I met his brother Graham a few times when I was young, he used to drink in my Aunts pub in Guernsey. He'd do impressions of Richard, very funny, very rude about his sister in law Liz..LOL
Outstanding speaking voice, cadence is absolutely impeccable. Great English speaker, no doubt. Very capable actor on a multiplicity of roles. British actors definitely own their own language. RIP, thanks for all the memories...
Evidence here of how dumbed down we've become. There are no remarkable interviews like this in the media any more. This is simply wonderful. What an extraordinary actor and raconteur Burton was.
I think Richard Burton passed away in 1984, yet here I am in 2020 being captivated at watching an interview of him! I really like the way Mr. Cavett interviewed his guests! ☮️🖖🏽
Not always, he was also a jerk, watch his interview to Dalí, he was very disrispecfful with him. I know, Dali was a little mad, but he was disrispectful, after all he was a genius artist.
Burton did leave us in 84 after playing O'Brien in 1984 weirdly . His portrayal of that character is one of the reasons why film is a must watch but scary and depressing as well .
My COVID coverage, over the course of the year, has primarily been my escape from it by frequently listening to any one of these discussions, A time when we could put our biases aside and just talk.
@@janm2473 Yes if you travel through Wales you will meet many enigmatic personalities, as I'm sure you will agree! Strangely South Wales is particularly true, the birth place of Richard Burton Tony Hopkins and others.
Dick Cavett is so well informed, well prepared and absolutely one of the best to engage in a conversation rather than an intervieuw. He is capable of taking time and let the story be told by his guests in a natural flow, whilst asking the right question, or giving suggestions at the right time.
Exactly two intelligent people having a conversation and we get to listen in could not be better no got ya questions or the interviewer telling the story
This man could read a damn phone book and make me cry. I saw him in Camelot in the very first month he played Arthur. He WAS Arthur. He read/sang his role, and I could see eternity in his acting. I cried like a baby. Long live the King!
Interestingly, in the original uncut version of this 4-part interview, Cavett actually persuaded Burton to read from the telephone book. Book looked a bit uncomfortable but he did read a couple listings -- beautifully, of course. I remember that one of them was "Hoffman..." etc. But when I saw the interview re-broadcast later, Burton's phone- book reading was nowhere to be seen.
It's so great to see an interview where the guest gets to finish a sentence and the interviewer doesn't try and hog the interview. Richard Burton was a very fine actor and more than a little handsome too.
Indeed. I like Dick Cavett's gentle low key style. And is it indeed wonderful to see an interviewer who doesn't constantly interrupt & lets the guest finish.
integral if you love his voice (well, who doesn’t?!) check out Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds. He’s the voice of the journalist, completely captivating.
Such a wonderful interviewer - quiet, respectful but penetrating. And how I miss Burton - such a larger than life, charismatic man. Hard to take your eyes off him.
: Cavett's one of, if not the best interviewer ever to be on television. He always handled guests, topics, etc. so deftly, so expertly that it made it look easy as 1, 2, 3. And he's famously intelligent as well.
@John Brownbill Educate? About what? That actors from one era are different from those of another? That it's harder to play Shakespeare than a Spiderman? Go Google the term "projection" and educate YOURSELF.
Imagine a current US Chat Host even etempt this level of 1). Engagment. 2). Interaction. 3). Personal Wit and intelligence to even dare ask such informative Questions, and expect a resemblance of an answer. Never. These were Real Shows. That actually left you fulfilled with a sense of true Experience. Wonderful
Richard Burton was great in everything that he did. Loved his performances in Becket and Spy who came from the Cold. He was absolutely fantastic in Camelot, however his buddy Richard Harris was great as well. Burton and Olivier were ABSOLUTE BEST actors ever.
M Shahnazi Yes he was a great actor, My most impacting movie, was Richard Burton starring in, ' The Robe.'. The novel was magnificent and Richard owned that movie. (Richard B - " Were you There?"). If you haven't seen it, enjoy. I also,thought Richard Harris 'was,' King Arthur. Just outstanding, in that role. (Richard H- "Run, Boy...Rrruuuuuunnnn!!!!!")
@@geosutube No, but he played the medieval saint and martyr Thomas Becket in the eponymous film (co-starring Peter O'Toole). By the way, Samuel Beckett has a second "t."
Of his last movie, "1984", a critic said that his voice and delivery made the line, "It's the worst thing in the world." as frightening as anything in recent horror movies.
Wonderful!! I could listen to Richard Burton all day. Great actor with such a beautiful voice. I also love listening to Ronald Coleman, Laurence Olivier, Gregory Peck, Cary Grant, David Niven and Paul Newman. All were great actors with charm, style, talent, humility, intelligence and wonderful stories to tell. It is very difficult to hear an intelligent, witty conversation on TV these days.
I’ve watched at least a half dozen interviews with Burton throughout his career and always, always he simply inhabited this stillness. Just the very slightest tilt of his head and the fire in his eyes could convey everything. And then you hear that voice. Watching him in these interviews is a study in economy of movement with maximum impact.
This is infinitely more entertaining and engaging to me than a modern talk show. The premise is this - someone that has accomplished things of interest is asked questions that give an intimate view into their life. The premise of a modern talk show - host, audience, performer: perform.
