About

Known credits:
84
Birthday:
1931-03-21
Place of birth:
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
Website:
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Humphrey Burton

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2022 How the BBC Began Actor Self N/A
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2017 The Opera House Actor Self - BBC Arts Reporter 59
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2014 Karajan's Magic and Myth Actor Self N/A
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2009 Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Actor Self (archival footage) 59
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2008 Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen Actor Self N/A
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2006 Glenn Gould: Hereafter Actor Self 59
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1991 La Stupenda Actor Self N/A
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1978 Marevna and Marika Actor Himself N/A
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1976 The Story of Pantomime Actor Self N/A
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1976 Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema Actor Self - Host N/A
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1971 Elton John: Mr. Superfunk Actor Self 59
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1965 The Golden Ring Actor Himself - Narrator N/A
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1959 Gordon Jacob Actor Commentator N/A
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Directing
2009 Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein) Directing Director N/A
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2007 Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2 Directing Director N/A
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2007 Bach The Cello Suites Directing Director N/A
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2007 Rostropovich Life & Art Directing Director 59
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2007 Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5 Directing Director N/A
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2006 Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate Directing Director N/A
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2005 Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde Directing Director 59
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2005 CARLOS KLEIBER LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphonies 4 & 7 Directing Director N/A
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2003 Vincent in Brixton Directing Director 59
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2002 The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland Directing Director 59
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2000 Falstaff Directing Director 59
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1998 A Gala Christmas in Vienna Directing Director N/A
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1998 Rodelinda Directing Director N/A
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1997 Manon Lescaut Directing Director N/A
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1996 Merry Christmas from Vienna Directing Director N/A
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1996 Lulu Directing Director 59
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1995 Ermione Directing Director N/A
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1994 Eugene Onegin Directing Director N/A
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1991 Candide Directing Director 59
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1991 Mozart Requiem Directing Director N/A
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1991 War and Peace Directing Director N/A
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1990 Boris Godunov Directing Director 58
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1990 Prince Igor Directing Director N/A
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1989 Ode to Freedom Directing Director N/A
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1989 Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide Directing Director N/A
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1988 Candide Directing Director 59
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1987 Die Entführung aus dem Serail Directing Director 59
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1987 Krystian Zimerman: Chopin/Schubert Directing Director N/A
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1987 Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987 Directing Director N/A
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1987 Herbert Von Karajan - New Year's Concert Vienna 1987 Directing Director N/A
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1987 Ivo Pogorelich: Bach, Scarlatti, Beethoven Directing Director N/A
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1986 Liszt Annees de Pelerinage Directing Director N/A
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1985 The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein Directing Director 59
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1985 Bach: St. John Passion Directing Director N/A
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1985 Andrea Chénier Directing Director 59
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1984 Brahms The Piano Concertos Directing Director N/A
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1984 Die Fledermaus Directing Director 59
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1984 Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli Directing Director N/A
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1984 Bernstein Brahms Symphonies Directing Director N/A
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1983 Carlos Kleiber: Beethoven - Symphonies 4 & 7 Directing Director N/A
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1982 Verdi: Requiem Directing Director N/A
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1978 Bernstein Beethoven Overtures Directing Director N/A
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1977 Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Directing Director N/A
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1977 Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2 Directing Director N/A
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1977 Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach Directing Director N/A
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1976 Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 Directing Director 59
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1976 Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal Directing Director 59
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1976 The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics Directing Director 59
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1976 The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis Directing Director 59
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1976 The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax Directing Director 59
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1976 The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology Directing Director 59
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1976 The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity Directing Director 59
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1976 The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth Directing Director 59
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1976 Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives Directing Director N/A
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1975 Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5 Directing Director N/A
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1975 Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 Directing Director N/A
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1973 Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 Directing Director 59
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1972 Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction Directing Director N/A
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1970 Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein Directing Director N/A
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1970 Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony Directing Director N/A
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1965 The Golden Ring Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1970 Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1991 The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek Production Producer 59
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1985 The Making Of West Side Story Production Producer 59
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1976 The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein Production Consulting Producer N/A
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1974 The Marriage of Figaro Production Producer N/A
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1973 Trouble in Tahiti Production Executive Producer N/A
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1970 Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein Production Producer N/A
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1967 Benjamin Britten and His Festival Production Executive Producer N/A
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1965 The Golden Ring Production Producer N/A
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1961 Antonio Gaudí Production Producer 59
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