death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
london , england 17 may 1985 columbo , ceylon 3 april 1913 hugh burden
 hugh burden actor and playwright
hugh burden

hugh burden -lrb- 3 april 1913 - 17 may 1985 -rrb- 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 '' -lrb- 1970 -rrb- , `` the crezz '' -lrb- 1976 -rrb- , `` sykes '' -lrb- 1979 -rrb- , `` strange report '' -lrb- 1968 -rrb- and `` the avengers '' -lrb- 1963 -rrb- .
he played the title role in `` the mind of mr. j. g. reeder '' -lrb- 1969 -rrb- .
his many film appearances include `` one of our aircraft is missing '' -lrb- 1942 -rrb- , `` the way ahead '' -lrb- 1944 -rrb- , `` fame is the spur '' -lrb- 1947 -rrb- , `` malta story '' -lrb- 1953 -rrb- , `` funeral in berlin '' -lrb- 1966 -rrb- , `` blood from the mummy 's tomb '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- and `` the ruling class '' -lrb- 1972 -rrb- .
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 .
