Hugh Archibald Nairn Burden''The Daily Telegraph'', 25 July 1962 (3 April 1913 – 16 May 1985) was a British

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and playwright. Hugh Archibald Nairn Burden was the eldest son of Harry Archibald Burden, a colonial official, and Caro Cecil née Jackson on 3 April 1913 in

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Ceylon Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. He was educated at Beaumont College and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and

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. He appeared on stage in repertory theatre in

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and in

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's West End before military service in the Hampshire Regiment and the

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from 1939 to 1942. Burden made appearances in many UK television plays and series including '' Doctor Who'': '' Spearhead from Space'' (1970), ''

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'' (1976), '' Sykes'' (1979), '' Strange Report'' (1968) and '' The Avengers'' (1963). He played the title role in ''

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder ''The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder'' is a British television series which was originally broadcast on ITV in two series from 1969 to 1971. It is based on a series of novels and short stories written by Edgar Wallace featuring the character of J.G. R ...

'' (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 ''Funeral in Berlin'' is a 1964 spy novel by Len Deighton set between Saturday 5 October and Sunday 10 November 1963. It was the third of Deighton's novels about an unnamed British agent. It was preceded by ''The IPCRESS File'' (1962) and '' ...

'' (1966), '' Blood from the Mummy's Tomb'' (1971) and '' The Ruling Class'' (1972). Burden acted in radio plays and was known for readings of the works of T. S. Eliot and Evelyn Waugh. He also wrote several television and stage plays and was an

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council member. He married actress Joy Hodgkinson in 1950, and had a daughter with her, but the marriage was dissolved in 1955 on the grounds of her desertion. A subsequent marriage to Margaret de Loebra in 1957 was dissolved in 1962 on the grounds of his desertion.

Selected filmography

* ''

Death Croons the Blues ''Death Croons the Blues'' is a 1937 British crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Hugh Wakefield, Antoinette Cellier and George Hayes.Wood p.94 The film was made at Twickenham Studios by the producer Julius Hagen whose ownershi ...

'' (1937) as Viscount Brent * '' Ships with Wings'' (1942) as Sub.Lt. Weatherby * '' One of Our Aircraft Is Missing'' (1942) as John Glyn Haggard—Pilot in B for Bertie * '' The Way Ahead'' (1944) as Pvt. Bill Parsons * '' Fame Is the Spur'' (1947) as Arnold Ryerson * '' Sleeping Car to Trieste'' (1948) as Mills * '' Ghost Ship'' (1952) as Dr. Fawcett * '' Malta Story'' (1953) as Eden, Security * ''

No Love for Johnnie ''No Love for Johnnie'' is a 1961 British drama film in CinemaScope directed by Ralph Thomas. It was based on the 1959 book of the same title by the Labour Member of Parliament Wilfred Fienburgh, and stars Peter Finch. It depicts the disillu ...

'' (1961) as Tim Maxwell * '' The Secret Partner'' (1961) as Charles Standish * ''

'' (1966) as Hallam * ''The Inn Way Out'' (1967) as Husband, and Bastard Son (30 minute Short), with John le Mesurier * '' The Best House in London'' (1969) as Lord Tennyson * '' The Statue'' (1971) as Sir Geoffrey * '' Blood from the Mummy's Tomb'' (1971) as Geoffrey Dandridge * '' The Ruling Class'' (1972) as Matthew Peake * ''

The House in Nightmare Park ''The House in Nightmare Park'' (known as ''Crazy House'' in the U.S.) is a 1973 British comedy horror film directed by Peter Sykes and starring Frankie Howerd, Ray Milland and Hugh Burden. It was one of a number of British comedy films which pa ...

'' (1973) as Reggie Henderson * '' One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing'' (1975) as Haines

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* 1913 births 1985 deaths English male film actors English male television actors 20th-century English male actors British Army personnel of World War II Royal Hampshire Regiment soldiers Indian Army personnel of World War II {{england-actor-stub