| Albert Burdon | |
| Birth Date: | 1900 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | South Shields, County Durham, England |
| Death Place: | South Shields, England |
| Occupation: | Actor, comedian |
| Spouse: | Violet Spurgin (m.1933–1972) |
| Children: | Bryan Burdon and Paula Burdon |
Albert Burdon (4 July 1900–13 April 1981) was a British actor and comedian,
He was born in South Shields, County Durham.[1] He started his career playing in provincial revues, and was spotted by C. B. Cochran who gave him a part in the Rodgers and Hart musical Ever Green at the Adelphi Theatre in London in 1930.[2]
Although he was described by Roy Hudd as "a master of physical comedy",[3] Burdon never became a star in London, though he did take prominent roles in a series of pantomimes at the Lyceum Theatre in the 1930s. He made nine films, including It's a Boy (1933), and continued to perform on stage until the late 1950s, in later years with his son, Bryan Burdon.[1] [3]
Burdon married Violet Spurgin in 1933. The marriage produced two children. His son Bryan Burdon became an actor and his daughter Paula Burdon became a TV Producer. Albert Burdon died in South Shields in 1981, aged 80.[1]