Filmography
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Known For
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? George (1966) -
1984 O'Brien (1984) -
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Alec Leamas (1965) -
Known For
Becket Becket / Thomas Becket (1964) -
Actor
Ellis Island Sen. Phipps Ogden (1984) -
1984 O'Brien (1984)
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Wagner Richard Wagner (1981-1983) -
Great Performances White Knight (1983) -
The Fall Guy Richard Burton (1982) -
Lovespell King Mark of Cornwall (1981) -
Obsession Ashley St. Clair (1980) -
Breakthrough Sgt. Rolf Steiner (1979) -
Absolution Father Goddard (1978) -
California Suite Richard Burton on TV (1978) -
![The Wild Geese]( "The Wild Geese")
The Wild Geese Colonel Allen Faulkner (1978) -
![The Medusa Touch]( "The Medusa Touch")
The Medusa Touch John Morlar (1978) -
![Equus]( "Equus")
Equus Martin Dysart (1977) -
![Exorcist II: The Heretic]( "Exorcist II: The Heretic")
Exorcist II: The Heretic Father Philip Lamont (1977) -
![Jackpot]( "Jackpot")
Jackpot Reid Lawerence (1975) -
![The Gathering Storm]( "The Gathering Storm")
The Gathering Storm Winston Churchill (1974) -
![Brief Encounter]( "Brief Encounter")
Brief Encounter Alec Harvey (1974) -
![The Klansman]( "The Klansman")
The Klansman Breck Stancill (1974) -
![Mooch]( "Mooch")
Mooch Narrator (voice) (1974) -
![The Voyage]( "The Voyage")
The Voyage Cesare Braggi (1974) -
![Massacre in Rome]( "Massacre in Rome")
Massacre in Rome Lt. Col. Herbert Kappler (1973) -
![The Battle of Sutjeska]( "The Battle of Sutjeska")
The Battle of Sutjeska Josip Broz Tito (1973) -
![Divorce His - Divorce Hers]( "Divorce His - Divorce Hers")
Divorce His - Divorce Hers Martin Reynolds (1973) -
![Bluebeard]( "Bluebeard")
Bluebeard Kurt Von Sepper (1972) -
![Hammersmith Is Out]( "Hammersmith Is Out")
Hammersmith Is Out Hammersmith (1972) -
![Mordet på Trotskij]( "Mordet på Trotskij")
Mordet på Trotskij Leon Trotsky (1972) -
![Under Milk Wood]( "Under Milk Wood")
Under Milk Wood First Man (1971) -
![Villain]( "Villain")
Villain Vic Dakin (1971) -
![Raid on Rommel]( "Raid on Rommel")
Raid on Rommel Foster (1971) -
![Here's Lucy]( "Here's Lucy")
Here's Lucy Richard Burton (1970) -
![Anne of the Thousand Days]( "Anne of the Thousand Days")
Anne of the Thousand Days King Henry VIII (1969) -
![Staircase]( "Staircase")
Staircase Harry Leeds (1969) -
![Laughter in the Dark]( "Laughter in the Dark")
Laughter in the Dark Sir Edward More (1969) -
![Where Eagles Dare]( "Where Eagles Dare")
Where Eagles Dare Maj. Smith (1968) -
![Candy]( "Candy")
Candy MacPhisto (1968) -
![Boom!]( "Boom!")
Boom! Chris Flanders (1968) -
![Wir sterben vor]( "Wir sterben vor")
Wir sterben vor Narrator (1967) -
![The Comedians]( "The Comedians")
The Comedians Brown (1967) -
![Doctor Faustus]( "Doctor Faustus")
Doctor Faustus Doctor Faustus (1967) -
![The Taming of the Shrew]( "The Taming of the Shrew")
The Taming of the Shrew Petruchio (1967) -
![Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]( "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?")
