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Humphrey Burton

Humphrey Burton

Actor, Director, Editor

Born March 21, 1931 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Died December 17, 2025

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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.

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The Opera House | Trailer | NYFF55

Glenn Gould: Hereafter (trailer)

Watching My Name Go By (1976). Graffiti Days! (NYC) New York City Graffiti

Filmography

Actor

32

Type

Year

How the BBC Began Poster

How the BBC Began Mini-Series2022Self

Passions: Bernstein by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa TV Movie2018Self

The Opera House Poster

The Opera House Documentary2017Self - BBC Arts Reporter

Perfect Pianists at the BBC Poster

Perfect Pianists at the BBC Documentary2016Self

Benjamin Britten on Camera Poster

Benjamin Britten on Camera Documentary2013Self

Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil Poster

Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil TV Movie2012Self - Monitor, 1959-1965

The Unforgettable Russell Harty Documentary2012Self - LWT Editor and Presenter

Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen Poster

Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen Documentary2008Self

The Art of Arts TV Mini-Series2008Self

Glenn Gould: Hereafter Poster

Glenn Gould: Hereafter Documentary2006Self

The Love of Three Orchestras Documentary1993Self

Requiem Documentary1991Narrator

Candide TV Movie1988Self - BBC announcer

Madame Sousatzka Poster

Madame Sousatzka Feature Film1988Festival Announcer

The Media Show Poster

The Media Show TV Series1987Self

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985Self

Did You See..? Poster

Did You See..? TV Series1980Self

The British Academy Awards TV Special1979Self - Presenter

Young Musicians of the World TV Special1979Self

BBC Young Musician Poster

BBC Young Musician TV Series1978Self - Host

Scenes from a Geordie Ceilidh TV Special1976Self - Presenter

Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction Poster

Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction Documentary1972Self

Macbeth TV Movie1972Self - Presenter

Aquarius Poster

Aquarius TV Series1970Self - Presenter

The Lively Arts Poster

The Lively Arts TV Series1969Self - Presenter

Interlude Poster

Interlude Feature Film1968T.V. Director

NET Festival TV Series1967Narrator

Omnibus TV Series1967Self - Presenter

Call My Bluff Poster

Call My Bluff TV Series1965Self

Sunday Night TV Series1965Self - Narrator

Late Night Line-Up Poster

Late Night Line-Up TV Series1964Contributor

Monitor TV Series1958Commentator

Director

70

Type

Year

Haydn: Die Schöpfung Poster

Haydn: Die Schöpfung TV Special2009

Beethoven: The Piano Concertos Poster

Beethoven: The Piano Concertos Video2007

Brahms: The Piano Concertos Video2007

Bernstein's Mahler Video2005

Vincent in Brixton Poster

Vincent in Brixton TV Movie2003

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria Poster

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria TV Movie2002

Falstaff Poster

Falstaff TV Movie1999

Flight TV Movie1999

Pelléas et Mélisande Poster

Pelléas et Mélisande TV Movie1999

Hansel and Gretel TV Movie1998

Rodelinda Poster

Rodelinda TV Movie1998

Manon Lescaut Poster

Manon Lescaut TV Movie1997

Lulu TV Movie1996

Ermione TV Movie1995

La traviata Poster

La traviata TV Movie1994

Yevgeny Onyegin Poster

Yevgeny Onyegin TV Movie1994

The Love of Three Orchestras Documentary1993

Christmas in Vienna Poster

Christmas in Vienna TV Series1992

Candide TV Movie1991

Jean Sibelius: Symphonie No. 1, E moll TV Movie1991

Requiem Mass Poster

Requiem Mass Documentary1991

War and Peace Poster

War and Peace TV Movie1991

Boris Godunov Poster

Boris Godunov TV Movie1990

Die Fledermaus Poster

Die Fledermaus TV Movie1990

Prince Igor Poster

Prince Igor TV Movie1990

Solti's Bartók in Budapest Documentary1990

The Maestro and the Diva Poster

The Maestro and the Diva Documentary1990

The Berlin Celebration Concert Poster

The Berlin Celebration Concert Documentary1989

Candide TV Movie1988

Die Entführung aus dem Serail Poster

Die Entführung aus dem Serail TV Movie1988

Jean Sibelius: Symphonie No. 2 D-dur TV Special1988

Teachers and Teaching: An Autobiographical Essay by Leonard Bernstein Documentary1988

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem TV Special1988

Gala of Stars 1986 Documentary1986

Andrea Chénier Poster

Andrea Chénier TV Movie1985

Bernstein on Mahler Poster

Bernstein on Mahler Documentary1985

Hommage à Rossini TV Special1985

Requiem Mass Documentary1985

Bernstein: Conductor, Soloist, Teacher TV Movie1984

Die Fledermaus Poster

Die Fledermaus TV Movie1984

Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli TV Movie1984

Schumann: The Symphonies Mini-Series1984

United Nations Day Concert TV Special1984

Ludwig van Beethoven: IV. Symphonie TV Movie1983

Bernstein/Beethoven Poster

Bernstein/Beethoven Mini-Series1982

Ludwig van Beethoven: VIII. Symphonie F-Dur, opus 93 TV Movie1979

Cosi fan tutte Poster

Cosi fan tutte TV Movie1978

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonie No.1 C Dur Opus 21 TV Movie1978

