Heights
1958
Drama · TV Movie · Romance
Bitter Victory
1957
Drama · War
Sea Wife
1957
Drama · Romance · Thriller
Tony Awards
1956
Talk
Alexander the Great
1956
Adventure · History · Drama
The Rains of Ranchipur
1955
Adventure · Drama · Romance
Prince of Players
1955
Drama
Thursday's Children
1954
Documentary
The Robe
1953
Drama · History
The Desert Rats
1953
War · Action
My Cousin Rachel
1952
Mystery · Romance · Drama
Green Grow the Rushes
1951
Comedy · Thriller
The Woman with No Name
1950
Waterfront
1950
Drama
Now Barabbas
1949
Drama
The Last Days of Dolwyn
1949
Drama
Directed
Doctor Faustus
1967
Mystery · Drama · Horror
Written
Richard Burton's Christmas Story
1991
Drama · TV Movie