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Richard Burton (I) (1925–1984)

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Probably more frequently remembered for his turbulent personal life and multiple marriages, Richard Burton was nonetheless one of the great British actors of the post-WWII period. The young Richard Jenkins was the son of a Welsh coal miner, and he received a scholarship to Oxford University to study acting and made his first stage appearance in the early 1940s... See full bio »

Born:

Richard Walter Jenkins
in Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK

Died:

(age 58) in Céligny, Geneva, Switzerland
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1984 Ellis Island (TV mini-series)
Sen. Phipps Ogden
 
1984 1984
O'Brien
 
1983 Wagner (TV series)
Richard Wagner
– Episode #1.10 (1983) … Richard Wagner
– Episode #1.2 (1983) … Richard Wagner
– Episode #1.3 (1983) … Richard Wagner
– Episode #1.1 (1983) … Richard Wagner
– Episode #1.4 … Richard Wagner
See all 10 episodes »
 
1983 Great Performances (TV series)
White Knight
– Alice in Wonderland (1983) … White Knight
 
1981 Lovespell
King Mark of Cornwall
 
1981 Circle of Two
Ashley St. Clair
 
1979 Breakthrough
Sgt. Rolf Steiner
 
1978 Absolution
Father Goddard
 
1978 The Wild Geese
Col. Allen Faulkner
 
1978 The Medusa Touch
John Morlar
 
1977 Equus
Martin Dysart
 
1977 Exorcist II: The Heretic
Father Philip Lamont
 
1975 Jackpot
Reid Lawerence
 
1974 The Gathering Storm (TV movie)
Winston Churchill
 
1974 Brief Encounter (TV movie)
Alec Harvey
 
1974 Klansman
Breck Stancill
 
1974 The Voyage
Cesare Braggi
 
1973 Massacre in Rome
Lt. Col. Herbert Kappler
 
1973 The Battle of Sutjeska
Josip Broz Tito
 
1973 Divorce His - Divorce Hers (TV movie)
Martin Reynolds
 
1972 Bluebeard
Kurt Von Sepper
 
1972 Hammersmith Is Out
Hammersmith
 
1972 The Assassination of Trotsky
Leon Trotsky
 
1972 Under Milk Wood
First Man
 
1971 Villain
Vic Dakin
 
1971 Raid on Rommel
Foster
 
1971 Mooch Goes to Hollywood (TV movie)
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1969 Anne of the Thousand Days
King Henry VIII
 
1969 Staircase
Harry Leeds, Owner of Chez Harry
 
1968 Candy
MacPhisto
 
1968 Where Eagles Dare
Maj. Smith
 
1968 Boom!
Chris Flanders
 
1967 The Comedians
Brown
 
1967 Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus
 
1967 The Taming of the Shrew
Petruchio
 
1966 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
George
 
1965 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Alec Leamas
 
1965 The Sandpiper
Dr. Edward Hewitt
 
1965 What's New Pussycat
Man in Strip Club (uncredited)
 
1964/I Hamlet
Hamlet
 
1964 The Night of the Iguana
Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon
 
1964 Becket
Becket / Thomas Becket
 
1964 Zulu
Narrator (voice)
 
1963 Cleopatra
Mark Antony
 
1963 The V.I.P.s
Paul Andros
 
1962 The Longest Day
Flying Officer David Campbell
 
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
George Holyoake
– A Subject of Scandal and Concern (1960) … George Holyoake
 
1960 The Bramble Bush
Dr. Guy Montford
 
1960 The Tempest (TV movie)
Caliban
 
1960 Buick-Electra Playhouse (TV series)
Philip Rawlings
– The Fifth Column (1960) … Philip Rawlings
 
1960 The Fifth Column (TV movie)
 
1960 Ice Palace
Zeb Kennedy
 
1959 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Narrator
 
1959 Look Back in Anger
Jimmy Porter
 
1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Heathcliff
– Wuthering Heights (1958) … Heathcliff
 
1957 Bitter Victory
Captain Leith
 
1957 Sea Wife
Biscuit
 
1956 The James Mason Show (TV series)
Performer (1956)
 
1956 Alexander the Great
Alexander
 
1955 The Rains of Ranchipur
Dr. Major Rama Safti
 
1955 Prince of Players
Edwin Booth
 
1953 The Robe
Marcellus Gallio
 
1953 The Desert Rats
Capt. 'Tammy' MacRoberts
 
1952 My Cousin Rachel
Philip Ashley
 
1952 Celanese Theatre (TV series)
Mat Burke
– Anna Christie (1952) … Mat Burke
 
1951 Green Grow the Rushes
Robert 'Bob' Hammond
 
1950 Her Panelled Door
Nick Chamerd
 
1950 Waterfront Women
Ben Satterthwaite
 
1950 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Thomas Mendip
– The Lady's Not for Burning (1950) … Thomas Mendip
 
1949 Now Barabbas
Paddy
 
1949 Women of Dolwyn
Gareth
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1967 Doctor Faustus (producer)
 
1967 The Taming of the Shrew (producer - as A Burton-Zeffirelli Production)
 
1963 The Guest (associate producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1967 Doctor Faustus
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2009 The Opening (short) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (TV documentary) (dedicated to the memory of)
 
1985 Wild Geese II (dedicatee)
 
1984 1984 (acknowledgment: with love and admiration)
 
Show ShowSelf (51 titles)
1983 All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 The 37th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Co-Host
 
1983 I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind (TV movie)
Himself/Narrator (voice)
 
1983 To the Ends of the Earth (documentary)
Narrator
 
1982 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Himself
– Reluctant Traveling Companion (1982) … Himself
 
