Hugh Burden
Biography
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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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Full filmography
- Doctor Who (1963) as Channing
- The Avengers (1961) as Sir Bruno Laker
- Crown Court (1972) as Percival Padmore QC
- Z-Cars (1962) as Philip Turnbull-Smythe
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Narrator (voice)
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Brian Hooper
- Playhouse (1974) as Lawrence Hastings
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Stephen
- Maigret (1960) as Guillaume Serre
- No Hiding Place (1959) as Langford
- No Hiding Place (1959) as Rennington
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) as Szekiel the Tailor
- BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) as Edward Gardner
- Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Gordon van Ketzler
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Edwin
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Husband
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Ronald
- Sykes (1972) as Head of Light Entertainment
- Fall of Eagles (1974) as Protopopov
- Man in a Suitcase (1967)
- Drama 61-67 (1961) as Philip Witt
- Drama 61-67 (1961) as Paul Farrow
- Suspense (1962) as Gil
- Suspense (1962) as The Author