Richard Burton
Acting
Born November 10, 1925 · Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
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 ac…
Known For · 40 titles
Great Performances
Tony Awards
Spécial cinéma
Bambi
The Ed Sullivan Show
Film '72
Dinah!
Here's Lucy
Candy
Entertainment Tonight
Where Eagles Dare
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Cleopatra
Talking Pictures
Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Longest Day
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
The Wild Geese
The Robe
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sphinx – Secrets of the History
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Zulu
The Taming of the Shrew
Wagner
Ellis Island
Alexander the Great
The Night of the Iguana
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
What's New Pussycat?
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Anne of the Thousand Days
Becket
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
The Medusa Touch
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
Bluebeard
Equus
Lionpower from MGM