Richard Burbage

Richard Burbage is, for me, one of the foundational figures of Western theatre. Born in London in 1567, he was Shakespeare's friend, business partner, and leading man, widely credited as the first Hamlet, Lear, and Othello. The thing that stirs me is the proximity: he physically gave breath to those roles before anyone else, shaping how the world would hear them forever. Beyond acting, he was an entrepreneur at the Globe, blending art and enterprise centuries before that became fashionable. Records of his life are thin, yet his name endures four hundred years on, which is its own quiet proof of greatness.

Name (English)

Richard Burbage

Name (Japanese)

リチャード・バーベッジ

Reading

りちゃーど・ばーべっじ

Born

January 6, 1567 – March 13, 1619

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / stage actor / theatre manager

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%99%E3%83%83%E3%82%B8

Tags

• actor
• stage actor
• theatre manager

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.