@bendigeidfran1282 As anyone who has had the misfortune to find themselves in Cardiff city centre on a Friday night will tell you, that is not strictly true.
This was when actors were actors and movie stars were movie stars, and their talent counted for everything and earned them their fame: now they're all just celebrities and count for nothing.
There are great actors out there today, don't get me wrong,Il love Peter O'Toole,Harris etc but di caprio Christ we have Pacino etc etc Jonny Depp great character actor.
I was privileged to see Burton in a revival of Camelot in 1980 and can still remember his speaking voice filling the huge theater. Even in decline he was a commanding presence on the stage.
The amazing thing about dick cavett, is that he's always so goddamn awkward and embarrassed when he talks, and yet, simultaneously, he's the best American talk show host I've ever seen...
I know what you mean. I think it's that edginess that keeps you watching. Most of these kinds of interviews are formulaic but his awkwardness works to his advantage.
There's an Olivier quote about reading reviews (he avoided them, both good & bad) that echoes some of what Burton says here: 'It's one thing to be concerned about bad notices, but it's absolutely devastating to believe the good ones.'
imo Many-most?-people think the media leads the taste of the mass audience, but it actually follows it and then intensifies it in such a sway to maximize profits. That leads to less and less variety. As tracking technology improves, our choices shrink. imo, of course.
All the forced screaming by the audiences makes those shows unwatchable for me. When did WOOOOOOOOO become the only way to be enthusiastic about anything?
I love these Dik Cavett interviews. Being from the UK I have not seen him other than cameos in films. But his questions are so light but well made. It's like he is helping the interviewee with a monologue to the audience.
I watched Dick Cavett back in the 1970s and he was more intellectual than most hosts. Sometimes he's a bit of a show-off (like when he's with Groucho Marx). He knows a lot of things about certain guests and uses that to pull stories out. Talk shows had more time to spend with guests back then, and were more spontaneous. Knowing when to keep silent is an important skill.
Farmer Larry No podcast of today, could ever match the delicious and talented Richard Burton. Plus, podcasts are for people who can’t get their own TV show.
@Farmer Larry Dumb take. Such podcasts aren't mainstream entertainment--that's the point. And Joe Rogan fawning over pseuds like Sam Harris isn't the sort of thing we're talking about.
Over here in England we had a long-running chat show called [Michael] Parkinson. It ran for an hour and also had in-depth chats with people about themselves and their lives. Not today's shameless brief product-flogging inanities. On both sides of the Atlantic, as my American wife would attest.
@@Timbergal it was made back in 1960s starring Michael Caine and other British actors. You can try looking it up on UA-cam. It tells the story of a very small fort being held by British troops against over 3,000 Zulu Warriors. It's a amazing film especially the ending.
Oh how I wish we had actors of this caliber today. I miss talk shows like the Dick Cavett Show too. Dick was an amazing host - it was all about his guests.
I know, daniel day lewis or joaquin phoenix or denzel washington, heath ledger, christian bale or giancarlo esposito or bryan cranston. no caliber there, lmao, good joke
I saw Mr. Burton on Broadway many years ago in "Private Lives". The play was mediocre but I finally realized what was meant when people talk about a "stage voice". He had it, for sure. The movies never really did justice to that beautiful voice.
Listened to his narration on jeff wayne's war of the world's again yesterday - did anyone ever sound better and speak more commanding english than the welshman richard burton? (laurence olivier included)
"I don't read the crítics...if they're good, they're not good enough and if they're Bad they upset You." Savy advice for this era of the infodemia of Twitter and facebook.
My two favorite Burton performances were Becket alongside another acting giant Peter O'Toole and Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf. If you like great acting just watch these two movies... you'll be emotionally drained.
Once again a Epic interview! Mr Cavett what a amazing archive of content you have acquired over all the years! Thank's for posting this Sir Richard Burton interview wow! So Cool! You got him to open up so well!✌🍻
I remember hearing Richard Burton's haunting voice ringing out on the desert night air of Egypt as the enigmatic ancient Sphinx saying how he has watched the dawn for 5000 years upon the plains of Giza. Being Burton he pronounced it "Gi-zae" rather than "Gi-zuh" like most people do giving it a more regal ring. It made even the humble Pizza Hut I was in watching the the lazer lightshow for free or for the price of breadsticks and a soda seem more majestic for it.
Said " i have waited all my life to play this role" Nobody could play a titan like Wagner except another titan and the only titan who could pull it off Richard Burton
Actually, aren't you thinking of "Ellis Island"? That was one of those big all-star TV extravaganzas that were big back then. I think the composer was his last major starring role.
I used to watch "Where Eagles Dare" for the action scenes, but now I most enjoy the "big reveal" scene where Burton does most of the talking, and there is nothing *but* talking. He had one of the best voices ever.
It's well worth watching the interview with Vincent Kane when he returned to his home village in 1977. He tells us what led him to stop paying U.K. taxes which he had paid for many years. The U.K tax rate for people like him was extraordinarily high. In one year, during his early years, he earned £68,000 and was taxed £61,000 and this went on and on. From my understanding he never had offshore accounts and fancy accounting, he just paid the full whack until he got fed up with being ripped off. Burton was not obsessed with money the way modern celebs are.
