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BornMarch 21, 1931
DiedDecember 17, 2025 (age 94)
Place of birthTrowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
Film credits13
Humphrey Burton
DeceasedKnown for Directing
Biography
Author, broadcaster, director and producer. First Head of Music and Arts for BBC Television 1965-1967. Resumed the position again from 1975-1981 after an eight year absence in commercial television as a founder-member of London Weekend Television. For his work as a director, he has won four Emmy Awards, two British Academy Awards and as a presenter received the Royal Television Society Silver medal and Sony Gold Award.
Filmography
The Opera House
2017
as Self - BBC Arts Reporter
- No poster
Karajan's Magic and Myth
2014
as Self
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
2009
as Self (archival footage)
Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen
2008
as Self
Glenn Gould: Hereafter
2006
as Self
La Stupenda
1991
as Self
- No poster
Marevna and Marika
1978
as Himself
The Story of Pantomime
1976
as Self
New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By
1976
as Presenter
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
1976
as Self - Host
Elton John: Mr. Superfunk
1971
as Self
The Golden Ring
1965
as Himself - Narrator
Gordon Jacob
1959
as Commentator