Edward Burnham

Edward Burnham

Born: December 25, 1916
Died: June 30, 2015
in Lincolnshire, England, UK

Movies for Edward Burnham...

Title: Black Books
Character: Piotr, Josef's Father
Released: September 29, 2000
Type: TV
Black Books centres around the foul tempered and wildly eccentric bookshop owner Bernard Black. Bernard’s devotion to the twin pleasures of drunkenness and wilful antagonism deepens and enriches both his life and that of Manny, his assistant. Bearded, sweet and good, Manny is everything that Bernard isn’t and is punished by Bernard relentlessly just for the crime of existing. They depend on each other for meaning as Fran, their oldest friend, depends on them for distraction. Black Books is a haven of books, wine and conversation, the only threat to the group’s peace and prosperity is their own limitless stupidity.
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Dark Obsession
Title: Dark Obsession
Character: John the Gardner
Released: June 8, 1990
Type: Movie
Hugo Buckton seems to have it all: He is apparently rich and has a beautiful wife and a doting son. In actuality, though, Hugo is having money problems and is paranoid that his wife is cheating on him. After a boozy night at a party, Hugo hits and kills a woman with his car -- and at his friends' urging, keeps driving. When Hugo starts receiving letters from someone who knows about the accident, he begins to suspect that he has been set up.
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Title: Nightingales
Character: Piper
Released: February 27, 1990
Type: TV
Nightingales is a British situation comedy set around the antics of three security guards working the night shift. It was written by Paul Makin and produced by Alomo Productions for Channel 4 in 1990.
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Little Dorrit
Title: Little Dorrit
Character: Daniel Doyce
Released: December 11, 1987
Type: Movie
A drama based on the novel by Charles Dickens which tells the story of Arthur Clennam who is thrown into a debtor's prison. There he meets a young seamstress whose father has been imprisoned for twenty-five years. A film in originally released in two parts.
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Title: Eh Brian! It's A Whopper
Character: George
Released: November 9, 1984
Type: TV
The adventures of a motley gang of fishing enthusiasts
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Memed My Hawk
Title: Memed My Hawk
Character: Naked Man
Released: May 10, 1984
Type: Movie
In 1920s Turkey, a young peasant is smitten with a beautiful young girl, who has been promised in marriage to the fat, dullard cousin of the province's powerful and corrupt governor. When an assassination attempt is made against the official, the young man flees his village and joins up with a group of outlaws fighting against the wealthy and powerful landowners who control the lives of the locals and make life miserable for them. The outlaws' successes prompt the governor to call in the Turkish army to capture or kill them.
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Where Is Parsifal?
Title: Where Is Parsifal?
Character: Trofimov
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Tucked away in his castle, a hypochondriac inventor plays generous host to a revolving cast of wacky guests. But to pay off his mounting debts, he must sell either a powerful businessman or a rich gypsy on his latest creation: a laser skywriter.
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Coming Out of the Ice
Title: Coming Out of the Ice
Character: Commissar
Released: December 31, 1982
Type: Movie
A biographical film about Victor Herman, based on the memoir of the same name.
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Friend or Foe
Title: Friend or Foe
Character: Mr. Cooper
Released: April 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Two evacuated children in wartime rural England find two German airmen hiding out in the woods. An adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's 1977 novel from writer/director John Krish .
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That Crazy Woman
Title: That Crazy Woman
Character: Judge
Released: February 21, 1980
Type: Movie
In 1960, at the age of 56, Dr. Barbara Moore became a national hero by walking from John O'Groats to Land's End. One of the last great English eccentrics, even though she was Russian.
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Title: Tales of the Unexpected
Character: Henry Bliss
Released: March 24, 1979
Type: TV
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.
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Title: All Creatures Great and Small
Character: Professor Norton
Released: January 8, 1978
Type: TV
All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the pseudonym James Herriot. Ninety episodes were aired over two three-year runs. The first run was based directly on Herriot's books; the second was filmed with original scripts.
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The Copter Kids
Title: The Copter Kids
Character: Farmer Owen
Released: February 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Helicopter pilots help children to track down cattle rustlers.
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The Hiding Place
Title: The Hiding Place
Character: Underground Leader
Released: May 4, 1975
Type: Movie
The Hiding Place is an account of a Dutch family who risk their lives by offering a safe haven for Jews during World War II
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Doctor Who: Robot
Title: Doctor Who: Robot