@@welshtoro3256 During the 1960s with the Labour Government the top rate of income tax was 90%. I don't think our American friends can even remotely comprehend this kind of taxation. And if they could, it would be the American Civil War all over again.
My earliest memory is the excitement felt in our village when Burton and Taylor arrived when he was making "Becket" and they were the most famous people in the world. Of course, it was a huge thing in our tiny community, and the crowds were enormous. Apparently, once the initial sensation had died down and filming proceeded, he could be seen coming out of The Salmon (our local pub) and was so drunk he had to go hand over hand around his car to find the door, yet his performance in the film is amazing.
Richard Burton's acting style was more appealing to me, he played characters with a weakness, or tragic destiny, and I liked it. Im quite admirative of the way he protected himself from the artistic aura of Olivier, because that's what a good actor has to be: play as if only he could do it the way he does it. Be himself, or herself, and yes, he managed that very well.
Sir Richard Burton is truly amazing, his voice is captivating, his command of English is phenomenal...excellent mesmerising personality .drink got him in the end ..his voice and words just rolling out fantastic
Just hearing him read out the VC winners of Roukes Drift. Makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand out. Just names. The power of the spoken voice from a master.
I’m not sure if you guys have watched much of Joe Rogan? He is a very open minded, intelligent conversationalist - with some very interesting people as guests
So much more substance to so many from his generation. I wonder why? That surviving the bitterness of wars and a Depression produced such character? The modern product, by comparison, seems made out of cardboard
No-one would've believed in the last years of the nineteen hundreds, that human affairs were being watched from the timeless worlds of space. But hey - a Dick Cavett interview is just that good ...
Wonderful voice of Richard Burton, and Dick Cavett must have been the best interviewer ever, he just let the guests get on with their stories and never interrupted.
Where is the end of his story ? He couldn’t remember the word he was looking for at that moment. Reassuring that it can happen to the best of us. Please publish the rest.
Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, John Gielgud, Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart, Sidney Poitier, Gregory Peck, Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, Jimmy Stewart, Marlon Brando, etc…where have all the great actors gone!
Burton was a great actor no doubt lm amazed how ordinary his grave is in Switzerland it’s online.He had an amazing memory for details and entertaining.
Intelligent, talented, tortured and so interesting. He had wanted to be a professor at Oxford and loved words, loved his books, always reading and learning. His journals were kept up for decades, writing down his thoughts about life and the people he knew. He married Liz Taylor the most famous woman in the world at the time alongside Jackie Kennedy) and had that film career with her. I have read his bios and always find something interesting about him that I never knew before. This type of excellence in our entertainers and in everything else went out with high buttoned shoes and Beatle wigs. Our culture is now so depraved and deprived of intellect.
The touring show of ‘Camelot’ ended its run at the Pantages in Los Angeles and he left the show after only one or two performances due to health reasons; I believe Richard Harris took over for Burton. At the only Saturday night performance with Burton I was in the second row and seeing him in that role was the gift of a lifetime.
O' Toole hams it up insufferably in "Becket"; Burton not as much. Watch Gielgud; he is a master at underplaying his role as shrewd old Louis VII of France.
@@pokeybloke7237 The holy blissful martyr for to seek. He that helped them when that they were sick.--Chaucer's pilgrims, on their visit to Canterbury.
In fairness to Peter, he’d been a lead for two years or so at that point and had already been nominated for an Oscar twice. He was learning on the job.
Richard Burton (nacido Richard Walter Jenkins; Pontrhydyfen, Gales, 10 de noviembre de 1925-Céligny, Suiza, 5 de agosto de 1984) fue un actor británico, nominado en siete ocasiones al premio Óscar. Conocido por su voz grave y su mirada penetrante, se estableció como un actor formidable de Shakespeare en la década de 1950 -fue llamado «el sucesor natural de Laurence Olivier»-, y dio una interpretación memorable de Hamlet en 1964. Debido a su gran rango actoral, lograba imprimir, con suma facilidad, fuerza y pasión a sus personajes, dando una verosimilitud a lo que actuaba. Es considerado como uno de los actores más importantes de su generación y de la historia.
@@mrezra3 Of that generation of hard-drinking, carousing British h//l-raisers (Burton, O'Toole, Richard Harris, Albert Finney, and others), only Hopkins is left.
And yet, their movies betrayed a deeper mission which is great art meaning a great investigation of human affairs in an entertaining way... even in bad scripts, these actors brought something to the table
This must have been not too many years before his premature death. He is very sharp and impressive despite all the earlier alcohol abuse. He left too early
Richard Burton belonged to a great generation of British actors who will never come again. They were masters of their craft and yet never stopped working to achieve elusive perfection.
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One of the greatest actors of all time and definitely one of the most recognizable and powerful voices.
I could listen to Burton read the telephone book…kids asking what is a tb ?
I met his brother Graham a few times when I was young, he used to drink in my Aunts pub in Guernsey. He'd do impressions of Richard, very funny, very rude about his sister in law Liz..LOL
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He was a wooden actor who spoke in monotone.
Outstanding speaking voice, cadence is absolutely impeccable. Great English speaker, no doubt. Very capable actor on a multiplicity of roles. British actors definitely own their own language. RIP, thanks for all the memories...
Evidence here of how dumbed down we've become. There are no remarkable interviews like this in the media any more. This is simply wonderful. What an extraordinary actor and raconteur Burton was.
