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* {{Typecasting}}: Burton appeared in several films as a troubled priest struggling with his faith and with morality, e.g. ''Film/{{Becket}}'', ''Film/NightOfTheIguana'', ''Film/ExorcistIITheHeretic'', and ''Film/{{Absolution}}''. His role in ''Theatre/{{Equus}}'', while a psychiatrist rather than a priest, is of a similar nature, since his character makes an explicit analogy between the role of psychiatrists today and that of holy men in ancient times.

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* {{Typecasting}}: Burton appeared in several films as a troubled priest struggling with his faith and with morality, e.g. ''Film/{{Becket}}'', ''Film/NightOfTheIguana'', ''Film/TheNightOfTheIguana'', ''Film/ExorcistIITheHeretic'', and ''Film/{{Absolution}}''. His role in ''Theatre/{{Equus}}'', while a psychiatrist rather than a priest, is of a similar nature, since his character makes an explicit analogy between the role of psychiatrists today and that of holy men in ancient times.
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*{{Typecasting}}: Burton appeared in several films as a troubled priest struggling with his faith and with morality, e.g. ''Film/{{Becket}}'', ''Film/NightOfTheIguana'', ''Film/ExorcistIITheHeretic'', and ''Film/{{Absolution}}''. His role in ''Theatre/{{Equus}}'', while a psychiatrist rather than a priest, is of a similar nature, since his character makes an explicit analogy between the role of psychiatrists today and that of holy men in ancient times.
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* John Morlar in ''Film/TheMedusaTouch'' (1978)
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* MoneyDearBoy: The seven-time Oscar nominee, and most acclaimed Shakespearean actor of his era, also starred in the following second-rate movies: ''The Sand Pipers'', ''Boom!'', ''Staircase'', ''Hammersmith is Out'', ''Candy'', ''The Assassination of Trotsky'', ''Film/WhereEaglesDare'', ''Film/Bluebeard1972'', ''Film/ExorcistIITheHeretic''. Presumably Burton just did many of these roles for the paycheck, though he also once claimed that doing a film, no matter how bad, gave him something to do in the morning other than drink. On the other hand, Burton had a tendency to [[TookTheBadFilmSeriously take even bad films seriously]], which decidedly invoked {{Narm}}y results.

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* MoneyDearBoy: The seven-time Oscar nominee, and most acclaimed Shakespearean actor of his era, also starred in the following second-rate movies: ''The Sand Pipers'', ''Boom!'', ''Staircase'', ''Hammersmith is Out'', ''Candy'', ''The Assassination of Trotsky'', ''Film/WhereEaglesDare'', ''Film/Bluebeard1972'', ''Film/TheKlansman'' and ''Film/ExorcistIITheHeretic''. Presumably Burton just did many of these roles for the paycheck, though he also once claimed that doing a film, no matter how bad, gave him something to do in the morning other than drink. On the other hand, Burton had a tendency to [[TookTheBadFilmSeriously take even bad films seriously]], which decidedly invoked {{Narm}}y results.
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* Baron Kurt von Sepper in ''[[Film/Bluebeard1972 Bluebeard]]'' (1972)

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* TheCasanova: Tended to play these especially during his younger days.

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* TheCasanova: Tended to play these these, and was one in real-life especially during his younger days.days.
*CreatorCouple: Appeared in many films with his wife Creator/ElizabethTaylor.
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* Brown in ''Film/{{The Comedians|1967}}''
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* Rev. T. Lawrence Shannon in ''Film/TheNightOfTheIguana'' (1964)

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* Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon in ''Film/TheNightOfTheIguana'' (1964)
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* Reverend Shannon in ''Film/TheNightOfTheIguana'' (1964)

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* Reverend Rev. T. Lawrence Shannon in ''Film/TheNightOfTheIguana'' (1964)
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* Philip Ashley in ''Film/MyCousinRachel'' (1952)

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* Philip Ashley in ''Film/MyCousinRachel'' ''Film/MyCousinRachel1952'' (1952)
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* Dr. Martin Dysart in ''Film/{{Equus}}'' (1977)

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* Dr. Martin Dysart in ''Film/{{Equus}}'' ''Theatre/{{Equus}}'' (1977)
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* O'Brien in ''Film/NineteenEightyFour'' (1984)

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* O'Brien in ''Film/NineteenEightyFour'' ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' (1984)
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* Alec Leamas in ''Film/TheSpyWhoCameInFromTheCold'' (1965)

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* Alec Leamas in ''Film/TheSpyWhoCameInFromTheCold'' ''Literature/TheSpyWhoCameInFromTheCold'' (1965)
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* BaritoneOfStrength: He had a truly magnificent voice that helped in his portrayal of overbearing or menacing characters. His voice became deeper as he got older, due in no small part to his excessive drinking and smoking.

