Hugh Burden

Hugh Burden

Acting
Born 1913-04-03 Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka] 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.8
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 appea...
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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.

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BBC2 Play of the Week
as Edward Gardner
1977-09-21
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Playhouse
as Lawrence Hastings
1974-03-13
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Crown Court
as Percival Padmore QC
1972-10-11
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Sykes
as Head of Light Entertainment
1972-09-14
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ITV Playhouse
as Stephen
1967-09-25
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Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Edwin
1965-10-07
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Theatre 625
as Brian Hooper
1964-05-03
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Doctor Who
as Channing
1963-11-23

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