Richard Burton

Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 18 nominations. See more awards »

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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? George

(1966)

1984 O'Brien

(1984)

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Alec Leamas

(1965)

Becket Becket / Thomas Becket

(1964)

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Actor (79 credits)

1984 Ellis Island (TV Mini Series)
Sen. Phipps Ogden

- Episode #1.3 (1984) ... Sen. Phipps Ogden

- Episode #1.2 (1984) ... Sen. Phipps Ogden

- Episode #1.1 (1984) ... Sen. Phipps Ogden

1984 1984
O'Brien

1981-1983 Wagner (TV Mini Series)
Richard Wagner

- Episode #1.10 (1983) ... Richard Wagner

- Episode #1.3 (1983) ... Richard Wagner

- Episode #1.2 (1983) ... Richard Wagner

- Episode #1.6 (1983) ... Richard Wagner

- Episode #1.9 (1983) ... Richard Wagner

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1983 Great Performances (TV Series)
White Knight

- Alice in Wonderland (1983) ... White Knight

1982 The Fall Guy (TV Series)
Richard Burton

- Reluctant Traveling Companion (1982) ... Richard Burton

1981 Lovespell
King Mark of Cornwall

1980 Obsession
Ashley St. Clair

1979 Breakthrough
Sgt. Rolf Steiner

1978 Absolution
Father Goddard

1978 California Suite
Richard Burton on TV (uncredited)

1978 The Wild Geese
Colonel Allen Faulkner

1978 The Medusa Touch
John Morlar

1977 Equus
Martin Dysart

1977 Exorcist II: The Heretic
Father Philip Lamont

1974 The Gathering Storm (TV Movie)
Winston Churchill

1974 Brief Encounter (TV Movie)
Alec Harvey

1974 Aquarius (TV Series documentary)
narrator (Augustus)

- Augustus John/Morecambe&Wise (1974) ... narrator (Augustus)

1974 The Klansman
Breck Stancill

1974 Mooch (TV Movie)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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 Mordet på Trotskij
Leon Trotsky

1971 Under Milk Wood
First Man

1971 Villain
Vic Dakin

1971 Raid on Rommel
Foster

1970 Here's Lucy (TV Series)
Richard Burton

- Lucy Meets the Burtons (1970) ... Richard Burton

1969 Anne of the Thousand Days
King Henry VIII

1969 Staircase
Harry Leeds

1969 Laughter in the Dark
Sir Edward More (scenes deleted)

1968 Where Eagles Dare
Maj. Smith

1968 Candy
MacPhisto

1968 Boom!
Chris Flanders

1967 Wir sterben vor (Short)
Narrator

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 Days of Wilfred Owen (Short)
Narrator

1965 The Sandpiper
Dr. Edward Hewitt

1965 What's New Pussycat
Man in Strip Club (uncredited)

1965 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Alec Leamas

1964/I Hamlet
Hamlet

1964 The Night of the Iguana
Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon

1964 Becket
Becket / Thomas Becket

1964 Zulu
Narration spoken by (voice)

1963 The V.I.P.s
Paul Andros

1963 Cleopatra
Mark Antony

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 Look Back in Anger
Jimmy Porter

1959 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Narrator

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

1951 Michèle and René (TV Series)
Prince Henry

- Up the River (1951) ... Prince Henry

1950 Her Panelled Door
Nick Chamerd

1950 Waterfront Women
Ben Satterthwaite

1950 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series)
Richard

- The Lady's Not for Burning (1950) ... Richard

1949 Now Barabbas
Paddy

1949 Woman of Dolwyn
Gareth

1946 The Corn Is Green (TV Movie)
Morgan Evans

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Producer (2 credits)

1967 Doctor Faustus (producer)

1963 The Guest (associate producer - uncredited)

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Director (1 credit)

1967 Doctor Faustus

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Soundtrack (4 credits)

2020 Gold (Short) (performer: "Camelot: Finale Ultimo")

2016/V Jackie (performer: "Camelot", "Camelot: Finale Ultimo")

