Hugh Burden
Actor
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.
Filmography
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
as Geoffrey Dandridge 1971
The Ruling Class
as Matthew Peake 1972
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
as Haines 1975
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
as John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie 1942
The Way Ahead
as Pvt. Bill Parsons 1944
The House in Nightmare Park
as Reggie Henderson 1973
Ghost Ship
as Dr. Fawcett 1952
Malta Story
as Eden 1953
The Secret Partner
as Charles Standish 1961
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
as Channing 1970
The Statue
as Sir Geoffrey 1971
Sleeping Car to Trieste
as Mills 1948
The Best House in London
as Lord Tennyson 1969
No Love for Johnnie
as Tim Maxwell 1961
Fame Is the Spur
as Arnold Ryerson 1947
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
as Divisionaire Krueger 1984