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Richard Burton
Acting

Richard Burton

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

10 Nov 1925

Age

101 Years

Born In

Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK

Total Projects

123

Years Active

77 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.6 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

Sketch For Dawn

movie

Sketch For Dawn

2025

Sketch For Dawn

as Narrator (voice) (Archive footage)

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

movie

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

2025

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

as Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

movie

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

2024

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

as Self (archive footage)

Guilty Rebel

movie

Guilty Rebel

2024

Guilty Rebel

as Narrator (archive footage)

Julie Andrews Forever

movie

Julie Andrews Forever

2019

Julie Andrews Forever

as Self (archive footage)

Talking Pictures

tv

Talking Pictures

2013

Talking Pictures

as Self (archive footage)

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

movie

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

2006

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

as George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound)

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

movie

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

2003

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

as Self (archive footage)

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

movie

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

movie

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

1999

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sphinx – Secrets of the History

tv

Sphinx – Secrets of the History

1994

Sphinx – Secrets of the History

as Marc Antony (archive footage)

Under Milk Wood

movie

Under Milk Wood

1992

Under Milk Wood

as First Voice (voice) (archive sound)

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

movie

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

as Self (archive footage)

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

movie

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

1988

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

as Self (Archive Footage)

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

movie

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

1988

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

as Self (archive footage)

To Be Hamlet

movie

To Be Hamlet

1985

To Be Hamlet

as Self

Ellis Island

tv

Ellis Island

1984

Ellis Island

as Sen. Phipps Ogden

Nineteen Eighty-Four

movie

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1984

Nineteen Eighty-Four

as O'Brien

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

movie

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

1983

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

as Self

Alice in Wonderland

movie

Alice in Wonderland

1983

Alice in Wonderland

as White Knight

Wagner

tv

Wagner

1983

Wagner

as Richard Wagner

CineRaya

movie

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

1983

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

as Self - Narrator (voice)

To the Ends of the Earth

movie

To the Ends of the Earth

1983

To the Ends of the Earth

as Narrator

Entertainment Tonight

tv

Entertainment Tonight

1981

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Circle of Two

movie

Circle of Two

1981

Circle of Two

as Ashley St. Clair

Lovespell

movie

Lovespell

1981

Lovespell

as King Mark of Cornwall

Breakthrough

movie

Breakthrough

1979

Breakthrough

as Sergeant Steiner

CineRaya

movie

Mystery of the Sacred Shroud

1978

Mystery of the Sacred Shroud

as Self - Narrator

The Wild Geese

movie

The Wild Geese

1978

The Wild Geese

as Col. Allen Faulkner

Absolution

movie

Absolution

1978

Absolution

as Father Goddard

The Medusa Touch

movie

The Medusa Touch

1978

The Medusa Touch

as John Morlar

Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese

movie

Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese

1978

Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese

as Self

Equus

movie

Equus

1977

Equus

as Martin Dysart

Exorcist II: The Heretic

movie

Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977

Exorcist II: The Heretic

as Father Philip Lamont

CineRaya

movie

The Man with No Name

1977

The Man with No Name

as Self

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

movie

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

1976

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

as Self

Brief Encounter

movie

Brief Encounter

1976

Brief Encounter

as Alec Harvey

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

movie

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

1976

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

as Malcolm Lowry (voice)

The Gathering Storm

movie

The Gathering Storm

1974

The Gathering Storm

as Winston Churchill

The Klansman

movie

The Klansman

1974

The Klansman

as Breck Stancill

Dinah!

tv

Dinah!

1974

Dinah!

as Self

Spécial cinéma

tv

Spécial cinéma

1974

Spécial cinéma

as Self (archive footage)

The Voyage

movie

The Voyage

1974

The Voyage

as Cesare Braggi

Massacre in Rome

movie

Massacre in Rome

1973

Massacre in Rome

as SS-Obersturmbannführer Herbert Kappler

The Battle of Sutjeska

movie

The Battle of Sutjeska

1973

The Battle of Sutjeska

as Josip Broz Tito

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

tv

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Divorce His, Divorce Hers

tv

Divorce His, Divorce Hers

1973

Divorce His, Divorce Hers

as Martin Reynolds

Bluebeard

movie

Bluebeard

1972

Bluebeard

as Baron von Sepper

Hammersmith Is Out

movie

Hammersmith Is Out

1972

Hammersmith Is Out

as Hammersmith

The Assassination of Trotsky

movie

The Assassination of Trotsky

1972

The Assassination of Trotsky

as Leon Trotsky

Under Milk Wood

movie

Under Milk Wood

1972

Under Milk Wood

as First Man

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

movie

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

CineRaya

tv

Film '72

1971

Film '72

as Self

Villain

movie

Villain

1971

Villain

as Vic Dakin

Raid on Rommel

movie

Raid on Rommel

1971

Raid on Rommel

as Capt. Alex Foster

Great Performances

tv

Great Performances

1971

Great Performances

as White Knight

Anne of the Thousand Days

movie

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

Anne of the Thousand Days

as King Henry VIII

Staircase

movie

Staircase

1969

Staircase

as Harry Leeds

The Violent Universe

movie

The Violent Universe

1969

The Violent Universe

as Narrator - Verse Spoken

Candy

movie

Candy

1968

Candy

as MacPhisto

Where Eagles Dare

movie

Where Eagles Dare

1968

Where Eagles Dare

as Maj. Smith

A Wall in Jerusalem

movie

A Wall in Jerusalem

1968

A Wall in Jerusalem

as Narrator (English version) (voice)

On Location: Where Eagles Dare

movie

On Location: Where Eagles Dare

1968

On Location: Where Eagles Dare

as Self

Here's Lucy

tv

Here's Lucy

1968

Here's Lucy

as Richard Burton

Robert Kennedy Remembered

movie

Robert Kennedy Remembered

1968

Robert Kennedy Remembered

as Narrator

Boom!

movie

Boom!

