Hugh Burden
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 3, 1913
- Place of birth
- Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
- Died
- May 17, 1985
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.
Movies with Hugh Burden
- Funeral in Berlin 1966 · ★ 6.4
- Blood from the Mummy's Tomb 1971 · ★ 5.6
- The Ruling Class 1972 · ★ 6.4
- One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing 1975 · ★ 5.8
- One of Our Aircraft Is Missing 1942 · ★ 6.6
- The Way Ahead 1944 · ★ 6.5
- The House in Nightmare Park 1973 · ★ 6.8
- Malta Story 1953 · ★ 6.3
- Ghost Ship 1952 · ★ 5.3
- The Secret Partner 1961 · ★ 5.8
- Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space 1970 · ★ 8.7
- The Statue 1971 · ★ 5.0
- Sleeping Car to Trieste 1948 · ★ 6.8
- The Best House in London 1969 · ★ 4.0
- No Love for Johnnie 1961 · ★ 6.7
- Fame Is the Spur 1947 · ★ 7.1
- Dr. Fischer of Geneva 1984 · ★ 6.1
- Ships with Wings 1941 · ★ 6.0
- Gossip from the Forest 1979 · ★ 7.0
- Not Counting the Savages 1972 · ★ 9.0
- Fairies 1978 · ★ 10.0
- The Inn Way Out 1967
- Kites 1976
- The Life of Anton Bruckner 1998