Jeremy Burnham
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John Richard Jeremy Burnham (28 May 1931 – 31 December 2020) was a British television actor of the 1960s and 1970s, and a screenwriter.[1]
Life and career[]
Burnham began in the 1950s as an actor and appeared in many popular British TV series such as The Avengers, The Saint and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) in 1969.[2][3]
In the mid-1970s he retired from acting and concentrated on screenwriting. With Trevor Ray, he co-authored the fondly-remembered children's science fiction horror serial Children of the Stones (1977).[4] A novelization followed, also in 1977.[5] A sequel novel, Return to the Stones appeared in 2012 as an e-book and in 2015 as a physical book. Ray and Burnham collaborated on a less well-known children's five episode serial entitled Raven (1977).[6] They also wrote the novelization (1977).[7]
He also authored the children's tennis-based novel. Break Point, which was made into a BBC television series in 1982. Burnham himself played the leading role of tennis coach Frank Abbott.[8]
Burnham also wrote for The Avengers, in which he had also appeared as an actor, Minder and Peak Practice.[9][1]
He died in December 2020 at the age of 89.[10]
Selected acting credits[]
- The Birthday Present (1957)
- Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
- The Good Companions (1957)
- Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
- Law and Disorder (1958)
- Bachelor of Hearts (1958)
- Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
- I Could Go On Singing (1963)
- Torpedo Bay (1963)
- The System (1964)
- The Brigand of Kandahar (1965)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Jeremy Burnham". BFI.
- ^ "Jeremy Burnham | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Jeremy Burnham". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Children of the Stones (1977)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "Interview With Jeremy Burnham (Children Of The Stones, 1977)". March 2, 2015.
- ^ "RAVEN - The Complete Series / Review".
- ^ Fischer, Bob (September 22, 2020). "Musty Books: "Raven" by Jeremy Burnham & Trevor Ray (1977)".
- ^ "Break Point (1982)". BFI.
- ^ "Jeremy Burnham | TV, Documentary and Other Appearances". AllMovie.
- ^ Stowe School obituaries: Mr Jeremy Burnham (Temple 50)
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