Boy I wish current talk shows had interviews like this! I miss Dick Cavett and articulate, charming guests like Richard Burton.

@trawlins396

2 жыл бұрын

If ppl still read novels that would be possible.

@beachlife2968

2 жыл бұрын

Storytelling has gone in interviews, replaced by soundbites for quick laughs. People don't have the attention they used to have.

@Io-Io-Io

Жыл бұрын

Society then wasn't poisoned by Feminism yet

@voyaristika5673

Жыл бұрын

I'm with you. It seems everything is geared toward people who stopped maturing emotionally/mentally at age 19. There's nothing for adults and that's a shame.

@starboard6372

Жыл бұрын

I used to come home from school (South Florida and BROILING hot) and I'd turn on the TV and crank the air-conditioner and watch Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas...usually light-weight stuff but still thoughtful and smart. I just loved it! You couldn't MAKE me watch the nightly chat shows now. Dick Cavett should come out of retirement...unless of course, he's now a whining Leftist/Socialist.

Richard Burton was so handsome & I love the way he spoke. I met him once in N.Y. TO SEEHIM IN A PLAY HE SHOOK MY MOTHERS & MINE SO GENTLY. HIS EYES WERE BEAUTIFUL. BLUE. HE WAS SUCH A GENTLEMAN. RIP 🙏

'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' is one of the greatest performances ever. It's an acting masterclass from start to finish from both of them.

@lisahayes8834

Жыл бұрын

I can't believe he didn't win the Oscar for that performance.

@ziggypop8106

Жыл бұрын

@@lisahayes8834 I know, he should have, but lost out to Walter Matthau. They were both magnificent in that film, at least Elizabeth got her recognition for it

@thestuffoflife88

Жыл бұрын

It was mesmerizing to me..the cast..incredible character study!! One of my all time favorites..

@danielabisenius9858

Жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@ivatorres4515

Жыл бұрын

Intense, as their lives together seemed to have been.

He Makes me incredibly proud to be Welsh. He really was something special.

@marccas10

2 жыл бұрын

He makes me proud to be English. To know that I come from the same island as this titan.

@jenjen7728

Жыл бұрын

You should be and yes, he was.💖

@lepetitchat123

Жыл бұрын

Why be proud of something you're just born with? You haven't earned it.

@DangerousDavies2008

Жыл бұрын

@@lepetitchat123 There's no need to be negative here.

@welshman8954

Жыл бұрын

@@lepetitchat123 its a welsh thing if your not welsh then your just not going to understand we are a very proud people with a rich history that stretches back before the romans had even hered of Britain a language that stretches back thousands of years still used today more castles than anywhere else in the UK and an incredibly unique culture we also feel eachothers success and failures love and heartbreak like its happening too you I love the fact I'm from Wales and could t be prouder to call myself a welshman

the importance of Richard Burton as an actor must never be forgotten - Elizabeth Taylor

@melisagalvalizi6982

Жыл бұрын

she was good to him despite his behavious as a womanizer and druken outbursts.

@MitchClement-il6iq

6 ай бұрын

​@@melisagalvalizi6982was her true 1 love despite the problems.

"You couldn't do it unless the speech was so simply and beautifully written." Burton was as humble as he was great.

Richard Burton was one of our greats. He lives on. What a voice. What charisma. Talent.

@karenabergel1130

Жыл бұрын

So true

@yvonneplant9434

Жыл бұрын

Alcohol , indirectly, killed him. By the time he understood that it was too late.

@bob1519

7 ай бұрын

When men were men. Strong respectful smart and confident. Look what the modern day world has done… Dylan Mulvaney

Thanks to Dick Cavett, we are able to enjoy in-depth informative interviews with the great actors, musicians, directors, novelists, critics, politicians and personalities of the 20th century. Cavett's style was incomparable.

@Rory626

11 ай бұрын

I agree. Nothing close to this anymore

@stephaniestanley8041

7 ай бұрын

❤❤

@stephaniestanley8041

7 ай бұрын

​@@Rory626❤❤❤

@charlotteelizabeth4797

3 ай бұрын

Also the individual who uploaded this video!

This is what you tube was created for, so that we can re-live these magic moments with one of the most charismatic men of our age. Over the years I have read and heard so many stories about Richard and all of them are great. Thanks for uploading!

@spnkysy791

Жыл бұрын

Dick Cavett was a great host, too.

@ivatorres4515

Жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more. You tube has become an open door to a magical world l would never have crossed, and which made my life richer and more knowledgeable. Thank you.

@erinmeggik391

Жыл бұрын

I concur wholeheartedly. Much of the TV 📺 production in 2023 is goat 🐐 Tripe

@dawrath57

2 ай бұрын

Men sat cross legged back in the days I can't imagine it now. My uncle was his freind in school and I visited his house in the village of Ponthrydyfn which is mentioned in this show. There is a sign there in memory of him and Ivor Emmanuel

Being a Welshman myself and with the obvious bias of a," Common fool ".I think Richards voice is the greatest that Ive ever heared in my lifetime .and I miss him very much .

