Richard Burton

Acting

Born: 1925-11-10
Died: 1984-08-05
From: Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
Gender: Male
Height: 177.00 m
Popularity: 1.4

Also Known As

Dick BurtonRichard Walter Jenkinsریچارد برتون

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 live up to those expectations disappointed some critics and colleagues and added to his image as a great performer who had wasted his talent. Nevertheless, he is widely regarded as one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation. 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.

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Awards & Nominations7 won · 9 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Equus

1978
🏆 Won

Special Tony Award

1976
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Anne of the Thousand Days

1970
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1967
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

1966
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Becket

1965
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

1964
🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Camelot

1961
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

1958
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

The Robe

1954
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

My Cousin Rachel

1953
🏆 Won

Theatre World Award

1951
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Awards

🏆 Won

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

🏆 Won

Grammy Awards

Acting113 titles

Directing1 title

Writing1 title

Production3 titles