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Humphrey Burton
Directing
🎂 March 21, 1931📍 Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK🕯️ December 17, 2025 · Age 94
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.
BODY OF WORK
Humphrey Burton's Filmography
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The Opera House
2017⭐ 8.2
as Self - BBC Arts Reporter
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No Poster
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Karajan's Magic and Myth
2014
as Self
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Benjamin Britten on Camera
2013
as Self
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Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
2009⭐ 6.8
as Self (archival footage)
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Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen
2008
as Self
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Glenn Gould: Hereafter
2006⭐ 8.0
as Self
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La Stupenda
1991
as Self
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No Poster
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Marevna and Marika
1978⭐ 8.0
as Himself
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The Story of Pantomime
1976
as Self
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New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By
1976
as Presenter
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Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
1976
as Self - Host
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Elton John: Mr. Superfunk
1971⭐ 10.0
as Self
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The Golden Ring
1965⭐ 7.0
as Himself - Narrator
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Gordon Jacob
1959
as Commentator