Chichester Psalms/Symphony #1 'Jeremiah'/Symphony #2 'The Age of Anxiety' Poster

Chichester Psalms/Symphony #1 'Jeremiah'/Symphony #2 'The Age of Anxiety' Documentary1977

Gala from Berlin TV Series1977

IX. Symphonie von Ludwig van Beethoven Poster

IX. Symphonie von Ludwig van Beethoven TV Special1977

Orchestre National de France TV Series1977

Franz Liszt: Faust-Symphonie in drei Charakterstudie nach Johann Wolfgang v. Goethe Poster

Franz Liszt: Faust-Symphonie in drei Charakterstudie nach Johann Wolfgang v. Goethe TV Special1976

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto TV Special1976

Gustav Mahler: Symphonie Nr. 8 Poster

Gustav Mahler: Symphonie Nr. 8 TV Special1975

Leonard Bernstein Rehearses Mahler Documentary1975

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (Resurrection) TV Special1974

P.I. Tschaikowsky: Symphony No. 5 Poster

P.I. Tschaikowsky: Symphony No. 5 TV Movie1974

Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction Poster

Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction Documentary1972

Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Poster

Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde TV Special1972

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9 TV Movie1972

Four Ways to Say Farewell TV Movie1971

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971

Aquarius Poster

Aquarius TV Series1970

Bernstein in London: Verdi's Requiem Poster

Bernstein in London: Verdi's Requiem TV Special1970

Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven - The Ninth Symphony in D Minor Poster

Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven - The Ninth Symphony in D Minor TV Movie1970

Bernstein on Beethoven: A Celebration in Vienna Poster

Bernstein on Beethoven: A Celebration in Vienna Documentary1970

The Lively Arts Poster

The Lively Arts TV Series1969

The Burning Fiery Furnace Poster

The Burning Fiery Furnace Documentary1967

Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker Poster

Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker TV Series1959

Editor

3

Mainstream TV Series1979

Aquarius Poster

Aquarius TV Series1970

Monitor TV Series1958

Producer

27

Type

Year

Peter Grimes Poster

Peter Grimes TV Movie2003

The Love of Three Orchestras Documentary1993

Teachers and Teaching: An Autobiographical Essay by Leonard Bernstein Documentary1988

Bernstein on Mahler Poster

Bernstein on Mahler Documentary1985

The Making of 'West Side Story' Poster

The Making of 'West Side Story' Documentary1985

Schumann: The Symphonies Mini-Series1984

Peter Ustinov and Natalie Wood at the Hermitage Documentary1980

A Question of Faith Poster

A Question of Faith Feature Film1979

Arena TV Series1975

Idomeneo Poster

Idomeneo TV Movie1974

The Marriage of Figaro Poster

The Marriage of Figaro TV Movie1974

The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland Poster

The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland TV Movie1973

Macbeth TV Movie1972

Aquarius Poster

Aquarius TV Series1970

Bernstein on Beethoven: A Celebration in Vienna Poster

Bernstein on Beethoven: A Celebration in Vienna Documentary1970

Candid Caine: A Self Portrait of Michael Caine Documentary1969

Games That Children Play TV Movie1969

ITV Saturday Night Theatre Poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV Series1969

Benjamin Britten and His Festival Poster

Benjamin Britten and His Festival Documentary1967

The Symphonic Twilight Poster

The Symphonic Twilight TV Series1967

Sunday Night TV Series1965

Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears Poster

Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears TV Special1964

Workshop TV Series1964

Preservation Man Poster

Preservation Man Documentary1962

Antonio Gaudi Poster

Antonio Gaudi Documentary1961

Shelagh Delaney's Salford Poster

Shelagh Delaney's Salford Documentary1960

Monitor TV Series1958

Other Crew

3

Type

Year

Great Arias: War and Peace Poster

Great Arias: War and Peace TV Series1997

Candide TV Movie1991

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971

Writer

3

Type

Year

Bernstein on Beethoven: A Celebration in Vienna Poster

Bernstein on Beethoven: A Celebration in Vienna Documentary1970

The Switched-on Symphony Poster

The Switched-on Symphony TV Special1970

The American Feature Film

2nd Unit / Asst Director

2

Type

Year

A Time There Was... A profile of Benjamin Britten Documentary1980

The South Bank Show Poster

The South Bank Show TV Series1978

Music Department

1

Interlude Poster

Interlude Feature Film1968

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