Cast & creator

Edward Burnham

1916-12-25 (died at 98) Lincolnshire, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Doctor Who, Doctor Who, Play for Today

Also known as: Edward Charles Burnham

Movies

film credits

Series

television credits

Career

1956–2007 · acting roles

Credit score

6.8

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

★ 7.9

Doctor Who

Professor Kettlewell · 1963

★ 7.9

Doctor Who

Professor Watkins · 1963

★ 6.6

Play for Today

Judge · 1970

★ 7.8

The Avengers

Meadows · 1961

★ 7.8

The Avengers

Brett · 1961

Across film & television

Filmography (52)

Showing 52 of 52 credits

Series

★ 7.9

Doctor Who

Professor Kettlewell

1963

Series

★ 7.9

Doctor Who

Professor Watkins

1963

Series

★ 6.6

Play for Today

Judge

1970

Series

★ 7.8

The Avengers

Meadows

1961

Series

★ 7.8

The Avengers

Brett

1961

Series

★ 5.2

The Wednesday Play

Basinio

1964

Series

★ 7.4

The Saint

Eugene Drew

1962

Series

★ 6.7

Tales of the Unexpected

Henry Bliss

1979

Series

★ 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

Lord Capulet

1965

Series

★ 7.2

Theatre 625

The Colonel

1964

Series

★ 7.8

All Creatures Great and Small

Professor Norton

1978

Series

★ 7.1

Rumpole of the Bailey

Sego

1975

Series

Sunday-Night Play

Sir Geraint Lloyd

1960

Series

★ 6.3

New Scotland Yard

Mr Ridley

1972

Series

★ 6.2

Van der Valk

Jakob Mertens

1972

Series

★ 7.0

Centre Play

Brown

1973

Series

★ 5.0

Churchill's People

Priest

1974

Series

★ 8.1

Black Books

Piotr, Josef's Father

2000

Series

★ 7.2

Sergeant Cork

Coroner

1963

Series

Theatre Night

J. Bannister

1957

Movie

★ 7.4

To Sir, with Love

Florian

1967

Series

★ 6.0

Armchair Theatre

Prime Minister

1956

Series

★ 6.3

Oliver Twist

Mr Grimwig

1985

Series

★ 7.0

Nightingales

Piper

1990

Series

★ 7.0

Nicholas Nickleby

Lillyvick

1977

Series

★ 10.0

Front Page Story

Lincoln Ross

1965

Movie

★ 7.0

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Dr. Dunwoody

1971

Movie

★ 7.3

10 Rillington Place

Member of Medical Board

1971

Movie

★ 5.7

When Eight Bells Toll

Macullum

1971

Movie

★ 6.2

Young Winston

Henry Labouchere

1972

Movie

★ 6.2

Young Winston

Hanry Labouchere

1972

Movie

Romeo and Juliet

Capulet

1967

Movie

★ 6.9

The Hiding Place

Underground Leader

1975

Movie

★ 6.7

Man in the Moon

Test Chamber Scientist

1960

Series

★ 8.0

Eh Brian! It's A Whopper

George

1984

Series

★ 6.2

The Search for the Nile

Colonel Sykes

1971

Movie

★ 3.4

Diamond Skulls

John the Gardner

1990

Movie

★ 7.0

Doctor Who: Robot

Professor Kettlewell

1975

Movie

★ 6.8

Coming Out of the Ice

Commissar

1982

Series

Christ Recrucified

Nikolis

1969

Movie

A Man in the Zoo

Wollop

1975

Movie

★ 6.4

Little Dorrit

Daniel Doyce

1987

Movie

★ 8.8

Doctor Who: The Invasion

Professor Watkins

1968

Movie

★ 3.9

Where Is Parsifal?

Trofimov

1984

Movie

Steven

Consultant

1974

Movie

★ 6.0

Memed My Hawk

Naked Man

1984

Movie

★ 6.0

Night Is the Time for Killing

Minister

1975

Movie

A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

Sir Geraint Lloyd

1961

Movie

★ 7.5

Friend or Foe

Mr. Cooper

1982

Movie

'That Crazy Woman'

Judge

1980

Movie

★ 10.0

The Copter Kids

Farmer Owen

1976

Movie

Are Friends Electric?

2007