Richard Burton
10. november 1925 (100 aastat), Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
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.
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- 2025Richard Burton: Wild Genius (Self (archive footage))
- 2024Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (Self (archive footage))
- 2024Guilty Rebel (Narrator (archive footage))
- 2022This Is Joan Collins (Self (Archive Footage))
- 2019Julie Andrews, la mélodie d’une vie (Self (archive footage))
- 2013Talking Pictures (Self (archive footage))
- 2006Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live (George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound))
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (Self (archive footage))
- 2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (Self (archive footage))
- 1999Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
- 1994Sphinx – Geheimnisse der Geschichte (Marc Antony (archive footage))
- 1992Under Milk Wood (First Voice (voice) (archive sound))
- 1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (Self (archive footage))
- 1988In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (Self (Archive Footage))
- 1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
- 1985To Be Hamlet (Self)
- 1984Ellis Island (Sen. Phipps Ogden)
- 1984Nineteen Eighty-Four (O'Brien)
- 1983All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (Self)
- 1983Alice in Wonderland (White Knight)
- 1983Wagner (Richard Wagner)
- 1983I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind (Self - Narrator (voice))
- 1983To the Ends of the Earth (Narrator)
- 1981Entertainment Tonight (Self)
- 1981Circle of Two (Ashley St. Clair)
- 1981Lovespell (King Mark of Cornwall)
- 1979Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz Teil II (Sergeant Steiner)
- 1978Mystery of the Sacred Shroud (Self - Narrator)
- 1978The Wild Geese (Col. Allen Faulkner)
- 1978Absolution (Father Goddard)
- 1978The Medusa Touch (John Morlar)
- 1978Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese (Self)
- 1977Equus (Martin Dysart)
- 1977Exorcist II: The Heretic (Father Philip Lamont)
- 1977The Man with No Name (Self)
- 1976CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (Self)
- 1976Brief Encounter (Alec Harvey)
- 1976Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (Malcolm Lowry (voice))
- 1974The Gathering Storm (Winston Churchill)
- 1974The Klansman (Breck Stancill)
- 1974Dinah! (Self)
- 1974Spécial cinéma (Self (archive footage))
- 1974Il viaggio (Cesare Braggi)
- 1973Rappresaglia (SS-Obersturmbannführer Herbert Kappler)
- 1973Sutjeska (Josip Broz Tito)
- 1973The American Film Institute Salute to ... (Self)
- 1973Divorce His, Divorce Hers (Martin Reynolds)
- 1972Bluebeard (Baron von Sepper)
- 1972Hammersmith Is Out (Hammersmith)
- 1972L'Assassinat de Trotsky (Leon Trotsky)
- 1972Under Milk Wood (First Man)
- 1971Mooch Goes to Hollywood (Narrator (voice) (uncredited))
- 1971Film '72 (Self)
- 1971Villain (Vic Dakin)
- 1971Raid on Rommel (Capt. Alex Foster)
- 1971Great Performances (White Knight)
- 1969Anne of the Thousand Days (King Henry VIII)
- 1969Staircase (Harry Leeds)
- 1969The Violent Universe (Narrator - Verse Spoken)
- 1968Candy (MacPhisto)
- 1968Millal kotkas julgeb riskida (Maj. Smith)
- 1968Un mur à Jérusalem (Narrator (English version) (voice))
- 1968On Location: Where Eagles Dare (Self)
- 1968Here's Lucy (Richard Burton)
- 1968Robert Kennedy Remembered (Narrator)
- 1968Boom! (Chris Flanders)
- 1967The Comedians (Brown)
- 1967Doctor Faustus (Doctor Faustus)
- 1967The Comedians in Africa (Self (uncredited))
- 1967Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton (Self - Interviewee)
- 1967The Taming of the Shrew (Petruchio)
- 1967Lionpower from MGM (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
- 1966Per Firenze (Self - Narrator)
- 1966Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (George)
- 1965The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (Alec Leamas)
- 1965The Sandpiper (Edward Hewitt)
- 1965What's New Pussycat? (Man In Strip Club)
- 1965The Big Sur (Self / Narrator)
- 1965A Statue for "The Sandpiper" (Self)
- 1964Hamlet (Hamlet)
- 1964The Night of the Iguana (Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon)
- 1964On the Trail of the Iguana (Self)
- 1964Becket (Thomas Becket)
- 1964Zulu (Narration spoken (voice))
- 1963The V.I.P.s (Paul Andros)
- 1963Cleopatra (Marcus Antonius)
- 1962The Longest Day (Flight Officer David Campbell)
- 1962The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe (Self / Arthur)
- 1962Dylan Thomas (Self)
- 1960Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years (Winston Churchill)
- 1960A Subject of Scandal and Concern (George Holyoake)
- 1960The Bramble Bush (Dr. Guy Montford)
- 1960The Tempest (Caliban)
- 1960The Fifth Column
- 1960Ice Palace (Zeb Kennedy)
- 1960Borrowed Pasture (Self - Narrator)
- 1959Look Back in Anger (Jimmy Porter)
- 1959March to Aldermaston (Narrator (voice))
- 1958Wuthering Heights (Heathcliff)
- 1957Bitter Victory (Capt. Leith)
- 1957Sea Wife (Biscuit)
- 1956Tony Awards (Self - Host)
- 1956Tony Awards (Self - Nominee / Award Accepter)
- 1956Tony Awards (Self - Co-Host / Special Award Recipient / Presenter)
- 1956Tony Awards (Self - Co-Host)
- 1956Tony Awards (Arthur (archive footage))
- 1956Alexander the Great (Alexander)
- 1955The Rains of Ranchipur (Dr. Major Rama Safti)
- 1955Prince of Players (Edwin Booth)
- 1954Thursday's Children (Narrator (voice))
- 1953The Robe (Marcellus Gallio)
- 1953The Desert Rats (Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts)
- 1952My Cousin Rachel (Philip Ashley)
- 1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (Caliban)
- 1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (Alec Harvey)
- 1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (Winston Churchill)
- 1951Green Grow the Rushes (Robert 'Bob' Hammond)
- 1950The Woman with No Name (Nick Chamerd)
- 1950Waterfront (Ben Satterthwaite)
- 1949Now Barabbas (Paddy)
- 1949The Last Days of Dolwyn (Gareth)
- 1948The Ed Sullivan Show (Self)
- 1948Bambi (Self)