Hugh Burden

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name = Hugh Burden
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birthdate = birth date|1913|4|3|df=y
deathdate = death date and age|1985|5|17|1913|4|3|df=y
deathplace = London, England
location = Columbo, Ceylon
occupation = actor, playwright
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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" and "The Avengers." His many film appearances include "One of Our Aircraft is Missing", "Fame is the Spur", "The Way Ahead", "The Malta Story", "Funeral in Berlin", "Blood from the Mummy's Tomb" and "The Ruling Class". He was often cast as diffident characters.

He also acted in radio plays, and was known for readings of the works of authors such as T. S. Eliot and Evelyn Waugh. He also wrote several television and stage plays and was an Equity council member.

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