Richard Burton biography
Richard Burton was a Welsh actor, born on 10 November 1925 in Pontrhydyfen, who died on 5 August 1984.
Richard Burton's screen career began in 1949 with Now Barabbas, playing Paddy.
Richard Burton had 64 screen credits between 1949 and 1984.
Honours include Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Theatre World Award and Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
- Also known as
- Richard Walter Jenkins, Jr., Richard Jenkins
- Born
- 10 November 1925
- Died
- 5 August 1984 (aged 58)
- Birthplace
- Pontrhydyfen
- Work
- Film actor, Diarist, Stage actor, Actor, Film director
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1943 to 1984
- Awards
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Theatre World Award
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
- Golden Globes
- Grammy Awards
- Special Tony Award
Richard Burton filmography
64 screen credits, newest first.
Screen credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Nineteen Eighty-Four | O'Brien | Posthumous release (final film role) | |
| 1983 | Wagner | Richard Wagner | ||
| 1983 | To the Ends of the Earth | Narrator | Documentary film | |
| 1983 | Alice in Wonderland | English | ||
| 1981 | Lovespell | Mark of Cornwall | ||
| 1981 | Circle of Two | Ashley St. Clair | ||
| 1979 | Breakthrough | Rolf Steiner | ||
| 1978 | The Wild Geese | Allan Faulkner | ||
| 1978 | The Medusa Touch | John Morlar | ||
| 1978 | Absolution | Goddard | ||
| 1977 | Equus | Martin Dysart | ||
| 1977 | Exorcist II: The Heretic | Philip Lamont | ||
| 1974 | The Gathering Storm | English | ||
| 1974 | The Klansman | Breck Stancill | ||
| 1974 | The Voyage | Cesare Braggi | ||
| 1974 | Brief Encounter | English | ||
| 1973 | Massacre in Rome | Herbert Kappler | ||
| 1973 | Battle of Sutjeska | Josip Broz Tito | ||
| 1973 | Divorce His, Divorce Hers | English | ||
| 1972 | Bluebeard | Baron Kurt von Sepper | ||
| 1972 | Hammersmith Is Out | Hammersmith | ||
| 1972 | The Assassination of Trotsky | Leon Trotsky | ||
| 1971 | Raid on Rommel | Alex Foster | ||
| 1971 | Villain | Vic Dakin | ||
| 1971 | Under Milk Wood | First Voice |
Show all 64 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Anne of the Thousand Days | Henry VIII of England | ||
| 1969 | Staircase | Harry C. Leeds | ||
| 1968 | Where Eagles Dare | Jonathan Smith | ||
| 1968 | Candy | McPhisto | ||
| 1968 | Boom! | Chris Flanders | ||
| 1967 | The Taming of the Shrew | Petruchio | Also producer | |
| 1967 | The Comedians | Brown | ||
| 1967 | Doctor Faustus | Doctor Faustus | Also producer | |
| 1966 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | George | ||
| 1966 | Florence: Days of Destruction | Narrator | Documentary film | |
| 1965 | The Spy Who Came In from the Cold | Alec Leamas | ||
| 1965 | What's New Pussycat? | Guest appearance | ||
| 1965 | The Sandpiper | Edward Hewitt | ||
| 1964 | Becket | Thomas Becket | ||
| 1964 | Zulu | Narrator | ||
| 1964 | The Night of the Iguana | T. Laurence Shannon | ||
| 1964 | Richard Burton's Hamlet | English | ||
| 1963 | Cleopatra | Mark Antony | ||
| 1963 | The V.I.P.s | Paul Andros | ||
| 1962 | The Longest Day | David Campbell | ||
| 1962 | Dylan Thomas | Narrator | Documentary film | |
| 1960 | The Bramble Bush | Guy Montford | ||
| 1960 | Ice Palace | Zeb Kennedy | ||
| 1959 | Look Back in Anger | Jimmy Porter | ||
| 1957 | Sea Wife | Biscuit | ||
| 1957 | Bitter Victory | Jimmy Leith | ||
| 1956 | Alexander the Great | Alexander the Great | ||
| 1955 | The Rains of Ranchipur | Rama Safti | ||
| 1955 | Prince of Players | Edwin Booth | ||
| 1954 | Thursday's Children | Narrator | Documentary film | |
| 1954 | Demetrius and the Gladiators | English | ||
| 1953 | The Robe | Marcellus Gallio | ||
| 1953 | The Desert Rats | "Tammy" MacRoberts | ||
| 1952 | My Cousin Rachel | Philip Ashley | ||
| 1951 | Green Grow the Rushes | Robert "Bob" Hammond | ||
| 1950 | Waterfront | Ben Satterthwaite | ||
| 1950 | The Woman with No Name | Nick Chamerd | ||
| 1949 | The Last Days of Dolwyn | Gareth | ||
| 1949 | Now Barabbas | Paddy |