Hugh Burden

Hugh Burden

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

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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.

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Known For

Funeral in Berlin
Funeral in Berlin

1966

as Hallam

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

1971

as Geoffrey Dandridge

The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead

1944

as Pvt. Bill Parsons

Malta Story
Malta Story

1953

as Eden

The Ruling Class
The Ruling Class

1972

as Matthew Peake

No Love for Johnnie
No Love for Johnnie

1961

as Tim Maxwell

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
The House in Nightmare Park
The House in Nightmare Park

1973

as Reggie Henderson

The Statue
The Statue

1971

as Sir Geoffrey

Dr. Fischer of Geneva
Dr. Fischer of Geneva

1984

as Divisionaire Krueger

The Best House in London
The Best House in London

1969

as Lord Tennyson

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

1942

as John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie

Fame Is the Spur
Fame Is the Spur

1947

as Arnold Ryerson

Ghost Ship
Ghost Ship

1952

as Dr. Fawcett

Gossip from the Forest
Gossip from the Forest

1979

as Marshall Foch

Ships with Wings
Ships with Wings

1941

as Sub.Lt. Weatherby

The Secret Partner
The Secret Partner

1961

as Charles Standish

Sleeping Car to Trieste
The Inn Way Out
The Inn Way Out

1967

as Henry Meadows