Birthday: November 10, 2025
The 12th of 13 children of a Welsh miner, actor Richard Burton left his humble environs by winning a scholarship to Oxford. Blessed with a thrillingly theatrical voice, Burton took to the stage, and, by 1949, had been tagged as one of Britain's most promising newcomers. Director Philip Dunne, who later helmed several of Burton's Hollywood films, would recall viewing a 1949 London ...more- 1977
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Equus
- win
- 1977
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Actor
- Equus
- nom
- 1969
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Anne of the Thousand Days
- nom
- 1969
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Actor
- Anne of the Thousand Days
- nom
- 1967
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Com
- The Taming of the Shrew
- nom
- 2049
- The Last Days of Dolwyn
- Gareth
- 2049
- Now Barabbas Was a Robber
- Paddy
- 1984
- 1984
- O'Brien
- 1983
- Ellis Island
- Sen. Phipps Ogden
- 1983
- Alice in Wonderland
- The White Knight













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