Biography
Mark Burns (30 March 1936 – 8 May 2007) was an English film and television actor. Burns was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire and educated at Ampleforth College, North Yorkshire. He originally planned to enter the priesthood, but after a short-service commission with the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars (1955–57), in which he served in Malaya and Northern Ireland, he became an actor. His career began in 1960 with the film Tunes of Glory followed by the TV series Lorna Doone (1963) and Rupert of Hentzau (1964). One of his most prominent roles was as the male lead in the cult 1966 mystery film Death Is a Woman. Burns also appeared in The Saint episode "The Scales of Justice", and The Prisoner episode "It's Your Funeral" as Number Two's assistant.He played William Morris in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968), Bernie in A Day at the Beach (1970), the pianist Alfred in Death in Venice (1971) and Hans von Bülow in Ludwig (1972). Mark Burns obtained his first big role in House of the Living Dead by Ray Austin in 1974 and won the prize for best actor in 1974 at the Sitges Film Festival. In 1975, together with Lynne Frederick he did A Long Return by Pedro Lazaga. He also appeared in Count Dracula (1977) and The Bitch (1979). His career stagnated in the 1980s and 1990s, his last film being Stardust (2007). He died from lung cancer.
Filmography
all 55
Movies 38
TV Shows 17
Stardust (2007)
The Clandestine Marriage (1999)
Savage Hearts (1995)
Dirty Weekend (1993)
Passport to Murder (1993)
Heartbeat (1992)
Bullseye! (1990)
Menace Unseen (1988)
Destroying Angel (1987)
The Surrogate (1984)
Champions (1984)
The Wicked Lady (1983)
Remington Steele (1982)
La Chanson du mal-aimé (1982)
Bergerac (1981)
Home Before Midnight (1979)
The Bitch (1979)
Degree of Uncertainty (1979)
The Stud (1978)
Count Dracula (1977)
Count Dracula (1977)
Secret Army (1977)
The New Avengers (1976)
Largo retorno (1975)
The Maids (1975)
Brannigan (1975)
Juggernaut (1974)
House of the Living Dead (1974)
Giordano Bruno (1973)
Ludwig (1973)
A Time for Loving (1972)
Death in Venice (1971)
The Adventures of Gerard (1970)
The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)
A Day at the Beach (1970)
The Main Chance (1969)
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)
The Prisoner (1967)
The Jokers (1967)
Death Is a Woman (1966)
Mystery and Imagination (1966)
Redcap (1964)
The System (1964)
Take Me Over (1963)
The Day and the Hour (1963)
The Human Jungle (1963)
A Prize of Arms (1962)
The Saint (1962)
Studio Four (1962)
The Avengers (1961)
Exodus (1960)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
No Hiding Place (1959)
One Step Beyond (1959)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1936-03-30
Deathday2007-05-08 (71 years old)
Birth PlaceBromsgrove, United Kingdom
RelationshipsPaulene Stone (1990-01-01 - 2007-01-01), Jane How (1976-01-01 - 1983-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsSitges Film Festival Best Actor award
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