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Richard Burton

Richard Burton

ActorWriterProducerDirectorProduction Nov 10 (died age 58) Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK 1948–2025 (77 year career)
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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 …

Known For

The Longest Day
Film

The Longest Day

Flying Officer David Campbell
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Film

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

George
Where Eagles Dare
Film

Where Eagles Dare

Maj. Smith
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Film

Nineteen Eighty-Four

O'Brien
Cleopatra
Film

Cleopatra

Marcus Antonius
Zulu
Film

Zulu

Narration spoken (voice)
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Film

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

Alec Leamas
The Wild Geese
Film

The Wild Geese

Col. Allen Faulkner

Filmography

Acting (120)

·

Movies (100)

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

2025

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

2024

as Self (archive footage)

6.6
Guilty Rebel

Guilty Rebel

2024

as Narrator (archive footage)

Julie Andrews Forever

Julie Andrews Forever

2019

as Self (archive footage)

8.4
Paris Hilton, Inc.

Paris Hilton, Inc.

2009

as Self (archive footage)

10.0
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live

2006

as George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound)

6.9
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001

as Self (archive footage)

7.2
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

1999

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

1992

as First Voice (voice) (archive sound)

4.0
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988

as Self (archive footage)

5.9
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

1988

as Self (Archive Footage)

6.0
To Be Hamlet

To Be Hamlet

1985

as Self

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1984

as O'Brien

6.8
To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth

1983

as Narrator

6.0
I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

1983

as Self - Narrator (voice)

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

1983

as Self

6.0
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1983

as White Knight

6.8
Lovespell

Lovespell

1981

as King Mark of Cornwall

4.6
Circle of Two

Circle of Two

1981

as Ashley St. Clair

4.5
Breakthrough

Breakthrough

1979

as Sergeant Steiner

5.7
The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese

1978

as Col. Allen Faulkner

6.8
Absolution

Absolution

1978

as Father Goddard

6.4
The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

1978

as John Morlar

6.8
Mystery of the Sacred Shroud

Mystery of the Sacred Shroud

1978

as Self - Narrator

Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese

Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese

1978

as Self

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977

as Father Philip Lamont

4.5
Equus

Equus

1977

as Martin Dysart

7.0
The Man with No Name

The Man with No Name

1977

as Self

Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

1976

as Malcolm Lowry (voice)

5.2
Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

1976

as Alec Harvey

4.6
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

1976

as Self

7.3
The Klansman

The Klansman

1974

as Breck Stancill

5.6
The Voyage

The Voyage

1974

as Cesare Braggi

5.0
The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

1974

as Winston Churchill

7.0
Massacre in Rome

Massacre in Rome

1973

as SS-Obersturmbannführer Herbert Kappler

6.0
The Battle of Sutjeska

The Battle of Sutjeska

1973

as Josip Broz Tito

6.4
Hammersmith Is Out

Hammersmith Is Out

1972

as Hammersmith

5.7
Bluebeard

Bluebeard

1972

as Baron von Sepper

5.3
The Assassination of Trotsky

The Assassination of Trotsky

1972

as Leon Trotsky

5.1
Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

1972

as First Man

5.9
Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

4.3
Raid on Rommel

Raid on Rommel

1971

as Capt. Alex Foster

5.8
Villain

Villain

1971

as Vic Dakin

6.1
Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

as King Henry VIII

7.1
Staircase

Staircase

1969

as Harry Leeds

5.5
The Violent Universe

The Violent Universe

1969

as Narrator - Verse Spoken

Candy

Candy

1968

as MacPhisto

5.1
Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare

1968

as Maj. Smith

7.5
Boom!

Boom!

1968

as Chris Flanders

5.9
On Location: Where Eagles Dare

On Location: Where Eagles Dare

1968

as Self

5.3
A Wall in Jerusalem

A Wall in Jerusalem

1968

as Narrator (English version) (voice)

Robert Kennedy Remembered

Robert Kennedy Remembered

1968

as Narrator

6.8
Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton

Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton

1967

as Self - Interviewee

The Comedians in Africa

The Comedians in Africa

1967

as Self (uncredited)

5.3
The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1967

as Petruchio

6.9
Doctor Faustus

Doctor Faustus

1967

as Doctor Faustus

5.2
The Comedians

The Comedians

1967

as Brown

6.1
Lionpower from MGM

Lionpower from MGM

1967

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

4.5
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966

as George

7.7
For Florence

For Florence

1966

as Self - Narrator

7.5
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965

as Alec Leamas

7.1
What's New Pussycat?

What's New Pussycat?

1965

as Man In Strip Club

6.0
The Sandpiper

The Sandpiper

1965

as Edward Hewitt

6.3
The Big Sur

The Big Sur

1965

as Self / Narrator

6.5
A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

1965

as Self

6.5
On the Trail of the Iguana

On the Trail of the Iguana

1964

as Self

6.0
Zulu

Zulu

1964

as Narration spoken (voice)

7.4
The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana

1964

as Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon

7.2
Becket

Becket

1964

as Thomas Becket

7.1
Hamlet

Hamlet

1964

as Hamlet

6.5
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963

as Marcus Antonius

7.0
The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s

1963

as Paul Andros

6.1
The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962

as Flying Officer David Campbell

7.6
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe

The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe

1962

as Self / Arthur

A Tribute to Dylan Thomas

A Tribute to Dylan Thomas

1962

as Self

5.7
The Bramble Bush

The Bramble Bush

1960

as Dr. Guy Montford

4.6
The Tempest

The Tempest

1960

as Caliban

6.0
Borrowed Pasture

Borrowed Pasture

1960

as Self - Narrator

6.0
A Subject of Scandal and Concern

A Subject of Scandal and Concern

1960

as George Holyoake

Ice Palace

Ice Palace

1960

as Zeb Kennedy

5.8
The Fifth Column

The Fifth Column

1960
9.5
March to Aldermaston

March to Aldermaston

1959

as Narrator (voice)

8.0
Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger

1959

as Jimmy Porter

6.6
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1958

as Heathcliff

Bitter Victory

Bitter Victory

1957

as Capt. Leith

6.2
Sea Wife

Sea Wife

1957

as Biscuit

5.2
Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

1956

as Alexander

6.0
The Rains of Ranchipur

The Rains of Ranchipur

1955

as Dr. Major Rama Safti

5.0
Prince of Players

Prince of Players

1955

as Edwin Booth

4.7
Thursday's Children

Thursday's Children

1954

as Narrator (voice)

6.7
The Robe

The Robe

1953

as Marcellus Gallio

6.8
The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats

1953

as Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

6.3
My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel

1952

as Philip Ashley

6.7
Green Grow the Rushes

Green Grow the Rushes

1951

as Robert 'Bob' Hammond

5.8
Waterfront

Waterfront

1950

as Ben Satterthwaite

6.4
The Woman with No Name

The Woman with No Name

1950

as Nick Chamerd

6.0
Now Barabbas

Now Barabbas

1949

as Paddy

6.5
The Last Days of Dolwyn

The Last Days of Dolwyn

1949

as Gareth

6.8