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.

Richard Burbage (6 January 1567 – 13 March 1619) was a stage actor widely considered to have been one of the most famous individuals of the Globe Theatre and of his time. In addition to stage acting, he was also a theatre entrepreneur. He was the younger brother of Cuthbert Burbage. They were both actors in drama. Burbage was a business associate and friend to William Shakespeare.

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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

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / stage actor / theatre manager

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

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 items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.