I was thinking the exact same thing. Thank goodness these gems were preserved for posterity for us to revisit when we like, though.
Now, it's all about the "entertainment value".
The irony of it all: talking about brilliant actors on a channel which has grown big on mediocracy and one-day wonders🙈
Yes indeed.@@nirodha35
Yes, Dick Cavett was one of a kind.
I think Richard Burton passed away in 1984, yet here I am in 2020 being captivated at watching an interview of him! I really like the way Mr. Cavett interviewed his guests! ☮️🖖🏽
Totally agree re D Cavett....
Not always, he was also a jerk, watch his interview to Dalí, he was very disrispecfful with him. I know, Dali was a little mad, but he was disrispectful, after all he was a genius artist.
Burton did leave us in 84 after playing O'Brien in 1984 weirdly . His portrayal of that character is one of the reasons why film is a must watch but scary and depressing as well .
One of the greatest. Wild Geese.
My COVID coverage, over the course of the year, has primarily been my escape from it by frequently listening to any one of these discussions, A time when we could put our biases aside and just talk.
What a wonderful storyteller is Richard Burton - so lucid, so intelligent, so humorous, so warm!
And so humble...
Cuz he’s Welsh.
@@lindaterrell5535 No
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And?
and it was difficult for him to be lucid under the circumstances
My dad lived a few doors up from Richard Burton and they played together as children back home in South Wales.
So cool!
That is the most pointless story in the world.
@@heresjohnny602 And yours the most pointless comment.
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@AMT Jealous of what....? He hasn't taken anything of mine to be Jealous about. 😂
I love Burton's storytelling abilities so much. What an extraordinary artist.
Andy Mattioli yeah he is great!
And he's Welsh! Yes!
@@janm2473 Yes if you travel through Wales you will meet many enigmatic personalities, as I'm sure you will agree! Strangely South Wales is particularly true, the birth place of Richard Burton Tony Hopkins and others.
Not a patch on Peter O'Toole or Gyles Brandreth.
@Daniel Natal like Groucho. He was a much better writer than he was an actor.
The voice, the cadence and the thoughtfulness in his delivery. Even in an interview it's like he is reciting Shakespeare.
Yes, those words capture the essence of this masterful actor.
My thought EXACTLY!
As I do when I take off my hat, you make a good point!
Dick Cavett is so well informed, well prepared and absolutely one of the best to engage in a conversation rather than an intervieuw. He is capable of taking time and let the story be told by his guests in a natural flow, whilst asking the right question, or giving suggestions at the right time.
And he lets his guests talk, not like today's comic hosts who use the guest as a straight man.
Exactly two intelligent people having a conversation and we get to listen in could not be better no got ya questions or the interviewer telling the story
Indubitably !!
This man could read a damn phone book and make me cry. I saw him in Camelot in the very first month he played Arthur. He WAS Arthur. He read/sang his role, and I could see eternity in his acting. I cried like a baby. Long live the King!
We’ll said
Interestingly, in the original uncut version of this 4-part interview, Cavett actually persuaded Burton to read from the telephone book. Book looked a bit uncomfortable but he did read a couple listings -- beautifully, of course. I remember that one of them was "Hoffman..." etc. But when I saw the interview re-broadcast later, Burton's phone- book reading was nowhere to be seen.
Carter=C. Campbell = C. I could only imagine how he would've sounded reading from a phone book. With that baritone
Aww thats lovely
What an incredible REAL Man. That smirk/smile, fabulous cheekbones, sexy presence, lovely dimples and voice that could keep me mesmerized for hours.
Richard Burton. A wonderful yet troubled soul, who, from meagre beginnings reached the firmament and shone so bright and burned away so fast.
The Little Blue Car Very well said.
Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins born and raised in South Wales, infact not that far from each other at all. Strange but true.
Sadly enough it was booze and Hollywood that destroyed Burton.
And the whole Liz Taylor circus
The Little Blue Car , you nailed it! 👍
It's so great to see an interview where the guest gets to finish a sentence and the interviewer doesn't try and hog the interview. Richard Burton was a very fine actor and more than a little handsome too.
Indeed. I like Dick Cavett's gentle low key style. And is it indeed wonderful to see an interviewer who doesn't constantly interrupt & lets the guest finish.
It's more like a conversation than an interview. That doesn't happen now, or rarely and only in short segments.
One of those voices that can engage you regardless of what's being said.
integral Exactly....
integral if you love his voice (well, who doesn’t?!) check out Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds. He’s the voice of the journalist, completely captivating.
Like Anthony Hopkins, who was from the same town in Wales, as Burton.
Robert J Kral what?
Oh, god, I hope I can find some readings by him. What a wildly handsome guy, what a voice, and what an actor!
Such a wonderful interviewer - quiet, respectful but penetrating. And how I miss Burton - such a larger than life, charismatic man. Hard to take your eyes off him.
Good analogy of Cavett's talent. I sure miss this type of interaction on TV.
: Cavett's one of, if not the best interviewer ever to be on television. He always handled guests, topics, etc. so deftly, so expertly that it made it look easy as 1, 2, 3. And he's famously intelligent as well.
what a presence that man has - compared to today's 'actors'
Well, he WAS constantly drunk.
@@jamespfitz Yea - He seems plastered. For talking like that it's a DWI in America.
