Name
Hugh Burden
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1913-04-03
Deathday
1985-05-17 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
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- 1966 Funeral in Berlin as Hallam
- 1944 The Way Ahead as Pvt. Bill Parsons
- 1975 One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing as Haines
- 1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing as John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie
- 1971 Blood from the Mummy's Tomb as Geoffrey Dandridge
- 1961 The Secret Partner as Charles Standish
- 1973 The House in Nightmare Park as Reggie Henderson
- 1952 Ghost Ship as Dr. Fawcett
- 1967 The Inn Way Out as Henry Meadows
- 1947 Fame Is the Spur as Arnold Ryerson
- 1969 The Best House in London as Lord Tennyson
- 1972 The Ruling Class as Matthew Peake
- 1979 Gossip from the Forest as Marshall Foch
- 1972 Not Counting the Savages
- 1953 Malta Story as Eden
- 1970 Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space as Channing
- 1941 Ships with Wings as Sub.Lt. Weatherby
- 1971 The Statue as Sir Geoffrey
- 1948 Sleeping Car to Trieste as Mills
- 1961 No Love for Johnnie as Tim Maxwell
- 1984 Dr. Fischer of Geneva as Divisionaire Krueger
- 1976 Kites as Hastings
- 1978 Fairies as Edward Gardner
- 1998 The Life of Anton Bruckner as Self (voice)
- 1972 Sykes ( 1 episode ) as Head of Light Entertainment
- 1959 No Hiding Place ( 1 episode ) as Langford
- 1974 Fall of Eagles ( 2 episodes ) as Protopopov
- 1967 Man in a Suitcase ( 1 episode )
- 1969 The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder ( 17 episodes ) as Mr. J.G. Reeder
- 1960 Maigret ( 2 episodes ) as Guillaume Serre
- 1974 Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Lawrence Hastings
- 1963 Doctor Who ( 4 episodes ) as Channing
- 1965 The Man in Room 17 ( 1 episode ) as Charles Morrow
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Lee Warren
- 1969 Strange Report ( 1 episode ) as James
- 1977 BBC2 Play of the Week ( 1 episode ) as Edward Gardner
- 1970 The Misfit ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Turgoose
- 1960 Somerset Maugham Hour ( 38 episodes ) as Don Pedro
- 1964 Theatre 625 ( 1 episode ) as Narrator (voice)
- 1964 Theatre 625 ( 1 episode ) as Brian Hooper
- 1961 Drama 61-67 ( 1 episode ) as Philip Witt
- 1961 Drama 61-67 ( 1 episode ) as Paul Farrow
- 1972 Crown Court ( 3 episodes ) as Percival Padmore QC
- 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Edwin
- 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Husband
- 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Ronald
- 1962 Suspense ( 1 episode ) as Gil
- 1962 Suspense ( 1 episode ) as The Author
- 1962 Z-Cars ( 1 episode ) as Philip Turnbull-Smythe
- 1961 The Avengers ( 1 episode ) as Sir Bruno Laker
- 1959 No Hiding Place ( 1 episode ) as Rennington
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Roger Alvanley
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Lionel Green
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Supt. O'Leary
- 1955 The Adventures of Robin Hood ( 1 episode ) as Ezekiel the Tailor
- 1950 Sunday Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Gordon van Ketzler
- 1967 ITV Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Stephen
- 1977 The Sunday Drama ( 1 episode ) as Oliver
- 1979 Screenplay ( 1 episode ) as Marshal Foch
- 1970 Conceptions of Murder ( 1 episode ) as Christie
- 1973 Sporting Scenes ( 1 episode ) as William Hodge
