Humphrey Burton
Known for Directing
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Born March 21, 1931
Died December 17, 2025
Place of Birth Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
The Opera House
2017
as Self - BBC Arts Reporter
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Karajan's Magic and Myth
2014
as Self
The Story of Pantomime
1976
as Self
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
2009
as Self (archival footage)
Elton John: Mr. Superfunk
1971
as Self
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
1976
as Self - Host
New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By
1976
as Presenter
Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen
2008
as Self
The Golden Ring
1965
as Himself - Narrator
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Marevna and Marika
1978
as Himself
Glenn Gould: Hereafter
2006
as Self
Gordon Jacob
1959
as Commentator
La Stupenda
1991
as Self