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Hugh Burden

Apr 03, 1913 - May 17, 1985 (72 years old) in Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]

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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

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Doctor Who
Channing
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No Hiding Place
Langford
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The Man In Room 17
Charles Morrow
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Man in a Suitcase
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Playhouse
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Maigret
Guillaume Serre
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The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
Mr. J.G. Reeder
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Sykes
Head of Light Entertainment
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Barlow
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Fall of Eagles
Protopopov

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