Hugh Burden

Personal Info

Known ForActing
Born1913-04-03
BirthplaceColombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]

Hugh Burden

Acting

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.

Filmography

Acting (24)

1998
1984
Dr. Fischer of Genevaas Divisionaire Krueger
6.1
1979
Gossip from the Forestas Marshall Foch
7.0
1978
Fairiesas Edward Gardner
10.0
1976
Kitesas Hastings
1973
The House in Nightmare Parkas Reggie Henderson
6.8
1972
The Ruling Classas Matthew Peake
6.4
1971
Blood from the Mummy's Tombas Geoffrey Dandridge
5.5
1971
The Statueas Sir Geoffrey
4.8
1969
The Best House in Londonas Lord Tennyson
4.0
1967
The Inn Way Outas Henry Meadows
1966
6.4
1961
The Secret Partneras Charles Standish
5.8
1961
No Love for Johnnieas Tim Maxwell
6.7
1953
6.3
1952
Ghost Shipas Dr. Fawcett
5.3
1947
Fame Is the Spuras Arnold Ryerson
7.1
1944
The Way Aheadas Pvt. Bill Parsons
6.5
1942
One of Our Aircraft Is Missingas John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie
6.6
1941
Ships with Wingsas Sub.Lt. Weatherby
6.0