Richard Burton on The Passing of His Mother | The Dick Cavett Show
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Richard Burton discusses his large Welsh family and the death of his mother after medical neglect.
Date aired - 8/4/1980 - Richard Burton
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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He has the most beautiful voice. As a actor no one even comes close to him.
He was a master of his class.
You can say that again. Best of the best
to anyone who finds this interview fascinating, please read Richard Burton's diaries. It's 800 pages of this beautiful yet flawed man talk about art, history, show business, relationships, alcoholism. It's one of the finest books I've ever read and it shows how to remain human, with habits, addictions, loves and passions in such a crazy, glamorous world like Hollywood.
I’ve just ordered it ✌️
Andy Mattioli it’s one of my favorite books. He was incredible and very real, raw , intelligent and hilarious.
I would love it.
Just ordered a copy thanks man!
Thanks, we're on the same page
This dude could read a telephone directory (if we still had them) and be riveting, let alone stories from his youth. His delivery is a master class.
I never miss the chance to hear Richard Burton's voice.
He did have a wonderful voice. I'm tempted to say that I prefer it to Elizabeth Taylor's legs...
I was just telling my husband earlier today how magnificent Richard Burton 's voice is.
I'm Welsh and I can't believe that we used to talk like that years ago. Dylan Thomas spoke like that as well. It's almost a sophisticated upper class Welsh accent. You never hear people speak like that anymore.
Me too,he,s so eloquent and elegant and speaks with an absolute truth .
@@iangarner8857 That's because they were trained to speak that way.
Burton was a great guest, and Cavett was a great host. Perfection in this genre.
He had the most hypnotic combination of modesty and honesty. while obviously at the same time having what had to be a monumental wall around his wounds.
Authentic and raw interviews without concerns of cheap gossip are deeply missed.
Today's culture is immature and vacuous.
Yes, hollow and corrupt. Young people seem to have no idea that great people and things have even existed
A void of culture and purpose, it seems.
Today's culture revolves around ' Eastenders ', 'Coronation Street ', ' Love Island ' , ' I'm a celebrity ..... ', and similar garbage. " Innit " 😁
Apparently it's what every generation says about the next generation. I think Socrates was talking about the next generation the same way.
I agree with him on Fish and chips wrapped in newspaper?
One of the finest actors of all time. The best voice of all and a gifted man.
Cavett was damn good at what he did.
RIP and long live Richard Burton (November 10, 1925 - August 5, 1984), aged 58
You will always be remembered as a legend.
Bazaarely I'm watching this on 5th August
I love listening to his voice. Such a handsome man with incredibly beautiful eyes. Such a shame that alcohol took a toll on his life. He was wonderful in all his movies, but my favorite is Camelot as lovestruck King Arthur. His singing voice was amazing too.
His screen presence is just amazing, when you look of what we have now and you see Burton, Christ, how we have gone down hill.
What an charismatic man. That voice and handsome face.
he was one of a kind & there are still brilliant talented people around. alcoholism is an insidious, progressive, lethal condition & nobody realizes until much too late that it's such a devastating problem
Richard Burton's voice is everything. I could listen to it for ever.
God, you can see why the ladies went for him. Good looking, master raconteur, charming, and most importantly, brutally honest.
what an absolutely classy gentleman he is ... wow what a life he led .. such smooth talker and so suave ... many people try to fake this .. but he genuinely is the real deal .. it must have been something special to have met him in real life .. he has a beautiful energy .. there is a sadness and strength ..vulnerability and toughness at the same time .. what a beautiful soul X
Remarkably intelligent man, where you can see his body language expresses his thoroughly heartfelt love for his family and the strong bond with his native country Wales. Listening to him is like listening to a beautiful landscape painting being portrayed as a beautiful story, what a talented man he was.
Mr. Guan, You put into words what I've been sitting here trying to think of to say, myself. You, too, are quite eloquent.
@@ettabeckner1144 thank you very much, you are very kind.
I'm sure you hav some Welsh heritage.🏴
Mr. Guan, are you sure you have no Welsh inheritence.🏴
@@iriscollins7583 yes i am not Welsh, but to be honest when I hear Richard Burton the Welsh valley's come alive and can picture beautiful scenery and we all are Welsh for a brief moment.
