Known For
Acting
Known Credits
60
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 3, 1913 (113 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 1998 | The Life of Anton Bruckneras Self (voice) | |
| 1984 | Dr. Fischer of Genevaas Divisionaire Krueger | |
| 1979 | Screenplayas Marshal Foch | |
| 1979 | Gossip from the Forestas Marshall Foch | |
| 1978 | Fairiesas Edward Gardner | |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Weekas Edward Gardner | |
| 1977 | The Sunday Dramaas Oliver | |
| 1976 | Kitesas Hastings | |
| 1975 | One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missingas Haines | |
| 1974 | Fall of Eaglesas Protopopov | |
| 1974 | Playhouseas Lawrence Hastings | |
| 1973 | The House in Nightmare Parkas Reggie Henderson | |
| 1972 | Crown Courtas Percival Padmore QC | |
| 1972 | Sykesas Head of Light Entertainment | |
| 1972 | The Ruling Classas Matthew Peake | |
| 1972 | Not Counting the Savagesas | |
| 1971 | Blood from the Mummy's Tombas Geoffrey Dandridge | |
| 1971 | The Statueas Sir Geoffrey | |
| 1970 | Conceptions of Murderas Christie | |
| 1970 | The Misfitas Mr. Turgoose | |
| 1970 | Doctor Who: Spearhead from Spaceas Channing | |
| 1969 | Strange Reportas James | |
| 1969 | The Best House in Londonas Lord Tennyson | |
| 1969 | The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reederas Mr. J.G. Reeder | |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcaseas | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouseas Stephen | |
| 1967 | The Inn Way Outas Henry Meadows | |
| 1966 | Funeral in Berlinas Hallam | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatreas Edwin | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatreas Husband | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatreas Ronald | |
| 1965 | The Man in Room 17as Charles Morrow | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as Brian Hooper | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as Narrator (voice) | |
| 1963 | Doctor Whoas Channing | |
| 1962 | Suspenseas Gil | |
| 1962 | Suspenseas The Author | |
| 1962 | Z-Carsas Philip Turnbull-Smythe | |
| 1961 | The Secret Partneras Charles Standish | |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67as Paul Farrow | |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67as Philip Witt | |
| 1961 | No Love for Johnnieas Tim Maxwell | |
| 1961 | The Avengersas Sir Bruno Laker | |
| 1960 | Maigretas Guillaume Serre | |
| 1960 | Somerset Maugham Houras Don Pedro | |
| 1959 | No Hiding Placeas Langford | |
| 1959 | No Hiding Placeas Rennington | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Lee Warren | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Lionel Green | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Roger Alvanley | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Supt. O'Leary | |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hoodas Szekiel the Tailor | |
| 1953 | Malta Storyas Eden | |
| 1952 | Ghost Shipas Dr. Fawcett | |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatreas Gordon van Ketzler | |
| 1948 | Sleeping Car to Triesteas Mills | |
| 1947 | Fame Is the Spuras Arnold Ryerson | |
| 1944 | The Way Aheadas Pvt. Bill Parsons | |
| 1942 | One of Our Aircraft Is Missingas John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie | |
| 1941 | Ships with Wingsas Sub.Lt. Weatherby |
| 1969 | The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder...Writer | |
| 1962 | Suspense...Writer | |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre...Writer |
