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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. Burnham began in the 1950s as an actor and appeared in many popular British TV series such as The Avengers episodes "The Fear Merchants", "The Town of No Return", and "The Forget-Me-Knot", The Saint and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) in 1969. 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). A novelization followed, also in 1977. 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); they also wrote the novelization (1977). He also authored the children's...
Known for
The AvengersSeries • 1961
The SaintSeries • 1962
MinderSeries • 1979
Peak PracticeSeries • 1993
BergeracSeries • 1981
The ProfessionalsSeries • 1977
Inspector MorseSeries • 1987
Theatre 625Series • 1964
Howards' WaySeries • 1985
The Persuaders!Series • 1971
The ExpertSeries • 1968
When the Boat Comes InSeries • 1976
Gideon's WaySeries • 1965
StoryboardSeries • 1983
The Paradise ClubSeries • 1989
Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseSeries • 1984
Hammer House of HorrorSeries • 1980
MitchSeries • 1984
The Human JungleSeries • 1963
A Little PrincessSeries • 1987
Bonjour TristesseMovie • 1958
The Horror of FrankensteinMovie • 1970
The Brigand of KandaharMovie • 1965
I Could Go on SingingMovie • 1963