Hugh Burden
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Doctor Who
Channing
1963
Series
The Avengers
Sir Bruno Laker
1961
Series
Crown Court
Percival Padmore QC
1972
Series
Playhouse
Lawrence Hastings
1974
Series
Theatre 625
Narrator (voice)
1964
Series
Theatre 625
Brian Hooper
1964
Series
ITV Playhouse
Stephen
1967
Series
Z-Cars
Philip Turnbull-Smythe
1962
Series
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Ezekiel the Tailor
1955
Series
No Hiding Place
Langford
1959
Series
No Hiding Place
Rennington
1959
Series
Maigret
Guillaume Serre
1960
Series
Sunday Night Theatre
Gordon van Ketzler
1950
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Edwin
1965
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Husband
1965
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Ronald
1965
Series
BBC2 Play of the Week
Edward Gardner
1977
Series
Sykes
Head of Light Entertainment
1972
Drama 61-67
Philip Witt
1961
Drama 61-67
Paul Farrow
1961
Series
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Series
Fall of Eagles
Protopopov
1974
The Sunday Drama
Oliver
1977
Series
Suspense
Gil
1962
Series
Suspense
The Author
1962
Series
The Man in Room 17
Charles Morrow
1965
Somerset Maugham Hour
Don Pedro
1960
Series
Strange Report
James
1969
Film
Funeral in Berlin
Hallam
1966
Series
The Misfit
Mr. Turgoose
1970
Film
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
Geoffrey Dandridge
1971
Series
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969
Sporting Scenes
William Hodge
1973
Series
Screenplay
Marshal Foch
1979
Film
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Haines
1975
Film
The Ruling Class
Matthew Peake
1972
Film
Kites
Hastings
1976
Series
Armchair Theatre
Lee Warren
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
Roger Alvanley
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
Lionel Green
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
Supt. O'Leary
1956
Film
Malta Story
Eden
1953
Film
The Way Ahead
Pvt. Bill Parsons
1944
Film
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie
1942
Film
No Love for Johnnie
Tim Maxwell
1961
Film
The Secret Partner
Charles Standish
1961
Film
The Statue
Sir Geoffrey
1971
Film
The Best House in London
Lord Tennyson
1969
Film
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
Channing
1970
Conceptions of Murder
Christie
1970
Film
Ghost Ship
Dr. Fawcett
1952
Film
The House in Nightmare Park
Reggie Henderson
1973
Film
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
Divisionaire Krueger
1984
Not Counting the Savages
1972
Film
Ships with Wings
Sub.Lt. Weatherby
1941
Film
Fame Is the Spur
Arnold Ryerson
1947
Film
Sleeping Car to Trieste
Mills
1948
Film
Gossip from the Forest
Marshall Foch
1979
Film
The Life of Anton Bruckner
Self (voice)
1998
Film
Fairies
Edward Gardner
1978
Film
The Inn Way Out
Henry Meadows
1967