Dennis Burgess: Dennis Burgess. Actor: The Elephant Man. Dennis Burgess was born on 18 February 1926 in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for The Elephant Man (1980), The Sandbaggers (1978) and Father Brown (1974). He died on 3 November 1980 in Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England, UK.