Both men.
@John Brownbill Educate? About what? That actors from one era are different from those of another? That it's harder to play Shakespeare than a Spiderman? Go Google the term "projection" and educate YOURSELF.
As the saying goes "isn't it funny how the older we get, the better the past becomes"
Imagine a current US Chat Host even etempt this level of 1). Engagment. 2). Interaction. 3). Personal Wit and intelligence to even dare ask such informative Questions, and expect a resemblance of an answer. Never. These were Real Shows. That actually left you fulfilled with a sense of true Experience. Wonderful
Richard Burton was great in everything that he did. Loved his performances in Becket and Spy who came from the Cold. He was absolutely fantastic in Camelot, however his buddy Richard Harris was great as well. Burton and Olivier were ABSOLUTE BEST actors ever.
M Shahnazi Yes he was a great actor, My most impacting movie, was Richard Burton starring in, ' The Robe.'. The novel was magnificent and Richard owned that movie. (Richard B - " Were you There?").
If you haven't seen it, enjoy.
I also,thought Richard Harris 'was,' King Arthur. Just outstanding, in that role. (Richard H- "Run, Boy...Rrruuuuuunnnn!!!!!")
Ivan Granger , yes, my 2 favorite Burton movies were The Robe and Anne of the Thousand Days.
@@candicescott7176 for some reason i liked Night of the Iguana
I wish I had seen him in a Becket play. Was he in "Godot?"
@@geosutube No, but he played the medieval saint and martyr Thomas Becket in the eponymous film (co-starring Peter O'Toole).
By the way, Samuel Beckett has a second "t."
RIP Richard Burton (November 10, 1925 - August 5, 1984), age 58
You will be remembered as a legend.
Yes yes yes
What a voice , pure gravitas ..
Of his last movie, "1984", a critic said that his voice and delivery made the line, "It's the worst thing in the world." as frightening as anything in recent horror movies.
Wonderful!! I could listen to Richard Burton all day. Great actor with such a beautiful voice. I also love listening to Ronald Coleman, Laurence Olivier, Gregory Peck, Cary Grant, David Niven and Paul Newman. All were great actors with charm, style, talent, humility, intelligence and wonderful stories to tell. It is very difficult to hear an intelligent, witty conversation on TV these days.
That was so cool. I just love these old show clips. I could watch Richard Burton talk all day.
what a voice
Better to listen.
I’ve watched at least a half dozen interviews with Burton throughout his career and always, always he simply inhabited this stillness. Just the very slightest tilt of his head and the fire in his eyes could convey everything. And then you hear that voice. Watching him in these interviews is a study in economy of movement with maximum impact.
Nice, thank you for pointing that out.
Yes! 👍
He does have that intensity.
You're absolutely right. He's hypnotic.
What a lovely man Richard was! Great actor too died too young.
He drank himself to death, like Errol Flynn.
@@None-zc5vg Doesn't make it any less tragic.
@@ronnienose8608 i thought he died of a brain injury
@@myahollandia3552 His health issues and his death were all apparently related to his alcoholism addiction.
He led 10 lifetimes in 1. Did what he wanted.
My favourite actor of all time. What a voice. R.I.P Richard
me too!
This is infinitely more entertaining and engaging to me than a modern talk show.
The premise is this - someone that has accomplished things of interest is asked questions that give an intimate view into their life.
The premise of a modern talk show - host, audience, performer: perform.
Absolutely. Also, guest: flagrantly promote latest project.
Today's shows are absolute shite.
OMG! Richard Burton was just gorgeous. That voice, that face, everything about him that’s just lovely.
We're all like that in Wales.
@bendigeidfran1282 As anyone who has had the misfortune to find themselves in Cardiff city centre on a Friday night will tell you, that is not strictly true.
@@jshaers96 I was generalising - you will always find the odd exception, of course.
@@jshaers96 lol
So sensual, he oozes sex appeal, Sean Connery was the same!
Wonderful conversation to watch. An amazing speaking voice.
This was when actors were actors and movie stars were movie stars, and their talent counted for everything and earned them their fame: now they're all just celebrities and count for nothing.
Very well put...most of today’s “celebrities” are kiddy pools...not much depth.
They all do remake movies and superhero movies.
Spot on !
There are great actors out there today, don't get me wrong,Il love Peter O'Toole,Harris etc but di caprio Christ we have Pacino etc etc Jonny Depp great character actor.
Hollywood was just as bad then as it is now.Stop with the nostalgia already.
I was privileged to see Burton in a revival of Camelot in 1980 and can still remember his speaking voice filling the huge theater. Even in decline he was a commanding presence on the stage.
He and Olivier narrated World at War a TV documentary if what you were watching on the TV did not mesmerize you then their voices would.
Greatness
The amazing thing about dick cavett, is that he's always so goddamn awkward and embarrassed when he talks, and yet, simultaneously, he's the best American talk show host I've ever seen...
I know what you mean. I think it's that edginess that keeps you watching. Most of these kinds of interviews are formulaic but his awkwardness works to his advantage.
Plus he lets the guest speak, he listens to him, not interrupting, like here with Burton.
@@jshaers96 Seen as a buffoon to simpletons, but an utter genius to those in the know.
