Andrew Burt

Andrew Thomas Hutchison Burt (23 May 1945 – 16 November 2018) was a British actor, voiceover artist, and counsellor.

Early life and education Andrew Burt was born on 23 May 1945 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, to Hutchison Burt, a psychiatrist, lecturer and Medical Superintendent at Stanley Royd Hospital, Wakefield, and Aileen, a teacher. When Andrew was 8 years old his father died, leaving behind also an older brother, Ian.

Filmography Selected Film and TV Emmerdale Farm (1972–73, 1976) – Jack Sugden Warship (1976-77) – Lieutenant Peek The Black Panther (1977) – Ronald Whittle The Voyage of Charles Darwin (1978) – Robert Fitzroy The Legend of King Arthur (1979) – King Arthur Blake's 7 (1980) – Venn Jarvik Closing Ranks (1980) – David Maitland Gulliver in Lilliput (1981) – Gulliver Doctor Who – Terminus (1983) – Valguard Miss Marple episode "4.50 from Paddington" (1987) – Dr John Quimper Campion (TV series) (1989) – Inspector Oates Agatha Christie's Poirot episode The Affair at the Victory Ball (1991) – James Ackerley

TV series Burt appeared in many TV series and soaps, including; Angels, Bergerac, The Bill, Callan, Casualty, Crown Court, Dixon of Dock Green, EastEnders, Heartbeat, Howards' Way, Juliet Bravo, New Tricks, Rock Follies of '77, Rumpole of the Bailey, Spooks, and Tales of the Unexpected.

Comedy work I'm Alan Partridge,(1997–2002) – Announcer of Radio Norwich I'm Alan Partridge (2002) – Frank Raphael Harry Enfield's Television Programme (1992) – The Judge Look Around You (Sport) (2005) – Provastian/Ninastian The Day Today (1994) – Martin Craste

Children's TV Stepping Stones (1978–1980) – Co-Presenter Swallows and Amazons Forever! (1983) – Frank Farland Jackanory (1983) The Lightkeepers – Narrator Jackanory (1983) The Dangerous Journey – Narrator Super Gran (1985) – Desperate Desmond

Radio Plays Burt was the first actor to play the character of Inspector Morse, starring in Last Bus to Woodstock, in June 1985, on BBC Radio 4.

He appeared regularly in numerous BBC radio plays, including Saturday Night Theatre, The Monday Play, The Afternoon Play, Afternoon Theatre, The Classic Serial, and A Book at Bedtime.

Voice-overs and narration Burt was a voice-over artist, and provided voice-overs for numerous TV and radio commercials, documentaries and talking books, spanning five decades.

He narrated books for the blind as a volunteer for the Calibre Audio Library.

Counselling career In later years, Burt trained in counselling at the Metanoia Institute in Ealing, after which, as an accredited member of the BACP, he worked as a humanistic counsellor at his own practice, ABC Andrew Burt Counselling.

Death Andrew Burt died of lung cancer on 16 November 2018, aged 73.