2. Richard Burton
Richard Burton was a Welsh actor; a recipient of Tony, Golden Globe and BAFTA awards. He was also nominated seven times for Academy Awards in My Cousin Rachel, The Robe, Becket, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Who’s Afraid of Virginian Woolf?, Anne of the Thousand Day and Equus. The public closely associates him with turbulent marriage with Elizabeth Taylor; instead of with his exceptional acting skill.