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British actor, Richard Burton

Richard Burton

British actor (1925–1984) | The Robe (1953), Where Eagles Dare (1968), The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)

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

British actor, Richard Burton
  • 30th March, 2018
Richard Burton
Richard Burton, British actor
Richard Burton and Jean Simmons (as Marcellus Gallio and Diana) in the finale of The Robe (1953)
  • 5th April, 2015
Richard Burton, Jean Simmons
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)
  • 17th March, 2012
Jean Simmons, Richard Burton
The Robe (1953) DVD cover (2) | Jean Simmons, Richard Burton
Richard Burton and Faye Dunaway in an Australian video cover from Ellis Island (1984) (1)
  • 29th October, 2010
Richard Burton, Faye Dunaway
Ellis Island (1984) Australian video cover (1) | Richard Burton, Faye Dunaway

Select Richard Burton Filmography

Waterfront (1950) opening credits (3)
Waterfront (1950)
Ben Satterthwaite
Waterfront (1950) opening credits (3)
My Cousin Rachel (1952)
Philip Ashley
The Robe (1953) opening credits
The Robe (1953)
Marcellus Gallio
The Desert Rats (1953) opening credits
The Desert Rats (1953)
Capt ‘Tammy’ MacRoberts
The Desert Rats (1953) opening credits
Bitter Victory (1957)
Capt Leith
The Desert Rats (1953) opening credits
Look Back in Anger (1959)
Jimmy Porter
The Desert Rats (1953) opening credits
Cleopatra (1963)
Mark Antony
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) opening credits
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
Alec Leamas
The Taming of the Shrew (1967) opening credits (6)
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Petruchio
Where Eagles Dare (1968) opening credits
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Maj Smith
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) opening credits (5)
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
King Henry VIII
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) opening credits (5)
Villain (1971)
Vic Dakin
Raid on Rommel (1971) opening credits (6)
Raid on Rommel (1971)
Foster
Raid on Rommel (1971) opening credits (6)
Massacre in Rome (1973)
Lt Col Herbert Kappler
Raid on Rommel (1971) opening credits (6)
Brief Encounter (1974)
Alec Harvey
The Wild Geese (1978) opening credits
The Wild Geese (1978)
Col Allen Faulkner
The Medusa Touch (1978) opening credits (6)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Morlar
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Personal Details

Born
Died
British actress, Elizabeth Taylor
Wife  m. 1964–1974 (divorced)
British actress, Elizabeth Taylor
Wife  m. 1975–1976 (divorced)
Jean Simmons, British actress, wears a lacy top and a pearl necklace as she poses for a 1950s publicity photo
Significant Romance

Watch Richard Burton on British television