Hugh Burden
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.
Funeral in Berlin
as HallamColonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears...
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Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
as Geoffrey DandridgeTwo Egyptologists, Professor Fuchs and Corbeck, are instrumental in unleashing unmitigated...
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The Ruling Class
as Matthew PeakeWhen the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits...
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One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
as HainesEscaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord...
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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
as John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for BertieOn its way back from a raid on the city of Stuttgart, Germany, a British bomber is shot down...
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The Way Ahead
as Pvt. Bill ParsonsA mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry ...
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No Love for Johnnie
as Tim MaxwellJohnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with...
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Malta Story
as EdenMalta, 1942, during World War II. While the German air force is relentlessly bombing the island,...
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Ghost Ship
as Dr. FawcettWarned that it is haunted, a skeptical young couple buy a rundown yacht and fix it up to be...
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The House in Nightmare Park
as Reggie HendersonComedy legend Frankie Howerd stars as the victim of sinister shenanigans in this hilarious spoof...
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Sleeping Car to Trieste
as MillsSpies pursue a stolen diary aboard the Orient Express.
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Dr. Fischer of Geneva
as Divisionaire KruegerDr. Fischer has an unusual hobby — to expose human greed. How much humiliation will his fellow...
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The Best House in London
as Lord TennysonIn Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of prostitution...
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The Secret Partner
as Charles StandishA shipping tycoon with a record becomes a suspect when money goes missing from the company vault.
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Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
as ChanningThe New Doctor arrives on Earth in the middle of a freak meteor shower. Faceless killer shop...
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Ships with Wings
as Sub.Lt. WeatherbyBefore the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working...
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The Statue
as Sir GeoffreyBolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives...
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Gossip from the Forest
as Marshall FochThe events around the signing of The Armistice at the end of the First World War.
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The Inn Way Out
as Henry MeadowsA man encounters all sorts of strange places and people when he goes out for cigarettes.
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Fame Is the Spur
as Arnold RyersonA politician rises rapidly to fame and fortune and discovers that power corrupts and ultimately...
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Fairies
as Edward Gardner' I'd stake my reputation on it. These photographs are not faked.' But how could photographs,...
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Kites
as HastingsLawrence Hastings, retired prep school headmaster, has few pleasures in life. One is flying a...
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Doctor Who
as ChanningThe adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores...
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No Hiding Place
as LangfordNo Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by...
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Maigret
as Guillaume SerreBBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector...
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Man in a Suitcase
as uncreditedAccused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name,...
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Playhouse
as uncreditedBBC2 Playhouse is a one hour UK anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic...
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Fall of Eagles
as Protopopov"Fall of Eagles" is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series...
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Sykes
as Head of Light EntertainmentClassic sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques as brother and sister twins who have to...
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The Man In Room 17
as Charles MorrowThe Man in Room 17 is a British television series which ran for two seasons in the mid-1960s,...
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Strange Report
as JamesStrange Report is a British television Adam Strange, a retired Home Office criminologist,...
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The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
as Mr. J.G. ReederThe Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder is based on a character created by Edgar Wallace in a series of 1925...
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Armchair Theatre
as Lee WarrenArmchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the...
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