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Hugh Burden
Hugh Burden

Hugh Burden

ActingBorn April 3, 1913Died May 17, 1985 (age 72)Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]

Biography

From Wikipedia Hugh Burden (3 April 1913 – 17 May 1985) was an English actor and playwright. He was the son of a colonial official and was educated at Beaumont College and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and RADA. He then appeared on stage in repertory theatre in Croydon and in London's West End before military service in the Hampshire Regiment and the Indian Army from 1939 to 1942. He made appearances in numerous UK television plays and series including Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space (1970), The Crezz (1976), Sykes (1979), Strange Report (1968) and The Avengers (1963). He played the title role in The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1969). His many film appearances include One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942), The Way Ahead (1944), Fame Is the Spur (1947), Malta Story (1953), Funeral in Berlin (1966), Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971) and The Ruling Class (1972). He also acted in radio plays and was known for readings of the works of authors such as T. S. Eliot and Evelyn Waugh.

Filmography

1998Movie
1984
Dr. Fischer of Geneva

as Divisionaire Krueger

Movie
1979
Screenplay

as Marshal Foch

TV
1979
Gossip from the Forest

as Marshall Foch

Movie
1978
Fairies

as Edward Gardner

Movie
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week

as Edward Gardner

TV
1977TV
1976
Kites

as Hastings

Movie
1974
Fall of Eagles

as Protopopov

TV
1974
Playhouse

as Lawrence Hastings

TV
1973
The House in Nightmare Park

as Reggie Henderson

Movie
1972
Crown Court

as Percival Padmore QC

TV
1972
Sykes

as Head of Light Entertainment

TV
1972
The Ruling Class

as Matthew Peake

Movie
1971
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

as Geoffrey Dandridge

Movie
1971
The Statue

as Sir Geoffrey

Movie
1970
The Misfit

as Mr. Turgoose

TV
1969TV
1969
The Best House in London

as Lord Tennyson

Movie
1969
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

as Mr. J.G. Reeder

TV
1967
ITV Playhouse

as Stephen

TV
1967
The Inn Way Out

as Henry Meadows

Movie
1966Movie
1965TV
1965TV
1965TV
1965
The Man in Room 17

as Charles Morrow

TV
1964
Theatre 625

as Narrator (voice)

TV
1964
Theatre 625

as Brian Hooper

TV
1963
Doctor Who

as Channing

TV
1962
Suspense

as Gil

TV
1962
Suspense

as The Author

TV
1962
Z-Cars

as Philip Turnbull-Smythe

TV
1961
The Secret Partner

as Charles Standish

Movie
1961
Drama 61-67

as Philip Witt

TV
1961
Drama 61-67

as Paul Farrow

TV
1961
No Love for Johnnie

as Tim Maxwell

Movie
1961
The Avengers

as Sir Bruno Laker

TV
1960
Maigret

as Guillaume Serre

TV
1960TV
1959
No Hiding Place

as Langford

TV
1959
No Hiding Place

as Rennington

TV
1956
Armchair Theatre

as Lee Warren

TV
1956
Armchair Theatre

as Roger Alvanley

TV
1956
Armchair Theatre

as Lionel Green

TV
1956
Armchair Theatre

as Supt. O'Leary

TV
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Szekiel the Tailor

TV
1953Movie
1952
Ghost Ship

as Dr. Fawcett

Movie
1950
Sunday Night Theatre

as Gordon van Ketzler

TV
1948Movie
1947
Fame Is the Spur

as Arnold Ryerson

Movie
1944
The Way Ahead

as Pvt. Bill Parsons

Movie
1942
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

as John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie

Movie
1941
Ships with Wings

as Sub.Lt. Weatherby

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 3, 1913
Day of DeathMay 17, 1985
Place of BirthColombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
Popularity0.5