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[h3]Richard Burton was born on November 19th 1925, the twelfth of thirteen children. [/h3]

In 1943 he was adopted by his schoolmaster, Philip Burton, whose surname he adopted and who coached him until he gained a scholarship to Oxford, at the age of sixteen.

Burton spent time as an officer cadet in the RAF during WW2 and, by 1949, was performing opposite such luminaries as John Gielgud.

Although he had starred in several feature films before, most notably 'The Robe' (1953) and 'Alexander the Great' (1956), it was his Broadway success that led to his being cast opposite [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/241:254/1/Elizabeth_Taylor.htm]Elizabeth Taylor[/urlnew] in 1963’s 'Cleopatra'.

His romance with Taylor led to the collapse of his first marriage (to Sybil Williams, whom he had married in 1948), and was to catapult him to international stardom. Indeed, the pair’s fiery relationship was to prove a staple in the tabloid press, as the couple’s first marriage ended in divorce in 1974, only to be succeeded by reconciliation and a second divorce in 1976.

Burton appeared in some ten feature films with Taylor, including 'The VIP’s' (1963), 'The Sandpiper' (1965), and 1966’s 'Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf', for which Taylor won an Oscar, and Burton his first Oscar nomination.

After the break-up of his relationship with Taylor, Burton remarried twice, to Susan Hunt in 1976, and then to Sally Hay Burton in 1983.

A string of unsuccessful movie flops was ended with a second unsuccessful Oscar nomination for his role in 'Equus' (1977), although Burton was unable to recapture such form until his role as O’Brien in the posthumously released '1984'.

Burton died of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 58. He was survived by his fourth wife, and is buried in the Protestant Churchyard in Celigny, Switzerland.
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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of 'The War of the Worlds' (2006) (V) (archive sound)

Under Milkwood (1992) (TV) (voice) (archive sound)

Ellis Island (1984) (mini) TV Series

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

Wagner (1983) TV Series

Great Performances (1 episode, 1983)

Lovespell (1981)

Steiner - Das eiserne Kreuz, 2. Teil (1979)

Absolution (1978)

The Wild Geese (1978)

The Medusa Touch (1978)

Equus (1977)

Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

The Gathering Storm (1974) (TV)

Brief Encounter (1974) (TV)

The Klansman (1974)

Viaggio, Il (1974)

Rappresaglia (1973)

Sutjeska (1973)

Divorce His - Divorce Hers (1973) (TV)

Hammersmith Is Out (1972)

Bluebeard (1972)

The Assassination of Trotsky (1972)

Under Milk Wood (1972)

Villain (1971)

Raid on Rommel (1971)

Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971) (TV) (uncredited)

Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)

Staircase (1969)

Candy (1968)

Where Eagles Dare (1968)

Boom (1968)

The Comedians (1967)

Doctor Faustus (1967)

The Taming of the Shrew (1967)

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)

The Sandpiper (1965)

What's New, Pussycat (1965) (uncredited)

Hamlet (1964/I)

The Night of the Iguana (1964)

Becket (1964)

Zulu (1964) (voice)

The V.I.P.s (1963)

Cleopatra (1963)

The Longest Day (1962)

The Fifth Column (1960) (TV)

The Bramble Bush (1960)

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 episode, 1960)

The Tempest (1960) TV Episode

Ice Palace (1960)

A Subject of Scandal and Concern (1960) (TV)

Sen noci svatojanske (1959)

The DuPont Show of the Month (1 episode, 1958)

Look Back in Anger (1958)

Sea Wife (1957)

Bitter Victory (1957)

The James Mason Show (1956) TV Series

Alexander the Great (1956)

The Rains of Ranchipur (1955)

Prince of Players (1955)

Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) (uncredited)

The Robe (1953)

The Desert Rats (1953)

My Cousin Rachel (1952)

Celanese Theatre (1 episode, 1952)

Green Grow the Rushes (1951)

The Woman with No Name (1950)

Waterfront (1950)

Now Barabbas (1949)

The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949)
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