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Acting

Richard Burton

Birthplace
Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
Popularity
2.8

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…

Movies
Where Eagles Dare
Where Eagles Dare
1968 ⭐ 7.5
as Maj. Smith
The Longest Day
The Longest Day
1962 ⭐ 7.6
as Flight Officer David Campbell
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
1963 ⭐ 7.1
as Marcus Antonius
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977 ⭐ 4.5
as Father Philip Lamont
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas
1963 ⭐ 6.2
as Self
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984 ⭐ 6.8
as O'Brien
The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese
1978 ⭐ 6.8
as Col. Allen Faulkner
Borrowed Pasture
Borrowed Pasture
1960 ⭐ 6.0
as Self - Narrator
Boom!
Boom!
1968 ⭐ 5.9
as Chris Flanders
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966 ⭐ 7.7
as George