Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
March 21, 1931
Place of Birth:
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
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Humphrey Burton
Biography
Author, broadcaster, director and producer. First Head of Music and Arts for BBC Television 1965-1967. Resumed the position again from 1975-1981 after an eight year absence in commercial television as a founder-member of London Weekend Television. For his work as a director, he has won four Emmy Awards, two British Academy Awards and as a presenter received the Royal Television Society Silver medal and Sony Gold Award.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Opera House | Self - BBC Arts Reporter |
| 2014 | Karajan's Magic and Myth | Self |
| 2009 | Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould | Self (archival footage) |
| 2008 | Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen | Self |
| 2006 | Glenn Gould: Hereafter | Self |
| 1991 | La Stupenda | Self |
| 1978 | Marevna and Marika | Himself |
| 1976 | New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By | Presenter |
| 1976 | Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema | Self - Host |
| 1976 | The Story of Pantomime | Self |
| 1971 | Elton John: Mr. Superfunk | Self |
| 1965 | The Golden Ring | Himself - Narrator |
| 1959 | Gordon Jacob | Commentator |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | How the BBC Began | Self |
| 1978 | BBC Young Musician | Self - Host |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Self - Presenter |
| 1966 | Conversations with Glenn Gould | Interviewer |