Mark Burns (30 March 1936 – 8 May 2007) was an English film and television actor.

Biography

Burns was born in

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and educated at Ampleforth College,

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. He originally planned to enter the priesthood, but after a short-service commission with the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars (1955–57), in which he served in Malaya and

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, he became an actor. His career began in 1960 with the film '' Tunes of Glory'' followed by the TV series ''Lorna Doone'' (1963) and '' Rupert of Hentzau'' (1964). One of his most prominent roles was as the male lead in the cult 1966 mystery film '' Death Is a Woman''. Burns also appeared in '' The Saint'' episode "The Scales of Justice", and ''

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'' episode " It's Your Funeral" as Number Two's assistant. He played William Morris in '' The Charge of the Light Brigade'' (1968), Bernie in '' A Day at the Beach'' (1970), the pianist Alfred in '' Death in Venice'' (1971) and

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in '' Ludwig'' (1972). Mark Burns obtained a lead role in '' House of the Living Dead'' by Ray Austin in 1974 and won the prize for best actor in 1974 at the

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. In 1975, together with Lynne Frederick he did '' A Long Return'' by Pedro Lazaga. He also appeared in ''

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'' (1977) and '' The Bitch'' (1979). His career stagnated in the 1980s and 1990s, his last film being '' Stardust'' (2007). He died from lung cancer.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burns, Mark English male film actors English male television actors People from Bromsgrove 1936 births 2007 deaths Male actors from Worcestershire People educated at Ampleforth College 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars officers Deaths from lung cancer in England 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Military personnel from Worcestershire 20th-century British Army personnel Actors from Bromsgrove District