Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1900-06-13
- Day of Death1975-09-23 (75 years)
- Place of BirthCape Town, South Africa
- Also Known As-
Ian Hunter
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1963
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
As: Robert Talbot
- 1963
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
As: Robert Talbot
- 1962
Guns of Darkness
As: Dr. Swann
- 1961
The Treasure of Monte Cristo
As: Colonel Jackson
- 1961
Doctor Blood's Coffin
As: Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father
- 1960
The Bulldog Breed
As: Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth
- 1959
North West Frontier
As: Sir John Wyndham
- 1958
Rockets Galore
As: Air Commodore Watchorn
1957Fortune Is a Woman
As: Clive Fisher
1956The Battle of the River Plate
As: Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
1956Armchair Theatre
As: Sir Malcolm Saville
1956The Door in the Wall
As: Henry Redmond
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood
As: Sir Richard of the Lea
1954Eight O'Clock Walk
As: Geoffrey Tanner
1953Appointment in London
As: Logan
1952It Started in Paradise
As: Arthur Turner
1949Edward, My Son
As: Doctor Larry Woodhope
1947The White Unicorn
As: Philip Templar
1947White Cradle Inn
As: Anton
1946Bedelia
As: Charlie Carrington
1943It Comes Up Love
As: Tom Peabody
1943Forever and a Day
As: Dexter Pomfret
1942A Yank at Eton
As: Roger Carlton
1942Safeguarding Military Information
As: Spy
1941Smilin' Through
As: Reverend Owen Harding
- 1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
As: Dr. John Lanyon
1941Billy the Kid
As: Eric Keating
1941Ziegfeld Girl
As: Geoffrey Collis
1941Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
As: Steven V. Land
1941Come Live with Me
As: Barton Kendrick
1940The Long Voyage Home
As: Smitty
1940Gallant Sons
As: Natural Davis
1940Bitter Sweet
As: Lord Shayne
1940Dulcy
As: Gordon Daly
1940Strange Cargo
As: Cambreau
1940Broadway Melody of 1940
As: Bert C. Matthews
1939Tower of London
As: King Edward IV
1939Bad Little Angel
As: Jim Creighton (Sentinel editor)
1939Maisie
As: Clifford 'Cliff' Ames
- 1939
Tarzan Finds a Son!
As: Austin Lancing
1939Broadway Serenade
As: Larry Bryant
- 1939
The Little Princess
As: Captain Crewe
1939Yes, My Darling Daughter
As: Lewis Murray
1938Comet Over Broadway
As: Bert Ballin
1938The Sisters
As: William Benson
1938Secrets of an Actress
As: Peter 'Pete' Snowden
1938Always Goodbye
As: Phillip Marshall
- 1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
As: King Richard the Lion-Heart
193752nd Street
As: Rufus Rondell
1937That Certain Woman
As: Lloyd Rogers
1937Confession
As: Leonide Kirow
1937Another Dawn
As: Colonel John Wister
1937Call It a Day
As: Roger Hilton
1937Stolen Holiday
As: Anthony Wayne
1936The Devil Is a Sissy
As: Jay Pierce
1936To Mary - with Love
As: Bill Hallam
1936The White Angel
As: Fuller
1935I Found Stella Parish
As: Keith Lockridge
1935A Midsummer Night's Dream
As: Theseus
1935Jalna
As: Renny Whiteoaks
1935The Phantom Light
As: Jim Pearce
1935Lazybones
As: Sir Reginald Ford
1935The Girl from 10th Avenue
As: Geoffrey D. 'Geoff' Sherwood
1935The Morals of Marcus
As: Sir Marcus Ordeyne
1934Something Always Happens
As: Peter Middleton
1934The Church Mouse
As: Johnathan Steele
1934Death at Broadcasting House
As: Detective Inspector Gregory
1934The Night of the Party
As: Guy Kennion
1933Orders Is Orders
As: Capt. Harper
1933The Man from Toronto
As: Fergus Wimbush
1932Marry Me
As: Robert Hart
1932The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
As: Dr. John Watson
1932The Water Gipsies
As: Fred Green
1931Sally in Our Alley
As: George Miles
1931Cape Forlorn
As: Gordon Kingsley
1930Escape!
As: William Brown, the Plainclothesman
1929The Thoroughbred
As: Allen Stockbridge
1929Syncopation
As: Alexander Winston
1928Easy Virtue
As: The Plaintiff's Counsel
1927Downhill
As: Archie
- 1927
The Ring
As: Bob Corby
1924Not For Sale
As: Martin Bering