Richard Burton (1925 - 1984) ريتشارد برتون

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A British actor, producer, and director, born in Pontryhaven, Wales, United Kingdom. He was a member of the Oxford University Dramatic Society. He was nominated for an Academy Award 7 times throughout his career. He became known for Becket, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, and...Read more Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. He died on August 5, 1984 in Geneva, Switzerland.


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  • A British actor, producer, and director, born in Pontryhaven, Wales, United Kingdom. He was a member of the Oxford University Dramatic Society. He was nominated for an Academy...Read more Award 7 times throughout his career. He became known for Becket, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. He died on August 5, 1984 in Geneva, Switzerland.

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  • Spouses: Sally Burton (July 3, 1983 - August 5, 1984) (his death) Susan Hunt (August 21, 1976 - February 27, 1983) (divorced) Elizabeth Taylor (October 10, 1975 - July 29, 1976) (divorced) Elizabeth Taylor (March 15, 1964 - June 26, 1974) (divorced, 1 child) Sybil Williams (February 5, 1949 - December 5, 1963) (divorced, 2 children)
  • In 1953, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for My Cousin Rachel, and the following year he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Robe.
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  • Nationality:
  • UK

  • Birth Name:
  • Richard Walter Jenkins


  • Birth Country:
  • UK




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