Where to watch Richard Burton in the UK
Find every Richard Burton film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 August 2026.
Richard Burton CBE (born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. Noted for his mellifluous baritone voice, Burton established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s, and he gave a memorable performance of Hamlet in 1964. He was called "the natural successor to Olivier" by critic Kenneth Tynan. A heavy drinker, Burton's perceived failure to live up to those expectations disappointed some critics and colleagues and added to his image as a great performer who had wasted his talent. Nevertheless, he is widely regarded as one of the most ac…
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- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Host
- Great Performances (1971) as White Knight
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self (archive footage)
- Bambi (1948) as Self
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- Dinah! (1974) as Self
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Richard Burton
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Longest Day (1962) as Flight Officer David Campbell
- Where Eagles Dare (1968) as Maj. Smith
- Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) as O'Brien
- Cleopatra (1963) as Marcus Antonius
- Candy (1968) as MacPhisto
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- Talking Pictures (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- The Robe (1953) as Marcellus Gallio
- Zulu (1964) as Narration spoken (voice)
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) as George
- Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) as Father Philip Lamont
- The Wild Geese (1978) as Col. Allen Faulkner
- The Night of the Iguana (1964) as Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) as King Henry VIII
- All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983) as Self
- Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years (1960) as Winston Churchill
- The Taming of the Shrew (1967) as Petruchio
- Alexander the Great (1956) as Alexander
- The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) as Alec Leamas
- What's New Pussycat? (1965) as Man In Strip Club
- Ellis Island (1984) as Sen. Phipps Ogden
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Caliban
- Becket (1964) as Thomas Becket
- Lionpower from MGM (1967) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Wagner (1983) as Richard Wagner
- Sphinx – Secrets of the History (1994) as Marc Antony (archive footage)
- Equus (1977) as Martin Dysart
- Breakthrough (1979) as Sergeant Steiner
- The Medusa Touch (1978) as John Morlar
- Circle of Two (1981) as Ashley St. Clair
- Bluebeard (1972) as Baron von Sepper
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Richard Burton's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
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Most-watched Richard Burton films currently: The Longest Day (1962), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984), Cleopatra (1963), Candy (1968).
What TV shows has Richard Burton appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Tony Awards (1956), Great Performances (1971), Spécial cinéma (1974), Bambi (1948), Film '72 (1971).
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