Richard Burton
Acting
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…
Filmography
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Guilty Rebel
2024
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live
2006
Sphinx – Secrets of the History
1994
Under Milk Wood
1992
Richard Burton's Christmas Story
1991
Ellis Island
1984
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984
Alice in Wonderland
1983
Wagner
1983
To the Ends of the Earth
1983
Circle of Two
1981
Lovespell
1981
Breakthrough
1979
The Wild Geese
1978
Absolution
1978
The Medusa Touch
1978
Equus
1977
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
Brief Encounter
1976
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976
The Gathering Storm
1974
The Klansman
1974
The Voyage
1974
Massacre in Rome
1973
The Battle of Sutjeska
1973
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
1973
Bluebeard
1972
Hammersmith Is Out
1972
The Assassination of Trotsky
1972
Under Milk Wood
1972
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971
Villain
1971
Raid on Rommel
1971
Great Performances
1971
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
Staircase
1969
The Violent Universe
1969
Candy
1968
Where Eagles Dare
1968
A Wall in Jerusalem
1968
Here's Lucy
1968
Robert Kennedy Remembered
1968
Boom!
1968
The Comedians
1967
Doctor Faustus
1967
The Taming of the Shrew
1967
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965
The Sandpiper
1965
What's New Pussycat?
1965
Hamlet
1964
The Night of the Iguana
1964
Becket
1964
Zulu
1964
The Caretaker
1964
The V.I.P.s
1963
Cleopatra
1963
The Longest Day
1962
Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
1960
A Subject of Scandal and Concern
1960
The Bramble Bush
1960
The Tempest
1960
The Fifth Column
1960
Ice Palace
1960
Look Back in Anger
1959
March to Aldermaston
1959
Wuthering Heights
1958
Bitter Victory
1957
Sea Wife
1957
Tony Awards
1956
Alexander the Great
1956
The Rains of Ranchipur
1955
Prince of Players
1955
Thursday's Children
1954
The Robe
1953
The Desert Rats
1953
My Cousin Rachel
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Green Grow the Rushes
1951
The Woman with No Name
1950