Hugh Burden
Hugh Archibald Nairn Burden was a British actor and playwright.
Early life
Hugh Archibald Nairn Burden was born as the eldest son of Harry Archibald Burden, a colonial official, and Caro Cecil née Jackson, on 3 April 1913 in Colombo, Ceylon. He was educated at Beaumont College in Berkshire, England, and trained in London at the Central School of Speech and Drama and RADA. He 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.Career
Burden made appearances in many UK television plays and series including Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space, The Crezz, Sykes, Strange Report and The Avengers. He played the title role in The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder. His many film appearances include One of Our Aircraft Is Missing, The Way Ahead, Fame Is the Spur, Malta Story, Funeral in Berlin, Blood from the Mummy's Tomb and The Ruling Class.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 Equity council member.