1968

Boom!

as Chris Flanders

The Comedians

movie

The Comedians

1967

The Comedians

as Brown

Doctor Faustus

movie

Doctor Faustus

1967

Doctor Faustus

as Doctor Faustus

The Comedians in Africa

movie

The Comedians in Africa

1967

The Comedians in Africa

as Self (uncredited)

Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton

movie

Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton

1967

Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton

as Self - Interviewee

The Taming of the Shrew

movie

The Taming of the Shrew

1967

The Taming of the Shrew

as Petruchio

Lionpower from MGM

movie

Lionpower from MGM

1967

Lionpower from MGM

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

For Florence

movie

For Florence

1966

For Florence

as Self - Narrator

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

movie

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

as George

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

movie

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

as Alec Leamas

The Sandpiper

movie

The Sandpiper

1965

The Sandpiper

as Edward Hewitt

What's New Pussycat?

movie

What's New Pussycat?

1965

What's New Pussycat?

as Man In Strip Club

The Big Sur

movie

The Big Sur

1965

The Big Sur

as Self / Narrator

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

movie

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

1965

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

as Self

Hamlet

movie

Hamlet

1964

Hamlet

as Hamlet

The Night of the Iguana

movie

The Night of the Iguana

1964

The Night of the Iguana

as Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon

On the Trail of the Iguana

movie

On the Trail of the Iguana

1964

On the Trail of the Iguana

as Self

Becket

movie

Becket

1964

Becket

as Thomas Becket

Zulu

movie

Zulu

1964

Zulu

as Narration spoken (voice)

The V.I.P.s

movie

The V.I.P.s

1963

The V.I.P.s

as Paul Andros

Cleopatra

movie

Cleopatra

1963

Cleopatra

as Marcus Antonius

The Longest Day

movie

The Longest Day

1962

The Longest Day

as Flight Officer David Campbell

The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe

movie

The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe

1962

The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe

as Self / Arthur

A Tribute to Dylan Thomas

movie

A Tribute to Dylan Thomas

1962

A Tribute to Dylan Thomas

as Self

A Subject of Scandal and Concern

movie

A Subject of Scandal and Concern

1960

A Subject of Scandal and Concern

as George Holyoake

The Bramble Bush

movie

The Bramble Bush

1960

The Bramble Bush

as Dr. Guy Montford

The Tempest

movie

The Tempest

1960

The Tempest

as Caliban

The Fifth Column

movie

The Fifth Column

1960

The Fifth Column

Ice Palace

movie

Ice Palace

1960

Ice Palace

as Zeb Kennedy

Borrowed Pasture

movie

Borrowed Pasture

1960

Borrowed Pasture

as Self - Narrator

Look Back in Anger

movie

Look Back in Anger

1959

Look Back in Anger

as Jimmy Porter

March to Aldermaston

movie

March to Aldermaston

1959

March to Aldermaston

as Narrator (voice)

Wuthering Heights

movie

Wuthering Heights

1958

Wuthering Heights

as Heathcliff

Bitter Victory

movie

Bitter Victory

1957

Bitter Victory

as Capt. Leith

Sea Wife

movie

Sea Wife

1957

Sea Wife

as Biscuit

Tony Awards

tv

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

Tony Awards

tv

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee / Award Accepter

Tony Awards

tv

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Co-Host / Special Award Recipient / Presenter

Tony Awards

tv

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Co-Host

Tony Awards

tv

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

as Arthur (archive footage)

Alexander the Great

movie

Alexander the Great

1956

Alexander the Great

as Alexander

The Rains of Ranchipur

movie

The Rains of Ranchipur

1955

The Rains of Ranchipur

as Dr. Major Rama Safti

Prince of Players

movie

Prince of Players

1955

Prince of Players

as Edwin Booth

Thursday's Children

movie

Thursday's Children

1954

Thursday's Children

as Narrator (voice)

The Robe

movie

The Robe

1953

The Robe

as Marcellus Gallio

The Desert Rats

movie

The Desert Rats

1953

The Desert Rats

as Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

My Cousin Rachel

movie

My Cousin Rachel

1952

My Cousin Rachel

as Philip Ashley

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Caliban

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Alec Harvey

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Winston Churchill

Green Grow the Rushes

movie

Green Grow the Rushes

1951

Green Grow the Rushes

as Robert 'Bob' Hammond

The Woman with No Name

movie

The Woman with No Name

1950

The Woman with No Name

as Nick Chamerd

Waterfront

movie

Waterfront

1950

Waterfront

as Ben Satterthwaite

Now Barabbas

movie

Now Barabbas

1949

Now Barabbas

as Paddy

The Last Days of Dolwyn

movie

The Last Days of Dolwyn

1949

The Last Days of Dolwyn

as Gareth

The Ed Sullivan Show

tv

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Bambi

tv

Bambi

1948

Bambi

as Self

Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years

tv

Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years

TBA

Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years

as Winston Churchill

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