@roc7880

4 жыл бұрын

lived in Wales many years, and many Weshmen had similar voices and charisma

@armstronggermany2995

3 жыл бұрын

Except for Tom Jones of course.

This was 4 years before he died. What can you say about a Legend. That voice. Those eyes. Just beautiful. They don't make them like Richard Burton anymore. He was one of a kind. He broke the mold! Another great interview was with Robert Mitchum. Another of my favorite actors of all time. What an interview. What a Legend!

I adore this man. He was so intelligent, was an avid reader, had a mind that strived for more and more. His voice is hypnotic. Such a wonderful addition to this world.

@jubalcalif9100

4 жыл бұрын

So well said and so well put.

@RobinSchoutenRS

2 жыл бұрын

He always got up very early in the morning so that he could read longer.

@tripjet999

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Mr. Cavett was all those things.

@jagjitsinghmanku2283

Жыл бұрын

Lol

Man i wish we still had interviews like this..

@Setebos

10 жыл бұрын

Amen! In depth and openly honest conversations with genuinely talented people.

@puppylove422

7 жыл бұрын

just people knockin the breeze and being genuine. it shouldn't be called art, but just humans appreciating other human beings. i feel like everything, and it's fact not an opinion, is scripted and the same.

@iga279

4 жыл бұрын

or men like him;

@rcb0683

3 жыл бұрын

Or people with notable interviewee talents, like story telling

@robynlund8317

3 жыл бұрын

It's sheer intelligence and a vast knowledge of history, literature and generally western civilization. To highly intelligent people. Wonderful to watch them both!

and he actually thinks before speaking... He is so respectful and considerate and can laugh at himself, great sense of humor. Dick Cavett can relate well to him

They don't have actors like this anymore, Burton had class and poise.

@edmundcharles5278

10 жыл бұрын

Yes I saw this show! He and Peter O'Toole were great actors, they were as big in life as they were on the screen. I was quite surprised how erudite Mr.Burton was in his personal life, he read voraciously as witnessed by his personal well-stocked library and he famous 'book bag' that he carried throughout his travels. He also could quote Shakespeare verse very well, demonstrating a great memory despite all of his hard drinking and he knew a bit of foreign languages as well. He was a man of many hidden talents and he died too young. He and O'Toole were cheated out of their well-deserved deserved acting recognition.

@HeatherGlen33

10 жыл бұрын

Edmund Charles Quote Shakespeare? His manner of writing, was, and is so obsolete, that the even the British, didn't bother to read it. From hundreds of years ago. Burton to me, had the mindless talent, of taking Liz Taylor away from her abused husband Eddie Fisher. He then dumped his wife and 2 daughters, to pursue HER career, and she brought him to stardom. During their marriage, he was seeing some Princess of a Slovak country, while she had affair with a journalist, who had written an article of praise to her talent. These people are so intently occupied with themselves, they have no time for dedication to any living soul.

@edmundcharles5278

9 жыл бұрын

Shakespeare is obsolete? I cannot find an equivalent English writer. His shorelines and characters are timeless.

@HeatherGlen33

9 жыл бұрын

Try Edgar Alan Poe. His "Annabel Lee" is recited in every elementary school in this country. Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain are on the lips of every student during their Jr. High years. Yes, I love short stories, and poetry.

@tudortime73onig90

7 жыл бұрын

heatherglen33 Indeed. Let's not forget Kipling, Conrad (not English agreed) and Wilde (OK Irish, with English heritage). I find S'pere oh so bloody boring, arduous and downright boring. He's hard work. I'll delve in again at a later date perhaps...I'm in no hurry to acquaint myself with his works...

I loved how comfortable and relaxed that Richard Burton was, and also down to earth and real he was, with the stories that he told, and his sense of humor, and I just loved everything about him. What a wonderful and delightful man he was Never to be Forgotten. May He Forever Rest In Peace, & May God Bless Him Always!

@melisagalvalizi6982

Жыл бұрын

E IS WITH ELIZABETH NOW

What an eloquent and strong man. Incredible presence yet also; so very humble. We can all learn a lot from this true gentle man. Taken from this planet far, far too young. Loved and missed 💜 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@kevinruddy448

Жыл бұрын

You haven't read all about him 📖🙄(Burton)

@TheDoctor1225

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinruddy448 They probably have but don't dismiss it because he had faults and feet of clay like so many do 🙄🙄 Most people realize other human beings are flawed but yet can be admired.

@tammiepage6489

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinruddy448 so what I have to do with anything just somebody might’ve read all about it about him or whatever don’t mean crap serious or people in the public guy I just like everybody else they make mistakes and do dumb shit stop criticizing their personal life

I have lost count on how many times I have watched this ... it’s still a go to video, when I’m feeling low. Works like a magic, always !!

@citizen1163

4 жыл бұрын

Agree! Back in 2020

@AmericasChoice

4 жыл бұрын

It really does lift the spirits!

@christinescheiner5194

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I was a big fan of his. Met him, saw him on stage and even gave him a kiss. I love this interview. Always intelligent, articulate, funny. Fascinating and lovely man.

@christinescheiner5194

3 жыл бұрын

@Brendan DMellow like any real man.

