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Richard Burton

34 movies on Netflix

Biography

Richard Burton was a Welsh actor with a powerful presence and baritone voice whose film and stage career spanned several decades. Born in Pontrhydyfen, Wales, he made his feature debut in The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949) and drew notice as Philip Ashley in My Cousin Rachel (1952), earning his first Academy Award nomination. On stage he became known as a Shakespearean actor, taking roles including Prince Hal, Henry V, Hamlet, and Coriolanus, and he later won a Tony Award for playing King Arthur in Camelot (1960). His Hollywood work included The Desert Rats (1953) and The Robe (1953), the latter bringing another Oscar nomination. He went on to receive further Academy Award nominations for Becket (1964), The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), and Equus (1977). He also collected a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, and a Grammy, and died in 1984.

58years old at death

  • Born Pontrhydyfen
  • Died CĂ©ligny
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Richard Walter Jenkins (birth name)Also credited as Richard Walter Jenkins, Jr. and Richard Jenkins

Movie Career

Films
34
Career span
54 years1952 to 2006

Genres

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  1. First role

    While on tour with the cast of Wynyard Browne's Dark Summer, Burton was summoned by Emlyn Williams to test for The Last Days of Dolwyn. Williams had created the part of Gareth for him, and a telegram quoting The Corn Is Green confirmed his selection.

  2. Behind the award

    After a hit show, Burton earned the nickname "The King of Broadway" and later won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.

Richard Burton movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?1966 Dramaas George

    IMDb rating 8.084K votes

  2. Where Eagles Dare1968 Action, Adventure, Waras Maj. Smith

    IMDb rating 7.667K votes

  3. Nineteen Eighty-Four1984as O'Brien

    IMDb rating 7.090K votes

  4. Cleopatra1963as Marcus Antonius

    IMDb rating 7.042K votes

  5. Exorcist II: The Heretic1977as Father Philip Lamont

    IMDb rating 3.831K votes

  6. The Longest Day1962as Flying Officer David Campbell

    IMDb rating 7.764K votes

  7. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold1965as Alec Leamas

    IMDb rating 7.521K votes

  8. Becket1964as Becket

    IMDb rating 7.717K votes

Most often with

Peter Glenville directed two of these films, Henry Koster two. Elizabeth Taylor appears in nine of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Richard Burton's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$304 million

15 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 34 films: 15 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 17 figure not found.

  • 15Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 17Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 83% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Cleopatra1963as Marcus Antonius
    $58M19.0% of the total
  2. 2
    The Longest Day1962as Flying Officer David Campbell
    $50M16.5% of the total
  3. 3
    The Robe1953as Marcellus Gallio
    $36M11.9% of the total
  4. 4
    $34M11.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Exorcist II: The Heretic1977as Father Philip Lamont
    $31M10.1% of the total
  6. 6
    Where Eagles Dare1968as Maj. Smith
    $21M6.9% of the total
  7. 7
    The Night of the Iguana1964as Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon
    $12M4.0% of the total
  8. 8
    The Wild Geese1978as Colonel Allen Faulkner
    $9.9M3.3% of the total
Becket (1964), $9.1 millionNineteen Eighty-Four (1984), $8.4 millionThe Taming of the Shrew (1967), $8.0 millionZulu (1964), $8.0 millionThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965), $7.6 millionThe Sandpiper (1965), $6.2 millionThe Comedians (1967), $5.2 million

$52.5 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 17% of the total

Awards

Seven awards and honors from 1951 to 1976, three of them major.

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Richard Burton's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
AwardsWon
Tony Awards
1961Best Actor in a MusicalCamelotWon
Grammy Awards
Grammy AwardsWon
Other honors
1976Special Tony AwardWon
1951Theatre World AwardWon
Commander of the Order of the British EmpireWon
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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