Burdis, Ray 1958–

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Burdis, Ray 1958–

PERSONAL

Full name, Raymond John Burdis; born August 23, 1958, in London, England; brother of Mark Burdis (an actor).

Addresses: Office—Fugitive Features, 21/2 Gate St., London WC2A 3HP, England. Manager—RWM Management, The Aberdeen Centre, 22-24 Highbury Grove, London N5 2EA.

Career: Actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. Fugitive Features, London, England, producer.

Awards, Honors: Nomination for Golden Hitchcock (with Dominic Anciano), Dinard British Film Festival, 1999, for Final Cut.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Eckersley, Scum, World Northal, 1979.

Joe, The Music Machine, Target International, 1979.

Youth, Gandhi (also known as Richard Attenborough's Film: "Gandhi"), Columbia, 1982.

Dead diner, Death Machine, Trimark Pictures, 1995.

Burdis, Final Cut, Downtown Pictures, 1999.

Ray, Love, Honour and Obey (also known as Love, Honor and Obey), BBC/Fugitive Features, 2000, Keystone Pictures, 2001.

Film Producer:

The Universe of Dermot Finn (short film), 1988.

The Krays (also known as The Kray Brothers and The Kray Twins), Sony Pictures Entertainment/Miramax, 1990.

The Reflecting Skin (also known as L'enfant miroir), Prestige Films, 1990.

(With others) Death Machine, Trimark Pictures, 1995.

Executive producer, The Passion of Darkly Noon (also known as Darkly Noon and Die Passion des Darkly Noon), Turner Home Entertainment, 1995.

Final Cut, Downtown Pictures, 1999.

Love, Honour and Obey (also known as Love, Honor and Obey), BBC/Fugitive Features, 2000, Keystone Pictures, 2001.

Film Director:

Final Cut, Downtown Pictures, 1999.

Love, Honour and Obey (also known as Love, Honor and Obey), BBC/Fugitive Features, 2000, Keystone Pictures, 2001.

Television Appearances; Series:

Various characters, You Must Be Joking!, Thames Television, 1975–76.

Pete Sutton, Four Idle Hands, Associated Television, beginning 1976.

Going Out, Southern Television, 1981.

Randall, Now and Then, London Weekend Television, 1983–84.

Richard, Dream Stuffing, Channel 4 (England), 1984.

Nick Tyler, Three Up, Two Down, BBC, 1985–89.

Detective sergeant Ash, Operation Good Guys, BBC, 1997–2000.

Gary, Manchild, BBC-2, 2002–2003, then BBC America, beginning 2003.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Master Crummles, Nicholas Nickelby, BBC, 1977.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Dave, Pressure, BBC, c. 1974.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Eckersley, Scum, BBC, 1977.

Arnie Griffin, "The Real Arnie Griffin," The Afternoon Play, BBC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Johnson, "The Blue and the Green: Parts 1, 4, and 5," The Tomorrow People, Independent Television, 1974.

(Uncredited) Teenager, "Porn Yesterday," Steptoe and Son, BBC, 1974.

Stephen, Headmaster, BBC, 1977.

Blitz, "Hitler's Last Secret: Parts 1 & 2," The Tomorrow People, Independent Television, 1978.

Vince, "Weekend in the Country," The Professionals, London Weekend Television, 1980.

Youth in disco, "Not a Bad Lad, Dad," Minder, Independent Television, 1980.

Jimmy Elliot, "Hypnotizing Rita," Minder, Independent Television, 1984.

Joey Felix, "Do It Yourself," The Gentle Touch, London Weekend Television, 1984.

Mike, "The Double Dutch Deal," C.A.T.S. Eyes, Independent Television, 1985.

Alan "Dusty" Binns, "Fallen Hero," Casualty, BBC, 2004.

Television Work; Series:

Creator and producer, Operation Good Guys, BBC, 1997–2000.

Television Work; Specials:

Producer, A Concert for Life, MTV and Fox, 1992.

Television Work; Episodic:

Directed episodes of Operation Good Guys, BBC.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Final Cut, Downtown Pictures, 1999.

Love, Honour and Obey (also known as Love, Honor and Obey), BBC/Fugitive Features, 2000, Keystone Pictures, 2001.

Teleplays with Others; Series:

You Must Be Joking!, Thames Television, 1975.

Operation Good Guys, BBC, 1997–2000.

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