@bmilton1bm

3 жыл бұрын

Same here always when I am low

I could listen to him all day.....he has a way of describing the mundane with such beauty, it makes it sound exciting......Beneath the outer hard shell, and dry wit, you can see an almost respectful humbleness and slight vulnerability in his eyes, which I find endearing.....A mesmerising actor, and memorable, fascinating, interesting person...x

@robmckrobmck5567

2 жыл бұрын

I think what you describe might be what America's Princess Elizabeth found so irresistable

@DominicanManowarFan

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you.

Lisening to this great person Richard Burton is for me to understand that we never will have a man and artist like him. And Dick Cavett have done a fantastic jobb doing this interview!!! This is ART for rest of my days….

@shawnc318

Ай бұрын

It was this time period and era.. people were real!!

I so liked Dick Cavett...an intelligent, classy gentleman, who treated his guests with quiet respect and warmth....and never resorted to sleaze or attacks. I used to watch his show faithfully. He never set out to hurt anybody, as they do now. He was the best at what he did. I loved seeing him here, talking with the great Richard Burton....how wonderful!

Having grown up with a mother obsessed with the man and years of Welsh education, i say in all honesty, there has never been a cooler Welshman. An absolute treasure.

Burton was quite simply the best there’s ever been. He may have been a hell raiser but he was also a man full of compassion and kindness to his family and friends. A superstar in the truest sense of the word

@hazlitt1

Жыл бұрын

Compassion for family and friends, is not real compassion. That is expected. Real compassion is when it extends to complete strangers from around the world, and for animals who are suffering. There was not much of that in Burton. He preferred to blow his time and money on booze and smoking himself to an early grave. Don’t let fame and stardom mesmerise you, into thinking that he was any more humane or compassionate than anyone else.

@letthesunshinethru2355

11 ай бұрын

@@hazlitt1 You have no idea what he may have contributed to, "around the world", to help others. But you make your lame point well, not to give him any credit due him. Hope you don't suffer the same fate, but if you do, so what. Judge not others, lest ye be judged. And as far as his stardom goes, you're simply jealous.

So sad that this kind of talk show interview is gone. Dick Cavett was among the best. And Sir Richard Burton!! Omg, the man, the talent, the voice!!

@markharrison2544

5 жыл бұрын

He was never knighted.

@Locktwiste72

4 жыл бұрын

@@markharrison2544 I stand corrected. Thank you.

Dick Cavett was such a wonderful interviewer. Always brought the best out of his guests. Intelligent conversation with a healthy (but not tacky) dose of humour. And today we have Jimmy Fallon... Christ!

@garyolshan4177

11 ай бұрын

Fallon sucks. Boring and a terrible interviewer who only laughs

When he speaks on the nobility of the working class people is priceless

@anthonyc-carnell6596

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. He makes me very proud indeed to be British and working class. His eloquence shows that a gentleman can originate in any class; it simply takes quiet determination and good manners. A marvellous man 💜

Absolutely incandescent! Burton is just a priceless gem to hear, listen to and watch. Dick Cavett is a master at interviewing. Outstanding in every sense.

@dean9598

7 жыл бұрын

Incandescent! What a perfect adjective!!

@RICARDOGarcia-ey9hh

6 жыл бұрын

Ray Kaelin u got be kidding he was a drukard women beater dont be rediculous

@dianeatkinson2015

5 жыл бұрын

any top english actor can do this - sadly not as many of them around

@2Times22

4 жыл бұрын

@@RICARDOGarcia-ey9hh Yes..but one of the greatest actors ever...

@ronandunphy7371

2 жыл бұрын

Whats does that word mean please,the long one?

Today's "talent" couldn't be on this level on their best day. This was the real Hollywood era.

@Locktwiste72

4 жыл бұрын

"Talent". You nailed it. Today's "talent" can never stand up to this. This is how talk shows are done. Sadly, it is a lost art form.

@johnlillis8492

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree, today sctors are merely preteders.

His voice. His accent. His delivery. All without conscience of being contrived entertaining. He was a gift to the world. A man of a type sadly missing in the world today. Not world saving. Not enlightening in a spiritual way. But just a delight to witness in his delightful delivery of a simple memory

Richard Burton’s voice and his command of the English language was amazing! Unparalleled before or since.

@dtzjones7632

5 жыл бұрын

His first language was Welsh he could also spoke Shakespeare in German a very talented man who should have won an Oscar

Never seen an interview where the audience was so quiet and transfixed! What an amazing monologue of the Camelot performance!!

Richard was larger than life itself, he was so incredibly generous and honest in all the interviews that he gave, Richard had a gift, he was a storyteller, this kind of actors no longer exist nowdays, he was a prince, he was a king and we miss him terribly!!

@francisdrake6622

4 жыл бұрын

@Sean Finlay The worst part of this pandemic is the fact you little shits are at home on the internet and not in school. The good news is that your education will be shit and you'll never compete with me in the marketplace.

