History Creator / RichardBurton

* 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'', ''The Assassination of Trotsky'', ''Film/WhereEaglesDare'', ''Film/Bluebeard1972'', ''Film/ExorcistIITheHeretic''. Presumably money had something to do with his choice of films. On the other hand, Burton had a tendency to [[TookTheBadFilmSeriously take even bad films seriously]], which decidedly invoked {{Narm}}y results.

* 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.

On August 5, 1984, after years of alcoholism, he died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 58.

* Shannon in ''Film/TheNightOfTheIguana'' (1964)

* Music/RichardWagner in ''Series/Wagner'' (1983 TV)

* Creator/RichardWagner in ''Series/Wagner'' (1983 TV)

His daughter Creator/KateBurton is also an actress.

In addition to his stage and screen roles, he's also known for providing the voice for The Journalist in Jeff Wayne's musical version of ''[[Music/JeffWaynesMusicalVersionOfTheWarOfTheWorlds The War of the Worlds]]''.

Richard Burton [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CBE]] (born Richard Walter Jenkins JR.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. He was nominated for seven UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s without ever winning (His old drinking buddy Creator/PeterOToole takes the gold with ''eight'' nominations). On stage, he played Arthur in the original production of ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}'' and won high acclaim from critics and audiences for his performances of Creator/WilliamShakespeare's plays, particularly his ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' and ''Theatre/{{Coriolanus}} at the Old Vic Theatre in the 1950s.

Burton was also famous for his marriage to Creator/ElizabethTaylor. They met on the set of ''Film/{{Cleopatra}}'' and engaged in an affair, which resulted him in leaving his first wife Sybil Williams, for Taylor. They married in 1964, divorced in 1974, remarried in 1975, and divorced again in 1976. After his marriage to Taylor ended twice, he later married twice more, to Suzy Hunt (1976-1982) and Sally Hay (1983-1984).

Richard Burton [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CBE]] (born Richard Walter Jenkins JR.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. He was nominated for seven UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s without ever winning (His old drinking buddy Creator/PeterOToole takes the gold with ''eight'' nominations). On stage, he played Arthur in the original production of ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}''.

* Heathcliff in ''Literature/WutheringHeights'' (1956)

* Petruchio in ''Film/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' (1967)

Richard Walter Jenkins, better known as Richard Burton [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CBE]] (10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984), was a Welsh actor. He was nominated for seven UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s without ever winning (His old drinking buddy Creator/PeterOToole takes the gold with ''eight'' nominations). On stage, he played Arthur in the original production of ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}''.

* Paul in ''Film/TheVIPs'' (1963)

Richard Walter Jenkins, better known as Richard Burton [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CBE]] (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984), was a Welsh actor. He was nominated for seven UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s without ever winning (His old drinking buddy Creator/PeterOToole takes the gold with ''eight'' nominations). On stage, he played Arthur in the original production of ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}''.

-->'''Burton''': If you're going to make rubbish, be the best rubbish in it.

* 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 ''Film/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' (1967) opposite his then-wife Creator/ElizabethTaylor.

* 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'', ''The Assassination of Trotsky'', ''Film/WhereEaglesDare'', ''Bluebeard'', ''Film/ExorcistIITheHeretic''. Presumably money had something to do with his choice of films. On the other hand, Burton had a tendency to [[TookTheBadFilmSeriously take even bad films seriously]], which decidedly invoked {{Narm}}y results.

Richard Walter Jenkins, better known as Richard Burton (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984), was a Welsh actor. He was nominated for seven UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s without ever winning (His old drinking buddy Creator/PeterOToole takes the gold with ''eight'' nominations). On stage, he played Arthur in the original production of ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}''.

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Richard Walter Jenkins, better known as Richard Burton (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984) was a Welsh actor. He was nominated for seven UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s without ever winning (His old drinking buddy Creator/PeterOToole takes the gold with ''eight'' nominations). On stage, he played Arthur in the original production of ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}''.