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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

35

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-04-03

Day of Death

1985-05-17 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]

Also Known As

Hugh Burden

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.

Known For

Acting

Funeral in Berlin

1966

Funeral in Berlin

as

Hallam

The Way Ahead

1944

The Way Ahead

as

Pvt. Bill Parsons

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

1942

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

as

John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

1971

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

as

Geoffrey Dandridge

The Secret Partner

1961

The Secret Partner

as

Charles Standish

The House in Nightmare Park

1973

The House in Nightmare Park

as

Reggie Henderson

Ghost Ship

1952

Ghost Ship

as

Dr. Fawcett

The Inn Way Out

1967

The Inn Way Out

as

Henry Meadows

Fame Is the Spur

1947

Fame Is the Spur

as

Arnold Ryerson

The Best House in London

1969

The Best House in London

as

Lord Tennyson

The Ruling Class

1972

The Ruling Class

as

Matthew Peake

Gossip from the Forest

1979

Gossip from the Forest

as

Marshall Foch

Malta Story

1953

Malta Story

as

Eden

Ships with Wings

1941

Ships with Wings

as

Sub.Lt. Weatherby

The Statue

1971

The Statue

as

Sir Geoffrey

No Love for Johnnie

1961

No Love for Johnnie

as

Tim Maxwell

Dr. Fischer of Geneva

1984

Dr. Fischer of Geneva

as

Divisionaire Krueger

Kites

1976

Kites

as

Hastings

Fairies

1978

Fairies

as

E. L. Gardner

Sykes

Sykes

as

Head of Light Entertainment

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

as

Langford

Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

as

Protopopov

Maigret

Maigret

as

Guillaume Serre

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Channing

The Man In Room 17

The Man In Room 17

as

Charles Morrow

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

Lee Warren

Production

Crew

Directing