

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...
Known For
Filmography

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Sketch For Dawn
Sketch For Dawn
as Narrator (voice) (Archive footage)

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Richard Burton: Wild Genius
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
as Self (archive footage)

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Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)

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Guilty Rebel
Guilty Rebel
as Narrator (archive footage)

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Julie Andrews Forever
Julie Andrews Forever
as Self (archive footage)

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Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage)

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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live
as George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound)

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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self (archive footage)

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Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)

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Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Sphinx – Secrets of the History
Sphinx – Secrets of the History
as Marc Antony (archive footage)

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Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood
as First Voice (voice) (archive sound)

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John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Self (archive footage)

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In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
as Self (Archive Footage)

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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage)

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To Be Hamlet
To Be Hamlet
as Self

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Ellis Island
Ellis Island
as Sen. Phipps Ogden

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Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as O'Brien

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All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
as Self

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Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
as White Knight

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Wagner
Wagner
as Richard Wagner

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I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind
I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind
as Self - Narrator (voice)

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To the Ends of the Earth
To the Ends of the Earth
as Narrator

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Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
as Self

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Circle of Two
Circle of Two
as Ashley St. Clair

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Lovespell
Lovespell
as King Mark of Cornwall

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Breakthrough
Breakthrough
as Sergeant Steiner

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Mystery of the Sacred Shroud
Mystery of the Sacred Shroud
as Self - Narrator

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The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese
as Col. Allen Faulkner

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Absolution
Absolution
as Father Goddard

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The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch
as John Morlar

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Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese
Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese
as Self

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Equus
Equus
as Martin Dysart

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Exorcist II: The Heretic
Exorcist II: The Heretic
as Father Philip Lamont

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The Man with No Name
The Man with No Name
as Self

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CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
as Self

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Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
as Alec Harvey

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Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
as Malcolm Lowry (voice)

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The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm
as Winston Churchill

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The Klansman
The Klansman
as Breck Stancill

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Dinah!
Dinah!
as Self

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Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma
as Self (archive footage)

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The Voyage
The Voyage
as Cesare Braggi

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Massacre in Rome
Massacre in Rome
as SS-Obersturmbannführer Herbert Kappler

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The Battle of Sutjeska
The Battle of Sutjeska
as Josip Broz Tito

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self

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Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
as Martin Reynolds

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Bluebeard
Bluebeard
as Baron von Sepper

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Hammersmith Is Out
Hammersmith Is Out
as Hammersmith

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The Assassination of Trotsky
The Assassination of Trotsky
as Leon Trotsky

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Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood
as First Man

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Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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Film '72
Film '72
as Self

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Villain
Villain
as Vic Dakin

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Raid on Rommel
Raid on Rommel
as Capt. Alex Foster

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Great Performances
Great Performances
as White Knight

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Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days
as King Henry VIII

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Staircase
Staircase
as Harry Leeds

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The Violent Universe
The Violent Universe
as Narrator - Verse Spoken

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Candy
Candy
as MacPhisto

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Where Eagles Dare
Where Eagles Dare
as Maj. Smith

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A Wall in Jerusalem
A Wall in Jerusalem
as Narrator (English version) (voice)

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On Location: Where Eagles Dare
On Location: Where Eagles Dare
as Self

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Here's Lucy
Here's Lucy
as Richard Burton

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Robert Kennedy Remembered
Robert Kennedy Remembered
as Narrator

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Boom!
Boom!
as Chris Flanders

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The Comedians
The Comedians
as Brown

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Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus
as Doctor Faustus

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The Comedians in Africa
The Comedians in Africa
as Self (uncredited)

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Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton
Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton
as Self - Interviewee

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The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
as Petruchio

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Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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For Florence
For Florence
as Self - Narrator

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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
as George

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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
as Alec Leamas

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The Sandpiper
The Sandpiper
as Edward Hewitt

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What's New Pussycat?
What's New Pussycat?
as Man In Strip Club

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The Big Sur
The Big Sur
as Self / Narrator

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A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'
A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'
as Self

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Hamlet
Hamlet
as Hamlet

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The Night of the Iguana
The Night of the Iguana
as Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon

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On the Trail of the Iguana
On the Trail of the Iguana
as Self

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Becket
Becket
as Thomas Becket

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Zulu
Zulu
as Narration spoken (voice)

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The V.I.P.s
The V.I.P.s
as Paul Andros

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Cleopatra
Cleopatra
as Marcus Antonius

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The Longest Day
The Longest Day
as Flight Officer David Campbell

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The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
as Self / Arthur

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A Tribute to Dylan Thomas
A Tribute to Dylan Thomas
as Self

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A Subject of Scandal and Concern
A Subject of Scandal and Concern
as George Holyoake

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The Bramble Bush
The Bramble Bush
as Dr. Guy Montford

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The Tempest
The Tempest
as Caliban

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The Fifth Column
The Fifth Column

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Ice Palace
Ice Palace
as Zeb Kennedy

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Borrowed Pasture
Borrowed Pasture
as Self - Narrator

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Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger
as Jimmy Porter

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March to Aldermaston
March to Aldermaston
as Narrator (voice)

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Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
as Heathcliff

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Bitter Victory
Bitter Victory
as Capt. Leith

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Sea Wife
Sea Wife
as Biscuit

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Host

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee / Award Accepter

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

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Co-Host

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Arthur (archive footage)

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Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
as Alexander

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The Rains of Ranchipur
The Rains of Ranchipur
as Dr. Major Rama Safti

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Prince of Players
Prince of Players
as Edwin Booth

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Thursday's Children
Thursday's Children
as Narrator (voice)

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The Robe
The Robe
as Marcellus Gallio

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The Desert Rats
The Desert Rats
as Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

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My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel
as Philip Ashley

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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Caliban

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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Alec Harvey

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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Winston Churchill

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Green Grow the Rushes
Green Grow the Rushes
as Robert 'Bob' Hammond

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The Woman with No Name
The Woman with No Name
as Nick Chamerd

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Waterfront
Waterfront
as Ben Satterthwaite

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Now Barabbas
Now Barabbas
as Paddy

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The Last Days of Dolwyn
The Last Days of Dolwyn
as Gareth

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The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self

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Bambi
Bambi
as Self

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Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
as Winston Churchill