---
name: "Ray Burdis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ray-burdis"
fi1m_id: "ray-burdis"
imdb_id: "nm0120987"
tmdb_id: 82805
wikidata_id: "Q7297266"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "23 August 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:45:50.279240+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ray Burdis

## Identity

Ray Burdis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ray-burdis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ray-burdis
- **IMDb ID:** nm0120987
- **TMDB ID:** 82805
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7297266
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Burdis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7297266, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0120987/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/82805

Producer. Born 23 August 1958 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 23 August 1958, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1982–1990
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 producing
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 73 (1), 1990s 74 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Burdis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7297266, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0120987/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/82805

## Biography

Ray Burdis (born 23 August 1958) is an English actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. He began acting at the age of eleven, training at the Anna Scher Theatre in Islington, London, and made his screen debut in 1972. Early roles included appearances in *Scum* (1979) as Eckersley and *Gandhi* (1982).

Burdis later concentrated on writing, producing and directing. He produced the 1990 film *The Krays*, co-wrote, produced and directed *Final Cut* (1998) and *Love, Honour and Obey* (2000), and wrote and directed *The Wee Man* (2013). He also created the BBC series *Operation Good Guys* (1997–2000). He has a brother, actor Mark Burdis.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *Gandhi* (1982), Fi1m 73, as Youth — [page](https://film.one/film/gandhi.md)

### Produced (1) — the average rests on these

- *The Krays* (1990), Fi1m 74, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-krays.md)

## Complete filmography (58)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Gangster's Kiss* (2024), Director, Writer
- *Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh* (2023), Director
- *Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM* (2022), Director
- *To Be Someone* (2021), as Dickson · Director, Writer
- *Angel* (2015), Writer, Director
- *The Wee Man* (2013), Director, Writer
- *The Afternoon Play* (2003), series, as Arnie Griffin
- *Manchild* (2002), series, as Gary
- *Urban Gothic* (2000), series, as The Colonel
- *Love, Honour and Obey* (2000), as Ray · Writer, Director, Producer
- *My Hero* (2000), series, as Detective Symes
- *Final Cut* (1998), as Burdis · Writer, Director, Producer
- *Operation Good Guys* (1997), series, as D.S. Ash · Creator
- *Death Machine* (1995), as Dead Diner
- *The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert* (1992), Producer
- *The Reflecting Skin* (1990), Producer
- *The Krays* (1990), Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-krays.md)
- *The Universe of Dermot Finn* (1988), Producer
- *The Fear* (1988), series, Creator
- *Visiting Mr Beak* (1987), Executive Producer
- *God's Chosen Car Park* (1986), as Steve Flower
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Alan 'Dusty' Binns — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *John Lennon: A Journey in the Life* (1985), as English Newsman
- *Three Up, Two Down* (1985), series, as Nick Tyler
- *Now And Then* (1983), series, as Randall - Then
- *Gandhi* (1982), as Youth — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/gandhi.md)
- *Ties* (1982), as Graham
- *Going Out* (1981), series, as Rick Tinnersley
- *Wolcott* (1981), series, as PC Brock
- *Mary's Wife* (1980), as Kevin
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Disco Youth, Jimmy Elliot — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)
- *Scum* (1979), as Eckersley
- *The Police* (1979), as Ray
- *The Music Machine* (1979), as Joe
- *The Vanishing Army* (1978), as Dunning
- *20 Times More Likely* (1978), Actor
- *Panic* (1978), as Punk
- *Safety and the Supervisor* (1978), Actor
- *The Professionals* (1977), series, as Vince
- *Scum* (1977), as Eckersley
- *There's No Place...* (1977), as Youth in Cafe
- *BBC2 Play of the Week* (1977), series, as Dunning
- *A Good Human Story* (1977), Actor
- *The Sunday Drama* (1977), series, as Zack
- *Nicholas Nickleby* (1977), series, as Master Crummles
- *Pressure* (1976), as Dave
- *City of Fear!* (1976), as Craig
- *4 Idle Hands* (1976), series, as Pete Sutton
- *Eleanor* (1974), as Danny Price
- *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Kevin
- *Centre Play* (1973), series, as Craig
- *The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days* (1972), as Todd
- *The Trouble with 2b: Part Three, Trial of Strength* (1972), Actor
- *The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger* (1972), Actor
- *The Trouble with 2b: Part Six, Blackboard Jungle* (1972), Actor
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Safonov
- *Steptoe and Son* (1962), series, as Teenager (uncredited) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/steptoe-and-son.md)
- *Dream Stuffing*, series, as Richard

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