Hugh Burden

Hugh Burden

Known for

Acting

Born

April 3, 1913

Birthplace

Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]

Died

May 17, 1985 (aged 72)

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 O...

Best known work

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963

Funeral in Berlin

Funeral in Berlin

1966

The Avengers

The Avengers

1961

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

1971

The Ruling Class

The Ruling Class

1972

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

1942

The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead

1944

The House in Nightmare Park

The House in Nightmare Park

1973

Malta Story

Malta Story

1953

Filmography

1998
The Life of Anton Bruckner
as Self (voice)
1984
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
as Divisionaire Krueger
1979
ScreenplayTV
as Marshal Foch (1 episode)
1979
Gossip from the Forest
as Marshall Foch
1978
Fairies
as Edward Gardner
1977
BBC2 Play of the WeekTV
as Edward Gardner (1 episode)
1977
The Sunday DramaTV
as Oliver (1 episode)
1976
Kites
as Hastings
1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
as Haines
1974
Fall of EaglesTV
as Protopopov (2 episodes)
1974
PlayhouseTV
as Lawrence Hastings (1 episode)
1973
Sporting ScenesTV
as William Hodge (1 episode)
1973
The House in Nightmare Park
as Reggie Henderson
1972
Crown CourtTV
as Percival Padmore QC (3 episodes)
1972
SykesTV
as Head of Light Entertainment (1 episode)
1972
The Ruling Class
as Matthew Peake
1972
Not Counting the Savages
1971
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
as Geoffrey Dandridge
1971
The Statue
as Sir Geoffrey
1970
Conceptions of MurderTV
as Christie (1 episode)
1970
The MisfitTV
as Mr. Turgoose (1 episode)
1970
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
as Channing
1969
Strange ReportTV
as James (1 episode)
1969
The Best House in London
as Lord Tennyson
1969
The Mind of Mr. J.G. ReederTV
as Mr. J.G. Reeder (17 episodes), Writer