2015 Fargo (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Before the Law (2015) ... (performer: "The Eve of the War" - uncredited)

1997 Saturday Night Live (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Jeff Goldblum/En Vogue (1997) ... (performer: "Camelot" - uncredited)

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Writer (1 credit)

1991 Richard Burton's Christmas Story (TV Movie) (book)

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Thanks (4 credits)

2009 The Opening (Short) (grateful acknowledgment)

2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (TV Movie documentary) (dedicated to the memory of)

1985 Wild Geese II (dedicatee)

1984 1984 (with love and admiration: 1925-1984)

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Self (91 credits)

1984 To the Ends of the Earth (Documentary)
Narrator

1982-1984 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #3.232 (1984) ... Self

- An interview with Richard Burton, Part 2 (1982) ... Self

- An interview with Richard Burton, Part 1 (1982) ... Self

1983 The Great Hamlets (TV Mini Series documentary)
Self

1983 All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (TV Movie)
Self

1983 The 37th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Self - Co-Host

1983 I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind (TV Movie)
Self / Narrator (voice)

1983 Burton - A Portrait of a Superstar (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1982 Omnibus (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Brits on Broadway: The American Dance Machine (1982) ... Self

1982 Gala Performance (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 29 October 1982 (1982) ... Self

1982 Star-Studded Spoof of the New TV Season, G-Rated, with Glamour, Glitter and Gags (TV Special)
Self

1981 Wales - Heritage of a Nation (Documentary short)
Narrator (voice)

1977-1981 Good Morning America (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 27 July 1981 (1981) ... Self

- Episode dated 28 March 1978 (1978) ... Self

- Episode dated 13 October 1977 (1977) ... Self

- Episode dated 12 October 1977 (1977) ... Self

- Episode dated 11 October 1977 (1977) ... Self

1980 A Touch of Glory (TV Movie documentary)
Narrator

1980 The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series)
Self - Actor / Self - Guest

- Richard Burton: Part III (1980) ... Self - Actor

- Richard Burton: Part II (1980) ... Self - Actor

- Richard Burton: Part I (1980) ... Self - Guest

1980 Live from Lincoln Center (TV Series)
Self

- The Film Society of Lincoln Center: A Tribute to John Huston (1980) ... Self

1979 The Bob Hope Show (TV Series)
Self

- A salute to the 1920's and 1930's in music and comedy (1979) ... Self

1978 Mystery of the Sacred Shroud (Documentary)
Narrator

1978 Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese (Documentary short)
Self

1978 Hollywood's Diamond Jubilee (TV Special)
Self - Interview

1978 Wer sagt mir, wer ich bin... (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1974-1978 Film 2018 (TV Series)
Self / Self - Interviewee

- Heaven Can Wait/The Wild Geese (1978) ... Self

- The Medusa Touch (1977) ... Self

- Richard Burton: If it Stops, I'm Dead (1974) ... Self - Interviewee

1978 The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Nominee

1978 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (TV Special documentary)
Self

1978 The 35th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special documentary)
Self - Presenter

1978 The People's Command Performance (TV Special)
Self

1977 Kane on Friday (TV Series)
Self

1977 Dinah! (TV Series)
Self (Taped) / Self

- Episode #4.49 (1977) ... Self (Taped)

- Episode #4.25 (1977) ... Self

1977 Hollywood Greats (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Humphrey Bogart (1977) ... Self

1977 The Man with No Name (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1977 Network (TV Series)
Self

- Vincent Kane Talks to Richard Burton (1977) ... Self

1977 Who's Who (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 4 January 1977 (1977) ... Self

1976 CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1976 This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Frankie Howerd (1976) ... Self

1976 The 30th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Self - Co-Host, Special Award Recipient & Presenter

1976 Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (Documentary)
Malcolm Lowry (voice)

1974 Parkinson (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #4.14 (1974) ... Self

1974 The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series)
Self

- On location with "The Klansman" (1974) ... Self

1974 Success Story (TV Series)
Self

- Look Back in Anger (1974) ... Self

1973 Apropos Film (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode dated 18 December 1973 (1973) ... Self

1972 The Making of Milkwood (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1972 Cinema (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Richard Burton (1972) ... Self

