Christopher Burgess obit

Christopher Burgess 1926-2013

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Christopher Burgess had three roles in Doctor Who, appearing in eleven episodes.

He played Swann in the 1967 story The Enemy of the World. Swann was the leader of Salamander's underground community of scientists. Burgess returned to Doctor Who in 1971 playing Professor George Philips, a scientist under the control of The Master, in Terror of the Autons.

His final appearance in Doctor Who was as Barnes, a resident of the meditation centre, in the 1974 story Planet of the Spiders.

He appeared in many British Television dramas including The Bill, Jossy's Giants, David Copperfield, Two People, Danger UXB, Les Miserables, Treasure Island, The Growing Pains of PC Penrose, Z Cars, Softly Softly: Task Force, Dixon of Dock Green, Sherlock Holmes, Deadline Midnight and Who Killed Menna Lorraine?

 

Actor

Screen One (1985)

Screen One

6.5

TV Series

Officer Colleague

1990

1 episode

 

Colin Blumenau, Nula Conwell, Peter Ellis, Trudie Goodwin, Jon Iles, Gary Olsen, Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jeff Stewart, Mark Wingett, and Delia Swan in The Bill (1984)

The Bill

6.7

TV Series

Mr. James

1989

1 episode

 

Jonathan Hyde in Shadow of the Noose (1989)

Shadow of the Noose

8.4

TV Mini Series

Inspector Upfold

1989

1 episode

 

Screen Two (1985)

Screen Two

6.3

TV Series

Porton security

1989

1 episode

 

Gentlemen and Players

7.4

TV Series

Returning officer

1988

1 episode

 

Jossy's Giants (1986)

Jossy's Giants

7.7

TV Series

Albert Hanson

1986–1987

10 episodes

 

David Copperfield (1986)

David Copperfield

7.5

TV Mini Series

Creditor

1986

1 episode

 

Timothy Dalton and Zelah Clarke in Jane Eyre (1983)

Jane Eyre

8.0

TV Mini Series

Carter

1983

2 episodes

 

Tears Before Bedtime

TV Series

Milkman

1983

1 episode

 

County Hall (1982)

County Hall

TV Series

Gordon Worth

1982

8 episodes

 

The Enigma Files (1980)

The Enigma Files

7.2

TV Series

Albert

1980

1 episode

 

Together (1980)

Together

6.8

TV Series

Leslie Shepherd

1980

18 episodes

 

Gerry Cowper and Stephen Garlick in Two People (1979)

Two People

6.9

TV Series

Mr. Aston

1979

3 episodes

 

Christopher Malcolm and Ian McShane in The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1979)

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

6.3

Policeman

1979

 

Anthony Andrews, Judy Geeson, Iain Cuthbertson, and Maurice Roëves in Danger UXB (1979)

Danger UXB

8.5

TV Series

Photographer

1979

1 episode

 

Les Miserables (1978)

Les Miserables

7.3

TV Movie

Police Inspector

1978

 

Peter Gilmore and Anne Stallybrass in The Onedin Line (1971)

The Onedin Line

7.6

TV Series

Ringham

1978

1 episode

 

Richard Burton in The Medusa Touch (1978)

The Medusa Touch

6.9

Pilot

1978

 

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

7.2

TV Series

Mr. Simpson

1978

1 episode

 

Treasure Island (1977)

Treasure Island

6.9

TV Mini Series

Black Dog

1977

2 episodes

 

Ben Kingsley, Rosemary Leach, and Puneet Sira in The Velvet Glove (1977)

The Velvet Glove

TV Series

Man in audience

1977

1 episode

 

North & South (1975)

North & South

6.9

TV Mini Series

Boucher

1975

2 episodes

 

The Growing Pains of P.C. Penrose (1975)

The Growing Pains of P.C. Penrose

6.4

TV Series

Inspector Fox

1975

6 episodes

 

Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)

Doctor Who

8.4

TV Series

Barnes

Swann

Professor Philips

1968–1974

11 episodes

 

James Ellis and John Slater in Z Cars (1962)

Z Cars

7.0

TV Series

Rhine

Sailor Cromwell

Harry Dance

1969–1974

5 episodes

 

Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)

Crown Court

7.3

TV Series

Anthony Standing MP

1973

1 episode

 

Stratford Johns and Frank Windsor in Jack the Ripper (1973)

Jack the Ripper

8.3

TV Mini Series

'Sun' reporter

1973

1 episode

 

Norman Bowler, Stratford Johns, David Lloyd Meredith, and Frank Windsor in Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)

Softly Softly: Task Force

7.6

TV Series

Brice

1972

1 episode

 

Menace (1970)

Menace

8.2

TV Series

George

1970

1 episode

 

Angela Down, Liza Goddard, and Susan Jameson in Take Three Girls (1969)

Take Three Girls

8.0

TV Series

Milkman

1969

1 episode

 

Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

Thirty-Minute Theatre

7.2

TV Series

Christopher Railton-Hughes

1969

1 episode

 

Jack Warner in Dixon of Dock Green (1955)

Dixon of Dock Green

6.7

TV Series

Lambert

1969

1 episode

 

Wink to Me Only

TV Series

Alf

1969

1 episode

 

ITV Playhouse (1967)

ITV Playhouse

6.9

TV Series

Joseph

1969

1 episode

 

Peter Cushing and Nigel Stock in The Sign of Four (1968)

Sherlock Holmes

7.5

TV Series

Barrymore

1968

2 episodes

 

The Wednesday Play (1964)

The Wednesday Play

7.5

TV Series

Andre

1968

1 episode

 

John Cairney in This Man Craig (1966)

This Man Craig

8.0

TV Series

Tom Morocco

1966

1 episode

 

Marius Goring in The Suspect (1966)

Thirteen Against Fate

TV Series

Sergeant

1966

1 episode

 

ITV Play of the Week (1955)

ITV Play of the Week

7.3

TV Series

Trooper

1965

1 episode

 

Suspense (1962)

Suspense

6.6

TV Series

Fred

1963

1 episode

 

Drama 61-67 (1961)

Drama 61-67

7.3

TV Series

1962

1 episode

 

Our Mister Ambler

TV Series

1961

1 episode

 

ITV Television Playhouse (1955)

ITV Television Playhouse

8.0

TV Series

Mr. Finnimore

1961

1 episode

 

Deadline Midnight

5.6

TV Series

Charlie Hammond

1961

1 episode

 

After the Crash

TV Movie

Howitt

1961

 

Kay Callard and John Turner in Knight Errant Limited (1959)

Knight Errant Limited

7.5

TV Series

Sergeant Veitch

1960

1 episode

 

Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)

BBC Sunday-Night Play

8.7

TV Series

Willie

1960

1 episode

 

The Herries Chronicle

TV Series

Osbaldistone

1960

2 episodes

 

Who Killed Menna Lorraine?

TV Movie

Mr. Martin

1960

 

Television Playwright

7.7

TV Series

Luis Duncan

1958

1 episode