HB
Humphrey Burton
Directing
March 21, 1931 – December 17, 2025 (died at 94)
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
Male
99 Movies
7 TV Shows
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.
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis 
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
1976 7.7
Director
Age 44 (now 94)
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology 
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
1976 9.0
Director
Age 44 (now 94) The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland
TR
The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland
2002 8.3
Director
Age 71 (now 94)
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek 
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
1991 8.0
Producer
Age 59 (now 94) The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein 
The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein
1985 8.0
Director
Age 54 (now 94)
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker 
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker
2010
Director
Age 79 (now 94)
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould 
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
2009 6.8
as Self (archival footage)
Age 78 (now 94)
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5 
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5
2008 7.5
Director
Age 77 (now 94) Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7 
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7
2008
Director
Age 77 (now 94) Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein 
Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein
2008
Director
Age 77 (now 94) Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen 
Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen
2008
as Self
Age 77 (now 94) Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture 
Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture
2008
Director
Age 76 (now 94) Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 3 (Wagner - Richard Strauss) 
Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 3 (Wagner - Richard Strauss)
2007
Director
Age 76 (now 94) Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 1 (Rossini - Mendelssohn) 
Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 1 (Rossini - Mendelssohn)
2007
Director
Age 76 (now 94) Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2 
Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2
2007
Director
Age 76 (now 94)
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5 
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5
2007
Director
Age 75 (now 94)
Schubert Final Three Piano Sonatas D958, D959, D960 - Alfred Brendel 
Schubert Final Three Piano Sonatas D958, D959, D960 - Alfred Brendel
2006
Director
Age 75 (now 94) Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate 
Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate
2006
Director
Age 75 (now 94)
Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem 
Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem
2006
Director
Age 75 (now 94)
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde 
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde
2005 10.0
Director
Age 74 (now 94)
The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland
TR
The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland
2002 8.3
Director
Age 71 (now 94)
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
1991 8.0
Producer
Age 59 (now 94)
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide 
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
1989
Director
Age 58 (now 94)
Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987 
Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987
1987
Director
Age 55 (now 94) Ivo Pogorelich: Bach, Scarlatti, Beethoven 
Ivo Pogorelich: Bach, Scarlatti, Beethoven
1987
Director
Age 55 (now 94) Herbert Von Karajan - New Year's Concert Vienna 1987 
Herbert Von Karajan - New Year's Concert Vienna 1987
1987 7.0
Director
Age 55 (now 94)
The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein
The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein
1985 8.0
Director
Age 54 (now 94)
Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli
JH
Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli
1984
Director
Age 52 (now 94) Carlos Kleiber: Beethoven - Symphonies 4 & 7 
Carlos Kleiber: Beethoven - Symphonies 4 & 7
1983
Director
Age 51 (now 94)
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2 
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2
1977 10.0
Director
Age 45 (now 94) Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach
LB
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach
1977
Director
Age 45 (now 94)
New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By 
New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By
1976
as Presenter
Age 45 (now 94) Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema 
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
1976
as Self - Host
Age 45 (now 94) Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6
1976 10.0
Director
Age 45 (now 94)
The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics 
The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics
1976 9.0
Director
Age 44 (now 94) The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity 
The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity
1976 9.0
Director
Age 44 (now 94) The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
1976 7.7
Director
Age 44 (now 94) The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
1976 9.0
Director
Age 44 (now 94) The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth 
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth
1976 9.0
Director
Age 44 (now 94) The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax 
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax
1976 9.0
Director
Age 44 (now 94)
Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5 
Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5
1975
Director
Age 44 (now 94)
Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral 
Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral
1973
Director
Age 42 (now 94) Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
1973 10.0
Director
Age 42 (now 94) Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction 
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
1972
Director
Age 40 (now 94)
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein 
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
1970 9.0
Writer
Age 39 (now 94) Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
1970 9.0
Director
Age 39 (now 94) Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
1970 9.0
Producer
Age 39 (now 94) Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony 
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
1970 10.0
Director
Age 39 (now 94) Benjamin Britten and His Festival 
Benjamin Britten and His Festival
1967
Executive Producer
Age 36 (now 94)
The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein 
6 eps
The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein
1976
Consulting Producer
Age 44 (now 94)
Conversations with Glenn Gould 
4 eps
Conversations with Glenn Gould
1966
as Interviewer
Age 35 (now 94)Gathering insights...
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