1972 Bitte umblättern (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 20 June 1972 (1972) ... Self

1970-1972 The David Frost Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #4.136 (1972) ... Self

- Episode #4.135 (1972) ... Self

- Episode #2.180 (1970) ... Self

- Episode #2.154 (1970) ... Self

- Episode #2.144 (1970) ... Self

1970 A Nation Said Welcome (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Narrator

1970 A World of Love (TV Special documentary)
Self

1970 The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Nominee

1970 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary)
Self - Actor

- Episode #2.14 (1970) ... Self - Actor

1961-1969 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Self

- THE SWINGING, SOULFUL SIXTIES - Ed Sullivan reviews the decade in entertainment (1969) ... Self

- Episode #17.6 (1963) ... Self

- Episode #14.23 (1961) ... Self

1969 Anne Boleyn's England (Documentary short)
Self

1969 The Violent Universe (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Verse spoken by (voice)

1968 Contrasts (TV Series)
Self

- Sir Donald Wolfit (1968) ... Self

1968 On Location: Where Eagles Dare (Documentary short)
Self

1968 A Wall in Jerusalem (Documentary)
Narrator (English version)

1968 Robert Kennedy Remembered (Documentary short)
Narrator

1968 Paris aktuell (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode #3.1 (1968) ... Self

1968 Gala Variety: The Royal Air Forces Association Jubilee Festival (TV Special)
Self

1967 Gala de l'Unicef (TV Series)
Self

- Gala de l'Unicef 1967 (1967) ... Self

1967 Public Broadcast Laboratory (TV Series)
Self

1967 Burton and Taylor in Oxford (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1967 The Comedians in Africa (Documentary short)
Self (uncredited)

1967 Acting in the Sixties (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Richard Burton (1967) ... Self

1967 The Heart of Show Business (TV Special)
Self - Narrator

1967 The Movies (TV Mini Series)
Self

- Shakespeare on Film (1967) ... Self

1966 Per Firenze (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Narrator

1966 Secombe and Friends (TV Special)
Self - Guest

1966 The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (TV Series)
Self

- Premiere Show with guest stars: Nancy Wilson, Raymond Massey, Lorne Greene, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Dean Martin, Richard Chamberlain, Roger Smith, Don Adams (1966) ... Self

1965 Eulogy to 5.02 (Documentary short)
Narrator

1965 My Time Again (TV Movie)
Self

1964-1965 The Jack Paar Program (TV Series)
Self (on film) / Self

- Episode #3.35 (1965) ... Self (on film)

- Episode #3.4 (1964) ... Self (on film)

- Episode #2.30 (1964) ... Self

1965 A Statue for 'the Sandpiper' (Documentary short)
Self

1965 The Big Sur (Documentary short)
Self / Narrator

1964 On the Trail of the Iguana (Short documentary)
Self

1964 ABC Scope (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Churchill at 90: An Appreciation by Richard Burton (1964) ... Self

1964 The Les Crane Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.13 (1964) ... Self

- Episode #1.11 (1964) ... Self

1964 Freedom Spectacular (TV Movie)
Self

1964 The 18th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Self - Nominee & Presenter

1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary)
Self

- On Location: Night of the Iguana (1964) ... Self

1963 Inheritance (Documentary short)
Narrator

1963 The Uneasy Crown (TV Movie documentary)
Narrator

1963 Farewell to the Vic (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1962 The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe (TV Movie)
Self / Arthur

1961 A Tribute to Dylan Thomas (Documentary short)
Self

1961 Camera Three (TV Series)
Self

- A Child's Christmas in Wales (1961) ... Self

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 The 15th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Self - Winner & Accepting Award for Best Conductor

1960 Borrowed Pasture (TV Movie)
Self - Narrator

1959 March to Aldermaston (Documentary short)
Narrator

1958 Cerdyn Nadolig - Igymru Gyfan (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1958 Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z (TV Series)
Self

