Richard Burton in Bluebeard
Richard Burton (1925 - 1984)
Film Deaths[]
- The Robe (1953) [Marcellus Gallo]: Executed (off-screen), along with Jean Simmons, by a firing squad of archers; the movie ends with them walking out to be executed. (Their deaths were confirmed in the 1954 sequel Demetrius and the Gladiators.)
- Alexander the Great (1956) [Alexander]: Dies of typhoid.
- Bitter Victory (1957) [Capt. Leith]: Resting up during a march across the desert, he is stung by a scorpion and becomes grievously ill. Whilst he's fighting and seemingly winning his fight against the poison, his unit is covered in a ghibli sandstorm. When he is later found dead in the sand, Christopher Lee is of the opinion that "the ghibli did for him"
- Cleopatra (1963) [Marc Antony]: Commits suicide by throwing himself on his sword; he dies in Elizabeth Taylor's arms shortly afterwards.
- Becket (1964) [Thomas Becket]: Stabbed to death with swords by four noblemen, who had interpreted Peter O'Toole's angry outburst as an order for Richard's death.
- Hamlet (1964) [Hamlet]: Slashed with a poisoned sword during a swordfight with John Cullum, he dies shortly after managing to kill Alfred Drake in turn.
- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) [Alec Leamas]: Shot to death by guards, along with Claire Bloom, as they're trying to climb the Berlin Wall.
- Doctor Faustus (1967) [Doctor Faustus]: Dies after the time alotted in his Satanic contract expires, and he is taken to Hell.
- The Assassination of Trotsky (1972) [Leon Trotsky]: Hit in the head with a pickaxe by Alain Delon.
- Bluebeard (1972) [Baron von Sepper]: Shot by Mathieu Carrière in the train station as several soldiers looks on.
- The Klansman (The Burning Cross; KKK) (1974) [Breck Stancill]: Killed in a shootout by Cameron Mitchell and his fellow Klansmen.
- Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) [Father Lamont]: In the recut version of the movie, he is crushed to death when the house collapses as he tries to exorcise Linda Blair. (He survived in the original theatrical release.)
- Wild Geese II (1985) [Colonel Allen Faulkner]: While Richard doesn't appear in the film (as it was made after his real life death), it is mentioned that his character from the first film died between films.
Television Deaths[]
- Wagner (1983; mini-series) [Richard Wagner]: Dies of a heart attack at the beginning of the mini-series; the rest of the series proceeds in flashback.
Gallery[]
Richard Burton (below, with Elizabeth Taylor) in Cleopatra
Notable Connections[]
- Ex-Mr. Sybil Williams (stage actress)
- Ex-Mr. Elizabeth Taylor (divorced, remarried, divorced again)
- Father of Kate Burton