This interview, together with the one where he talks about his father, are delightful because Richard shows a vulnerable side instead of the “performer” role he normally adopts. A lovely interview. It makes Richard appear approachable and kind, like all the Welsh people I met when I was young. I am English.
There’s something tragic yet beautiful about this man 😢
I could listen to his stories for hours he's so captivating.
as a fellow welshman, i can assure you that many many people share similar stories in pubs etc (old type working mens clubs). that being said, there will never be another. current actors may earn tens of millions but apart from two or three none can hold a candle to this gentleman. legend.
That's why I want to visit Wales soon.
@@BlodulvinnaRhiannon south Wales. More grounded people . Take care.
@@djohn1671 I would like to visit both, as a sea lover maybe South Wales first, I've also started to study Welsh 😊 you take care too
I would say that Richard Burton and Sir Anthony Hopkins are two of the finest actors to ever come out of the UK.
I can't think of any other current actor come anywhere close to Richard Burton.
Such a man such a voice!
Incredible how these ‘old’ interviews sound like lectures rather than interviews. In this case, a lecture on resilience.
They don't sound like lectures, more that the interviewer has the decency to let the interviewee speak and then listen to ask pertinent questions after.
That is a skill, that most don't have
Sublime. The greatest actor of his generation. As a fellow countryman of his I'm proud of his huge legacy. What a stunning presence and that incredible voice.
Words could never convey the impact this Giant of a Man made of the Theater world...the Spoken Word and Film , there is a beautiful vulnerability to this warm wonderful Man ... Richard you are sadly missed but you left us these wonderful interviews and your body of work .. Richard Burton Welsh Dragon Legend
Can you imagine Fallon interviewing Richard Burton? We've fallen very far.
Burton would have refused to be in Fallons presence.
Our intellect as a society is in the gutter. In my state there was an "exit exam" to determine if you had the basic knowledge to graduate from high school. My son said, "Mom, it's the easiest test I ever took." The state no longer requires that exam because so many couldn't pass it.
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@@annemccarron2281 Thanks to the " WOKE MOB " , we are on a march of self destruction. The Mob is bringing us down , all of us , everyone will be stupid . That is what they call " equity " . Instead of helping minorities excel , they are pulling good students down .
Or heaven forfend the, awful oprah winfrey!
I always loved this man and when he died so young I was heartbroken. Young and tender hearted, I broke down in tears at his memorial service in Manhattan when they played his voice at the very end. A hand on my shoulder comforted me and I turned to see an elderly Welshman who looked like he stepped out of the mines. "You cry now girl if you love him. You let it out." I was dumbfounded and thanked him for the kindness. But where did this lovely Welshman come from in the heart of Manhattan?
Dick Cavett was simply the best chat show host ever....the others are just pretenders to his throne🤔
Agree - very intelligently asked the questions but knew and observed the number one rule which is that the viewer is there to listen to the guest, not the presenter. Almost all talk show presenters should take note.
Richard Burton was a good memory of my childhood.
Richard Burton had a good speaking voice and a very good command of the English language.
I've watched all three installments of Cavett's interview. Mr Burton captivates you with his voice and his obvious talent for story-telling. This gift of story-telling is a sure sign of a great actor/performer, and is somewhat missing in today's breed. A true talent sorely missed.
Agreed
“Happy genius for getting money“ as in most cases, genius like this is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. What an incredibly hard worker!
Such intensity, such callused pain.
Along with everyone else here, it’s hard to find an actor, modern or past, that captivates you, as Burton does. He has the whole package, voice, looks, aura, etc. Sadly taken too early. My favourite film of his, is Villain. However, I could watch anything he is in, even an advert, and be in awe of his talent. R.I.P Richard. An amazing man, with an amazing, honest, down to earth life. God bless. 🙏🏼
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Had enough
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Enormously talented actor who in these Cavett interviews is so accessible and sharing of his life! Cavett is such a wonderful interviewer too!
I must say this is a man who has/had a lot of affection love for his family
Worked hard. Always a good move. Surprising what falls into your lap when you work hard.
Can't believe that Richard Burton, Richard Harris, and Peter O'Toole never won an Oscar...They each should have at least one.
But Michael Caine and Sean Connery did - but then they weren't often on the stage and could cultivate a following just in cinema.
