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Richard Burton
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Birth Date
November 10, 1925
Died
August 5, 1984
Nationality
United Kingdom
Sun Sign
Scorpio
Natural hair color
Dark brown
Eye color
Green
Height
5 ft 10 in | 178 cm
Weight
75 kg | 165 lbs
Shoe size
8.5 US | 42 EU
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Richard Burton was born in Pontrhydyfen, Glamorgan, Wales, on November 10, 1925, was an Welsh actor.
Young Richard Burton first started performing in school production of "The Apple Cart".
He began his professional acting career in a play "Druid's Nest" (1943) in role as Glen, at Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.
He landed his Broadway debut in a play "The Lady's Not for Burning" (1950-1951) in role as Richard, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, for which he won the Theatre World Award.
He made his big screen debut in drama film The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949) in role as Gareth Richard.
Burton's breakthrough performance came as Philip Ashley in mystery romance film My Cousin Rachel (1952).
Richard Burton Height and Weight
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Best Movies
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Marcellus Gallio in biblical epic film The Robe (1953).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama for his role as Thomas Becket in drama movie Becket (1964).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Alec Leamas in spy film The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965).
He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as George in black comedy drama movie Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his role as King Henry VIII in drama romance film Anne of the Thousand Days (1969).
He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Martin Dysart in drama movie Equus (1977).
He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role as Petruchio in romantic comedy movie The Taming of the Shrew (1967).
He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his role as Jimmy Porter in drama movie Look Back in Anger (1959).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor for his role as Philip Ashley in mystery romance film My Cousin Rachel (1952).
He played Mark Antony in epic historical drama film Cleopatra (1963).
Alexander the Great (1956) epic historical drama as Alexander the Great
Where Eagles Dare (1968) drama action as Jonathan Smith
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) dystopian science fiction as O'Brien
The Night of the Iguana (1964) drama as T. Laurence Shannon
The Wild Geese (1978) thriller action as Allan Faulkner
The Desert Rats (1953) drama war as "Tammy" MacRoberts
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) horror as Philip Lamont
The Sandpiper (1965) drama as Edward Hewitt
Best TV Shows
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role as Phipps Ogden in CBS television miniseries Ellis Island (1984).
Facts
Attended the Eastern Primary School and Port Talbot Secondary School.
Studied at Exeter College, Oxford.
He was the twelfth of thirteen children.
He served the RAF as navigator for three years.
He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the New York Drama Critics Award for Best Male Performance in a Musical for his role as King Arthur in a musical "Camelot" (1961), at Majestic Theatre.
He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Albert in a play "Time Remembered" (1957–1958), at Morosco Theatre.
He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Prince Hamlet in a play "Richard Burton's Hamlet" (1964), at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
He was honored with a Special Tony Award in 1976.
He starred in 11 movies with Elizabeth Taylor.
He was good friends with actor Humphrey Bogart and president of Yugoslavia, Marshall Josip Broz Tito.
He was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on 6336 Hollywood Boulevard in 2013.
He was fan of baseball.
Burton died on August 5, 1984, Céligny, Switzerland, at the age of 58.
Spouse
He was married to:
Sally Burton (1983-1984)
Susan Hunt (1976-1982)
Elizabeth Taylor (1964-1974, 1975-1976)
Sybil Williams (1949-1963), they had two daughters, Kate and Jessica
Relationships
He was engaged to Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia (1975).