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Dennis Burgess(1926-1980)

  • Actor
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Father Brown: The Man With Two Beards
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Father Brown (1974)
Dennis Burgess was born on 18 February 1926 in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for The Elephant Man (1980), The Sandbaggers (1978) and Father Brown (1974). He died on 3 November 1980 in Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
BornFebruary 18, 1926
DiedNovember 3, 1980(54)
BornFebruary 18, 1926
DiedNovember 3, 1980(54)
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Known for

John Hurt in The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man
8.2
  • 1st Committee Man
  • 1980
Elizabeth Bennett, Diane Keen, Ray Lonnen, Alan MacNaughtan, Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, and Jerome Willis in The Sandbaggers (1978)
The Sandbaggers
8.6
TV Series
  • 'C'
  • Tower Gibbs
Kenneth More in Father Brown (1974)
Father Brown
7.1
TV Series
  • Hercule Flambeau
Kay Adshead and Ken Hutchison in Wuthering Heights (1978)
Wuthering Heights
6.7
TV Mini Series
  • Mr. Linton

Credits

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Actor

  • Triangle (1981)
    Triangle
    4.9
    TV Series
    • George Terson
    • 1981
  • Lewis Collins, Gordon Jackson, and Martin Shaw in The Professionals (1977)
    The Professionals
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Galbraith
    • Dr. Forbes
    • 1979–1980
  • John Hurt in The Elephant Man (1980)
    The Elephant Man
    8.2
    • 1st Committee Man
    • 1980
  • Elizabeth Bennett, Diane Keen, Ray Lonnen, Alan MacNaughtan, Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, and Jerome Willis in The Sandbaggers (1978)
    The Sandbaggers
    8.6
    TV Series
    • 'C'
    • Tower Gibbs
    • 1980
  • Eamon Boland, Bernard Hill, Larry Lamb, Derrick O'Connor, Elizabeth Spriggs, Peter Vaughan, and Ray Winstone in Fox (1980)
    Fox
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Mr. Pegram
    • 1980
  • Dylan
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Doctor
    • 1978
  • Kay Adshead and Ken Hutchison in Wuthering Heights (1978)
    Wuthering Heights
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Mr. Linton
    • 1978
  • Off to Philadelphia in the Morning (1978)
    Off to Philadelphia in the Morning
    TV Series
    • Sir William Crawley
    • 1978
  • Truman at Potsdam
    TV Movie
    • Anthony Eden
    • 1976
  • Explorers (1975)
    Explorers
    TV Mini Series
    • Captain James Cook
    • 1975
  • Barbara Bain and Martin Landau in Space: 1999 (1975)
    Space: 1999
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Neman
    • 1975
  • Googie Withers in Within These Walls (1974)
    Within These Walls
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Sir Charles Talbot
    • 1974–1975
  • Alfred Burke in Public Eye (1965)
    Public Eye
    8.5
    TV Series
    • James Harper
    • 1975
  • Kenneth More in Father Brown (1974)
    Father Brown
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Hercule Flambeau
    • 1974
  • Peter Egan and Robert Urquhart in The Inheritors (1974)
    The Inheritors
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Sir Austen Firth
    • 1974

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Father Brown: The Man With Two Beards
Trailer 1:02
Father Brown: The Man With Two Beards
Father Brown: Set 2: Vol. 2
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Father Brown: Set 2: Vol. 2
Father Brown: Set 2: Vol. 2
Trailer 0:48
Father Brown: Set 2: Vol. 2
Father Brown: You Believe Everything You Hear
Trailer 0:46
Father Brown: You Believe Everything You Hear
Father Brown: Set 2
Trailer 0:51
Father Brown: Set 2
Father Brown: The Head Of Caesar
Trailer 1:06
Father Brown: The Head Of Caesar
Father Brown: The Actor And The Alibi
Trailer 1:10
Father Brown: The Actor And The Alibi

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 18, 1926
    • Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
  • Died
    • November 3, 1980
    • Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He worked as a schoolteacher (mostly teaching drama) in Swansea, South Wales, for many years. At the age of 47, he decided on a radical life change and became a professional actor. His first professional job was in a film starring his boyhood friend Richard Burton.

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