- B (1958) ... Self

1956 Film Fanfare (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.30 (1956) ... Self

1954 Thursday's Children (Documentary short)
Narrator (voice)

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Archive footage (86 credits)

2020 Canaan Land
Self

2020 The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (Documentary)
Self

2019 From Page to Screen: George Orwell's 1984 (Video documentary short)
O'Brien

2018 Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal (TV Mini Series documentary)
Self

- Castaway (2018) ... Self

2017 Beauty Is Truth (Video)

2016 Becoming Mike Nichols (Documentary)
George

2015 Les couples mythiques du cinéma (TV Mini Series documentary)
Self

- Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton (2015) ... Self

2012-2015 Welcome to the Basement (TV Series)
George

- Catch-22 (2015) ... George

- Song of the South (2012) ... George

2015 Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show (TV Movie documentary)
King Arthur

2015 Shakespeare Uncovered (TV Series documentary)
Antony

- Antony & Cleopatra with Kim Cattrall (2015) ... Antony

2015 War Movie Blockbusters (Video documentary)
Self

2014 Colpo di scena (TV Series)
Self

- Valentina Cortese (2014) ... Self

2013 Talking Pictures (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Richard Burton (2013) ... Self

2012 The Richard Burton Diaries (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2012 History (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Rosenkriege - Wenn aus Liebe Hass wird (2012) ... Self

2012 Kulturzeit (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 6 June 2012 (2012) ... Self

2012 Elizabeth Taylor: Auction of a Lifetime (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2011 Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds: Minigame Adventure (Video Game)
The Journalist: the narrator-protagonist

2011 Elizabeth Taylor: A Tribute (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2010 Cinema Komunisto (Documentary)
Self

2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV Mini Series documentary)
George

- Fade Out, Fade In (2010) ... George (uncredited)

2010 Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (TV Series documentary)
Father Philip Lamont

- Exorcist II: The Heretic (2010) ... Father Philip Lamont

2010 Interview mit Produzent Euan Lloyd und Ingrid Pitt (Video documentary short)
Colonel Allen Faulkner (uncredited)

2009 Robna kuca (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Partizanski film II (2009) ... Self

2008 John le Carré (Video documentary short)

2008 König der Spione - John le Carré (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2008 Duelle (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Elizabeth Taylor gegen Richard Burton (2008) ... Self

2007-2008 20 to 1 (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Child Stars: Where Are They Now? (2008) ... Self

- Life-Changing Moments (2007) ... Self

2008 Welsh Greats (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Richard Burton (2008) ... Self

2007 Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2006 Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of 'the War of the Worlds' (Video)
George Herbert, The Journalist

2006 Marcello, una vita dolce (Documentary)
Self

2006 John Osborne and the Gift of Friendship (Video)
Self

2005 La Marató 2005 (TV Special)
Self

2004 Tage und Nächte in Paris (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2004 Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate (Documentary)
Mark Anthony

1994-2003 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary)
Self - Actor

- 35 Years and 60 Minutes (2003) ... Self - Actor

- The Entertainers (1994) ... Self - Actor

1995-2003 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Self / Mark Antony / Hamlet

- Elizabeth Taylor: Facets (2003) ... Self

- Richard Burton: Taylor Made (2002) ... Self

- Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker (1995) ... Mark Antony (uncredited)

- The History of Hamlet (1995) ... Hamlet

2002 Sendung ohne Namen (TV Series)
Self

- Es geht um den "Film" ... (2002) ... Self

2002 The Making of 'Zulu':...and Snappeth the Spear in Sunder (Video documentary short)
Narrator

2001 Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2001 Reputations (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Richard Burton: Taylor-Made for Stardom (2001) ... Self

2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2000 Hollywood Couples (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton (2000) ... Self

2000 Hollywood Remembers Lee Marvin (TV Movie documentary)
Breck Stancill (uncredited)

2000 Arena (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Clint Eastwood - Part 1: Out of the West (2000) ... Self

