Humphrey Burton
Known For
Directing
Born
1931-03-21 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
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.
Most Known For
Omnibus
as Self - Presenter
BBC Young Musician
as Self - Host
How the BBC Began
as Self
Conversations with Glenn Gould
as Interviewer
The Opera House
as Self - BBC Arts Reporter
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
as Self (archival footage)
The Story of Pantomime
as Self
The Golden Ring
as Himself - Narrator
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
as Self - Host
Karajan's Magic and Myth
as Self
Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen
as Self
Elton John: Mr. Superfunk
as Self
Marevna and Marika
as Himself
Gordon Jacob
as Commentator
New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By
as Presenter
La Stupenda
as Self
Glenn Gould: Hereafter
as Self