Richard Burton

Richard Burton Acting

10 Nov, 1925 in Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK – 05 Aug, 1984 (58)

Richard Burton Acting

10 Nov, 1925 in Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK – 05 Aug, 1984 (58)

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... see more

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... see more

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

Acting (Self (archive footage))

10/11/2025

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Acting (Self (archive footage))

16/05/2024

Guilty Rebel

Acting (Narrator (archive footage))

01/01/2024

This Is Joan Collins

Acting (Self (Archive Footage))

01/01/2022

Julie Andrews Forever

Acting (Self (archive footage))

14/06/2019

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

Acting (George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound))

06/11/2006

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

Acting (Self (archive footage))

03/04/2003

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Acting (Self (archive footage))

03/04/2001

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

Acting (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

01/01/1999

Under Milk Wood

Acting (First Voice (voice) (archive sound))

19/04/1992

Richard Burton's Christmas Story

Novel

24/12/1991

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

Acting (Self (archive footage))

24/10/1988

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

Acting (Self (Archive Footage))

20/09/1988

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

Acting (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

16/05/1988

To Be Hamlet

Acting (Self)

19/01/1985

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Acting (O'Brien)

09/11/1984

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

Acting (Self)

11/12/1983

Alice in Wonderland

Acting (White Knight)

03/10/1983

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

Acting (Self - Narrator (voice))

26/04/1983

To the Ends of the Earth

Acting (Narrator)

01/01/1983

Lovespell

Acting (King Mark of Cornwall)

31/12/1981

Circle of Two

Acting (Ashley St. Clair)

07/05/1981

Breakthrough

Acting (Sergeant Steiner)

01/03/1979

Mystery of the Sacred Shroud

Acting (Self - Narrator)

31/12/1978

The Wild Geese

Acting (Col. Allen Faulkner)

28/06/1978

Absolution

Acting (Father Goddard)

05/06/1978

The Medusa Touch

Acting (John Morlar)

13/04/1978

Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese

Acting (Self)

01/01/1978

Equus

Acting (Martin Dysart)

16/10/1977

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Acting (Father Philip Lamont)

17/06/1977

The Man with No Name

Acting (Self)

23/02/1977

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

Acting (Self)

28/11/1976

Brief Encounter

Acting (Alec Harvey)

04/01/1976

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

Acting (Malcolm Lowry (voice))

01/01/1976

The Gathering Storm

Acting (Winston Churchill)

29/11/1974

The Klansman

Acting (Breck Stancill)

25/10/1974

The Voyage

Acting (Cesare Braggi)

11/03/1974

Massacre in Rome

Acting (SS-Obersturmbannführer Herbert Kappler)

04/10/1973

The Battle of Sutjeska

Acting (Josip Broz Tito)

03/07/1973

Bluebeard

Acting (Baron von Sepper)

01/09/1972

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