@@socialcapricorn6042 I'm not sure if you mean Burton or Dick.....but you have to be really confused to see either as buffoon.
His quality is reflected in what he gets out of his guests.
Cavett: asks a question and gets out of the way of the eloquence he instigates.
That's because there used to be eloquence to be instigated in the first place.
Richard Burton was magnificent. In those days actors could be so inspirational.
Burton was incredibly self-aware. He seems lacking in vanity, and very much in touch with his humble beginnings.
Such a great treasure trove of Dick Cavett's expert interviews of great, great actors. Thank you Mr. Cavett.
There's an Olivier quote about reading reviews (he avoided them, both good & bad) that echoes some of what Burton says here: 'It's one thing to be concerned about bad notices, but it's absolutely devastating to believe the good ones.'
This pushes the performance to next level
Why can’t we have today intelligent, calm, humorous talk show hosts? I love some more recent ones, but all the screaming, forced laughter 🤕
We do, it's called a podcast.
imo
Many-most?-people think the media leads the taste of the mass audience, but it actually follows it and then intensifies it in such a sway to maximize profits.
That leads to less and less variety.
As tracking technology improves, our choices shrink.
imo, of course.
@@guyinthechat9533 Which podcast would that be of 3.7 trillion nattering narcissists available at any second.
Now we have idiots like Jimmy Kimmel with his social commentary.
All the forced screaming by the audiences makes those shows unwatchable for me. When did WOOOOOOOOO become the only way to be enthusiastic about anything?
There will never be another talk show that will be able to get the quality interviews that Dick Cavett got.
Agree
I love these Dik Cavett interviews. Being from the UK I have not seen him other than cameos in films. But his questions are so light but well made. It's like he is helping the interviewee with a monologue to the audience.
I watched Dick Cavett back in the 1970s and he was more intellectual than most hosts. Sometimes he's a bit of a show-off (like when he's with Groucho Marx). He knows a lot of things about certain guests and uses that to pull stories out. Talk shows had more time to spend with guests back then, and were more spontaneous. Knowing when to keep silent is an important skill.
Such an intelligent & thoughtful man.
Much missed.
There is an almost terrified silence from the audience as they listen to that incredible voice
The Dick Cavett Show would fail today. .... too intelligent for The Idiocracy we have become.
Mark Marsh yes, it is.
Mark Marsh Cavett really made the show about guests, he played himself down almost receded into the background. Yes, I agree, this would not work.
Farmer Larry No podcast of today, could ever match the delicious and talented Richard Burton. Plus, podcasts are for people who can’t get their own TV show.
@Farmer Larry Dumb take. Such podcasts aren't mainstream entertainment--that's the point. And Joe Rogan fawning over pseuds like Sam Harris isn't the sort of thing we're talking about.
Over here in England we had a long-running chat show called [Michael] Parkinson. It ran for an hour and also had in-depth chats with people about themselves and their lives. Not today's shameless brief product-flogging inanities. On both sides of the Atlantic, as my American wife would attest.
What a voice. And what intimate respect he had for Sir Laurence.
If you must use a title, it was Lord Laurence.
At the end of the movie Zulu, Sir Richard Burton reads the list of Victoria Cross recipients. Very moving.
He and Stanley Baker were both Welsh and good friends. Baker produced that film.
rutabagasteu Which Zulu movie? Do you have a link?
Terri Backhaus the original film is still on UA-cam,I watched it for the 26478th time this morning.
@@Timbergal it was made back in 1960s starring Michael Caine and other British actors. You can try looking it up on UA-cam. It tells the story of a very small fort being held by British troops against over 3,000 Zulu Warriors. It's a amazing film especially the ending.
He wasn't knighted - but there was a Sir Richard Burton who lived from 1821-1890, a soldier, explorer and author.
Oh how I wish we had actors of this caliber today. I miss talk shows like the Dick Cavett Show too. Dick was an amazing host - it was all about his guests.
I know, daniel day lewis or joaquin phoenix or denzel washington, heath ledger, christian bale or giancarlo esposito or bryan cranston. no caliber there, lmao, good joke
I saw Mr. Burton on Broadway many years ago in "Private Lives". The play was mediocre but I finally realized what was meant when people talk about a "stage voice". He had it, for sure. The movies never really did justice to that beautiful voice.
Listened to his narration on jeff wayne's war of the world's again yesterday - did anyone ever sound better and speak more commanding english than the welshman richard burton? (laurence olivier included)
Every time I watch him on an old talk show I instantly hear "No one would have believed in the early years of the 21st century...".
Leigh Richards Isn’t that from 2018?
Well said..
the song brave new world is epic
I am now in my sixties and Burton has the most wonderful voice I have heard.
"I don't read the crítics...if they're good, they're not good enough and if they're Bad they upset You." Savy advice for this era of the infodemia of Twitter and facebook.
My two favorite Burton performances were Becket alongside another acting giant Peter O'Toole and Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf. If you like great acting just watch these two movies... you'll be emotionally drained.
Once again a Epic interview! Mr Cavett what a amazing archive of content you have acquired over all the years! Thank's for posting this Sir Richard Burton interview wow! So Cool! You got him to open up so well!✌🍻
I remember hearing Richard Burton's haunting voice ringing out on the desert night air of Egypt as the enigmatic ancient Sphinx saying how he has watched the dawn for 5000 years upon the plains of Giza. Being Burton he pronounced it "Gi-zae" rather than "Gi-zuh" like most people do giving it a more regal ring. It made even the humble Pizza Hut I was in watching the the lazer lightshow for free or for the price of breadsticks and a soda seem more majestic for it.
