Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 3, 1913
Place of Birth:
Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Dr. Fischer of Geneva | Divisionaire Krueger |
| 1979 | Gossip from the Forest | Marshall Foch |
| 1978 | Fairies | E. L. Gardner |
| 1976 | Kites | Hastings |
| 1975 | One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing | Haines |
| 1973 | The House in Nightmare Park | Reggie Henderson |
| 1972 | The Ruling Class | Matthew Peake |
| 1972 | Not Counting the Savages | |
| 1971 | Blood from the Mummy's Tomb | Geoffrey Dandridge |
| 1971 | The Statue | Sir Geoffrey |
| 1970 | Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space | Channing |
| 1969 | The Best House in London | Lord Tennyson |
| 1967 | The Inn Way Out | Henry Meadows |
| 1966 | Funeral in Berlin | Hallam |
| 1961 | The Secret Partner | Charles Standish |
| 1961 | No Love for Johnnie | Tim Maxwell |
| 1953 | Malta Story | Eden |
| 1952 | Ghost Ship | Dr. Fawcett |
| 1948 | Sleeping Car to Trieste | Mills |
| 1947 | Fame Is the Spur | Arnold Ryerson |
| 1944 | The Way Ahead | Pvt. Bill Parsons |
| 1942 | One of Our Aircraft Is Missing | John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie |
| 1941 | Ships with Wings | Sub.Lt. Weatherby |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week | Edward Gardner |
| 1974 | Fall of Eagles | Protopopov |
| 1974 | Playhouse | Lawrence Hastings |
| 1972 | Sykes | Head of Light Entertainment |
| 1971 | Barlow | |
| 1970 | The Misfit | Mr. Turgoose |
| 1969 | The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder | Mr. J.G. Reeder |
| 1969 | Strange Report | James |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase | |
| 1965 | The Man in Room 17 | Charles Morrow |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Channing |
| 1960 | Maigret | Guillaume Serre |
| 1960 | Somerset Maugham Hour | Don Pedro |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | Langford |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Lee Warren |