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  • Birth Name: Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.
  • Birth Place: Pontrhydyfen, Wales
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/10/1925, Scorpio
  • Date of Death: 08/05/1984
  • Profession: Actor; producer; director
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VIDEO: Here's Lucy: Lucy Meets the Burtons

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Here's Lucy: Lucy Meets the Burtons
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Aired: 9/14/1970

Lucy mistakes actor Richard Burton for a plumber when he dons overalls to evade a throng of women while on his way to have Elizabeth Taylor's 69 carat ring re-sized. Lucy finds the ring in Burton's discarded overalls, tries it on and can't get it off! watch

Ratings: Lifetime's Liz & Dick Fails to Shine

Lindsay Lohan's highly anticipated turn as Elizabeth Taylor in Lifetime's Liz & Dick failed to make much of a splash with viewers in its premiere Sunday night.

The TV movie, also starring Grant Bowler as Richard Burton, averaged...read more

Guide to Holiday Weekend TV: Liz & Dick, Downton Salute, SpongeBob Christmas

What unbecomes a legend most? Look no further than this long weekend's well-timed candidate for the TV Turkey Hall of Fame: Liz & Dick (Lifetime, Sunday at 9/8c), an epic of stunningly cynical and pathetic miscasting, a TV-movie so laughably inept it doesn't deserve to be on a first-name basis with anything resembling humanity.read more

Richard Burton: Videos

Big Morning Buzz Live With Carrie Keagan | Ep. 35 | Kellan Lutz, Grant Bowler & More (11/16/2012) | Grant Bowler On How ...
Some Other Disenchanted Evening
Beauty Provoketh Thieves
Liz Taylor Collection Up For Auction

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Anne of the Thousand Days
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Earth
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Bukowski Born Into This
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Bukowski: Born into This

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Here's Lucy: Lucy Meets the Burtons

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Year Title Description
2011 Hollywood's Greatest Love Affairs of All Time TV Show Series, Subject (person only)
2008 On Location TV Show Series, Actor
2007 Earth Movie, Cinematographer
2003 Bukowski Movie, Casting
1997 The Bounty Hunters Movie, Actor - Cop

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Lifetime Sets Premiere Date for Liz & Dick

The wait is almost over.

Lifetime has announced a premiere date for its highly-anticipated original movie Liz & Dick, the Elizabeth Taylor biopic starring Lindsay Lohan as the legendary actress. The movie will premiere on Lifetime on Sunday, Nov. 25 at 9/8c.

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"Lindsay Is Back" in New Liz & Dick Behind-the-Scenes Video

"Lindsay is back," or so says the new behind-the-scenes video for her upcoming TV movie Liz & Dick.

The new trailer wastes no time reminding viewers it's been five years since Lohan's last starring role, but Lifetime seems pretty confident this is the role that's going to put her back on the map. "She's pretty much... read more

See Lindsay Lohan's Seductive Liz & Dick Poster

The first poster for the Elizabeth Taylor biopic Liz & Dick is finally here — and it is sexy!

Draped in diamonds and rocking matte-red lipstick, star Lindsay Lohan bears an uncanny resemblance to the iconic actress, who was generally recognized as one of the most beautiful women in the world. But the similarities between the two women are more than skin deep. read more

Unions Investigating Lindsay Lohan's Lifetime Movie Liz & Dick

Two Hollywood unions are investigating the working conditions on the set of Liz & Dick, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The investigation comes after Lindsay Lohan, who is starring in the film as Elizabeth Taylor, allegedly suffered "exhaustion and dehydration" while filming the biopic about Taylor's romance with Richard Burton. Two crew members also reportedly quit after being admitted to the hospital for the same reasons. read more

Grant Bowler to Play Richard Burton Opposite Lindsay Lohan’s Elizabeth Taylor in TV Movie

True Blood alum Grant Bowler has been cast as legendary actor Richard Burton in the upcoming Lifetime TV movie starring Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor... read more

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