@ashleighjaimaosborne3966

3 жыл бұрын

Francis Drake well written, tiresome aren’t they?🇨🇦

@joannleichliter4308

Жыл бұрын

He was, like Edwin Booth (yes, John Wilkes' brother) before him, the Prince of Players. Booth held the record for performances of "Hamlet" in NYC (100) until Richard Burton broke that record.

@andreaandrea6716

Жыл бұрын

It comes from a culture that reveres storytelling and a time before television.

@clarisedubond8793

5 ай бұрын

Spencer Tracy keeps coming to mind reflecting on Burton. Both such amazing talents and larger than life. Confident, and Did it Their Way.

Brilliant. What a man, what a voice, what a character.

Richard Burton forever. There will never be another like him.

This is two years after The Wild Geese, and the drinking has taken its toll. He is charismatic, funny and interesting, very much one of a dying breed along with Richard Harris and Peter O'Toole. In marrying Elizabeth Taylor not once, but twice, he was luckier than any man on the planet, and I'm sure he knew it. He was a complex actor: brilliantly talented but self destructive, with a devil may care air and engaging charm. Noone like him before or since.

@Voxac100b

Жыл бұрын

He had aged quite a bit since The Wild Geese and he had lost weight here. During the film he was dry.

@melisagalvalizi6982

Жыл бұрын

@@Voxac100b he aged without elizabeth, sadness and depression are real monsters

@melisagalvalizi6982

Жыл бұрын

he was lucky and yet did eveything in his power to destroy the marriage. Yes, elizabeth was flawed as well, but his alcoholism was really out of control and it shows here.

It was a pleasure to listen to Richard Burton (I'm one of those who'd pay to listen to him read the phone book; that marvelous voice) but this was also a reminder of how great an interviewer Dick Cavett was.

@BuzzKirill3D

8 жыл бұрын

+Steve B I wonder if his "shoe business" line was improvised, it was so clever and spot-on. It couldn't have been prepared beforehand! the "shoe-in-front" situation that spawned it was rather unique.

@TheAlmightyAss

4 жыл бұрын

Under Milk Wood is available on KZread if you are interested. Burton plays the narrator.

@jdanderson915

4 жыл бұрын

Re: "I'm one of those who'd pay to listen to him read the phone book; that marvelous voice..." Burton DID read the phonebook! I think it was on the Today show (or some such morning show). He did it with all that wonderful cadence and mellifluous voice could muster. He was blessed.

@kirstymartin471

3 жыл бұрын

@Jeepman89 I've noticed this type of thing with a lot of famous people on different old chat shows, they sometimes repeat the same one liners and anecdotes. Orson Welles for instance repeats in most interviews how he started working at the top and has been working his way down ever since.

@julietcusimano7316

3 жыл бұрын

Dick caveat is a new find for me!

Richard Burton should have won on Oscar. His performances in "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold," "Beckett," and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" were stellar.

@SpaceCattttt

5 жыл бұрын

You take the trouble to construct a civilization, to build a society based on the principles of... of principle. You make government and art and realize that they are, must be, both the same. You bring things to the saddest of all points, to the point where there is something to lose. Then, all at once, through all the music, through all the sensible sounds of men building, attempting, comes the Dies Irae. And what is it? What does the trumpet sound? Up yours.

@SDSen

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed with everything except beckett while was really good in it o toole stole the show there

@eileendoherty5317

4 жыл бұрын

@@SDSen Agree! O'Toole was crackling with energy.

@cafinario

4 жыл бұрын

You are giving the Oscar too much importance.

@rudycope1

4 жыл бұрын

Green For Danger I watched “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?”, this week. The only film I’ve seen of Burton. It is amazing. I worry that young people, millennials, etc., avoid some films because, we’ll, they’re black and white.

The honesty of this man is quite remarkable.

@farazsiddiqui6689

7 жыл бұрын

John Parke - and humility.

@dtzjones7632

5 жыл бұрын

Us Welsh are very honest people no bullshit there's no point just tell it how it is it's more interesting

@stevetessier6568

4 жыл бұрын

The Greatest Stage and Film actor of his generation....!!!

@jubalcalif9100

4 жыл бұрын

@@stevetessier6568 He was no Franklin Pangborn but he indeed was VERY good !!

@jubalcalif9100

4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. When his diaries were published years ago I read them and they were a fascinating read ! He was incredibly intelligent & articulate !

You can really see how proud Richard was of his father. The stories about him are wonderful.

What a remarkable gentleman of the type we don't have anymore. Fascinating

1:30:34 - Richard Burton compares alcoholism to a daily boxing match. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant and very powerful. Probably my favorite part of this whole interview.

@jazzmanchgo

5 жыл бұрын

That narration he went into about the wretched figure, hung-over and contemplating the shame of his life, was a moment of spontaneous performance art of the highest order. I have no idea whether Burton had ever used those phrases or those words to describe alcoholism before this moment, but it doesn't really matter -- his genius as a speaker and, yes, as an actor was never more splendidly displayed than at this moment.

