Mark Burns

For the rugby league footballer for Scotland, and Lindley Swifts, see Mark Burns (rugby league).

Mark Burns
Born	30 March 1936(1936-03-30) Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK
Died	8 May 2007(2007-05-08) (aged 71) London, England, UK
Years active	1960–2007
Spouse	Jane How (1 child, divorce), Paulene Stone

Mark Burns (30 March 1936 – 8 May 2007)^[1] was an English film and television actor.

Burns was born in Bromsgrove in the county of Worcestershire and educated at Ampleforth College, North Yorkshire.^[1] He originally planned to enter the priesthood, but after a short-service commission with the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars (1955–57), in which he served in Malaya and Northern Ireland, he became an actor.^[1] His career began in 1960 with the film Tunes of Glory followed by the TV series Lorna Doone (1963) and Rupert of Hentzau (1964). Burns also appeared in The Saint episode "The Scales of Justice", and The Prisoner episode "It's Your Funeral" as Number Two's assistant.

He played William Morris in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968), Bernie in A Day at the Beach (1970), Alfred in Death in Venice (1971) and Hans Von Bülow in Ludwig (1972). Mark Burns obtained his first big role in House of the Living Dead by Ray Austin in 1973 and won the prize for best actor in 1974 at the Sitges Film Festival. In 1975, together with Lynne Frederick he did A Long Return by Pedro Lazaga. He also appeared in Count Dracula (1977) and The Bitch (1979). His career stagnated in the 1980s and 1990s, his last film being Stardust (2007). He died from lung cancer.

Filmography

• Tunes of Glory (1960)
• The Day and the Hour (1963)
• The System (1964)
• Death Is a Woman (1966)
• The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
• A Day at the Beach (1970)
• Death in Venice (1971)
• A Time for Loving (1971)
• Ludwig (1972)
• House of the Living Dead (1973)
• Juggernaut (1974)
• The Maids (1974)
• A Long Return (1975)
• Count Dracula (1977)
• The Stud (1978)
• The Bitch (1979)
• Eyewitness (1981)
• Bergerac (1983)
• The Clandestine Marriage (1999)
• Stardust (2007)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2007/jul/19/guardianobituaries.obituaries2

External links

• Mark Burns at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Burns, Mark
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	1936-3-30
Place of birth	Worcester, Worcestershire, England, UK
Date of death	2007-5-08
Place of death	London, England, UK