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Home/People/Hugh Burden
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Born
Apr 3, 1913Died: May 17, 1985
Lived 72 years
Place of Birth
Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

23
Movies
32
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Hugh Burden

Acting

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.
Dr. Fischer of Geneva poster

Dr. Fischer of Geneva

as Divisionaire Krueger
1984
Gossip from the Forest poster

Gossip from the Forest

as Marshall Foch
1979
Fairies poster

Fairies

as Edward Gardner
1978
Kites poster

Kites

as Hastings
1976
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing poster

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

as Haines
1975
The House in Nightmare Park poster

The House in Nightmare Park

as Reggie Henderson
1973
The Ruling Class poster

The Ruling Class

as Matthew Peake
1972
Not Counting the Savages poster

Not Counting the Savages

Cast
1972
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb poster

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

as Geoffrey Dandridge
1971
The Statue poster

The Statue

as Sir Geoffrey
1971
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space poster

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space

as Channing
1970
The Best House in London poster

The Best House in London

as Lord Tennyson
1969
The Inn Way Out poster

The Inn Way Out

as Henry Meadows
1967
Funeral in Berlin poster

Funeral in Berlin

as Hallam
1966
The Secret Partner poster

The Secret Partner

as Charles Standish
1961
No Love for Johnnie poster

No Love for Johnnie

as Tim Maxwell
1961
Malta Story poster

Malta Story

as Eden
1953
Ghost Ship poster

Ghost Ship

as Dr. Fawcett
1952
Sleeping Car to Trieste poster

Sleeping Car to Trieste

as Mills
1948
Fame Is the Spur poster

Fame Is the Spur

as Arnold Ryerson
1947