
Hugh Burden
Acting
1913-04-03 · Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
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

The Life of Anton Bruckner
1998 · Movie

Dr. Fischer of Geneva
1984 · Movie

Screenplay
1979 · Series

Gossip from the Forest
1979 · Movie

Fairies
1978 · Movie

BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Series
The Sunday Drama
1977 · Series

Kites
1976 · Movie

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975 · Movie

Fall of Eagles
1974 · Series

Playhouse
1974 · Series
Sporting Scenes
1973 · Series

The House in Nightmare Park
1973 · Movie

Crown Court
1972 · Series

Sykes
1972 · Series

The Ruling Class
1972 · Movie
Not Counting the Savages
1972 · Movie

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
1971 · Movie

The Statue
1971 · Movie
Conceptions of Murder
1970 · Series

The Misfit
1970 · Series

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
1970 · Movie

Strange Report
1969 · Series

The Best House in London
1969 · Movie

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969 · Series

Man in a Suitcase
1967 · Series

ITV Playhouse
1967 · Series

The Inn Way Out
1967 · Movie

Funeral in Berlin
1966 · Movie

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Series

The Man in Room 17
1965 · Series

Theatre 625
1964 · Series

Doctor Who
1963 · Series

Suspense
1962 · Series

Z-Cars
1962 · Series

The Secret Partner
1961 · Movie
Drama 61-67
1961 · Series

No Love for Johnnie
1961 · Movie

The Avengers
1961 · Series

Maigret
1960 · Series
Somerset Maugham Hour
1960 · Series

No Hiding Place
1959 · Series

Armchair Theatre
1956 · Series

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Series

Malta Story
1953 · Movie

Ghost Ship
1952 · Movie

Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · Series

Sleeping Car to Trieste
1948 · Movie

Fame Is the Spur
1947 · Movie

The Way Ahead
1944 · Movie

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942 · Movie

Ships with Wings
1941 · Movie