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Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1931-03-21 00:00:00
Birth Place:Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
Known For:Directing
Death Date:2025-12-17 00:00:00
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Humphrey Burton

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.

Filmography (40)

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Karajan's Magic and Myth
Role: Self2014
The Golden Ring
The Golden Ring
Role: Himself - Narrator1965
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Role: Self (archival footage)2009
Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen
Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen
Role: Self2008
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
Role: Self - Host1976
Elton John: Mr. Superfunk
Elton John: Mr. Superfunk
Role: Self1971
La Stupenda
La Stupenda
Role: Self1991
The Story of Pantomime
The Story of Pantomime
Role: Self1976
Glenn Gould: Hereafter
Glenn Gould: Hereafter
Role: Self2006
The Opera House
The Opera House
Role: Self - BBC Arts Reporter2017
Gordon Jacob
Gordon Jacob
Role: Commentator1959
Bernstein Brahms Symphonies
Bernstein Brahms Symphonies
director1984
Carlos Kleiber: Beethoven - Symphonies 4 & 7
Carlos Kleiber: Beethoven - Symphonies 4 & 7
director1983
War and Peace
War and Peace
director1991
Benjamin Britten and His Festival
Benjamin Britten and His Festival
executive producer1967
Krystian Zimerman: Chopin/Schubert
Krystian Zimerman: Chopin/Schubert
director1987
The Golden Ring
The Golden Ring
producer1965
Boris Godunov
Boris Godunov
director1990
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The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland
director2002
Andrea ChƩnier
Andrea ChƩnier
director1985
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Manon Lescaut
director1997
Merry Christmas from Vienna
Merry Christmas from Vienna
director1996
Lulu
Lulu
director1996
Ermione
Ermione
director1995
Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987
Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987
director1987
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Eugene Onegin
director1994
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
director1972
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Marevna and Marika
Role: Himself1978
Ivo Pogorelich: Bach, Scarlatti, Beethoven
Ivo Pogorelich: Bach, Scarlatti, Beethoven
director1987
Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde
Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde
director2026
Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem
Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem
director2006
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
director1990
PelleĢas and MeĢlisande
PelleĢas and MeĢlisande
director2026
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7
director2008
Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 1 (Rossini - Mendelssohn)
Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 1 (Rossini - Mendelssohn)
director2007
Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 3 (Wagner - Richard Strauss)
Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 3 (Wagner - Richard Strauss)
director2007
Schubert Final Three Piano Sonatas D958, D959, D960 - Alfred Brendel
Schubert Final Three Piano Sonatas D958, D959, D960 - Alfred Brendel
director2006
Elgar
Elgar
producer1962
A Gala Christmas in Vienna
A Gala Christmas in Vienna
director1998
Prince Igor
Prince Igor
director1990