Hugh Burden
Actor
- Born
- April 3, 1913 · Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
- Died
- May 17, 1985 (age 72)
From Wikipedia
Hugh Burden (3 April 1913 – 17 May 1985) was an English actor and playwright.
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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.
Known for
Funeral in Berlin
December 22, 1966
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
October 14, 1971
The Ruling Class
May 24, 1972
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
July 9, 1975
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
April 24, 1942
The Way Ahead
June 9, 1944
The House in Nightmare Park
March 23, 1973
Malta Story
June 1, 1953
Ghost Ship
October 1, 1952
The Secret Partner
May 1, 1961
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
January 24, 1970
The Statue
January 27, 1971
Acting24
- 1998The Life of Anton Bruckner as Self (voice)
- 1984Dr. Fischer of Geneva as Divisionaire Krueger
- 1979Gossip from the Forest as Marshall Foch
- 1978Fairies as Edward Gardner
- 1976Kites as Hastings
- 1975One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing as Haines
- 1973The House in Nightmare Park as Reggie Henderson
- 1972The Ruling Class as Matthew Peake
- 1972Not Counting the Savages
- 1971Blood from the Mummy's Tomb