1997-2000 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Self - Actor / Self

- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) ... Self - Actor

- Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...' (1997) ... Self

2000 I Love 1970's (TV Series documentary)
Self

- I Love 1973 (2000) ... Self

2000 Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration (TV Special)
George (trailer of 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?') (uncredited)

2000 Omnibus (TV Series documentary)

- Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth (2000)

1999 Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1999 Best of British (TV Series documentary)
Mark Antony

- George Cole (1999) ... Mark Antony

1998 Jeff Wayne's the War of the Worlds (Video Game)
The Journalist / Narrator

1998 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Elizabeth Taylor (1998) ... Self

1997 Great Romances of the 20th Century: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1997 Conan (TV Series)
Crom

- The Heart of the Elephant: Part 2 (1997) ... Crom

- The Heart of the Elephant: Part 1 (1997) ... Crom

1997 Great Romances of the 20th Century (TV Series documentary short)
Self

- Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (1997) ... Self

1997 20/20 (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode dated 14 February 1997 (1997) ... Self

1994-1997 Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte (TV Series documentary)
Marc Antony

- Tauchfahrt zu Kleopatra (1997) ... Marc Antony

- Kleopatra - Das letzte Lächeln der Pharaonen (1994) ... Marc Antony

1996 The 50th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Arthur

1995 Weddings of a Lifetime (TV Special)
Self

1988-1995 Great Performances (TV Series)
Self

- Julie Andrews: Back on Broadway (1995) ... Self

- Richard Burton: In from the Cold (1988) ... Self

1995 Parkinson: The Interviews (TV Series)
Self

- Richard Burton (1995) ... Self

1992 Under Milk Wood (TV Movie)
First Voice

1991 The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 (TV Special)
Self

1988 Hollywood Sex Symbols (Video documentary short)
Self

1988 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (Documentary)
Self

1988 Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (TV Special)
Self

1988 Lerner and Loewe: Broadway's Last Romantics (TV Movie)
King Arthur

1985-1987 The Rock 'n' Roll Years (TV Series)
Self

- 1972 (1987) ... Self

- 1958 (1985) ... Self

1986 Jack Paar Comes Home (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1985 Wild Geese II
Colonel Allen Faulkner (uncredited)

1985 Bob Hope's Comedy Salute to the Soaps (TV Movie)
Self

1985 La nuit des Césars (TV Series documentary)
In Memoriam

- 10ème nuit des Césars (1985) ... In Memoriam

1983 Movie Star Commercials and Important Messages (Video documentary)
Self

1981 Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1979 The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 6 August 1979 (1979) ... Self

1978 Profile: Hardy Krüger (TV Movie documentary)
Colonel Allen Faulkner (uncredited)

1978 Good Old Days Part II (TV Special)
Self

1976 America at the Movies (Documentary)
George

1975 Elizabeth Taylor - An Intimate Portrait (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1967 Lionpower from MGM (Documentary short) (uncredited)

1967 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Short)
Narrator

1967 Mondo Hollywood: Hollywood Laid Bare! (Documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1963 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Self - Scene From Camelot

- 15th Anniversary Show (1963) ... Self - Scene From Camelot

1963 Hollywood: The Great Stars (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

Personal Details

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He played Iago and Othello in William Shakespeare's play, "Othello," at the Old Vic Theatre with John Neville (Othello/Iago), Rosemary Harris, and Wendy Hiller in the cast. Michael Benthall was director. See more »

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Official Sites:

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Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

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I played a sex-drenched doctor in The Bramble Bush (1960). It was the worst picture I ever made, if you don't count Ice Palace (1960). That one was based upon a very weak novel by Edna Ferber. Both pictures for Warner Brothers. Jack L. Warner told the press I had no sex appeal. Then Elizabeth came along. All changed after that. Suddenly, Eddie Fisher didn't have sex appeal. And I did. It's a ... See more »

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He made his stage debut at Maesteg Town Hall in Wales. See more »

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Frequently played historic or real-life figures. See more »

Nickname:

Dick See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio

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