1982 Star-Studded Spoof of the New TV Season, G-Rated, with Glamour, Glitter and Gags (TV special)
Himself
 
1980 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Richard Burton: Part I (1980) … Himself
 
1980 Live from Lincoln Center (TV series)
Himself
– The Film Society of Lincoln Center: A Tribute to John Huston (1980) … Himself
 
1978 Wer sagt mir, wer ich bin... (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1978 The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1977-1978 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 March 1978 (1978) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 October 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1978 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1978 The People's Command Performance (TV movie)
Himself
 
1978 The 35th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
1977 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 October 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Humphrey Bogart (1977) … Himself
 
1976 CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976 The 30th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Host/Special Award Recipient
 
1976 Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (documentary)
Malcolm Lowry (voice)
 
1974 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.14 (1974) … Himself
 
1974 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode dated 6 September 1974 (1974) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1972 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Richard Burton (1972) … Himself
 
1972 A Wall in Jerusalem (documentary)
Narrator (English version)
 
1970-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.136 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #4.135 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #2.180 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.154 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.144 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 A World of Love (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1970 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Himself
– Lucy Meets the Burtons (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1961-1969 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #23.13 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #17.6 (1963) … Himself
– Episode #14.23 (1961) … Himself
 
1968 On Location: Where Eagles Dare (documentary short)
Himself
 
1968 Robert Kennedy Remembered (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1967 Public Broadcast Laboratory (TV series)
Himself
 
1967 The Heart of Show Business (TV movie)
Himself - Narrator
 
1967 The Comedians in Africa (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1966 Per Firenze (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1966 The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1966) … Himself
 
1965 A Statue for 'The Sandpiper' (documentary short)
Himself
 
1965 The Big Sur (documentary short)
Himself/Narrator
 
1964 ABC Scope (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Churchill at 90: An Appreciation by Richard Burton (1964) … Himself
 
1964 Freedom Spectacular (TV movie)
Himself
 
1964 The Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.30 (1964) … Himself
 
1964 The 18th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play and Presenter
 
1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV series)
Himself
– On Location: Night of the Iguana (1964) … Himself (also archive footage)
 
1964 On the Trail of the Iguana (documentary short)
Himself
 
1963 Farewell to the Vic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1963 A Tribute to Dylan Thomas (documentary short)
Himself
 
1963 Inheritance (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1962 The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe (TV movie)
Himself/Arthur
 
1961 Camera Three (TV series)
Himself
– A Child's Christmas in Wales (1961) … Himself
 
1960-1961 Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years (TV series documentary)
Winston Churchill
– Goodbye, Mr. Churchill (1961) … Winston Churchill (voice)
– Gotterdammerung (1961) … Winston Churchill (voice)
– Tying the Knot (1961) … Winston Churchill (voice)
– Yalta (1961) … Winston Churchill (voice)
– Final Christmas (1961) … Winston Churchill (voice)
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1961 March to Aldermaston (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1955 Thursday's Children (documentary short)
Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (42 titles)
2012 Kulturzeit (TV series)
 
2011 Elizabeth Taylor: A Tribute (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2009 Robna kuca (TV series documentary)
 
2008 König der Spione - John le Carré (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Duelle (TV series documentary)
 
2007-2008 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Welsh Greats (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of 'The War of the Worlds' (video)
George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound)
 
2006 Marcello, una vita dolce (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 John Osborne and the Gift of Friendship (video)
Himself
 
2005 La Marató 2005 (TV special)
Himself
 
2004 Tage und Nächte in Paris (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995-2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2000 I Love 1970's (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Hollywood Remembers Lee Marvin (TV documentary)
Breck Stancill (uncredited)
 
2000 Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration (TV documentary)
George (trailer of 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?') (uncredited)
 
1999 Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
1997 Conan (TV series)
 
1994-1997 Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte (TV series documentary)
 
1997 Great Romances of the 20th Century: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 The 50th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
 
1988-1995 Great Performances (TV series)
 
1995 Weddings of a Lifetime (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 Under Milk Wood (TV movie)
First Voice (voice) (archive sound)
 
1991 The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 (TV special)
Himself
 
1988 Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 Lerner and Loewe: Broadway's Last Romantics (TV movie)
King Arthur
 
1988 Hollywood Sex Symbols (video documentary short)
 
1985 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
 
1985 Comedy Salute to the Soaps (TV movie)
Himself
 
1981 Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
George
 
1967 Mondo Hollywood (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1967 Lionpower from MGM (short)
(uncredited)
 
1963 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

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Album: Recorded "The Ancient Mariner" and other Samuel Taylor Coleridge poems for Argo Records (RG 41). See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 14 Print Biographies  | 5 Interviews  | 43 Articles  | 52 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Richard Burton website | The Estate of Richard Burton | See more »

Alternate Names:

A Burton-Zeffirelli Production

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on Elizabeth Taylor] At thirty-four she is an extremely beautiful woman, lavishly endowed by nature with a few flaws in the masterpiece: She has an insipid double chin, her legs are too short and she has a slight potbelly. She has a wonderful bosom, though. See more »

Trivia:

Was actively pursued for the role of "The Pilot" in the proposed film of The Little Prince. Burton had had a huge success on Broadway with Lerner & Lowe's (Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe) Camelot, but had turned down that film as he did The Little Prince. The role of "The Pilot" subsequently was played by Richard Kiley. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently played self-loathing characters, particularly in his later career. See more »

Nickname:

Rich See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio