Richard Burton
Also known as Richard Walter Jenkins, Jr., Richard Jenkins
Richard Walter Burton was a Welsh actor.
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Richard Walter Burton was a Welsh actor who had a significant career in film and theater. He is remembered as one of the notable performers from Wales in the entertainment industry.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1861
- Died
- 1940
- Works
- 75
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- The new American drama
- Higher than hills
- The carpenter lad
- Memorial Day and Other Poems
- Rahab
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1925
- Active to
- 1984
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Richard Walter Burton (/ˈbɜːrtən/; born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor.
Noted for his mellifluous baritone voice, Burton established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s and gave a memorable performance as Hamlet in 1964. He was called "the natural successor to Olivier" by critic Kenneth Tynan. Burton's perceived failure to live up to those expectations disappointed some critics and colleagues; his heavy drinking added to his reputation as a great performer who had wasted his talent. Nevertheless, he is widely regarded as one of the finest actors of his generation.
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1925 births1984 deaths20th-century American male actors20th-century atheists20th Century Studios contract players20th-century Welsh diarists20th-century Welsh male actorsAlcohol-related deaths in SwitzerlandAlumni of Exeter College, OxfordBest British Actor BAFTA Award winnersBest Drama Actor Golden Globe (film) winnersBritish expatriates in Switzerland