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Hugh Burden

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1913-04-03

Day of Death

1985-05-17

Place of Birth

Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]

Hugh Burden

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 (24)

⭐ 0 Role: Self (voice)

The Life of Anton Bruckner

1998
⭐ 6.1 Role: Divisionaire Krueger

Dr. Fischer of Geneva

1984
⭐ 7.0 Role: Marshall Foch

Gossip from the Forest

1979
⭐ 10.0 Role: Edward Gardner

Fairies

1978
⭐ 0 Role: Hastings

Kites

1976
⭐ 5.8 Role: Haines

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975
⭐ 6.8 Role: Reggie Henderson

The House in Nightmare Park

1973
⭐ 6.5 Role: Matthew Peake

The Ruling Class

1972
No Image
⭐ 9.0 Role: Unknown

Not Counting the Savages

1972
⭐ 5.5 Role: Geoffrey Dandridge

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

1971
⭐ 4.8 Role: Sir Geoffrey

The Statue

1971
⭐ 8.7 Role: Channing

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space

1970
⭐ 4.0 Role: Lord Tennyson

The Best House in London

1969
⭐ 0 Role: Henry Meadows

The Inn Way Out

1967
⭐ 6.4 Role: Hallam

Funeral in Berlin

1966