Ian Hunter

Jun 13, 1900 - Sep 23, 1975 (75 years old) in Cape Town, South Africa

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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Known For

Bitter Sweet

Lord Shayne

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Sir Richard of the Lea

Always Goodbye

Phillip Marshall

Broadway Serenade

Larry Bryant

The Long Voyage Home

Smitty

The Ring

Bob Corby

Stolen Holiday

Anthony Wayne

Dulcy

Gordon Daly

Gallant Sons

Natural Davis

The Adventures of Robin Hood

King Richard the Lion-Heart

Credits

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 6.5
The Mystery of the Indian Temple 1963

Robert Talbot

★ 4.3
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance 1963

Robert Talbot

★ 4
Guns of Darkness 1962

Dr. Swann

★ 6
The Queen's Guards 1961

★ 4.8
The Treasure of Monte Cristo 1961

Colonel Jackson

★ 3.3
Doctor Blood's Coffin 1961

Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father

★ 5.1
The Bulldog Breed 1960

Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth

★ 5.7
Somerset Maugham Hour 1960

Self - Host

★ NR
North West Frontier 1959

Sir John Wyndham

★ 6.8
Rockets Galore 1958

Air Commodore Watchorn

★ 6
Fortune Is a Woman 1957

Clive Fisher

★ 6.8
The Battle of the River Plate 1956

Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

★ 6.3
Armchair Theatre 1956

Sir Malcolm Saville

★ 5.8
The Door in the Wall 1956

Henry Redmond

★ 5.8
Eight O'Clock Walk 1954

Geoffrey Tanner

★ 6.7
Don't Blame the Stork 1954

Sir George Redway

★ NR
Appointment in London 1953

Logan

★ 6.2
It Started in Paradise 1952

Arthur Turner

★ 5
Edward, My Son 1949

Doctor Larry Woodhope

★ 6.4
The White Unicorn 1947

Philip Templar

★ 7.5
White Cradle Inn 1947

Anton

★ 6.2
Bedelia 1946

Charlie Carrington

★ 4.6
It Comes Up Love 1943

Tom Peabody

★ 2.3
Forever and a Day 1943

Dexter Pomfret

★ 7.4
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 1942

★ 6
A Yank at Eton 1942

Roger Carlton

★ 6
Safeguarding Military Information 1942

Spy

★ 5
Smilin' Through 1941

Reverend Owen Harding

★ 6
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941

Dr. John Lanyon

★ 6.5
Billy the Kid 1941

Eric Keating

★ 5
Ziegfeld Girl 1941

Geoffrey Collis

★ 6.4
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary 1941

Steven V. Land

★ 5.4
Come Live with Me 1941

Barton Kendrick

★ 6.8
The Long Voyage Home 1940

Smitty

★ 6.6
Gallant Sons 1940

Natural Davis

★ 7.2
Bitter Sweet 1940

Lord Shayne

★ 5.8
Dulcy 1940

Gordon Daly

★ 5.8
Strange Cargo 1940

Cambreau

★ 7
Broadway Melody of 1940 1940

Bert C. Matthews

★ 6.7
Tower of London 1939

King Edward IV

★ 6
Bad Little Angel 1939

Jim Creighton (Sentinel editor)

★ 4.9
Maisie 1939

Clifford 'Cliff' Ames

★ 4.4
Tarzan Finds a Son! 1939

Austin Lancing

★ 6.1
Broadway Serenade 1939

Larry Bryant

★ 6.2
The Little Princess 1939

Captain Crewe

★ 6.7
Yes, My Darling Daughter 1939

Lewis Murray

★ 3.3
Breakdowns of 1938 1938

Lloyd Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 4.7
Comet Over Broadway 1938

Bert Ballin

★ 5
The Sisters 1938

William Benson

★ 5.8
Secrets of an Actress 1938

Peter 'Pete' Snowden

★ 5.6
Always Goodbye 1938

Phillip Marshall

★ 6.8
The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938

King Richard the Lion-Heart

★ 7.5
Breakdowns of 1937 1937

Self

★ 6
52nd Street 1937

Rufus Rondell

★ NR
That Certain Woman 1937

Lloyd Rogers

★ 5.4
Confession 1937

Leonide Kirow

★ 6.1
Another Dawn 1937

Colonel John Wister

★ 6.2
Call It a Day 1937

Roger Hilton

★ 5
Stolen Holiday 1937

Anthony Wayne

★ 6.1
The Devil Is a Sissy 1936

Jay Pierce

★ 6.9
To Mary - with Love 1936

Bill Hallam

★ 4.5
The White Angel 1936

Fuller

★ 7.2
A Dream Comes True 1935

Theseus (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 5.5
I Found Stella Parish 1935

Keith Lockridge

★ 7
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1935

Theseus

★ 6.3
Jalna 1935

Renny Whiteoaks

★ 4
The Phantom Light 1935

Jim Pearce

★ 5.4
Lazybones 1935

Sir Reginald Ford

★ 6.3
The Girl from 10th Avenue 1935

Geoffrey D. 'Geoff' Sherwood

★ 6.5
The Morals of Marcus 1935

Sir Marcus Ordeyne

★ NR
Something Always Happens 1934

Peter Middleton

★ 6
The Church Mouse 1934

Johnathan Steele

★ 4.7
No Escape 1934

Jim Brandon

★ NR
Death at Broadcasting House 1934

Detective Inspector Gregory

★ 5.7
The Night of the Party 1934

Guy Kennion

★ 5.4
The Silver Spoon 1934

Capt Watts-Wynyard

★ NR
Orders Is Orders 1933

Capt. Harper

★ NR
The Man from Toronto 1933

Fergus Wimbush

★ 4
Marry Me 1932

Robert Hart

★ NR
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case 1932

Dr. John Watson

★ 4.6
The Water Gipsies 1932

Fred Green

★ 6
Sally in Our Alley 1931

George Miles

★ 4.5
Cape Forlorn 1931

Gordon Kingsley

★ 7.5
Escape! 1930

William Brown, the Plainclothesman

★ 6.3
The Valley of Ghosts 1930

Andrew McLeod

★ 10
The Thoroughbred 1929

Allen Stockbridge

★ NR
Syncopation 1929

Alexander Winston

★ 5
Easy Virtue 1928

The Plaintiff's Counsel

★ 5.3
His House in Order 1928

Hilary Jesson

★ NR
Downhill 1927

Archie

★ 5.7
The Ring 1927

Bob Corby

★ 5.9
Confessions 1925

Charles Oddy

★ NR
Not For Sale 1924

Martin Bering

★ NR

Ian Hunter

Known For

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