Richard Burton Net Worth

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Welsh actor Richard Burton has an estimated net worth of $50 million. His works on several films include Equus (1977), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965), Becket (1964), The Robe (1953) and My Cousin Rachel (1952) earned him six nominations for an Academy Award. Burton was also a recipient of BAFTA, Tony and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor.

Richard Burton was born as Richard Walter Jenkins on November 20, 1925 in Pontrhydyfen, Wales. He died of cerebral haemorrhage on August 5, 1984 in Céligny, Switzerland. Though Burton was never trained to become an actor, he was once considered as the highest paid actor in Hollywood. He was married to Sally Hay from 1983 until the time of his death in 1984. He has four children named Kate, Jessica, Liza and Maria.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date	Category	Description	Amount
1980	Salary	Salary from the film, Wagner	$1,000,000
1980	Salary	Salary from the film, Circle of Two	$750,000
1980	Salary	Salary from the film, Lovespell	$750,000
1977	Salary	Salary from the film, The Medusa Touch	$500,000
1977	Salary	Salary from the film, Absolution	$125,000
1976	Salary	Salary from the film, Exorcist II: The Heretic	$1,000,000
1976	Salary	Salary from the film, Equus	$500,000
1973	Salary	Salary from the film, Brief Encounter	$600,000
1970	Salary	Salary from the film, Raid on Rommel	$1,000,000
1968	Salary	Salary from the film, Staircase	$1,200,000
1968	Salary	Salary from the film, Anne of the Thousand Days	$1,000,000
1967	Salary	Salary from the film, Boom	$1,000,000
1967	Salary	Salary from the film, Where Eagles Dare	$1,000,000
1967	Salary	Salary from the film, Candy	$50,000
1966	Salary	Salary from the film, The Comedians	$750,000
1965	Salary	Salary from the film, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?	$750,000,000
1964	Salary	Salary from the film, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold	$750,000
1964	Salary	Salary from the film, The Sandpiper	$500,000
1963	Salary	Salary from the film, The Night of the Iguana	$500,000
1962	Salary	Salary from the film, Cleopatra	$250,000
1962	Salary	Salary from the film, The V.I.P.	$500,000
1961	Salary	Salary from the film, The Longest Day	$30,000
1959	Salary	Salary from the film, Ice Palace	$125,000
1959	Salary	Salary from the film, The Bramble Bush	$125,000
1958	Salary	Salary from the film, Look Back in Anger	$100,000
1955	Salary	Salary from the film, Alexander the Great	$100,000
1951	Salary	Salary from the film, My Cousin Rachel	$50,000