Where to watch Richard Burton in the UK
Find every Richard Burton film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 2 May 2026.
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 he gave a memorable performance of Hamlet in 1964. He was called "the natural successor to Olivier" by critic Kenneth Tynan. A heavy drinker, Burton's perceived failure to live up to those expectations disappointed some critics and colleagues and added to his image as a great performer who had wasted his talent. Nevertheless, he is widely regarded as one of the most ac…
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- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Host
- Great Performances (1971) as White Knight
- Dinah! (1974) as Self
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Richard Burton
- Bambi (1948) as Self
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self (archive footage)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) as Father Philip Lamont
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- Cleopatra (1963) as Marcus Antonius
- Talking Pictures (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- Where Eagles Dare (1968) as Maj. Smith
- The Longest Day (1962) as Flight Officer David Campbell
- Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) as O'Brien
- The Robe (1953) as Marcellus Gallio
- Ellis Island (1984) as Sen. Phipps Ogden
- Candy (1968) as MacPhisto
- Zulu (1964) as Narration spoken (voice)
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) as George
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Caliban
- Sphinx – Secrets of the History (1994) as Marc Antony (archive footage)
- The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) as Alec Leamas
- Becket (1964) as Thomas Becket
- Alexander the Great (1956) as Alexander
- Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years as Winston Churchill
- The Wild Geese (1978) as Col. Allen Faulkner
- The Taming of the Shrew (1967) as Petruchio
- Divorce His, Divorce Hers (1973) as Martin Reynolds
- Equus (1977) as Martin Dysart
- Wagner (1983) as Richard Wagner
- Bluebeard (1972) as Baron von Sepper
- The Night of the Iguana (1964) as Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon
- What's New Pussycat? (1965) as Man In Strip Club
- The Sandpiper (1965) as Edward Hewitt
- Villain (1971) as Vic Dakin
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) as King Henry VIII
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Look Back in Anger (1959) as Jimmy Porter
- Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- The Assassination of Trotsky (1972) as Leon Trotsky
- Absolution (1978) as Father Goddard
- My Cousin Rachel (1952) as Philip Ashley
- Massacre in Rome (1973) as SS-Obersturmbannführer Herbert Kappler
- Ice Palace (1960) as Zeb Kennedy
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988) as Self (archive footage)
- The Medusa Touch (1978) as John Morlar
- Richard Burton: Wild Genius (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- The V.I.P.s (1963) as Paul Andros
- John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988) as Self (archive footage)
- The Comedians (1967) as Brown
- Waterfront (1950) as Ben Satterthwaite
- Breakthrough (1979) as Sergeant Steiner
- Boom! (1968) as Chris Flanders
- The Battle of Sutjeska (1973) as Josip Broz Tito
- The Klansman (1974) as Breck Stancill
- Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) as Self (archive footage)
- The Voyage (1974) as Cesare Braggi
- Wuthering Heights (1958) as Heathcliff
- Bitter Victory (1957) as Capt. Leith
- Lionpower from MGM (1967) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Staircase (1969) as Harry Leeds
- Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Raid on Rommel (1971) as Capt. Alex Foster
- Brief Encounter (1976) as Alec Harvey
- Circle of Two (1981) as Ashley St. Clair
- The Desert Rats (1953) as Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts
- Under Milk Wood (1972) as First Man
- The Bramble Bush (1960) as Dr. Guy Montford
- The Caretaker (1964) Associate Producer
- Hamlet (1964) as Hamlet
- Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- The Rains of Ranchipur (1955) as Dr. Major Rama Safti
- The Man with No Name (1977) as Self
- Julie Andrews Forever (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Alice in Wonderland (1983) as White Knight
- Now Barabbas (1949) as Paddy
- The Gathering Storm (1974) as Winston Churchill
- Hammersmith Is Out (1972) as Hammersmith
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Where can I watch Richard Burton films in the UK?
Richard Burton's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Richard Burton's most popular films?
Most-watched Richard Burton films currently: Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Cleopatra (1963), Where Eagles Dare (1968), The Longest Day (1962), Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984).
What TV shows has Richard Burton appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Tony Awards (1956), Great Performances (1971), Dinah! (1974), Here's Lucy (1968), Bambi (1948).
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