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    Hugh Burden

    1913-04-03 (111 years old) in Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]

    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.

    Movies

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    Dr. Fischer of Geneva
    68 %|Oct 8, 1984
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Gossip From The Forest
    0 %|Jul 28, 1979
    Drama
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    One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
    58 %|Jul 9, 1975
    Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Mystery, Thriller
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    The House in Nightmare Park
    66 %|Mar 23, 1973
    Comedy, Horror
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    The Ruling Class
    64.74000000000001 %|Sep 13, 1972
    Comedy, Drama
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    Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
    56.28999999999999 %|Jun 16, 1971
    Horror, Mystery
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    The Statue
    47 %|Jan 27, 1971
    Comedy
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    Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
    89 %|Jan 24, 1970
    Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure
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    The Best House in London
    36 %|Jan 1, 1969
    Comedy
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    The Inn Way Out
    0 %|Feb 1, 1967
    Drama
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    Funeral in Berlin
    64 %|Dec 22, 1966
    Thriller
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    The Secret Partner
    58 %|May 1, 1961
    Mystery, Drama, Thriller
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    No Love for Johnnie
    55 %|Feb 14, 1961
    Drama
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    Malta Story
    58 %|Jun 1, 1953
    Drama, War, History
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    Ghost Ship
    52 %|Oct 1, 1952
    Horror, Thriller
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    Sleeping Car to Trieste
    68 %|Oct 6, 1948
    Thriller
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    Fame Is the Spur
    65 %|Sep 23, 1947
    Drama
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    The Way Ahead
    64 %|Jun 9, 1944
    Drama, War
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    One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
    65 %|Apr 24, 1942
    War, Drama
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    Ships with Wings
    40 %|Nov 10, 1941
    War, Drama

    Series

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    Fall of Eagles
    67 %|Mar 15, 1974
    Drama
    actor
    Playhouse
    70 %|Mar 13, 1974
    Drama
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    Sykes
    64 %|Sep 14, 1972
    Comedy
    actor
    Barlow
    55 %|Sep 15, 1971
    Drama
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    The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
    50 %|Apr 23, 1969
    Drama
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    Man in a Suitcase
    70 %|Sep 27, 1967
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    The Man In Room 17
    55 %|Jun 11, 1965
    Crime, Drama
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    Doctor Who
    79 %|Nov 23, 1963
    Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Maigret
    69 %|Oct 31, 1960
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    No Hiding Place
    37 %|Sep 16, 1959
    Crime, Drama