How old was Richard Burton in the movie Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf??

Richard Burton was 39 in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? when he played the character 'George'.

That was over 58 years ago in 1966.

In 1984 he died aged just 58, starring in 89 films in his career, 51 of those after Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was first released. If he were alive today he would be 98.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, I think Richard Burton looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Mike Nichols has worked with Richard Burton just once in his career.
  • Richard Burton's first movie was as 'Gareth' in The Last Days of Dolwyn, released in 1949 when he was 22
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? scores 7.82 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Richard Burton's other movies