Burton went out on a high note, though, with his towering performance as the composer in "Wagner".
Said " i have waited all my life to play this role" Nobody could play a titan like Wagner except another titan and the only titan who could pull it off Richard Burton
I thought he finished with 1984
@@mediolanumhibernicus3353 I think you're correct.
Actually, aren't you thinking of "Ellis Island"? That was one of those big all-star TV extravaganzas that were big back then. I think the composer was his last major starring role.
@@jw451 "I am a better Christian than all of them because I know what it is to be a pagan!"--Burton as Richard Wagner
Burton is a 'Film Star' way beyond an actor. What a gentleman.
Richard Burton (1925-1984).
Dick Cavett (1936-).
Laurence Olivier (1907-1989).
John Gielgud (1904-2000).
Kenneth Tynan (1927-1980)
Laurence Olivier played Hamlet like nobody else
Burton was just 55 here, and although handsome and cogent, looked much older. The perils of hard drinking.
@@adamcole4623 3 bottles of spirits a day.
I used to watch "Where Eagles Dare" for the action scenes, but now I most enjoy the "big reveal" scene where Burton does most of the talking, and there is nothing *but* talking. He had one of the best voices ever.
Its nice how honest he was about dodging tax compared to today's actors.
It's well worth watching the interview with Vincent Kane when he returned to his home village in 1977. He tells us what led him to stop paying U.K. taxes which he had paid for many years. The U.K tax rate for people like him was extraordinarily high. In one year, during his early years, he earned £68,000 and was taxed £61,000 and this went on and on. From my understanding he never had offshore accounts and fancy accounting, he just paid the full whack until he got fed up with being ripped off. Burton was not obsessed with money the way modern celebs are.
@@welshtoro3256 During the 1960s with the Labour Government the top rate of income tax was 90%. I don't think our American friends can even remotely comprehend this kind of taxation. And if they could, it would be the American Civil War all over again.
@@ds1868 If a civil war broke out, it would more likely be because the rich are getting richer, while the poor are getting poorer.
@@ds1868 That Beatles even wrote a song about it
Still a pompous twit that took without returning on the investment.
Magnificent. I was born in town next to him and the voice takes me back there.
What a voice...what a charisma
Never will there be an actor like Richard. Different times different people gone
My earliest memory is the excitement felt in our village when Burton and Taylor arrived when he was making "Becket" and they were the most famous people in the world. Of course, it was a huge thing in our tiny community, and the crowds were enormous. Apparently, once the initial sensation had died down and filming proceeded, he could be seen coming out of The Salmon (our local pub) and was so drunk he had to go hand over hand around his car to find the door, yet his performance in the film is amazing.
Can you imagine Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon or Stephan Colbert interviewing Burton??? The Cavett show was tops in its calls, then and now.
Cavett was good at asking the right questions and then getting out of the way. Brilliant.
Love Cavett's interviews with his "friends" Burton among them!
Richard Burton's acting style was more appealing to me, he played characters with a weakness, or tragic destiny, and I liked it. Im quite admirative of the way he protected himself from the artistic aura of Olivier, because that's what a good actor has to be: play as if only he could do it the way he does it. Be himself, or herself, and yes, he managed that very well.
Sir Richard Burton is truly amazing, his voice is captivating, his command of English is phenomenal...excellent mesmerising personality .drink got him in the end ..his voice and words just rolling out fantastic
Burton was a CBE; therefore, not entitled to use "Sir."
There is a Sir Richard Burton, the Victorian explorer, if you're interested.
Just hearing him read out the VC winners of Roukes Drift. Makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand out. Just names. The power of the spoken voice from a master.
Given Joe Rogan got paid $100M to move to Spotify - at that rate Dick Cavett is worth..ohh...$1B
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so, he has that kind of audience.
not encouraging.....
@Richard Kelbe Yes, Your response, of course, is simply sparkling!
I’m not sure if you guys have watched much of Joe Rogan? He is a very open minded, intelligent conversationalist - with some very interesting people as guests
@@ellis8706 Joe Rogan is as interesting and skilled as a hemorrhoid, a word he cannot even spell.
@@ellis8706 joe Rogan is alright. He is better than most late night talk show hosts. But that’s not saying much for today.
i have lo much love and respect for this man - a true actor
The Dick Cavett show was the best one around in the TV wasteland; Folks still search for good shows when they are lucky to find them!
So much more substance to so many from his generation. I wonder why? That surviving the bitterness of wars and a Depression produced such character? The modern product, by comparison, seems made out of cardboard
Eloquently spoken, I'm a borrowin' that one.
No-one would've believed in the last years of the nineteen hundreds, that human affairs were being watched from the timeless worlds of space. But hey - a Dick Cavett interview is just that good ...
Burton was an artist that could be taken as seriously as his work. A fine scholar and gentleman.
I really appreciate the intelligence and maturity of these interviews.
Beautiful voice and one of the best actors of time.
Wonderful voice of Richard Burton, and Dick Cavett must have been the best interviewer ever, he just let the guests get on with their stories and never interrupted.
