Netflix Movies Starring Richard Burton

Probably more frequently remembered for his turbulent personal life and multiple marriages, Richard Burton was nonetheless regarded as one of the great British actors of the post-WWII period. Burton was born Richard Walter Jenkins in Pontrhydyfen, Wales, to Edith Maude (Thomas) and Richard Walter Jenkins, a coal miner. His mother died while he was a toddler and his father abandoned the family, leaving him to be raised by his sister Cecilia and her husband Elfred. He received a scholarship to Oxford University to study acting and made his first stage appearance in 1944. His first film appearances were in routine British movies such as Women of Dolwyn (1949), Waterfront Women (1950) and Green Grow the Rushes (1951). Then he started to appear in Hollywood movies such as My Cousin Rachel (1952), The Robe (1953) and Alexander the Great (1956), added to this he was also spending considerable time in stage productions, both in the UK and USA, often to splendid reviews. Read more on iMDB

Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? 1966 • 131 min
Where Eagles Dare 1969 • 158 min
1984 1984 • 113 min
Nineteen Eighty-Four 1984 • 113 min
The Longest Day 1962 • 178 min
Exorcist II: The Heretic 1977 • 118 min
The Wild Geese 1978 • 134 min
The Taming Of The Shrew 1967 • 122 min
Anne Of The Thousand Days 1969 • 145 min
The Medusa Touch 1978 • 109 min
Equus 1977 • 137 min
The Desert Rats 1953 • 88 min
Alexander The Great 1956 • 141 min
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold 1965 • 112 min
Raid On Rommel 1971 • 99 min
Becket 1964 • 148 min
The Night Of The Iguana 1964 • 125 min
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of 'The War Of The Worlds' 2006 • 110 min
Under Milk Wood 1972 • 87 min