@tonyk501

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. A never-ending boxing match is an excellent analogy. Rampant alcoholism (and any other drug or narcotic addiction) is never really "beaten" per se, it is simply "kept at bay" (by those strong-willed and determined enough to keep it as such). Sadly, Mr Burton was already facing major health issues by the absurdly young age of 41 due to his heavy drinking and smoking and subsequently got worse with escalating health problems until he passed away at the age of 58, only four short years after this televised interview with Dick Cavett.

@Voxac100b

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant part of the interview the seriousness yet touching too

@seasiderover10

4 жыл бұрын

That 5 minute bit about alcoholism is the most powerful part of an interview, any interview I've ever seen.

@zyxmyk

4 жыл бұрын

that's something the writer jimmy breslin wrote to him in a letter.

It's good to know there have been people like Dick Cavett in the U.S. that were excellent interviewers that asked good questions & didn't back down with even the most belligerent of guests regardless of their fame or ego (not thinking of Burton but definitely thinking of Norman Mailer!) People of his calibre are sadly thin on the ground in modern America.

Richard Burton. A wonderful actor, well spoken and articulate in every aspect. A lovely heart and handsome man. Speaking the way he does shows what a great actor he is. One of my mothers favourite actors. Both born on the same day. A gracious man indeed. Tom Jones, the fantastic singer worked in the horrible coal mines before his musical career. Rest in Paradise Mr Richard Burton

Welsh and wonderful, honest to the core.He makes me proud to be Welsh.I love you Richard Bach !!!!!!

I loved every minute of this entire interview. It was so good to see Burton as Burton (and without any association to the chaos and scandal of the Taylor debacle). He was so clearly highly educated and a master of language. Besides being massively talented, he was such a strikingly handsome, eloquent, warm and sincere person! And, my favorite parts were seeing that amazingly beautiful, slightly crooked smile when he was amused! I'd never seen his smile before! I hope this entire interview can be preserved for future viewers - it is truly a treasure!!!

@lioness7582

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that myself,he would have been much better off if he stayed with Sybil,he had children and didn't want to divorce.

@stephaniem9094

2 жыл бұрын

@@lioness7582 He cheated on her through the whole marriage

@pedromac1620

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephaniem9094 Lol. Spoilsport!

@stephaniem9094

2 жыл бұрын

@@pedromac1620 Just saying why it did not last...

@debbiebasabe3320

Жыл бұрын

99999mmmmmmmmm

Such a great storyteller describing the nobility of mining... I could listen to him for hours

@Ingens_Scherz

5 жыл бұрын

I grew up in West Wales, a region where every pub bore thought they entertained us with their rich views on life with a Richard Burton-like voice. Those old buggers might have shared that voice, but they did not have his intelligence, his talent, his memory, his humility or his grace. He was unique. No wonder he escaped the bores as soon as all those gifts began to tell.

@sablebasilisk7998

4 жыл бұрын

I had a South Yorkshire Mining Background, but I first became interested in him when he read THE JOURNALIST in WAR OF THE WORLDS. (Rawmarsh Rotherham)

@ashleighjaimaosborne3966

3 жыл бұрын

Sable Basilisk still one of my favourites..be well 😊🇨🇦

@ronandunphy7371

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ingens_Scherz well put

@spike1927

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ingens_Scherz Grew up or born Welsh? There's a huge difference 😉

I have always loved Dick Cavett, so bright, funny, kind... Never thought much about Richard Burton, but now I want to watch this interview over and over, to hear his stories. I love their obvious connection, how much they enjoy each other, how compatible their humor. Just watching them smile, listening to RB's stories, is a tremendous treat. Dick, don't ever leave us.

Still miss Richard to this day. A tremendous actor and a fantastic voice. How I wished I could have met him-when he wasn't drinking of course-and it's also very sad to realise Richard only had four years to live here. Rest in Peace, sir.

An INCREDIBLE HUMAN BEING- to think He ONLY LIVED for JUST FOUR MORE YEARS after this Amazing chat! at ONLY 58 Years old!!!

What a presence! And Mr. Cavett is such a marvelous interviewer. At the time of this interview, Mr. Burton was 55 years old, and he looks 70. He died only four years later from cerebral hemorrhage -- just as his father had. His message to alcoholics of the world was deeply sincere and heartfelt, with a genuine depth of emotion. He was an extraordinary talent, and genuinely human. Watch him as he performs King Arthur to Guinevere. He takes a moment to go to that magical place in his mind. His eyes are as expressive as his voice, and at the end, with the audience rightly applauding, he's still there, in that magical place. He isn't listening to the applause for those few seconds -- he's emerging from the character, returning to Earth from that place he had just created for the audience. It's a shame he was never knighted.

@stephaniestanley8041

7 ай бұрын

Steve, your words are the most beautiful tribute ever written about Burton. Cavett had so much compassion in all his interviews. This was a rare exchange. How lucky we are to be a part.

