Richard Burton

Welsh leading actor whose dark, brooding good looks did not bring him immediate film success either in Britain or Hollywood

Mini Biography

Burton’s 1963 marriage to Elizabeth Taylor helped him climb to the crest of stardom, as did their subsequent divorces and reunions. High living and a kind of contempt for his work kept him from the heights of both serious achievement and popular acclaim.

Latest Richard Burton Pictures

Richard Burton and Jean Simmons (as Marcellus Gallio and Diana) in the finale of The Robe (1953) — Richard Burton and Jean Simmons in the finale of The Robe (1953)

Jean Simmons (as Diana) and Richard Burton (as Marcellus Gallio) in a DVD cover of The Robe (1953) (2) — The Robe (1953) DVD cover (2) | Jean Simmons, Richard Burton

Richard Burton (as Richard Wagner) in a Dutch DVD cover of Wagner (1983) (3) — Wagner (1983) Dutch DVD cover (3) | Richard Burton

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Personal Details

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Died

Born

Richard Burton was born in Pontrhydyfen, Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot on 10^th November, 1925.
Died

Richard Burton died in Céligny, Switzerland on 5^th August, 1984, aged 58.

Watch Richard Burton on British television

- Raid on Rommel (1971)
- Tomorrow at 1.30pm on TCM Movies HD
- Tomorrow at 2.30pm on TCM Movies Plus 1
- Wednesday at 7pm on TCM Movies HD
- Wednesday at 8pm on TCM Movies Plus 1
- In North Africa during World War II, a British officer releases prisoners of war and leads them in an assault on Tobruk.
- The Robe (1953)
- 13^th April at 3pm on BBC Two HD
- Followers and opponents of Jesus are affected by the robe handed down by him at his crucifixion.
- Where Eagles Dare (1968)
- 13^th April at 5.50pm on ITV4 HD
- 13^th April at 6.50pm on ITV4 Plus 1
- 13^th April at 7pm on ITV4 HD
- 13^th April at 8pm on ITV4 Plus 1
- During World War II, seven British paratroopers land in the Bavarian Alps to rescue a high-ranking officer from an impregnable castle.
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
- 13^th April at 5.55pm on Sony Movies Classic
- 13^th April at 6.55pm on Sony Movies Classic
- 13^th April at 6.55pm on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
- 13^th April at 7.55pm on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
- Henry VIII divorces his wife to marry Anne Boleyn, but soon finds evidence of adultery.
- The Desert Rats (1953)
- 15^th April at 4.55am on Sky Cinema Action HD
- An English captain commands an Australian detachment in the siege of Tobruk, and survives an encounter with Rommel.