Hugh Burden

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

Doctor Who

as Channing

Funeral in Berlin

as Hallam

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

as Geoffrey Dandridge

The Ruling Class

as Matthew Peake

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

as Haines

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

as John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie

The Way Ahead

as Pvt. Bill Parsons

The House in Nightmare Park

as Reggie Henderson

Ghost Ship

as Dr. Fawcett

Malta Story

as Eden