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? George (1966) -
![The Days of Wilfred Owen]( "The Days of Wilfred Owen")
The Days of Wilfred Owen Narrator (1965) -
![The Sandpiper]( "The Sandpiper")
The Sandpiper Dr. Edward Hewitt (1965) -
![What's New Pussycat]( "What's New Pussycat")
What's New Pussycat Man in Strip Club (1965) -
![The Spy Who Came in from the Cold]( "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold")
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Alec Leamas (1965) -
![Hamlet]( "Hamlet")
Hamlet Hamlet (1964) -
![The Night of the Iguana]( "The Night of the Iguana")
The Night of the Iguana Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon (1964) -
![Becket]( "Becket")
Becket Becket / Thomas Becket (1964) -
![Zulu]( "Zulu")
Zulu Narration spoken by (1964) -
![The V.I.P.s]( "The V.I.P.s")
The V.I.P.s Paul Andros (1963) -
![Cleopatra]( "Cleopatra")
Cleopatra Mark Antony (1963) -
![The Longest Day]( "The Longest Day")
The Longest Day Flying Officer David Campbell (1962) -
![BBC Sunday-Night Play]( "BBC Sunday-Night Play")
BBC Sunday-Night Play George Holyoake (1960) -
![The Bramble Bush]( "The Bramble Bush")
The Bramble Bush Dr. Guy Montford (1960) -
![The Tempest]( "The Tempest")
The Tempest Caliban (1960) -
Buick-Electra Playhouse Philip Rawlings (1960)
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The Fifth Column (1960)
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![Ice Palace]( "Ice Palace")
Ice Palace Zeb Kennedy (1960) -
![Look Back in Anger]( "Look Back in Anger")
Look Back in Anger Jimmy Porter (1959) -
![A Midsummer Night's Dream]( "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
A Midsummer Night's Dream Narrator (1959) -
![The DuPont Show of the Month]( "The DuPont Show of the Month")
The DuPont Show of the Month Heathcliff (1958) -
![Bitter Victory]( "Bitter Victory")
Bitter Victory Captain Leith (1957) -
![Sea Wife]( "Sea Wife")
Sea Wife Biscuit (1957) -
The James Mason Show Performer (1956) (1956)
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![Alexander the Great]( "Alexander the Great")
Alexander the Great Alexander (1956) -
![The Rains of Ranchipur]( "The Rains of Ranchipur")
The Rains of Ranchipur Dr. Major Rama Safti (1955) -
![Prince of Players]( "Prince of Players")
Prince of Players Edwin Booth (1955) -
![The Robe]( "The Robe")
The Robe Marcellus Gallio (1953) -
![The Desert Rats]( "The Desert Rats")
The Desert Rats Capt. 'Tammy' MacRoberts (1953) -
![My Cousin Rachel]( "My Cousin Rachel")
My Cousin Rachel Philip Ashley (1952) -
![Celanese Theatre]( "Celanese Theatre")
Celanese Theatre Mat Burke (1952) -
![Green Grow the Rushes]( "Green Grow the Rushes")
Green Grow the Rushes Robert 'Bob' Hammond (1951) -
Michèle and René Prince Henry (1951)
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![Her Panelled Door]( "Her Panelled Door")
Her Panelled Door Nick Chamerd (1950) -
![Waterfront Women]( "Waterfront Women")
Waterfront Women Ben Satterthwaite (1950) -
![BBC Sunday-Night Theatre]( "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre")
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Richard (1950) -
![Now Barabbas]( "Now Barabbas")
Now Barabbas Paddy (1949) -
![Woman of Dolwyn]( "Woman of Dolwyn")
Woman of Dolwyn Gareth (1949) -
ActorThe Corn Is Green Morgan Evans (1946)
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Soundtrack
![Jackie]( "Jackie")
Jackie (2016) -
![Fargo]( "Fargo")
Fargo (2015) -
Soundtrack
![Saturday Night Live]( "Saturday Night Live")
Saturday Night Live (1997) -
Producer
![Doctor Faustus]( "Doctor Faustus")
Doctor Faustus (1967) -
Producer
![The Guest]( "The Guest")
The Guest (1963) -
Director
![Doctor Faustus]( "Doctor Faustus")
Doctor Faustus (1967) -
Writer
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Archive footage
![Canaan Land]( "Canaan Land")
Canaan Land (2020) -
![From Page to Screen: George Orwell's 1984]( "From Page to Screen: George Orwell's 1984")
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![Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal]( "Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal")
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![Beauty Is Truth]( "Beauty Is Truth")
Beauty Is Truth (2017) -
![Becoming Mike Nichols]( "Becoming Mike Nichols")
Becoming Mike Nichols (2016) -
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![Welcome to the Basement]( "Welcome to the Basement")
Welcome to the Basement (2012-2015) -
![Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show]( "Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show")
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![Shakespeare Uncovered]( "Shakespeare Uncovered")
Shakespeare Uncovered (2015) -
![War Movie Blockbusters]( "War Movie Blockbusters")
War Movie Blockbusters (2015) -
Colpo di scena (2014)
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![Talking Pictures]( "Talking Pictures")
Talking Pictures (2013) -
![The Richard Burton Diaries]( "The Richard Burton Diaries")
The Richard Burton Diaries (2012) -
![History]( "History")
History (2012) -
![Kulturzeit]( "Kulturzeit")
Kulturzeit (2012) -
![Elizabeth Taylor: Auction of a Lifetime]( "Elizabeth Taylor: Auction of a Lifetime")
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![Elizabeth Taylor: A Tribute]( "Elizabeth Taylor: A Tribute")
Elizabeth Taylor: A Tribute (2011) -
![Cinema Komunisto]( "Cinema Komunisto")
Cinema Komunisto (2010) -
![Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood]( "Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood")
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![Cinemassacre's Monster Madness]( "Cinemassacre's Monster Madness")
