Richard Burton was born one hundred years ago on November 10, 1925. Lauded early in his career as a noted Shakespearean actor, Burton later found wealth and fame as a Hollywood movie star. Possessed of good looks and a magnificent baritone voice, Burton became one of cinema's most successful actors of the late 1950s and 1960s. Meanwhile, his relationship with Elizabeth Taylor was
as passionate as it was tumultuous and captured the attention of the world.
Richard Burton's later career choices and heavy drinking prevented him from reaching the full heights predicted by many critics. But his legacy is such that he remains one of the finest Shakespearean actors of his generation.
To celebrate the centenary of his birth, click through the gallery and revisit some of Richard Burton's finest moments on stage and on screen.