Hugh Burden

Acting

Hugh Burden

Born April 3, 1913 · Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]

Died May 17, 1985 · aged 72

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 …

Known For

Funeral in BerlinFuneral in Berlin · 1966
Funeral in Berlin
6.41966
MovieThriller
Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears to want to defect but the evidence is contradictory. Stok wants the British to handle his defection and asks for one of their agents, Harry Palmer, to smuggle him out of East Germany.
Blood from the Mummy's TombBlood from the Mummy's Tomb · 1971
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
5.51971
MovieHorror
Two Egyptologists, Professor Fuchs and Corbeck, are instrumental in unleashing unmitigated horror by bringing back to England the mummified body of Tara, the Egyptian Queen of Darkness. Fuchs’s daughter becomes involved in a series of macabre and terrifying incidents, powerless against the forces of darkness, directed by Corbeck, that are taking possession of her body and soul to fulfill the ancient prophesy that Queen Tara will be resurrected to continue her reign of unspeakable evil.
One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingOne of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing · 1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
5.81975
MovieActionAdventure
Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of Chinese spies.
The Ruling ClassThe Ruling Class · 1972
The Ruling Class
6.41972
MovieComedyDrama
When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to own the estate, the Gurney family plots to steal Jack's inheritance. As their outrageous schemes fail, the family strives to cure Jack of his bizarre behavior, with disastrous results.
One of Our Aircraft Is MissingOne of Our Aircraft Is Missing · 1942
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
6.61942
MovieWarDrama
During a raid on Germany, a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland, where they're aided by Dutch civilians.
Malta StoryMalta Story · 1953
Malta Story
6.31953
MovieDramaWar
Malta, 1942, during World War II. While the German air force is relentlessly bombing the island, a British pilot falls in love with a young Maltese girl.
The Way AheadThe Way Ahead · 1944
The Way Ahead
6.51944
MovieDramaWar
A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.
The Best House in LondonThe Best House in London · 1969
The Best House in London
4.01969
MovieComedy
In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of street prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothel.

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The Man in Room 17The Man in Room 17 · 1965
The Man in Room 17
6.31965
SeriesCrimeDrama
The Man in Room 17 is a British television series which ran for two seasons in the mid-1960s, produced by the Northern ITV franchise, Granada Television. Key to the series' success was the involvement of writer/producer Robin Chapman. The show was set in Room 17 of the Department of Social Research, where former wartime agent-turned-criminologist Edwin Oldenshaw solved difficult police cases through theory and discussions with his assistants. The novelty of the series was that Oldenshaw and his colleagues never needed to leave their office in order to resolve cases, preferring to spend their time playing the Japanese board game of Go. They simply provided their prognosis and left the police to do the cleaning up. Different directors were often appointed to film the Room 17 and outside-world scenes independently, to maintain a sense of distance between the two worlds.

Charles Morrow