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Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 3, 1913
Died
May 17, 1985
Place of Birth
Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
Hugh Burden
0.6 Popularity
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.
Known For
5.6
Divisionaire Krueger
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
1984
0.0
Marshall Foch
Gossip from the Forest
1979
0.0
E. L. Gardner
Fairies
1978
7.0
Edward Gardner
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
0.0
Hastings
Kites
1976
5.7
Haines
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975
6.9
Protopopov
Fall of Eagles
1974
7.0
Lawrence Hastings
Playhouse
1974
6.7
Reggie Henderson
The House in Nightmare Park
1973
6.4
Head of Light Entertainment
Sykes
1972
Credits
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
as Divisionaire Krueger
1984
5.6
Gossip from the Forest
as Marshall Foch
1979
0.0
Fairies
as E. L. Gardner
1978
0.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Edward Gardner
1977
7.0
Kites
as Hastings
1976
0.0
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
as Haines
1975
5.7
Fall of Eagles
as Protopopov
1974
6.9
Playhouse
as Lawrence Hastings
1974
7.0
The House in Nightmare Park
as Reggie Henderson
1973
6.7
Sykes
as Head of Light Entertainment
1972
6.4
The Ruling Class
as Matthew Peake
1972
6.4
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Not Counting the Savages
1972
0.0
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
as Geoffrey Dandridge
1971
5.5
The Statue
as Sir Geoffrey
1971
4.3
The Misfit
as Mr. Turgoose
1970
0.0
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
as Channing
1970
8.7
Strange Report
as James
1969
6.5
The Best House in London
as Lord Tennyson
1969
3.6
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
as Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969
5.0
Man in a Suitcase
1967
7.0
The Inn Way Out
as Henry Meadows
1967
0.0
Funeral in Berlin
as Hallam
1966
6.4
The Man in Room 17
as Charles Morrow
1965
5.3
Theatre 625
as Narrator (voice)
1964
7.2
Theatre 625
as Brian Hooper
1964
7.2
Doctor Who
as Channing
1963
7.9
The Secret Partner
as Charles Standish
1961
5.6
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Drama 61-67
as Philip Witt
1961
0.0
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Drama 61-67
as Paul Farrow
1961
0.0
No Love for Johnnie
as Tim Maxwell
1961
6.2
Maigret
as Guillaume Serre
1960
7.2
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Somerset Maugham Hour
as Don Pedro
1960
0.0
No Hiding Place
as Langford
1959
3.7
Armchair Theatre
as Lee Warren
1956
5.8
Malta Story
as Eden
1953
5.9
Ghost Ship
as Dr. Fawcett
1952
5.2
Sleeping Car to Trieste
as Mills
1948
6.7
Fame Is the Spur
as Arnold Ryerson
1947
6.5
The Way Ahead
as Pvt. Bill Parsons
1944
6.5
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
as John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie
1942
6.6
Ships with Wings
as Sub.Lt. Weatherby
1941
4.0