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Richard Burton
Actor 1925 - 1984

Richard Burton

Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
Shot from The Assassination of Trotsky
Character Leon Trotsky
Shot from Raid on Rommel
Character Capt. Alex Foster
Shot from The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Character Alec Leamas
Shot from Becket
Character Becket / Thomas Becket

Becket

1964

Shot from Where Eagles Dare
Character Maj. Jonathan Smith, MC
Shot from Nineteen Eighty-Four
Character O'Brien
Shot from Exorcist II: The Heretic
Character Father Philip Lamont
Shot from Anne of the Thousand Days
Character King Henry VIII
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Character George
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Character Flight Officer David Campbell
Shot from Alexander the Great
Character Alexander
The War of the Worlds: Live on Stage! No snapshots yet
Character George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound)
Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz, 2. Teil No snapshots yet
Character Sergeant Steiner
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Character Father Goddard

Absolution

1978

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Character John Morlar
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Character Col. Allen Faulkner
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Character Martin Dysart

Equus

1977

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Character Breck Stancill

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

43 titles
The War of the Worlds: Live on Stage!
The War of the Worlds: Live on Stage! 2006
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four 1984
Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz, 2. Teil
Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz, 2. Teil 1979
The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese 1978
The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch 1978
Absolution
Absolution 1978
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Exorcist II: The Heretic 1977
Equus
Equus 1977
Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry 1976
The Klansman
The Klansman 1974
Sutjeska
Sutjeska 1973
Rappresaglia
Rappresaglia 1973
Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood 1972
The Assassination of Trotsky
The Assassination of Trotsky 1972
Bluebeard
Bluebeard 1972
Villain
Villain 1971
Raid on Rommel
Raid on Rommel 1971
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days 1969
Where Eagles Dare
Where Eagles Dare 1968
Candy
Candy 1968
Boom
Boom 1968
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew 1967
The Comedians
The Comedians 1967
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus 1967
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966
What's New Pussycat
What's New Pussycat 1965
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold 1965
The Sandpiper
The Sandpiper 1965
Zulu
Zulu 1964
The Night of the Iguana
The Night of the Iguana 1964
Becket
Becket 1964
The V.I.P.s
The V.I.P.s 1963
Cleopatra
Cleopatra 1963
The Longest Day
The Longest Day 1962
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger 1959
Bitter Victory
Bitter Victory 1957
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great 1956
The Rains of Ranchipur
The Rains of Ranchipur 1955
Prince of Players
Prince of Players 1955
The Robe
The Robe 1953
The Desert Rats
The Desert Rats 1953
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel 1952
Waterfront
Waterfront 1950

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