Where to watch Richard Burton in the UK
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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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- Great Performances (1971) as White Knight
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Host
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Richard Burton
- Bambi (1948) as Self
- Dinah! (1974) as Self
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self (archive footage)
- Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) as Father Philip Lamont
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- Cleopatra (1963) as Marcus Antonius
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- Talking Pictures (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- Where Eagles Dare (1968) as Maj. Smith
- The Longest Day (1962) as Flight Officer David Campbell
- Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) as O'Brien
- The Robe (1953) as Marcellus Gallio
- Candy (1968) as MacPhisto
- Ellis Island (1984) as Sen. Phipps Ogden
- Zulu (1964) as Narration spoken (voice)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Caliban
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) as George
- Alexander the Great (1956) as Alexander
- The Wild Geese (1978) as Col. Allen Faulkner
- Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years as Winston Churchill
- The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) as Alec Leamas
- Becket (1964) as Thomas Becket
- Sphinx – Secrets of the History (1994) as Marc Antony (archive footage)
- The Taming of the Shrew (1967) as Petruchio
- Bluebeard (1972) as Baron von Sepper
- Wagner (1983) as Richard Wagner
- Divorce His, Divorce Hers (1973) as Martin Reynolds
- The Night of the Iguana (1964) as Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon
- Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- The Sandpiper (1965) as Edward Hewitt
- What's New Pussycat? (1965) as Man In Strip Club
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988) as Self (archive footage)
- Equus (1977) as Martin Dysart
- Massacre in Rome (1973) as SS-Obersturmbannführer Herbert Kappler
- The V.I.P.s (1963) as Paul Andros
- The Voyage (1974) as Cesare Braggi
- Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Wuthering Heights (1958) as Heathcliff
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) as King Henry VIII
- Villain (1971) as Vic Dakin
- The Medusa Touch (1978) as John Morlar
- Circle of Two (1981) as Ashley St. Clair
- The Assassination of Trotsky (1972) as Leon Trotsky
- Look Back in Anger (1959) as Jimmy Porter
- Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) as Self (archive footage)
- The Comedians (1967) as Brown
- Absolution (1978) as Father Goddard
- Under Milk Wood (1972) as First Man
- Breakthrough (1979) as Sergeant Steiner
- My Cousin Rachel (1952) as Philip Ashley
- The Man with No Name (1977) as Self
- The Battle of Sutjeska (1973) as Josip Broz Tito
- Brief Encounter (1976) as Alec Harvey
- The Klansman (1974) as Breck Stancill
- Bitter Victory (1957) as Capt. Leith
- Ice Palace (1960) as Zeb Kennedy
- The Desert Rats (1953) as Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts
- Alice in Wonderland (1983) as White Knight
- John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988) as Self (archive footage)
- Richard Burton: Wild Genius (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Waterfront (1950) as Ben Satterthwaite
- The Caretaker (1964) Associate Producer
- Raid on Rommel (1971) as Capt. Alex Foster
- The Rains of Ranchipur (1955) as Dr. Major Rama Safti
- Boom! (1968) as Chris Flanders
- CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) as Self
- Hammersmith Is Out (1972) as Hammersmith
- Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese (1978) as Self
- Staircase (1969) as Harry Leeds
- Now Barabbas (1949) as Paddy
- Lionpower from MGM (1967) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- The Bramble Bush (1960) as Dr. Guy Montford
- All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983) as Self
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Where can I watch Richard Burton films in the UK?
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.
What are Richard Burton's most popular films?
Most-watched Richard Burton films currently: Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Cleopatra (1963), Where Eagles Dare (1968), The Longest Day (1962), Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984).
What TV shows has Richard Burton appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Great Performances (1971), Tony Awards (1956), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), Here's Lucy (1968), Bambi (1948).
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