Richard Burton
Acting
- Born:
- 1925-11-10
- Died:
- 1984-08-05
- Place of birth:
- Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
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 great performer who had wasted his talent. Nevertheless, he is widely regarded as one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation. Burton was nominated for an Academy Award seven times, but never won an Oscar. He was a recipient of BAFTAs, Golden Globes, and Tony Awards for Best Actor. In the mid-1960s, Burton ascended into the ranks of the top box office stars. By the late 1960s, Burton was one of the highest-paid actors in the world, receiving fees of $1 million or more plus a share of the gross receipts. Burton remained closely associated in the public consciousness with his second wife, actress Elizabeth Taylor. The couple's turbulent relationship, in which they were married twice and divorced twice, was rarely out of the news.
Known For
Filmography
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Guilty Rebel
This Is Joan Collins
Julie Andrews Forever
Talking Pictures
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live
Parkinson
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Sphinx – Secrets of the History
Under Milk Wood
Richard Burton's Christmas Story
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
To Be Hamlet
Ellis Island
Nineteen Eighty-Four
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Alice in Wonderland
Wagner
I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind
To the Ends of the Earth
Entertainment Tonight
Circle of Two
Lovespell
Breakthrough
Mystery of the Sacred Shroud
The Wild Geese
Absolution
The Medusa Touch
Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese
Equus
Exorcist II: The Heretic
The Man with No Name
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Brief Encounter
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
The Gathering Storm
The Klansman
Dinah!
Spécial cinéma
The Voyage
Massacre in Rome
The Battle of Sutjeska
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Bluebeard
Hammersmith Is Out
The Assassination of Trotsky
Under Milk Wood
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Film '72
Villain
Raid on Rommel
Great Performances
Anne of the Thousand Days
Staircase