Cavett was talentless.
Where is the end of his story ? He couldn’t remember the word he was looking for at that moment. Reassuring that it can happen to the best of us. Please publish the rest.
That was 40 years ago. I can't wait much longer...!
Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, John Gielgud, Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart, Sidney Poitier, Gregory Peck, Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, Jimmy Stewart, Marlon Brando, etc…where have all the great actors gone!
Such Charisma, Charm and Subtle Sexiness
Calm Down , please, Terri......:)
Isleofskye what is your problem
My problem terri is that I wasn't born Richard Burton...
@@Isleofskye Nice response. 😁
Thanks mogs and not even "lol" from "terri". ha ha
His life of international excess with Liz seemed so fabulous .
Liz was one of a kind also.
In my view, to see them both at their finest, 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolff' is the pinnacle.
It was.
A great actor and a wonderful Welshman with a mesmerizing voice! Kudos!
His voice is so hypnotic…. What a great speaker, I could listen to him all day.
Burton reading Dylan Thomas Under milk wood is absolute joy
Great Under Milkwood
A Very Talented and Very Well Educated Actor as Richard is in a league of his own!
Burton was a great actor no doubt lm amazed how ordinary his grave is in Switzerland it’s online.He had an amazing memory for details and entertaining.
One of the greats. That voice is incredible never get tired watching these interviews
Intelligent, talented, tortured and so interesting. He had wanted to be a professor at Oxford and loved words, loved his books, always reading and learning. His journals were kept up for decades, writing down his thoughts about life and the people he knew. He married Liz Taylor the most famous woman in the world at the time alongside Jackie Kennedy) and had that film career with her. I have read his bios and always find something interesting about him that I never knew before. This type of excellence in our entertainers and in everything else went out with high buttoned shoes and Beatle wigs. Our culture is now so depraved and deprived of intellect.
The touring show of ‘Camelot’ ended its run at the Pantages in Los Angeles and he left the show after only one or two performances due to health reasons; I believe Richard Harris took over for Burton.
At the only Saturday night performance with Burton I was in the second row and seeing him in that role was the gift of a lifetime.
O' Toole hams it up insufferably in "Becket"; Burton not as much. Watch Gielgud; he is a master at underplaying his role as shrewd old Louis VII of France.
Love Gielgud!
steelers6titles Spot on. Watched it the other day. Thought the same! Love ‘em all tho. 👏🎩
@@pokeybloke7237 The holy blissful martyr for to seek. He that helped them when that they were sick.--Chaucer's pilgrims, on their visit to Canterbury.
Love Geilgud in I Cassius
In fairness to Peter, he’d been a lead for two years or so at that point and had already been nominated for an Oscar twice. He was learning on the job.
Thank you for this video! Richard Burton….one of the great ones.
Richard Burton (nacido Richard Walter Jenkins; Pontrhydyfen, Gales, 10 de noviembre de 1925-Céligny, Suiza, 5 de agosto de 1984) fue un actor británico, nominado en siete ocasiones al premio Óscar. Conocido por su voz grave y su mirada penetrante, se estableció como un actor formidable de Shakespeare en la década de 1950 -fue llamado «el sucesor natural de Laurence Olivier»-, y dio una interpretación memorable de Hamlet en 1964. Debido a su gran rango actoral, lograba imprimir, con suma facilidad, fuerza y pasión a sus personajes, dando una verosimilitud a lo que actuaba. Es considerado como uno de los actores más importantes de su generación y de la historia.
Both Olivier and Burton were honest about their motivations for acting; money had a lot to do with it. Each was up front about it.
Most the British actors are. Anthony Hopkins said the same thing in an interview.
@@mrezra3 Of that generation of hard-drinking, carousing British h//l-raisers (Burton, O'Toole, Richard Harris, Albert Finney, and others), only Hopkins is left.
steelers6titles Oliver Reed
And yet, their movies betrayed a deeper mission which is great art meaning a great investigation of human affairs in an entertaining way... even in bad scripts, these actors brought something to the table
I realise as I grow older the people whose influence is felt are those who affect our culture via the arts. Burton was an amazing man.
The resonance of his voice is just something you rarely hear in actors today.
He could read a menu from Denny's and I would listen intently, what a voice!
This must have been not too many years before his premature death. He is very sharp and impressive despite all the earlier alcohol abuse. He left too early
Richard Burton is one of the top 5 greatest actors ever. The fact that he never won an Oscar is just criminal.
Nor did Robert Shaw, who to me was even better than Burton.
@@lyndoncmp5751 Love Robert Shaw, but even he'd never say he surpassed Burton as an actor.
@@RWR1911
Robert Shaw's USS Indianapolis monologue is better and more revered than ANYTHING Burton ever did on screen and that's just a fact.
@@lyndoncmp5751 You look quite old enough in your photo to understand that one's own opinion is never "just a fact."
He’s looking far from well, but is still captivating. An amazing stage and screen presence.
Watching in 2021, Richard was an excellent actor another loss in the movie business, sad 😔
Richard Burton belonged to a great generation of British actors who will never come again. They were masters of their craft and yet never stopped working to achieve elusive perfection.
Broadsword to Danny Boy...Broadsword to Danny Boy
'Calling' Danny Boy jeez