Character: Professor Kettlewell
Released: January 18, 1975
Type: Movie
The newly-regenerated Doctor helps UNIT battle a sentient robot being manipulated by a corrupt scientific organization.
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Night is the Time For Killing
Title: Night is the Time For Killing
Character: Minister
Released: January 7, 1975
Type: Movie
Film starring Judy Geeson, James Smilie, Charles Gray, Alister Williamson
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Title: Van der Valk
Character: Jakob Mertens
Released: September 13, 1972
Type: TV
Van der Valk is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. It starred Barry Foster in the title role as Dutch detective Commissaris "Piet" van der Valk. Based on the characters and atmosphere of the novels of Nicolas Freeling, the first series was shown in 1972.
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Young Winston
Title: Young Winston
Character: Henry Labouchere
Released: July 20, 1972
Type: Movie
This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his first election to Parliament.
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Title: The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Character: Dr. Dunwoody
Released: May 18, 1971
Type: Movie
After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes unleashes a score of Old-Testament atrocities on his enemies.
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When Eight Bells Toll
Title: When Eight Bells Toll
Character: Macullum
Released: March 9, 1971
Type: Movie
In a vein similar to Bond movies, a British agent Philip Calvert is on a mission to determine the whereabouts of a ship that disappeared near the coast of Scotland.
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10 Rillington Place
Title: 10 Rillington Place
Character: Member of Medical Board
Released: February 10, 1971
Type: Movie
The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
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Doctor Who: The Invasion
Title: Doctor Who: The Invasion
Character: Professor Watkins
Released: December 21, 1968
Type: Movie
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe return to Earth and become embroiled in the schemes of Tobias Vaughn. They meet up with an old friend, Colonel (now Brigadier) Lethbridge-Stewart, and some old enemies, the Cybermen.
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Romeo and Juliet
Title: Romeo and Juliet
Character: Capulet
Released: December 3, 1967
Type: Movie
In Shakespeare's classic play, the Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy, have hated each other for years, but the son of one family and the daughter of the other fall desperately in love and secretly marry.
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To Sir, with Love
Title: To Sir, with Love
Character: Florian
Released: June 14, 1967
Type: Movie
A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.
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Title: BBC Play of the Month
Character: Lord Capulet
Released: October 19, 1965
Type: TV
Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983; the producer most associated with the Play of the Month was Cedric Messina. Some of the 121 episodes are missing from the archives, having been junked in the 1960s and 1970s. Unless stated otherwise, the indication that the play is "lost" is taken from the lostshows.com website page as of 25 May 2013.
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Title: Doctor Who
Character: Professor Kettlewell
Released: November 23, 1963
Type: TV
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
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Title: Doctor Who
Character: Professor Watkins
Released: November 23, 1963
Type: TV
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
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Title: The Saint
Character: Eugene Drew
Released: October 4, 1962
Type: TV
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
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Title: The Avengers
Character: Meadows
Released: January 7, 1961
Type: TV
The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish and assertive women: Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King. Later episodes increasingly incorporated elements of science fiction and fantasy, parody and British eccentricity.
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Title: The Avengers
Character: Brett
Released: January 7, 1961
Type: TV
The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish and assertive women: Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King. Later episodes increasingly incorporated elements of science fiction and fantasy, parody and British eccentricity.
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Man in the Moon
Title: Man in the Moon
Character: Test Chamber Scientist
Released: October 31, 1960
Type: Movie
William is an unsuccessful guinea pig for a medical group interested in researching the common cold. He is soon fired and offered a job by the nearby National Atomic Research Center where they figure anyone who could fail at being a guinea pig is just what they need. They con William into thinking he will continue his guinea pig career by testing out some equipment for them before they send a group of astronauts to the moon.
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Title: Sunday-Night Play
Character: Sir Geraint Lloyd
Released: September 25, 1960
Type: TV
BBC anthology drama series that ran over four seasons and replaced the previous BBC Sunday Night Theatre series.