Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter

Known for

Acting

Born

June 13, 1900

Birthplace

Cape Town, South Africa

Died

September 23, 1975 (aged 75)

Biography

Ian Hunter (13 June 1900 – 22 September 1975) was a British character actor.

Among dozens of film roles, his best-remembered appearances include That Certain Woman (1937) with Bette Davis, The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938, as King Richard the Lionheart), The Little Princess (1939, as Captain Reginald Crewe) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941, as Dr. Lanyon). Hunter returned to the Robin Hood legend in the 1955 TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood in the recurring role of Sir Richard of the Lea.

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Best known work

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
The Little Princess
The Little Princess
1939
The Ring
The Ring
1927
Tarzan Finds a Son!
Tarzan Finds a Son!
1939
The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home
1940
Downhill
Downhill
1927
Easy Virtue
Easy Virtue
1928
The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
North West Frontier
North West Frontier
1959

Filmography

  1. 1983

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  2. 1963

  3. 1963

  4. 1962

    Guns of Darkness

    as Dr. Swann

  5. 1961

  6. 1961

    The Secret of Monte Cristo

    as Colonel Jackson

  7. 1961

    Doctor Blood's Coffin

    as Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father

  8. 1960

    The Bulldog Breed

    as Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth

  9. 1960

    Somerset Maugham HourTV

    as Self - Host (38 episodes), as Mallowby (1 episode)

  10. 1959

    North West Frontier

    as Sir John Wyndham

  11. 1958

    Rockets Galore

    as Air Commodore Watchorn

  12. 1957

    Fortune Is a Woman

    as Clive Fisher

  13. 1956

    The Battle of the River Plate

    as Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

  14. 1956

    Armchair TheatreTV

    as Sir Malcolm Saville (1 episode)

  15. 1956

    The Door in the Wall

    as Henry Redmond

  16. 1955

    The Adventures of Robin HoodTV

    as Sir Richard of the Lea (104 episodes), as Sir Richard (1 episode)

  17. 1954

    Eight O'Clock Walk

    as Geoffrey Tanner

  18. 1954

    Don't Blame the Stork

    as Sir George Redway

  19. 1953

  20. 1952

    It Started in Paradise

    as Arthur Turner

  21. 1949

    Edward, My Son

    as Doctor Larry Woodhope

  22. 1947

    The White Unicorn

    as Philip Templar

  23. 1947

  24. 1946

    Bedelia

    as Charlie Carrington

  25. 1943

    It Comes Up Love

    as Tom Peabody

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