Hugh Burden was a distinguished British actor and playwright. He was born in Colombo (then Ceylon), the son of a colonial official. He was sent to England at the age of ten to further his education. At Beaumont College, he studied history, French and music, becoming proficient on the piano. He trained for acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic ...
In 1938, he joined one of BBC Television's earliest sketch shows, "Light Relief", with Cicely Paget-Bowman, Queenie Leonard, Frank Napier and Anthony Cope.
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On the shortlist for Waterfield (played by John Bailey) in Doctor Who: Evil of The Daleks
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He was considered for the role of Richard Bellamy (eventually played by David Langton) in "Upstairs Downstairs".
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Screenplay
1979
TV Series
Marshal Foch
BBC2 Play of the Week
1978
TV Series
Edward Gardner
The Sunday Drama
1977
TV Series
Oliver
Leap in the Dark
1977
TV Series
Gilbert Murray
The Crezz
1976
TV Series
Dr. Balfour-Harvey
BBC2 Playhouse
1976
TV Series
Hastings
Jackanory Playhouse
1976
TV Series
King of Argos
The King of Argos
1976
TV Movie
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975
Haines
Fall of Eagles
1974
TV Mini-Series
Protopopov
Barlow at Large
1974
TV Series
The Warden
The House in Nightmare Park
1973
Reggie Henderson
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1971-1973
TV Series
Ronald / The Husband / Edwin
The Cricket Match
1973
TV Movie
William Hodge
The Ruling Class
1972
Matthew Peake
ITV Playhouse
1971
TV Series
Stephen
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
1971
Geoffrey Dandridge
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969-1971
TV Series
Mr. J.G. Reeder
The Statue
1971
Sir Geoffrey
Conceptions of Murder
1970
TV Series
Christie
The Misfit
1970
TV Series
Mr. Turgoose
Doctor Who
1970
TV Series
Channing
Strange Report
1969
TV Series
James
The Best House in London
1969
Lord Tennyson
The Gamblers
1968
TV Series
Ted Hunter
Man in a Suitcase
1968
TV Series
Doctor Maza
Theatre 625
1964-1967
TV Series
Brian Hooper / Narrator
Armchair Theatre
1957-1967
TV Series
Supt. O'Leary / Lionel Green / Roger Alvanley / ...
Conflict
1967
TV Series
Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly
Funeral in Berlin
1966
Hallam
Public Eye
1966
TV Series
Hugh Clayton
Z Cars
1965
TV Series
Philip Turnbull-Smythe
R3
1965
TV Series
Cargill
The Man in Room 17
1965
TV Series
Charles Morrow
Drama 61-67
1963-1964
TV Series
Paul Farrow / Philip Witt
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel
1964
TV Movie
Sir Austin Feverel
Maigret
1960-1963
TV Series
Marcel Lampson / Guillaume Serre
The Avengers
1963
TV Series
Bruno
Suspense
1963
TV Series
The Author / Gil
Ghost Squad
1963
TV Series
Rockworth
It Happened Like This
1963
TV Series
Robinson
Not at All
1962
TV Movie
John P. Jones
Tales of Mystery
1962
TV Series
Edward Farque
No Hiding Place
1960-1962
TV Series
Rennington / Langford
Hotel Incident
1962
Loius
Top Secret
1961
TV Series
Ventura
The Secret Partner
1961
Charles Standish
No Love for Johnnie
1961
Tim Maxwell
ITV Television Playhouse
1960
TV Series
Edwin Blatchford / Leonard Wheeler
Less Than Kind
1959
TV Movie
Monsieur de Virelade
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1951-1959
TV Series
Francis Worgan / Gordon van Ketzler / Martin Raynor / ...