Most Recent Role: Himself - Video Clip on Anderson Cooper 360°
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Pontrhydyfen, South Wales
Birthday: 11-25-1925
Birth Name: Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.
Date of Death: 8-5-1984
Cause of Death: Brain Hemorrhage
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Pontrhydyfen, South Wales
Birthday: 11-25-1925
Birth Name: Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.
Date of Death: 8-5-1984
Cause of Death: Brain Hemorrhage
Richard Walter Jenkins Jr. was born in Pontrhydyfen, South Wales on the 10th of November to Richard and Edith Jenkins in 1925. He was the 12th of 13 children. In 1943, his schoolmaster, Philip Burton, adopted Richard as his legal ward, and thus the name Richard Burton was formed. He made his film debut in "The Last Days of Dolwyn," 1947. His real fame came when he portrayed King Arthur in...
Most Recent Appearance
Tuesday, September 30, 2003
Tuesday 30 September 2003 on CNN
Anderson Cooper discusses a variety of news topics such as A translator from Gitmo arrested. How big will the espionage probe get? Washington up in arms over the exposure of a CIA operative. Another grisly discovery. Is it the work of the Green River killer? The spying game: American...
He is buried in the Protestant Churchyard in Celigny, Switzerland.
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Richard made his first film appearance in a movie called "The Last Days Of Dolwyn," in 1948.
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Richard spent time as an officer cadet in the RAFin the late 1940's, but was unable to be a pilot due to his lack of perfect eyesight.
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Richard made his stage debut in Emlyn William's "Druid's Rest," in 1943.
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Richard was accepted to Oxford University when he was only 16 years old.
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Other Appearances
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Anderson Cooper 360°
Tuesday, September 30, 2003 Himself - Video Clip |
Celanese Theatre
Anna Christie Mat Burke |
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Dinah
November 18, 1977 Himself [taped interview] |
Dinah
October 17, 1977 Himself |
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E! True Hollywood Story
Elizabeth Taylor footage version |
Film '72
Film 77 Episode 8 Self |
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