Jonathan Burn (born 28 November 1939) is a British actor.
Life Burn was born 28 November 1939 in London, England to an Austrian Jewish mother and an Italian Jewish father. The previous year, they had met and were married after coming to London as refugees. Sadly, Burn lost many of his relatives to concentration camps.
Career Burn trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama from 1958 to 1961. He worked for some time with provincial repertory companies and then appeared in Androcles and the Lion and The Shewing Up of Blanko Posnet at the Mermaid Theatre. Burn also appeared in stage productions such as This Story of Yours by John Hopkins, Hank’s Night by Paul Ableman at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, and My Fat Friend at Civic Theatre in Johannesburg. He participated in a number of films, including The Party's Over (1965), Eyewitness (1970) and Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971). He appeared in British television series such as The Forsyte Saga, The Avengers, Crossroads and Doctor Who. Burn's last screen credit was in the drama miniseries Cambridge Spies in 2003.
Selected filmography
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1964Thursday TheatreMathiasEpisode: "Point of Departure"1965The Wednesday PlayBrunoEpisode: "Auto-Stop"1967The Forsyte SagaVal Dartie9 episodes1968The AvengersConradEpisode: "Have Guns — Will Haggle"1969The Wednesday Play2nd Lt. FlorenceEpisode: "The Last Train through Harecastle Tunnel"1977CrossroadsMax LorimerSeveral episodes1981Play for TodaySpanish GuideEpisode: "The Cause"1982Q.E.D.LecoursEpisode: "The Great Motor Race"1982Beau GesteColonna3 episodes1983Andy RobsonHarris2 episodes1984MinderBoxing M.C.Episode: "Rocky Eight and a Half"1984Ellis IslandAl JolsonEpisode 11988Doctor WhoSilas P.Episode: "The Happiness Patrol: Part One"1989Mother LoveChief Insp StrachanEpisode 31989Judith Krantz's Till We Meet AgainNico Ambert2 episodes1990Screen TwoPavlovEpisode: "Small Zones"1992The Good GuysMerrisonEpisode: "The MacQuarrie Treasure"1993The Last U-BoatAdmiral BrightonTV film1995Shine on Harvey MoonFrench MechanicEpisode 5.111997EastEndersMr. FoxEpisode 145319982point4 Childrenthe Restaurant ManagerEpisode: "The Italian Job"2003Cambridge SpiesPhilip StatmanEpisode 3
References
External links
Jonathan Burn at British Film Institute