(Nov. 10, 1925 - Aug. 05, 1984) Richard Burton brought a regal air to the silver screen in every part he played. He brought to the screen a rare combination of effortless nobility and arresting charisma. From "Hamlet" to "Marc Antony" to "King Henry VIII" to "Churchill" to "Alexander the Great", Burton had the ability to make some of the greatest figures in history and literature to seem alive again for audiences all over the world.