Richard Burton
ActingBorn: November 10, 1925 in Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
Biography
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...
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Film
103 Titles
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Candy1968
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Cleopatra1963
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The Longest Day1962
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Where Eagles Dare1968
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Nineteen Eighty-Four1984
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The Robe1953
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Exorcist II: The Heretic1977
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?1966
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Zulu1964
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The Wild Geese1978
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The Taming of the Shrew1967
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The Medusa Touch1978
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Anne of the Thousand Days1969
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The Night of the Iguana1964
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Becket1964
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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold1965
Series
17 Titles
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Great Performances1971–
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Tony Awards1956–
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Bambi1948–
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Here's Lucy1968–
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The Ed Sullivan Show1948–
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Spécial cinéma1974–
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Dinah!1974–
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Film '721971–
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Entertainment Tonight1981–
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973–
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Talking Pictures2013–
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Hallmark Hall of Fame1951–
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Ellis Island1984–
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Wagner1983–
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Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
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Sphinx – Secrets of the History1994–