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![Robna kuca]( "Robna kuca")
Robna kuca (2009) -
![John le Carré]( "John le Carré")
John le Carré (2008) -
![König der Spione - John le Carré]( "König der Spione - John le Carré")
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Duelle (2008)
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![20 to 1]( "20 to 1")
20 to 1 (2007-2008) -
![Welsh Greats]( "Welsh Greats")
Welsh Greats (2008) -
![Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity]( "Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity")
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![Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of 'The War of the Worlds']( "Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of 'The War of the Worlds'")
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![Marcello, una vita dolce]( "Marcello, una vita dolce")
Marcello, una vita dolce (2006) -
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La Marató 2005 (2005)
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![Tage und Nächte in Paris]( "Tage und Nächte in Paris")
Tage und Nächte in Paris (2004) -
![Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate]( "Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate")
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![60 Minutes]( "60 Minutes")
60 Minutes (1994-2003) -
![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1995-2003) -
![Sendung ohne Namen]( "Sendung ohne Namen")
Sendung ohne Namen (2002) -
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![Reputations]( "Reputations")
Reputations (2001) -
![Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood]( "Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood")
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![Hollywood Couples]( "Hollywood Couples")
Hollywood Couples (2000) -
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![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (1997-2000) -
I Love 1970's (2000)
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![Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration]( "Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration")
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![Omnibus]( "Omnibus")
Omnibus (2000) -
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Best of British (1999)
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![E! True Hollywood Story]( "E! True Hollywood Story")
E! True Hollywood Story (1998) -
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![Conan]( "Conan")
Conan (1997) -
![Great Romances of the 20th Century]( "Great Romances of the 20th Century")
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![Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte]( "Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte")
Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte (1994-1997) -
The 50th Annual Tony Awards (1996)
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Weddings of a Lifetime (1995)
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![Great Performances]( "Great Performances")
Great Performances (1988-1995) -
![Parkinson: The Interviews]( "Parkinson: The Interviews")
Parkinson: The Interviews (1995) -
![Under Milk Wood]( "Under Milk Wood")
Under Milk Wood (1992) -
![The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2]( "The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2")
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Hollywood Sex Symbols (1988)
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![The Rock 'n' Roll Years]( "The Rock 'n' Roll Years")
The Rock 'n' Roll Years (1985-1987) -
Jack Paar Comes Home (1986)
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![La nuit des Césars]( "La nuit des Césars")
La nuit des Césars (1985) -
![Movie Star Commercials and Important Messages]( "Movie Star Commercials and Important Messages")
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![The Dick Cavett Show]( "The Dick Cavett Show")
The Dick Cavett Show (1979) -
Profile: Hardy Krüger (1978)
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![Good Old Days Part II]( "Good Old Days Part II")
Good Old Days Part II (1978) -
![America at the Movies]( "America at the Movies")
America at the Movies (1976) -
![Elizabeth Taylor - An Intimate Portrait]( "Elizabeth Taylor - An Intimate Portrait")
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Lionpower from MGM (1967)
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![Mondo Hollywood: Hollywood Laid Bare!]( "Mondo Hollywood: Hollywood Laid Bare!")
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Archive footage
![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show (1963) -
![Hollywood: The Great Stars]( "Hollywood: The Great Stars")
Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Was a great fan of baseball, which he followed avidly when he was in America. Burton thought Pulitzer Prize-winning baseball columnist Red Smith was a brilliant writer. Burton played softball with a team from the Broadway theatre in the 1980s, ...
Quotes
I am the son of a Welsh miner and one would expect me to be at my happiest playing peasants, people of the earth. But in actual fact I'm much happier playing princes and kings. Now whether this is a kind of sublimation of what I would like to be, or...
Trademark
Rich, gravelly, yet authoritative voice with Welsh accent.
Nickname
Rich
Star Sign
Scorpio
Personal Details
Born
Richard Walter Jenkins
Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
Died
(age 58)
Céligny, Geneva, Switzerland
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