Richard Burton's 100th Is Nov. 10

Film star Richard Burton, whose 100th birthday is Monday, November 10, 2025, is the subject of a Turner Classic Movies tribute.

Burton – who was born on Nov. 10, 1925 and died at age 58 in 1984 – is TCM’s featured star on Monday, November 10, 2025. Some of his top films will be show, including Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Here is the schedule:

8:00 PM Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). After a faculty party, a university professor and his wife invite another couple over to their house for an evening of drinking and conversation, which quickly degenerates into abusive mind games.
10:30 PM The Robe (1953). In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards.
1:00 AM Look Back in Anger (1959). A frustrated college educated man is stuck working a mundane job in a candy store, so he takes his self-loathing out on his long-suffering wife.
3:00 AM The Night of the Iguana (1964). After being expelled from his church, a minister with a drinking problem leads a group of middle aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast.
5:00 AM Villain (1971). A ruthless East End London gangster has plans for an ambitious raid on the wages van of a plastics factory, so he teams up with a pimp, and mingles with Members of Parliament in order to set up a payroll heist.

More Richard Burton Movies to Stream

Many of the films of Richard Burton are now streaming on Amazon Prime. Here are the top Richard Burton films that you can stream, with links to read more or start streaming. Some are included free with a Prime membership and some have a rental fee.

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Link
Becket. Link
Cleopatra. Link
The Taming Of The Shrew. Link
Anne of the Thousand Days. Link
In From The Cold? A Portrait Of Richard Burton. Link

You can find more Richard Burton films that you can stream from Amazon Prime at This Link.

More on Richard Burton

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 gave a memorable performance as Hamlet in 1964. He was called “the natural successor to Olivier” by critic Kenneth Tynan. Burton’s perceived failure to live up to those expectations disappointed some critics and colleagues; his heavy drinking added to his reputation as a great performer who had wasted his talent. Nevertheless, he is widely regarded as one of the finest actors of his generation.

Burton was nominated for an Academy Award seven times but never won. He was nominated for his performances in My Cousin Rachel (1952), The Robe (1953), Becket (1964), The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) and Equus (1977). He received numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Grammy Award. He received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of King Arthur in the Lerner and Loewe musical Camelot (1960).

The 1960s marked the peak of Burton’s international stardom, largely due to his involvement in the film Cleopatra (1963), where he met and fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor. Their passionate, turbulent, and highly publicised romance made them one of the most famous celebrity couples in the world, dominating headlines for over a decade. They would marry and divorce twice, starring in eleven films together, including the critically acclaimed Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and The Taming of the Shrew (1967).

Professionally, the 1960s were a period of significant achievement, with Burton earning several more Oscar nominations for films like Becket (1964), The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965), and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). He became one of the highest-paid actors in the world, commanding fees of a million dollars or more per film. On Broadway, he won a Tony Award for his iconic portrayal of King Arthur in the musical Camelot (1960).

Despite his immense talent, Burton’s life was also marked by personal struggles, primarily chronic alcoholism, which affected his health and, at times, his career choices. Critics often lamented that he “wasted his talent” on less distinguished films, although his performances were consistently intense and charismatic. His heavy drinking led to serious health issues, including liver and kidney disease, in his later years.

Burton was married five times in total: to Sybil Williams (1949-1963), Elizabeth Taylor (1964-1974 and 1975-1976), Suzy Hunt (1976-1982), and Sally Hay (1983-1984). He had two daughters, Kate and Jessica, with Sybil, and adopted Elizabeth Taylor’s daughter Maria. His complex personal life, particularly his dramatic relationship with Taylor, was a constant subject of public fascination.

In his later career, he continued to deliver powerful performances, notably earning his seventh and final Oscar nomination for Equus (1977), for which he also won a Golden Globe Award. He also had a memorable role in the action film Where Eagles Dare (1968) and his final film, Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984), where he played the sinister O’Brien.

Richard Burton died on August 5, 1984, at the age of 58, from a brain haemorrhage at his home in Céligny, Switzerland. He was buried in a red suit, with a copy of Dylan Thomas’s poems, in a plot next to his final wife, Sally.

Burton’s legacy endures as a towering figure in both classical theatre and popular cinema. He is remembered for his brilliant mind, a passion for literature (he once said “home is where the books are”), his extraordinary generosity, and his powerful, resonant voice. An actor who blended classical technique with raw emotion, Richard Burton’s performances continue to captivate audiences and inspire future generations of actors.

Below is a clip from an appearance byBurton on The Dick Cavett Show.

Richard Burton Online

Richard Burton’s net worth at the time of his death was about $20 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. You can read more about him on these websites.

Is Richard Burton on TV Today?

You can get a listing of all Richard Burton’s upcoming appearances on network and cable TV at This TV Guide Link

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