
Herbert Mundin
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Herbert Mundin (21 August 1898 – 5 March 1939) was an English-born Hollywood character actor. He was frequently typecast in films as an older cheeky eccentric, a type helped by his jowled features and cheerful disposition.
He was born Herbert Thomas Mundin in St Helens, then in Lancashire (now part of Merseyside). His father was a nomadic, Primitive Methodist home missionary. His family moved within a short time of his birth to St Albans in Hertfordshire (the 1901 census data reveal that the family lived at St Helens Villa, Paxton Road, St Albans; his parents William and Jane apparently naming their house after the town where they first met and where Herbert was born).
Mundin was educated at St Albans School, and joined the Royal Navy during World War I. He began his acting career on the London stage during the 1920s. Mundin first travelled to America on 18 December 1923 for a series of theatrical engagements in New York. He sailed from Southampton on the RMS Aquitania and described himself in ship’s passenger manifest as 5'7" tall with a fair complexion, brown hair, blue eyes and a scar over his left eye. His big break as an actor was arguably with Gertrude Lawrence and Beatrice Lillie in Charlot's Revue when it appeared on Broadway in 1925.
In 1931, after working in Australia and London, he permanently moved to the US, where he received a contract with Twentieth Century Fox Studios and enjoyed a successful career as a character actor in over 50 films.
Perhaps his most celebrated role was as Much in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), alongside Errol Flynn. Other film appearances included Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) with Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, and MGM's David Copperfield (1935).
He died in Van Nuys, California following a car crash. He was killed instantly when the car in which he was riding collided with another car at a street intersection. The force of the impact threw open the door and hurled Mundin to the street.He received a fractured skull and crushed chest.He was 40 years old. The other occupants of the car were not injured.
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Society Lawyer 1939Layton★ 5.1
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Exposed 1938Skippy★ 5
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Lord Jeff 1938Bosun 'Crusty' Jelks★ 7.1
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Much★ 7.5
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Invisible Enemy 1938Sergeant Alfred M. Higgs★ 6
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Angel 1937Mr. Greenwood★ 6.8
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Another Dawn 1937Wilkins, Wister's Orderly★ 6.2
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You Can't Beat Love 1937Jasper 'Meadows' Hives★ 6
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Tarzan Escapes 1936Rawlins★ 6.3
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Champagne Charlie 1936Mr. Fipps★ 4.8
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Under Two Flags 1936Rake★ 6
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A Message to Garcia 1936Henry Piper★ 5
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Baxter★ 6.8
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King of Burlesque 1936English Impresario★ 5.9
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John Torrent★ 5
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Mutiny on the Bounty 1935Smith★ 7.3
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Frederick Hitch★ 4.5
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Black Sheep 1935Oscar★ 7
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Spring Tonic 1935Thompson★ 5.3
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Ladies Love Danger 1935★ NR
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David Copperfield 1935Barkis★ 6.7
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Hell in the Heavens 1934Granny Biggs★ 4.7
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Love Time 1934Caesar★ NR
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Springtime for Henry 1934Trivers★ 1
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Call It Luck 1934Herbert Biggelwade★ 6
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Horatio Wilson★ NR
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All Men Are Enemies 1934★ NR
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Bottoms Up 1934Limey Brook aka Lord Brocklehurst★ 4.8
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Ever Since Eve 1934Horace Saunders★ NR
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Orient Express 1934Herbert Thomas Peters★ NR
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Hoopla 1933Hap Spissel★ 6
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Shanghai Madness 1933Larsen★ NR
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Arizona to Broadway 1933Kingfish Miller★ 7
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The Devil's in Love 1933Bimpy★ 6
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Brooks★ 5
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Adorable 1933Detective Pipac★ 3.7
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Pleasure Cruise 1933Henry★ 5.7
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Dangerously Yours 1933Grove★ NR
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Cavalcade 1933Alfred Bridges★ 5.5
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Sherlock Holmes 1932George★ 5.1
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One Way Passage 1932S.S. Maloa Steward (uncredited)★ 7.3
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Life Begins 1932Mr. MacGilvairy (uncredited)★ 6
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Love Me Tonight 1932Groom (uncredited)★ 6.6
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Chandu the Magician 1932Albert Miggles★ 6.2
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Bachelor's Affairs 1932Jepson★ 1
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William Boggs★ NR
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Devil's Lottery 1932Trowbridge★ NR
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The Silent Witness 1932Henry Hammer★ 5.5
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Jimmy Perkins★ NR
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Bob Cox / Lady Isobel★ NR
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Immediate Possession 1931Peter Bootle★ NR
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Ashes 1930★ NR
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Enter the Queen 1930Goss★ NR