Career
On television, Burridge appeared as Mark Proctor in early episodes of ''Emmerdale Farm'' and is also remembered for his guest appearance in ''Blake's 7'' (as Dorian in the episode "Rescue"). In John Landis's 1981 film ''An American Werewolf in London'', Burridge appeared as the undead murdered man with his fiancée in the sex cinema scene. He also appeared in the 1978 BBC TV drama by Derek Lister ''The Ice House (1978 film), The Ice House'' as one of the main characters, Clovis and in the same year made a guest appearance in the series 1990 (TV series), ''1990'' as American chess champion Cyrus Asher in the episode "You'll Never Walk Alone". Burridge's extensive theatre credits included many musicals, notably the 1972 West End theatre, West End revue, ''Cowardy Custard'', the 1978 production of ''Beyond the Rainbow (musical), Beyond the Rainbow'' in the West End theatre, West End and the 1985 revival of ''Gigi (musical), Gigi''.Death
Burridge died in London from an AIDS-related illness in 1987, leaving a partner, the actor Alec McCowen, who threatened to withhold permission to broadcast his ''This Is Your Life (British TV series), This Is Your Life'' episode unless the relationship was acknowledged, which was added as a voice-over at the end.Filmography
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* * 1948 births 1987 deaths 20th-century English LGBTQ people 20th-century English male actors AIDS-related deaths in England English gay actors English LGBTQ actors English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors Male actors from London {{UK-tv-actor-1940s-stub