Hugh Burden

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

35

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-04-03

Deathday

1985-05-17 (72 years old)

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.

Known For

Doctor Who
7.9%

Doctor Who

Nov 23, 1963

Funeral in Berlin
6.4%

Funeral in Berlin

Dec 22, 1966

The Ruling Class
6.4%

The Ruling Class

Sep 13, 1972

The Way Ahead
6.4%

The Way Ahead

Jun 9, 1944

Ghost Ship
5.2%

Ghost Ship

Oct 1, 1952

Malta Story
5.9%

Malta Story

Jun 1, 1953

The Secret Partner
5.8%

The Secret Partner

May 1, 1961

Maigret
6.9%

Maigret

Oct 31, 1960

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Acting

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