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Ian Hunter

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Acting credits

87

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Very extensive acting filmography.

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0.7

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Movies: 85Series: 2

TMDB ID: 8731

IMDb ID: nm0402842

Known for: Acting

Born: June 13, 1900

Died: September 23, 1975

Age: 75

Place of birth: Cape Town, South Africa

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1924 - 1983

Years active: 60

Average TMDB rating: 6.31

Wikidata: Q477361

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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Movies

Movies

Movie credits linked with Ian Hunter.

Movie poster for Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 Movie
Movie poster for The Mystery of the Indian Temple (1963)

as Robert Talbot

The Mystery of the Indian Temple

1963 Movie
Movie poster for Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance (1963)

as Robert Talbot

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance

1963 Movie
Movie poster for Guns of Darkness (1962)

as Dr. Swann

Guns of Darkness

1962 Movie
Movie poster for The Queen's Guards (1961)

The Queen's Guards

1961 Movie
Movie poster for The Secret of Monte Cristo (1961)

as Colonel Jackson

The Secret of Monte Cristo

1961 Movie
Movie poster for Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)

as Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father

Doctor Blood's Coffin

1961 Movie
Movie poster for The Bulldog Breed (1960)

as Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth

The Bulldog Breed

1960 Movie
Movie poster for North West Frontier (1959)

as Sir John Wyndham

North West Frontier

1959 Movie
Movie poster for Rockets Galore (1958)

as Air Commodore Watchorn

Rockets Galore

1958 Movie
Movie poster for Fortune Is a Woman (1957)

as Clive Fisher

Fortune Is a Woman

1957 Movie
Movie poster for The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

as Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

The Battle of the River Plate

1956 Movie
Movie poster for The Door in the Wall (1956)

as Henry Redmond

The Door in the Wall

1956 Movie
Movie poster for Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)

as Geoffrey Tanner

Eight O'Clock Walk

1954 Movie
Movie poster for Appointment in London (1953)

as Logan

Appointment in London

1953 Movie
Movie poster for It Started in Paradise (1952)

as Arthur Turner

It Started in Paradise

1952 Movie
Movie poster for Edward, My Son (1949)

as Doctor Larry Woodhope

Edward, My Son

1949 Movie
Movie poster for The White Unicorn (1947)

as Philip Templar

The White Unicorn

1947 Movie
Movie poster for White Cradle Inn (1947)

as Anton

White Cradle Inn

1947 Movie
Movie poster for Bedelia (1946)

as Charlie Carrington

Bedelia

1946 Movie
Movie poster for It Comes Up Love (1943)

as Tom Peabody

It Comes Up Love

1943 Movie
Movie poster for Forever and a Day (1943)

as Dexter Pomfret

Forever and a Day

1943 Movie
Movie poster for Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 (1942)

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942 Movie
Movie poster for A Yank at Eton (1942)

as Roger Carlton

A Yank at Eton

1942 Movie