@stevesmodelbuilds5473

7 ай бұрын

@@stephaniestanley8041 Thank you. It's well-deserved praise for Mr. Burton -- a giant who had few peers. He appeared in an episode of 'Here's Lucy' once, as a plumber. She made the mistake of calling him English. Oh, the look on his face when she said that... 🤣 kzread.info/dash/bejne/gKaukquBgd23n5s.html

If I was bored, and I wanted one person to walk through the door, it would be Richard Burton. His King Arthur monologue was just spellbinding. A couple of ice cold vodka's, and a Hollywood legend recounting his youth, loves, losses and dreams. _"I saw the blade gleaming with letters of gold. That's how I became king."_

@michaelbarnhart2593

8 жыл бұрын

+Mark Hilton No kidding! I could have listened to this man tell stories all night - he just draws you in!

His stillness throughout the interview is quite remarkable. I have observed even Brando being incredibly still throughout his interview as well. Both utterly captivating actors, of course. I wonder if their stillness, along with their incredible talents, makes them more magnetic.

He was so many things to so many people. I, for one, absolutely adored him! RIP Richard Burton. ❤️🙏✝️

An absolutely mesmerizing interview. Perhaps the greatest celebrity interview ever-because of Burton AND Cavett!

I live near Carmarthen and I'm also bilungal, I'm fairly patriotic about being Welsh and living in Wales. I adore this man, Rip wonderful Mr. Burton.

@cymro6537

3 жыл бұрын

'fairly patriotic' ? - I'm fully patriotic . Cymru am byth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✊ Richard Burton 1925-1984 Heddwch i'w lwch ✝️ 🙏

@sarahcellblockh1562

3 жыл бұрын

@@cymro6537 cyrtuno'n llwyr, fully patriotic, I've lived here all my life.

@cymro6537

3 жыл бұрын

@@sarahcellblockh1562 Da iawn 👍😊

@randomcomputer7248

Ай бұрын

@@cymro6537 South Wales, likely from Anglo Saxon heritage.

@cymro6537

Ай бұрын

@@randomcomputer7248 Not so , I've lived in south Wales all my life - most of my ancestors also lived here .My ancestry DNA states: 2% Scotland,1%Ireland .97%, Welsh.

11:27 His mining story is actually superb.

@AndrewWesthoff

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. So evocative and visual.

@cduffy4925

3 жыл бұрын

Totally mate

@wj2429

3 жыл бұрын

A world that has now been destroyed, so tragic.

Good God, Mr. Burton was such an elegant man! These Dick Cavett interviews rule! Incredible how he interviewed the creme-de-la-creme of show business and they loved Cavett as well. Such a wonderful interview!

A true interview rather than a plug for a movie or book. Dick Cavett was so intelligent and did such a marvelous interview here. He puts his guests at ease. It was also about the only time that you got to see Burton laid back enough to share such details about his life and humble beginnings. Love the story of his father questioning his son's earnings. Burton to his father, "...they pay me $150,000...". His father's response, "What for?"

@jimmypage2138

9 жыл бұрын

so typical of the working class, right?

@raykaelin

9 жыл бұрын

Sara, couldn't agree with you more. And the story about his father was so telling and memorable.

@sebastianalegria3401

9 жыл бұрын

Sara Vazzana and think that Anthony Hopkins has come the cinema thanks for Richard Burton and also he was Welsh how Anthony

@RICARDOGarcia-ey9hh

6 жыл бұрын

Sara Vazzana freakin boring boring to interview a drunk

@reginajennings8226

5 жыл бұрын

Civilized discussion between intelligent interviewer and articulate, erudite actor. Can do 10 minutes alone on Burton’s beautiful voice. Take a good look because those days are forever gone and we’re left with late night junk hosts and sappy guests with no concept of true talent. Burton overcame drink which was a big deal in itself. Handsome as the years went on. God rest him.

While everyone is gloating about Burton(rightfully so),Cavett is brilliant as well. The spontaneous,smart quips("shoe-business",miner's looking down on other skilled workers,etc.) made the interview more fluid. He absolutely knows when to stay quiet & when to speak. Impeccable interviewer.

@robmckrobmck5567

2 жыл бұрын

Highbrow miners "looking down from below"

I get the immediate feeling that Richard Burton is such a sweet and down to earth kind man. He makes you feel comfortable talking to him instantly, and I am spellbound listening to him, and I absolutely love hearing all of his stories that he tells. He is so charming, gracious and endearing. May you Rest In Eternal Blessed Peace My Friend, and God Bless You Always and Eternally! 💋💋 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@kathleenharris3403

Жыл бұрын

I love you Sir Richard, as long as I live, I shall treasure every role I've ever seen you in.

Richard Burton had one of the great voices of all time in addition to fantastic charisma.

What a classic voice. Just to listen to him speak fills your head with thoughts of royalty. But you can really see the many years of hard living had taken a toll.

a Welshman ... red socks just like Peter O'Toole who wore green socks his entire life ... Burton was only 58 when he died, four years after this interview ...

@marcusmaher-triskellionfil5158

2 жыл бұрын

It would obviously symbolize his Welsh heritage (red) and obviously O'Toole being of Irish stock (green)

The long form interview is a lost art. Can you imagine in 2019 someone being interviewed one evening and then brought back the next to finish it off.

@jpsned

4 жыл бұрын

No. That's why I'm watching this on YT rather than turning on the TV.

