Richard Burton

Actor. Born 10 November 1925 in Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK. Died 5 August 1984.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 7 titles

Oscar nominations

Born

10 November 1925, Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK

Died

5 August 1984

Active

1953–1977

Frequently works with

Elizabeth Taylor, Hal B. Wallis

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

61Fi1m

60Critics

We rate Richard’s work 1 point above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 794

Under 602

Of 7 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 6 of 7 billed first or second
Reviewed: 7 films
Screen time: 18 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $217m across 6 films with figures
Academy Awards: 7 Oscar nominations
Active: 1953–1977

Genres

Drama6
History4
Romance2
Action1
Horror1
War1

Best and worst on Fi1m

86BestWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?1966

38WorstExorcist II: The Heretic1977

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21940s

161950s

301960s

231970s

71980s

31990s

12000s

12020s

Co-stars most worked with

Elizabeth Taylor2 titles

Producers most worked with

Hal B. Wallis2 titles