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Portrait of Hugh Burden

Acting

Hugh Burden

Career

Active from 1942 to 1984, busiest in 1961 and 1971 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hugh Burden Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Violence
    3.3, average 4.1
  • Showbiz
    0.4, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Humor 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • British War Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 65
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1984)
GoodWatch score 65

as Divisionaire Krueger

1970s

19 titles · average score 63
Gossip from the Forest
Gossip from the Forest (1979)

as Marshall Foch

Fairies
Fairies (1978)

as Edward Gardner

BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977)

TV show · as Edward Gardner

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
GoodWatch score 61

as Haines

Playhouse
Playhouse (1974)

TV show · as Lawrence Hastings

Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles (1974)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Protopopov

The House in Nightmare Park
The House in Nightmare Park (1973)
GoodWatch score 62

as Reggie Henderson

Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Percival Padmore QC

Sykes
Sykes (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Head of Light Entertainment

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

as Geoffrey Dandridge

The Statue
The Statue (1971)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sir Geoffrey

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space (1970)

as Channing

1960s

19 titles · average score 67
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969)

TV show · as Mr. J.G. Reeder

The Inn Way Out
The Inn Way Out (1967)

as Henry Meadows

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show · as Stephen

Funeral in Berlin
Funeral in Berlin (1966)
GoodWatch score 64

as Hallam

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show · as Edwin / Ronald

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Channing

Suspense
Suspense (1962)

TV show · as Gil / The Author

Z-Cars
Z-Cars (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Philip Turnbull-Smythe

The Secret Partner
The Secret Partner (1961)
GoodWatch score 47

as Charles Standish

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Sir Bruno Laker

No Love for Johnnie
No Love for Johnnie (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

as Tim Maxwell

Maigret
Maigret (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Guillaume Serre

1950s

6 titles · average score 54
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show · as Langford / Rennington

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Lionel Green / Roger Alvanley

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Ezekiel the Tailor

Malta Story
Malta Story (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Eden

Ghost Ship
Ghost Ship (1952)
GoodWatch score 44

as Dr. Fawcett

Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Gordon van Ketzler

1940s

5 titles · average score 69
Sleeping Car to Trieste
Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mills

Fame Is the Spur
Fame Is the Spur (1947)
GoodWatch score 69

as Arnold Ryerson

The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead (1944)
GoodWatch score 84

as Pvt. Bill Parsons

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
GoodWatch score 69

as John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie

Ships with Wings
Ships with Wings (1941)

as Sub.Lt. Weatherby