@DonaldGerbino

3 жыл бұрын

Pod casts like joe Rogen are long interviews

I understand why Elizabeth Taylor fell in love with Richard Burton. Fascinating man, great actor ,intelligent , in that voice that could melt you away. Great interview, but Dick Cavett looked very nervous.

@joanneclarke771

3 жыл бұрын

Maxula Pretto I think that was how Dick Cavat usually looked. He always seemed a bit nervous, but I’m sure it was more pronounced when he had one of the great ones on. But then, I did see the shows about 45-50 years ago, so who knows if my memory can be trusted.

@davidwillard7334

3 жыл бұрын

Taylor ! Couldn't !! Find !! Any !! Other !! Mann !! To ! Make !! Her !! Happy !!!

@harrysmith4780

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidwillard7334 Burton was terribly hungover on the Cleopatra set. Taylor went over to help him lift his drink to his mouth and that was that.

@melisagalvalizi6982

Жыл бұрын

@@harrysmith4780 i'm sure there was more honey

24:10 minutes, the story Burton tells about his dad back in Wales, long after he made it in Hollywood -- lord, the punchline took me clean out. Repeatedly.

His level of acting and timing and of coarse his voice is very very very rare hypnotic!! Cavett was blown away at the end

I definitely saw this in 1980. I was only 26 (!) and I had an apartment where everything was on the floor, including my bed and tv. I watched this and thought, "No wonder he can get such women, he's enormously likeable--" He still is.

One of the best looking men on Earth. Pride of Wales. Should’ve been around today. I wish.

I love seeing Richard Burton by himself without E.T. taking the spotlight away from him, which always happens. Thank you for that.

@melisagalvalizi6982

9 ай бұрын

You seem to hate elizabeth, what did she do??

@melisagalvalizi6982

9 ай бұрын

She Made him famous

When I was in media during my younger days, I once had the good fortune of speaking with Mr. Burton on the telephone, and his voice literally went right through me. I cannot imagine what actually being in the same room must have been like his charisma and magnetism was so strong. Thank you for uploading this; it was worth watching to the end just to hear those candid thoughts on his struggle with alcoholism.

@Cortinaman63

4 жыл бұрын

I worked with him on the Film ABSOLUTION 1979, and had a 25 minute one to one chat with him, hearing him call my name was AMAZING, as you say his voice was stunning, and he was such a nice man deep inside, sadly his addiction to drink was something he struggled with, and a battle he never won.

@GordonCaledonia

Жыл бұрын

​@@Cortinaman63 It's coming to light now, that Burton suffered from epilepsy and used alcohol as a misguided self-medication and existential strategy to combat or deal with his condition, which at the time wasn't that well understood or treated and in the acting world, an epileptic actor didn't get work for insurance reasons.

@SueProv

Жыл бұрын

​@@GordonCaledonia That's interesting. Bud Abbot from Abbott and Costello drank for the same reason. He was afraid of the seizures and thought drinking was helpful.

Two class gentlemen with mutual respect and admiration for the true class and taste for the beautiful Arts in all. Burton was and still is and always will be an iconic genuine gift to the stage and screen world, one of the true defining talents of his era. Humble almost to a fault but so genuine and at ease with being so. Powerful character but in the very best way. RIP Sir!

What a great actor, just like every talented artist not fully appreciated until they are gone. He was nominated seven times but never won an Oscar.

I met Richard Burton he was a gentleman i even got a kiss 💕💕💕

@carmstrong7000

5 жыл бұрын

Texas Girl you must be reeeeeaaally old

@Kelly14UK

4 жыл бұрын

Cool.

@cafinario

4 жыл бұрын

And you, being really young, will never be kissed by Mr Burton.

@fan1985ful

3 жыл бұрын

Oh god I am jealous. My Grandpa met Gary Cooper on an Premier. I'm jealous of him too.

@christinescheiner5194

3 жыл бұрын

Texas Girl, we have something in common. Only I kissed HIM! LOL.

Classic interview . He was only 54 when he did this interview ..Alcohol is such a killer when you drink daily quantities like Burton did.

@angelanetherton8240

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it really ages a person. Women even worse. Makes them look very haggard and wore out. I would think he was 70-74 here. I love RB but alcohol really took its toll on this legend.

@MitchClement-il6iq

6 ай бұрын

Ugh so true, unfortunately I do as well.

He sensed his mortality i think. brutally honest about his life

He was larger than life, brilliant mind, absolute genius. 💐

WOW....he is such a handsome man!

I could literally sit and listen to him for hours ! Magnificent Richard Burton so talented intelligent gripping magnifying !

I can watch this interview on repeat forever.

What a joy to see this. Richard Burton is a Class Act and a wonderful storyteller. Thank you, Mr. Cavett.

So tragic we lost him at age 58, as the booze and five pack a day cigarettes contributed to his cerebral hemorrhage. Flawed, ambitious, a world class lover, friend of Paul Scofield, Olivier, Dylan Thomas and all the great actors of his age...he was unique and brilliant in the extreme. Too bad he and E. Taylor parted ways. He always loved her. And she, him. NO ONE has ever had that kind of fame before or since outside of Jackie Kennedy Onassis and the Beatles!

