Hugh Burden

Hugh Burden

1913-04-03 – 1985-05-17 (age 72) Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
View on IMDb ↗

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.

Photos

Known For

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

1971

as Geoffrey Dandridge

Funeral in Berlin
Funeral in Berlin

1966

as Hallam

The Ruling Class
The Ruling Class

1972

as Matthew Peake

The Secret Partner
The Secret Partner

1961

as Charles Standish

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead

1944

as Pvt. Bill Parsons

The Best House in London
The Best House in London

1969

as Lord Tennyson

Malta Story
Malta Story

1953

as Eden

Gossip from the Forest
Gossip from the Forest

1979

as Marshall Foch

Ships with Wings
Ships with Wings

1941

as Sub.Lt. Weatherby

The Statue
The Statue

1971

as Sir Geoffrey

No Love for Johnnie
No Love for Johnnie

1961

as Tim Maxwell

Dr. Fischer of Geneva
Dr. Fischer of Geneva

1984

as Divisionaire Krueger

Ghost Ship
Ghost Ship

1952

as Dr. Fawcett

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

1942

as John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
Sleeping Car to Trieste
Kites
Kites

1976

as Hastings

The House in Nightmare Park
The House in Nightmare Park

1973

as Reggie Henderson