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* BaritoneOfStrength: He had a truly magnificent voice that helped in his portrayal portrayals of both heroic or overbearing or and menacing characters. His Burton's voice became deeper as he got older, due in no small part to his excessive drinking and smoking.
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* BadassBaritone: He had a truly magnificent voice which only became deeper as he got older, due in no small part to his excessive drinking and smoking.

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* BadassBaritone: BaritoneOfStrength: He had a truly magnificent voice which only that helped in his portrayal of overbearing or menacing characters. His voice became deeper as he got older, due in no small part to his excessive drinking and smoking.
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* Father Goddard in ''Film/{{Absolution}}'' (1978)
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* ShakespearianActors: Quite an accomplished one, though almost exclusively on stage. He only made two Shakespeare films: ''Film/{{Hamlet}}'' (1964), essentially a recording of his Broadway performance in that role, and ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' (1967) opposite his then-wife Creator/ElizabethTaylor. He also appeared as Caliban in a highly abridge made-for-television production of ''Theatre/TheTempest''.

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* ShakespearianActors: Quite an accomplished one, though almost exclusively on stage. He only made two Shakespeare films: ''Film/{{Hamlet}}'' (1964), essentially a recording of his Broadway performance in that role, and ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' (1967) opposite his then-wife Creator/ElizabethTaylor. He also appeared as Caliban in a highly abridge abridged made-for-television production of ''Theatre/TheTempest''.
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* MoneyDearBoy: The seven-time Oscar nominee, and most acclaimed Shakespearean actor of his era, also starred in the following second-rate movies: ''The Sand Pipers'', ''Boom!'', ''Staircase'', ''Hammersmith is Out'', ''Candy'', ''The Assassination of Trotsky'', ''Film/WhereEaglesDare'', ''Film/Bluebeard1972'', ''Film/ExorcistIITheHeretic''. Presumably money had something to do with his choice of films, he also once claimed that doing a film, no matter how bad, gave him something to do in the morning other than drink. On the other hand, Burton had a tendency to [[TookTheBadFilmSeriously take even bad films seriously]], which decidedly invoked {{Narm}}y results.

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* MoneyDearBoy: The seven-time Oscar nominee, and most acclaimed Shakespearean actor of his era, also starred in the following second-rate movies: ''The Sand Pipers'', ''Boom!'', ''Staircase'', ''Hammersmith is Out'', ''Candy'', ''The Assassination of Trotsky'', ''Film/WhereEaglesDare'', ''Film/Bluebeard1972'', ''Film/ExorcistIITheHeretic''. Presumably money had something to do with his choice Burton just did many of films, these roles for the paycheck, though he also once claimed that doing a film, no matter how bad, gave him something to do in the morning other than drink. On the other hand, Burton had a tendency to [[TookTheBadFilmSeriously take even bad films seriously]], which decidedly invoked {{Narm}}y results.
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* MoneyDearBoy: The seven-time Oscar nominee, and most acclaimed Shakespearean actor of his era, also starred in the following movies: ''The Sand Pipers'', ''Boom!'', ''Staircase'', ''Hammersmith is Out'', ''Candy'',''The Assassination of Trotsky'', ''Film/WhereEaglesDare'', ''Film/Bluebeard1972'', ''Film/ExorcistIITheHeretic''. Presumably money had something to do with his choice of films, he also once claimed that doing a film, no matter how bad, gave him something to do in the morning other than drink. On the other hand, Burton had a tendency to [[TookTheBadFilmSeriously take even bad films seriously]], which decidedly invoked {{Narm}}y results.

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* MoneyDearBoy: The seven-time Oscar nominee, and most acclaimed Shakespearean actor of his era, also starred in the following second-rate movies: ''The Sand Pipers'', ''Boom!'', ''Staircase'', ''Hammersmith is Out'', ''Candy'',''The ''Candy'', ''The Assassination of Trotsky'', ''Film/WhereEaglesDare'', ''Film/Bluebeard1972'', ''Film/ExorcistIITheHeretic''. Presumably money had something to do with his choice of films, he also once claimed that doing a film, no matter how bad, gave him something to do in the morning other than drink. On the other hand, Burton had a tendency to [[TookTheBadFilmSeriously take even bad films seriously]], which decidedly invoked {{Narm}}y results.

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