Richard Burton


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Actor | Director | Producer | Associate Producer

Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. He was nominated seven times for an Academy Award, six of which were for Best Actor in a Leading Role (without ever winning), and was a recipient of BAFTA, Golden Globe and Tony Awards for Best Actor. Although never trained as an actor, Burton was, at one time, the highest-paid actor in Hollywood. He remains closely associated in the public consciousness with his second wife, actress Elizabeth Taylor; the couple's turbulen...

Place of Birth: Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK

Date of Birth: Nov 10, 1925

Date of Death: Aug 5, 1984


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Filmography

Actor (85 Known Credits)


Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live on Stage!

George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound)

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Himself - Actor (archive footage)

Sphinx – Secrets of the History

Marc Antony (archive footage)

Ellis Island

Sen. Phipps Ogden

Alice in Wonderland

White Knight

Wagner

Richard Wagner

Circle of Two

Ashley St. Clair

Lovespell

King Mark of Cornwall

The Wild Geese

Col. Allen Faulkner

The Medusa Touch

John Morlar

Absolution

Father Goddard

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Father Philip Lamont

Equus

Martin Dysart

Jackpot

Reid Lawerence

The Klansman

Breck Stancill

Il viaggio

Cesare Braggi

Brief Encounter

Alec Harvey

The Gathering Storm

Winston Churchill

Rappresaglia

SS-Obersturmbannführer Herbert Kappler

Sutjeska

Josip Broz Tito

Bluebeard

Baron von Sepper

Under Milk Wood

First Man

Hammersmith Is Out

Hammersmith

Villain

Vic Dakin

Raid on Rommel

Capt. Alex Foster

Anne of the Thousand Days

Rei Henrique VIII

Staircase

Harry Leeds, Owner of Chez Harry

Where Eagles Dare

Maj. Jonathan Smith, MC

Candy

MacPhisto

Boom!

Chris Flanders

Doctor Faustus

Doctor Faustus

The Comedians in Africa

Himself (uncredited)

Per Firenze

Himself - Narrator

What's New Pussycat?

Man In Strip Club

The Sandpiper

Edward Hewitt

The Big Sur

Himself / Narrator

Zulu

Narration spoken

The Night of the Iguana

Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon

Becket

Becket / Thomas Becket

Cleopatra

Marcus Antonius

The V.I.P.s

Paul Andros

The Longest Day

Flight Officer David Campbell

Ice Palace

Zeb Kennedy

The Bramble Bush

Dr. Guy Montford

The Tempest

Caliban

Look Back in Anger

Jimmy Porter

March to Aldermaston

Narrator (voice)

Wuthering Heights

Heathcliff

Bitter Victory

Capt. Leith

Sea Wife

Biscuit

Tony Awards

Himself - Host

Tony Awards

Nominee / Award Accepter

The Rains of Ranchipur

Dr. Major Rama Safti

Prince of Players

Edwin Booth

The Robe

Marcellus Gallio

The Desert Rats

Captain Tammy MacRoberts

My Cousin Rachel

Philip Ashley

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Winston Churchill

Green Grow the Rushes

Robert 'Bob' Hammond

Waterfront Women

Ben Satterthwaite

Bambi Awards

himself

Talking Pictures (2013 - 2022)
Himself
George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound)
Himself (archive footage)
Himself - Actor (archive footage)
Marc Antony (archive footage)
Narrator
O'Brien
Ellis Island (1984)
Sen. Phipps Ogden
Narrator
White Knight
Wagner (1983)
Richard Wagner
Circle of Two (1981)
Ashley St. Clair
Lovespell (1981)
King Mark of Cornwall
Col. Allen Faulkner
John Morlar
Absolution (1978)
Father Goddard
Father Philip Lamont
Equus (1977)
Martin Dysart
Jackpot (1975)
Reid Lawerence
The Klansman (1974)
Breck Stancill
Il viaggio (1974)
Cesare Braggi
Alec Harvey
Winston Churchill
Rappresaglia (1973)
SS-Obersturmbannführer Herbert Kappler
Sutjeska (1973)
Josip Broz Tito
Martin Reynolds
Leon Trotsky
Bluebeard (1972)
Baron von Sepper
First Man
Hammersmith
Villain (1971)
Vic Dakin
Capt. Alex Foster
narrator
Rei Henrique VIII
Staircase (1969)
Harry Leeds, Owner of Chez Harry
Maj. Jonathan Smith, MC
Candy (1968)
MacPhisto
Boom! (1968)
Chris Flanders
Petruchio
The Comedians (1967)
Brown
Doctor Faustus
Himself (uncredited)
Per Firenze (1966)
Himself - Narrator
Man In Strip Club
The Sandpiper (1965)
Edward Hewitt
The Big Sur (1965)
Himself / Narrator
Zulu (1964)
Narration spoken
Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon
Becket (1964)
Becket / Thomas Becket
Cleopatra (1963)
Marcus Antonius
The V.I.P.s (1963)
Paul Andros
Flight Officer David Campbell
Ice Palace (1960)
Zeb Kennedy
Dr. Guy Montford
The Tempest (1960)
Caliban
Jimmy Porter
Narrator (voice)
Heathcliff
Capt. Leith
Sea Wife (1957)
Biscuit
Tony Awards (1956 - 2022)
Himself - Host
Tony Awards (1956 - 2022)
Nominee / Award Accepter
Alexander
Dr. Major Rama Safti
Edwin Booth
Narrator
The Robe (1953)
Marcellus Gallio
Captain Tammy MacRoberts
Philip Ashley
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951 - 2011)
Winston Churchill
Robert 'Bob' Hammond
Ben Satterthwaite
Nick Chamerd
Now Barabbas (1949)
Paddy
Bambi Awards (1948 - 2018)
himself

Director (1 Known Credits)


Doctor Faustus

Director

Director

Producer (1 Known Credits)


Associate Producer (1 Known Credits)


The Caretaker

Associate Producer

The Caretaker (1963)
Associate Producer

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