Richard Burton

Richard Burton was a Welsh actor who was one of the most acclaimed and highest-paid film stars of the 1960s and 1970s. Born Richard Walter Jenkins in Pontrhydyfen, Wales in 1925, he was nominated for seven Academy Awards and was celebrated for his powerful voice and stage presence. His films include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Becket, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, and Cleopatra. He was equally renowned for his tumultuous marriage to Elizabeth Taylor. He died in 1984.