Oscar? That's a reward for well behaved types, not bar room residents 😂😂
Tells you what the Oscar's are worth.
@@marccas10 When you 'Understand' the filth that owns Hollywood say no more.
When I see Richard Burton bring interviewed I think of his performance in his movie "The Robe" a stellar performance 🙂
Wonderful interview showing a side of Burton I never heard or saw before. ❤️❤️❤️
Burton, Harris, and O'Toole always gave fascinating interviews.
Richard Burton was fascinating!
I have never seen or heard a person with more charisma.
legendary actor
Class. Can't buy it. Can't PR it. Can't manufacture it. Comes from the dna and home environment. Richard Burton = CLASS.
I saw the video showing Richard Burton talking about his miners and his own father working in the mine. I did not work in the mines but his story reminded me of my visits to the mines at Northumberland.
Before and when I attended the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, I used to go down to mines including the ones at Southmoor. Going down in the lift, it dropped so fast and I could not see the walls of the vertical shaft. I saw a few pit ponies in the coal mines at Newcastle and I noticed that some of them were blind for they had stayed down there for such a long time. It was rather hot down in the mine.
I was allowed to go near the coal face and work the rotary cutter which traveled on rails and each electric motor had to be flameproof. What surprised me in the mines was that they did not fill back the volume of the coal they had extracted but they simply pull the hydraulic props that support the ceiling which had a layer of slate. Fulling the hydraulic props forward the ceiling will slowly subside and that was the way it was done, The whole lang above slowly subsided. The coal face was about half a mile long and a lot of coal came up from that mine. It was closed, later on, This was about 1960 or thereabouts. I was given smelling salts to sneeze and to get rid of the coal dust in my nose.
One miner I knew James Hughes, had spent his life down in the mine and he had dark spots on his skin which doctors said were arsenic spots due to the fact that he spent so many years dealing with coal,
I can understand what Richard Burton said when he said," That black shiny coal face as I saw it all, was like black gold. I believe it was Anthracite Coal and it looked so rich and felt so rich holding a lump in one's hand.
Few people believe that I did go down the mines and I saw a few pit ponies down there, but I did and I was surprised how religious some miners were, Newcastle was an experience I shall never forget including drinking the occasional Brown beer and singing with the Geordies ..... Bladon Races... and rowing a boat at least Park and walking the Town moor.
Happy days, and it makes one appreciate how many family men were so dedicated and so responsible to bring up their families and supporting a nation, so unseen, working in a coal mine.
Thanks for sharing your story!
Great interview great actor
Work ethic. Raised to work, and endure something to survive, and achieve an aim….
The finest speaker of the Kings Engish. Richard Burton. And he was WELSH.
Love Cavett!!! Love Burton even more!!!!💋💋
His smile is precious ❤️❤️❤️
What a humble, erudite man is Richard Burton. What an extraordinary life and career!
I am having a wonderful day having come upon some extraordinary audio-video of Dick Cavett live interviewing Richard Burton back in the day - time warping has taken place some way/will figure this out later: just need to carry on in the moment as is. I’m drinking my first cup of coffee as our Keurig machine decided to break down early this AM! I had to take find the instructions manual, take it apart & fix it which I had never done ✅
A little window on your world.
amazing, such a talented actor, from such welsh background. we can visualise all the ups and downs during his career. this show, fills all the gaps.
Cavett is so witty. He was the best.
What a fascinating character
Great actor, r.i.p
This is a real interview, and with a bonefide screen icon, and one of my hero's. Helps he's from my neck of the woods too
class actors back then
He has such a stature and presence with him, it's amazing Men like this used to be accepted warts and all
Thank you!
Our working class fellows, becomes Hollywood cinema 📽️🎥 supper star idol of my generation.
I love watching these interviews with such iconic Actors such as Richard, so fascinating and the great stories of there lives and career.
♥️❤️🧡💛💗💖💕💌💟💞💜
He's so handsome and his voice is sooo sexy
God, these people lived such such fiery lives. They make the youth of today seem so transparent and disposable. This man was a star but shockingly not really remembered.