@melisagalvalizi6982

Жыл бұрын

he proposed to elizabeth in 1982, but she turned him down and days before his death he sent her a letter.

@melisagalvalizi6982

Жыл бұрын

he was VERY self destructive

Richard Burton is my all-time favorite actor. Richard Burton is the Greatest Orator and Actor In Film History.

What amazes me is how Richard did so little work in his natural Welsh accent. And I say that as a person who considers Burton to have by some margin the best voice of any celebrity of the last century.

As a young man I rushed home every night from work to see these PBS Cavett shows when they were new, and I remember this particular four-night stretch with special vividness and pleasure. (I've never forgotten the red socks or Burton's response to the Frank Rich review.) Thanks for making this available again!

What a beautiful interview.

His voice sounds like a lion's purring. Considering he's been dead for over 30 years, I feel totally insane;)

@cassandrawhite1594

4 жыл бұрын

True Roman Cat Excellent comparison!

@grizzleyadams933

2 жыл бұрын

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Richard Burton is a tremendous inspiration to me. I thought nothing of him back when he and Elizabeth Taylor were such a big thing. But now... when I'm actually older than he was when he died... I've come to discover a remarkable soul.

@tudortime73onig90

7 жыл бұрын

Russ McClay I discovered RB when I was just a kid in the 70s. Even as a young child way back then, I knew there was something extraordinarily special about this man. He hypnotized me right away, with his soft melodious, melliflous tones. I miss his presence in the world...

@kirkbrookes4812

7 жыл бұрын

Russ McClay top guy dick burton

@joew3785

6 жыл бұрын

My sentiments...... My sentiments, as well......

@ronniewoodinsteadofmt2615

4 жыл бұрын

Russ McClay well said sir . Me too

@christinescheiner5194

3 жыл бұрын

@@tudortime73onig90 I fell in love with him at age 5. Was devastated by his death scene in Becket and I loved him from that time forward. Got to meet him, see him onstage and kissed him too. I will always love this man.

I wish I knew him. I could sit and listen to him talk all day long. His stories are so frickin interesting and amusing.

@scottharrison9083

11 ай бұрын

He can make the phonebook sound interesting.

I am just blessed, to see and hear his gift, what a tremendous man he was. Wow and thank you for sharing this.

We have neither actors nor shows like this anymore.

Two hours. Think about that. Back in the days when people had more than a minutes attention span.

@MrRazorblade999

9 жыл бұрын

NICK nikki Crawl back to your cave

@CherylSimser

8 жыл бұрын

+Nathan Jeremy Logan The live audience sat through this wonderful interview which must have lasted at least 3 hrs., breaks included. The half hr. segments were aired on tv on consecutive evenings.

@chairmanmeow-ij1wd

8 жыл бұрын

Nathan Jeremy Logan God you sound like an arrogant prat. With a pretentious name to match.

@MJLeger-yj1ww

6 жыл бұрын

You are so right -- it would never work today -- too much "me-itis" everywhere!

@jenk5721

6 жыл бұрын

and the pace is so relaxed, not rushed like today's shows.

Wonderful. Not really a Burton fan, but this elevates him. He holds the attention with his great voice and storytelling capacity.

this was one of my all-time favorite interviews, have seen it many times, yet every time is like the first. What an amazing actor, man, he has been missed, one of the greats.And just loved that little bit about your wife,knowing his reputation with the ladies,in his youth,the question I am sure he was always afraid to be asked by a husband or signaficant other.

One of the last works of this man in that movie "1984" was truly remarkable

He was fond of his roots, a less secure person might hide humble origins. He seems to be a natural storyteller and I guess his acting grew from this. His voice is special.

@marciajones2993

Жыл бұрын

What an actor, what a voice. Miss you Richard. Love and light. ✨✨✨✨✨✨

@Dory8

Жыл бұрын

From D P. He wasn't because he wiped all traces of his Welsh accent and adopted a toff baritone in line with the upper class idea of what was considered proper English (or to sound like Olivier, Richardson and Gielgud). Rachel Roberts used to rib him about it as she kept her accent. His voice, as a consequence, sounded oratorical to me in all the performances he gave. Or what today might be dismissed as pompous. Mind you, working class actors still find themselves at a disadvantage if they don't sound posh (like Benedict Cumberbatch, who went to Harrow, for instance). I much prefer Robert Shaw to Richard Burton I have to admit.

One of the greatest actors of all time

I have to say that Mr. Burton was an amazing storyteller! I love listening to him!

I thought 2 hours? Not a chance. It goes by in a flash. What a captivating man

Richard B. is absolutely marvelous...in every way I may imagine. I must find out if he has done any audio books or audio work, because of that marvelous, quite incredible voice! I am very happy that I lived during this time in the world, so to see if there is any more of this man besides ALL of his wonderful films. Man, he is truly great and the most excellent interview I ever saw/heard...by Dick Cavett (Cavett, by the way, is the best interviewer and the best host of a talk show that I have ever seen.) ..This is the very best interview he has done and I am very happy it was so long with Burton and R. Burton's life is so interesting...and told by that beautiful voice.