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Richard Burton
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A Welsh actor, he was nominated seven times for an Academy Award, six of which were for Best Actor in a Leading Role (without ever winning), and was a recipient of BAFTA, Golden Globe and Tony Awards for Best Actor.

Although never trained as an actor, Burton was, at one time, the highest-paid actor in Hollywood.

He remains closely associated in the public consciousness with his second wife, actress Elizabeth Taylor; the couple's turbulent relationship was rarely out of the news.

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filmtypereleasedrole(s)
The Robe film 1953 Marcellus Gallio
The Longest Day film 1962 Flight Officer David Campbell
Cleopatra film 1963 Marcus Antonius
The V.I.P.s film 1963 Paul Andros
Becket film 1964 Thomas Becket
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold film 1965 Alec Leamas
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? film 1966 George
Where Eagles Dare film 1968 Major Jonathan Smith, MC
Anne of the Thousand Days film 1969 King Henry VIII
Under Milk Wood film 1972 First Man
Equus film 1977 Martin Dysart
1984 film 1984 O'Brien
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1966 BAFTA Best Actor in a Leading Role The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1966 BAFTA Best Actor in a Leading Role Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1977 Golden Globe Award Best Actor Equus