Richard Burton

Richard Burton

1925–1984·Deceased·Active 1948–2019

Probably best-remembered for his turbulent personal life with Elizabeth Taylor (whom he married twice), Richard Burton was nonetheless also regarded as an often brilliant British actor of the post-WWII period. Burton was born Richard Walter Jenkins in 1925 into a Welsh (Cymraeg)-speaking family in Pontrhydyfen to Edith Maude (Thomas) and Richard ...

Career stats
94Films
1031Posters
71Years active
1963Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres

Selected work

109 posters
Where Eagles Dare
Where Eagles Dare · 1969
Cleopatra
Cleopatra · 1963
Zulu
Zulu · 1964
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? · 1966
The Longest Day
The Longest Day · 1962
Fargo
Fargo · 2014
The Robe
The Robe · 1953
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew · 1967
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four · 1984
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold · 1965
The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese · 1978
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days · 1969

Frequent collaborators

30 repeat partners
Elizabeth Taylor(1932-2011)
Elizabeth Taylor(1932-2011)
Actor · 43 films together
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Self · 25 films together
Michael Caine(I)
Michael Caine(I)
Actor · 23 films together
Bob Hope(1903-2003)
Bob Hope(1903-2003)
Actor · 22 films together
Charlton Heston(1923-2008)
Charlton Heston(1923-2008)
Actor · 22 films together
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
Self · 22 films together
Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli
Self · 22 films together
Ron Berkeley
Actor · 22 films together