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: 17
TV Involvements: 8
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
(1963) ChanningNo Hiding Place
(1959) LangfordMaigret
(1960) Guillaume SerreFall of Eagles
(1974) ProtopopovFuneral in Berlin
(1966) HallamBlood from the Mummy's Tomb
(1971) Geoffrey DandridgeThe Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
(1969) Mr. J.G. ReederOne of Our Aircraft Is Missing
(1942) John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for BertieActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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1984 | Divisionaire Krueger | |
1979 | Marshall Foch | |
1978 | Edward Gardner | |
1976 | Hastings | |
1975 | Haines | |
1974 | Protopopov | |
N/A | ||
1973 | Reggie Henderson | |
1972 | Head of Light Entertainment | |
Matthew Peake | ||
N/A | ||
1971 | N/A | |
Geoffrey Dandridge | ||
Sir Geoffrey | ||
1970 | Channing | |
1969 | James | |
Mr. J.G. Reeder | ||
Lord Tennyson | ||
1967 | N/A | |
Henry Meadows | ||
1966 | Hallam | |
1965 | Charles Morrow | |
1963 | Channing | |
1961 | Charles Standish | |
Tim Maxwell | ||
1960 | Guillaume Serre | |
1959 | Langford | |
1956 | Lee Warren | |
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 |