Acting
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.
Filmography
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
Film · 2025
Guilty Rebel
Film · 2024
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Film · 2024
This Is Joan Collins
Film · 2022
Julie Andrews Forever
Film · 2019
Talking Pictures
Series · 2013
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live
Film · 2006
Parkinson
Series · 2004
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Film · 2003
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Film · 2001
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Film · 1999
Sphinx – Secrets of the History
Series · 1994
Under Milk Wood
Film · 1992
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Film · 1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Film · 1988
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Film · 1988
To Be Hamlet
Film · 1985
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Film · 1984
Ellis Island
Series · 1984
Alice in Wonderland
Film · 1983
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Film · 1983
To the Ends of the Earth
Film · 1983
I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind
Film · 1983
Wagner
Series · 1983
Circle of Two
Film · 1981
Lovespell
Film · 1981
Entertainment Tonight
Series · 1981
Breakthrough
Film · 1979
The Medusa Touch
Film · 1978
Absolution
Film · 1978
The Wild Geese
Film · 1978
Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese
Film · 1978
Mystery of the Sacred Shroud
Film · 1978
Equus
Film · 1977
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Film · 1977
The Man with No Name
Film · 1977
Brief Encounter
Film · 1976
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Film · 1976
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Film · 1976
The Klansman
Film · 1974
The Gathering Storm
Film · 1974
The Voyage
Film · 1974
Spécial cinéma
Series · 1974
Dinah!
Series · 1974
Massacre in Rome
Film · 1973
The Battle of Sutjeska
Film · 1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Series · 1973
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Series · 1973
The Assassination of Trotsky
Film · 1972
Bluebeard
Film · 1972
Under Milk Wood
Film · 1972
Hammersmith Is Out
Film · 1972
Villain
Film · 1971
Raid on Rommel
Film · 1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Film · 1971
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Film '72
Series · 1971
Anne of the Thousand Days
Film · 1969
Staircase
Film · 1969
The Violent Universe
Film · 1969
Candy
Film · 1968
Boom!
Film · 1968
Where Eagles Dare
Film · 1968
A Wall in Jerusalem
Film · 1968
On Location: Where Eagles Dare
Film · 1968
Robert Kennedy Remembered
Film · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
The Taming of the Shrew
Film · 1967
The Comedians
Film · 1967
Doctor Faustus
Film · 1967
Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton
Film · 1967
The Comedians in Africa
Film · 1967
Lionpower from MGM
Film · 1967
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Film · 1966
For Florence
Film · 1966
What's New Pussycat?
Film · 1965
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Film · 1965
The Sandpiper
Film · 1965
The Big Sur
Film · 1965
A Statue for "The Sandpiper"
Film · 1965
The Night of the Iguana
Film · 1964
Becket
Film · 1964
Hamlet
Film · 1964
Zulu
Film · 1964
On the Trail of the Iguana
Film · 1964
The V.I.P.s
Film · 1963
Cleopatra
Film · 1963
The Longest Day
Film · 1962
Dylan Thomas
Film · 1962
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
Film · 1962
Ice Palace
Film · 1960
The Tempest
Film · 1960
The Fifth Column
Film · 1960
The Bramble Bush
Film · 1960
A Subject of Scandal and Concern
Film · 1960
Borrowed Pasture
Film · 1960
Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
Series · 1960
Look Back in Anger
Film · 1959
March to Aldermaston
Film · 1959
Wuthering Heights
Film · 1958
Bitter Victory
Film · 1957
Sea Wife
Film · 1957
Alexander the Great
Film · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Rains of Ranchipur
Film · 1955
Prince of Players
Film · 1955
Thursday's Children
Film · 1954
The Desert Rats
Film · 1953
The Robe
Film · 1953
My Cousin Rachel
Film · 1952
Green Grow the Rushes
Film · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Waterfront
Film · 1950
The Woman with No Name
Film · 1950
The Last Days of Dolwyn
Film · 1949
Now Barabbas
Film · 1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Bambi
Series · 1948