Hugh Burden

Hugh Burden

b. 1913 — d. 1985 (aged 72) Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
Actor Writer

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

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Johann Sebastian Bach
1985 Actor
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Dr. Fischer of Geneva
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★ 7.0
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
1984 Actor
Divisionaire Krueger
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Two Foolish Men
1983 Actor
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★ 5.0
The Likes of Sykes
1980 Actor
Screenplay
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★ 7.2
Screenplay
1979 Actor
Marshal Foch
The Life of Anton Bruckner
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★ 8.5
The Life of Anton Bruckner
1979 Actor
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The Christians
1977 Actor
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The Crezz
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★ 8.2
The Crezz
1976 Actor
Dr. Balfour-Harvey
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A Question of Mirrors
1976 Actor
Studio Presenter
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
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★ 5.9
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975 Actor
Haines
The House in Nightmare Park
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★ 5.7
The House in Nightmare Park
1973 Actor
Reggie
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★ 7.6
The Cricket Match
1973 Actor
William Hodge
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Sporting Scenes
1973 Actor
William Hodge
The Ruling Class
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★ 7.2
The Ruling Class
1972 Actor
Matthew Peake
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
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★ 5.6
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
1971 Actor
Dandridge
The Statue
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★ 4.8
The Statue
1971 Actor
Sir Geoffrey
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
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★ 7.7
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969 Actor Writer
Mr. J.G. Reeder
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No Ordinary Shower
1968 Self
Ten Days That Shook the World
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★ 7.3
Ten Days That Shook the World
1967 Actor
The Tsar
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★ 6.8
The Inn Way Out
1967 Actor
Henry Meadows
Funeral in Berlin
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★ 6.8
Funeral in Berlin
1966 Actor
Hallam
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The Ordeal of Richard Feverel
1964 Actor
Sir Austin Feverel
Suspense
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★ 5.7
Suspense
1962 Writer
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Not at All
1962 Actor
John P. Jones
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Hotel Incident
1962 Actor
Loius
The Secret Partner
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★ 6.6
The Secret Partner
1961 Actor
Charles Standish
No Love for Johnnie
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★ 6.9
No Love for Johnnie
1961 Actor
Tim Maxwell
Tales of Mystery
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★ 7.9
Tales of Mystery
1961 Actor
William Gilmer
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The Last Chronicle of Barset
1959 Actor
Mr. Crawley
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Less Than Kind
1959 Actor
Monsieur de Virelade
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The Truth About Pyecraft
1959 Actor
Formalyn
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Hour of Mystery
1957 Writer
Malta Story
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★ 6.5
Malta Story
1953 Actor
Major Eden
Ghost Ship
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★ 5.3
Ghost Ship
1952 Actor
Dr. Fawcett
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Music at Night
1952 Actor
Philip Chilham
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A Doll's House
1952 Actor
Helmer
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Ebb Tide
1952 Actor
Herrick
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Nocturne in Scotland
1951 Actor
Frederick Chopin
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
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★ 7.1
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1950 Writer
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Twelve Thousand
1950 Actor
Pederit
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The Man of Destiny
1950 Actor
Napoleon
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Myself a Stranger
1949 Writer
Fame Is the Spur
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★ 6.7
Fame Is the Spur
1947 Actor
Arnold Ryerson
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Fortunato
1947 Actor
Fortunato
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Lovers' Meeting or, a Handbook to Courting
1947 Actor
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The Brontes
1947 Actor
Branwell Bronte
The Way Ahead
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★ 6.9
The Way Ahead
1944 Actor
Pte. Bill Parsons
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
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★ 7.0
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942 Actor
John Glyn Haggard - Pilot, B for Bertie
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The Rivals
1938 Actor
Fag
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Charles and Mary
1938 Actor
Samuel Coleridge
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Turn Round
1937 Actor
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Death Croons the Blues
1937 Actor
Viscount Brent