Person Details

Birthday: 1913-04-03 17:18:01

Death: 1985-05-17 17:18:01

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]

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Movie Involvements: 15

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Doctor Who
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8

Doctor Who

(1963) Channing
No Hiding Place
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4

No Hiding Place

(1959) Langford
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
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6

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

(1971) Geoffrey Dandridge
Funeral in Berlin
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6

Funeral in Berlin

(1966) Hallam
Fall of Eagles
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7

Fall of Eagles

(1974) Protopopov
The Way Ahead
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7

The Way Ahead

(1944) Pvt. Bill Parsons
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
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6

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

(1942) John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie
Malta Story
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6

Malta Story

(1953) Eden

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1984 Divisionaire Krueger
1979 Marshall Foch
1975 Haines
1974 Protopopov
N/A
1973 Reggie Henderson
1972 N/A
Matthew Peake
N/A
1971 N/A
Geoffrey Dandridge
Sir Geoffrey
1970 Channing
1969 Mr. J.G. Reeder
Lord Tennyson
1967 N/A
Henry Meadows
1966 Hallam
1963 Channing
1961 Charles Standish
Tim Maxwell
1960 Guillaume Serre
1959 Langford
1953 Eden
1952 Dr. Fawcett
1948 Mills
1947 Arnold Ryerson
1944 Pvt. Bill Parsons
1942 John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie
1941 Sub.Lt. Weatherby
Year Character Movie/Tv

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