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Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Acting · Production · Writing

Born November 10, 1925, Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK

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.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (37)
  • 2025Richard Burton: Wild Genius — Self (archive footage)
  • 2024Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes — Self (archive footage)
  • 2022This Is Joan Collins — Self (Archive Footage)
  • 2019Julie Andrews Forever — Self (archive footage)
  • Talking Pictures — Self (archive footage)
  • Parkinson — Self - Guest (archive footage)
  • 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self (archive footage)
  • 2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood — Self (archive footage)
  • 1999Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 1988In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton — Self (Archive Footage)
  • 1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick — Self (archive footage)
  • 1985To Be Hamlet — Self
  • 1983All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra — Self
  • 1983I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind — Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Entertainment Tonight — Self
  • 1978Mystery of the Sacred Shroud — Self - Narrator
  • 1978Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese — Self
  • 1977The Man with No Name — Self
  • 1976CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years — Self
  • Dinah! — Self
  • Spécial cinéma — Self (archive footage)
  • The American Film Institute Salute to ... — Self
  • Film '72 — Self
  • 1968On Location: Where Eagles Dare — Self
  • 1967Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton — Self - Interviewee
  • 1967Lionpower from MGM — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 1967The Comedians in Africa — Self (uncredited)
  • 1966For Florence — Self - Narrator
  • 1965A Statue for "The Sandpiper" — Self
  • 1965The Big Sur — Self / Narrator
  • 1964On the Trail of the Iguana — Self
  • 1962Dylan Thomas — Self
  • 1962The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe — Self / Arthur
  • 1960Borrowed Pasture — Self - Narrator
  • Bambi — Self
  • The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
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