Richard Burton
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 live up to those expectations disappointed some critics and colleagues and added to his image as
Burton was nominated for an Academy Award seven times, but never won an Oscar. He was a recipient of BAFTAs, Golden Globes, and Tony Awards for Best Actor. In the mid-1960s, Burton ascended into the ranks of the top box office stars. By the late 1960s, Burton was one of the highest-paid actors in the world, receiving fees of $1 million or more plus a share of the gross receipts. Burton remained closely associated in the public consciousness with his second wife, actress Elizabeth Taylor. The couple's turbulent relationship, in which they were married twice and divorced twice, was rarely out of the news.
Born
Nov 10, 1925
Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
Died
Aug 05, 1984
Known For
Acting
Movies
100 acting
5 crew
Popularity
2.0
Known For
Cleopatra
1963
as Marcus Antonius
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984
as O'Brien
Where Eagles Dare
1968
as Maj. Smith
The Longest Day
1962
as Flight Officer David Campbell
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966
as George
The Robe
1953
as Marcellus Gallio
Zulu
1964
as Narration spoken (voice)
The Wild Geese
1978
as Col. Allen Faulkner
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
as Father Philip Lamont
The Night of the Iguana
1964
as Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon
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