Not true. I remember him very well. One the finest of actors. Of course, British. The greatest actors originate from there. He wasn't a 'star'. He was an actor. Something people in the U.S. get confused about. 'Stars', in the U.S., are as common as a pail of sand...'actors', in the U.S., are as rare as finding gold in a gutter.
Chips in Scotland were wrapped up in newspaper till at least 1992.
Burton was hilarious! He seems to want to share laughter as much as anything.
My love. My ONE true love. Richard. I will see you again xx
Very likeable man
I love this man. The man.
Hey!.....I love the vulnerability in his movements and his beautiful lighthazel/green eyes....
Awesome interview.
Best interview Great actor
“Hunger is the best condiment”. - Spartan saying.
I see why Elizabeth was so taken.
Burton narration of War of the worlds will never be surpassed.
No one can beat the class of British actors...
The Irish easily do and the Scottish being exactly the same DNA/race/culture/ language as the Irish also do and the Welsh easily beat British actors because only 2% romano british DNA actually exists in the place renamed Britain.
Meaning there was no invasion and conquering from roman armies like they say. The roman catholic cult paid middle class and upper class people to allow them into society without needing any invasions/conquering which they couldn't succeed at anyway. When the holy roman empire had infiltrated europe it then started to pay off the middle/upper class of the Irish island that had taken in european migrants that moved away from the roman cult infiltrated areas in europe.
The anglo group were infiltrated by the holy roman cult by their leaders/upper class being paid to join it and the Irish areas that took in the europeans were small areas but mostly non Irish europeans were then infiltrated by roman religious cult.
The Welsh were called that because one of their leaders tricked the roman cult into thinking they were joining them.
The actor Sean Connery wanted Scotland out of Britain. There are constant calls for things/places in Britain to be renamed back to their Irish or Welsh names. The Liverpool fans booed the german brit queen's song a few months ago at a football game.
@@user-yp3oj5se1i British = British Isles. Problem solved.
Not really solved. It is an overwhelming truth that the vast majority of performing artists in the British Isles are Celts, not Anglo Saxons. Let's get real.
That's sad leaving so many kids!!!
Always good to hear his voice
If only actors were so today.
His home birth was blessing in disguise. Elvis was also not born in a hospital. They both have 1 thing in common. They are both handsome and healthy despite their poverty filled start to life!! If you give birth at home your children will be beautiful!!!!!
I can still remember when,fish and chips was wrapped in newspaper,and yre
His family's story reminds me of "Angela's Ashes", and partly because of the time period: Great Depression.
Wonderful
Existential trauma. A little bit goes a long way.
Yes. Wracked with pain that man was. Maybe a pain never to be spoke of?
such a shame about his mother.
Know one talks about anything of substance anymore.
Whatever happened to the human race.
This is something you quite clearly notice in a lot of these older interviews. The topics and depth they cover are tremendous and make much of today’s television and celebrities look like children’s entertainment.
Josh Charlie Yeah unfortunately nowadays all they are there for is to sell the latest product.
Sad times.
Plugging their shite album or movie. These interviews sadly don't exist anymore
One of the things that happened is society is now immersed by the visual, rather than the literary and spoken word.
The fact that AI increasingly controls our views and "information," and dictates what is "appropriate" thought, rather than an atmosphere that encourages diverse and critical deduction has diminished our lives overall.
The Kardashians buried substance for good.
I think Clive Owens could play him if there was a movie ever made. 🤔
7:11 l remember when chips were wrapped in newspaper...and did tasted good!.
"Here Richard this is the phone book...please just read it to me."
I never realized how much larger Richard Burton's lionesque head was for his body.
Dick Cavett the original podcaster
Meanwhile, kids today bawl if you take away their iPads or walk in front of the TV
It occurs to me that only Gregory Peck possessed as fine and beautiful s voice as Mr Burton did, albeit deeper and possibly less mellifluous.
Just ordered one.
Special night.
‘I had a very happy childhood..’ would any nowadays call it that?
I have nothing against the other celebs that were on this show but is this channel ever going to show the Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason or Art Carney? How about any Honeymooners actors that were part of the main cast? These are rare much like all of the other Dick Cavett interviews
Most people have no memory at 2 years old
I can't believe the name Dick use to be more casual then Karen ever was in the past
It’s a shame. He was truly one of the greatest actors, but drank himself to death at a very early age