Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter

Acting

Birthday

1900/06/13

Day of death

1975/09/23 (75 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Cape Town, South Africa

Also know as

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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 L...Read more

Acting
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.4

(1941) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Dr. John Lanyon

The Adventures of Robin Hood
7.5

(1938) The Adventures of Robin Hood

as King Richard the Lion-Heart

Come Live with Me
6.9

(1941) Come Live with Me

as Barton Kendrick

The Little Princess
6.7

(1939) The Little Princess

as Captain Crewe

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
4.5

(1932) The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

as Dr. John Watson

Tarzan Finds a Son!
6.1

(1939) Tarzan Finds a Son!

as Austin Lancing

Tower of London
5.9

(1939) Tower of London

as King Edward IV

Easy Virtue
5.1

(1928) Easy Virtue

as The Plaintiff's Counsel

The Ring
5.9

(1927) The Ring

as Bob Corby

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
5.3

(1941) Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

as Steven V. Land

The Battle of the River Plate
6.2

(1956) The Battle of the River Plate

as Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

Bedelia
5.2

(1946) Bedelia

as Charlie Carrington

Maisie
4.7

(1939) Maisie

as Clifford 'Cliff' Ames

A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.4

(1935) A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Theseus

Strange Cargo
7.0

(1940) Strange Cargo

as Cambreau

Doctor Blood's Coffin
5.2

(1961) Doctor Blood's Coffin

as Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father

The Long Voyage Home
6.5

(1940) The Long Voyage Home

as Smitty

Bad Little Angel
4.9

(1939) Bad Little Angel

as Jim Creighton (Sentinel editor)

Appointment in London
6.2

(1953) Appointment in London

as Logan

Confession
6.1

(1937) Confession

as Leonide Kirow

Another Dawn
6.2

(1937) Another Dawn

as Colonel John Wister

The Man from Toronto
4.0

(1933) The Man from Toronto

as Fergus Wimbush

Edward, My Son
6.5

(1949) Edward, My Son

as Doctor Larry Woodhope

That Certain Woman
6.1

(1937) That Certain Woman

as Lloyd Rogers

Eight O'Clock Walk
6.7

(1954) Eight O'Clock Walk

as Geoffrey Tanner

Bitter Sweet
5.8

(1940) Bitter Sweet

as Lord Shayne

Death at Broadcasting House
5.7

(1934) Death at Broadcasting House

as Detective Inspector Gregory

The Sisters
6.1

(1938) The Sisters

as William Benson

Billy the Kid
4.7

(1941) Billy the Kid

as Eric Keating

Something Always Happens
6.0

(1934) Something Always Happens

as Peter Middleton

Broadway Serenade
6.2

(1939) Broadway Serenade

as Larry Bryant

Smilin' Through
6.0

(1941) Smilin' Through

as Reverend Owen Harding

The Phantom Light
5.3

(1935) The Phantom Light

as Jim Pearce

Fortune Is a Woman
6.7

(1957) Fortune Is a Woman

as Clive Fisher

Call It a Day
5.0

(1937) Call It a Day

as Roger Hilton

Dulcy
5.8

(1940) Dulcy

as Gordon Daly

Always Goodbye
6.8

(1938) Always Goodbye

as Phillip Marshall

Secrets of an Actress
5.6

(1938) Secrets of an Actress

as Peter 'Pete' Snowden

The Girl from 10th Avenue
6.5

(1935) The Girl from 10th Avenue

as Geoffrey D. 'Geoff' Sherwood

The Door in the Wall
5.8

(1956) The Door in the Wall

as Henry Redmond

Stolen Holiday
6.6

(1937) Stolen Holiday

as Anthony Wayne

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
6.5

(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Church Mouse
4.7

(1934) The Church Mouse

as Johnathan Steele

Gallant Sons
7.2

(1940) Gallant Sons

as Natural Davis

Sally in Our Alley
4.5

(1931) Sally in Our Alley

as George Miles

Lazybones
6.3

(1935) Lazybones

as Sir Reginald Ford

The Treasure of Monte Cristo
4.0

(1961) The Treasure of Monte Cristo

as Colonel Jackson

Yes, My Darling Daughter
4.0

(1939) Yes, My Darling Daughter

as Lewis Murray

White Cradle Inn
6.2

(1947) White Cradle Inn

as Anton

It Started in Paradise
5.0

(1952) It Started in Paradise

as Arthur Turner

I Found Stella Parish
7.0

(1935) I Found Stella Parish

as Keith Lockridge

It Comes Up Love
3.0

(1943) It Comes Up Love

as Tom Peabody

Guns of Darkness
6.0

(1962) Guns of Darkness

as Dr. Swann

The Bulldog Breed
5.7

(1960) The Bulldog Breed

as Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth

The White Unicorn
7.5

(1947) The White Unicorn

as Philip Templar

Comet Over Broadway
5.0

(1938) Comet Over Broadway

as Bert Ballin

Cape Forlorn
7.5

(1931) Cape Forlorn

as Gordon Kingsley

The Devil Is a Sissy
6.9

(1936) The Devil Is a Sissy

as Jay Pierce

Ziegfeld Girl
6.5

(1941) Ziegfeld Girl

as Geoffrey Collis

The White Angel
8.0

(1936) The White Angel

as Fuller

To Mary - with Love
4.5

(1936) To Mary - with Love

as Bill Hallam

A Yank at Eton
6.2

(1942) A Yank at Eton

as Roger Carlton

Safeguarding Military Information
5.0

(1942) Safeguarding Military Information

as Spy

The Queen's Guards
4.3

(1961) The Queen's Guards

as ---

Broadway Melody of 1940
6.7

(1940) Broadway Melody of 1940

as Bert C. Matthews

Jalna
4.8

(1935) Jalna

as Renny Whiteoaks

Syncopation
5.0

(1929) Syncopation

as Alexander Winston

Not For Sale
0.0

(1924) Not For Sale

as Martin Bering

10.0

(1930) The Valley of Ghosts

as Andrew McLeod

Kali Yug, il mistero del tempio indiano
4.3

(1963) The Mystery of the Indian Temple

as Robert Talbot

Kali Yug, la dea della vendetta
4.0

(1963) Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance

as Robert Talbot

The Water Gipsies
6.0

(1932) The Water Gipsies

as Fred Green

0.0

(1925) Confessions

as Charles Oddy

The Night of the Party
5.3

(1934) The Night of the Party

as Guy Kennion

0.0

(1934) The Silver Spoon

as Capt Watts-Wynyard

Forever and a Day
7.3

(1943) Forever and a Day

as Dexter Pomfret

0.0

(1934) No Escape

as Jim Brandon

Marry Me
0.0

(1932) Marry Me

as Robert Hart

Breakdowns of 1938
5.0

(1938) Breakdowns of 1938

as Lloyd Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Dream Comes True
5.5

(1935) A Dream Comes True

as Theseus (archive footage) (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1937
6.0

(1937) Breakdowns of 1937

as Self

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
6.0

(1942) Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

as ---

52nd Street
0.0

(1937) 52nd Street

as Rufus Rondell

The Morals of Marcus
0.0

(1935) The Morals of Marcus

as Sir Marcus Ordeyne

Orders Is Orders
0.0

(1933) Orders Is Orders

as Capt. Harper

Rockets Galore
6.0

(1958) Rockets Galore

as Air Commodore Watchorn

0.0

(1928) His House in Order

as Hilary Jesson

Downhill
5.7

(1927) Downhill

as Archie

North West Frontier
6.7

(1959) North West Frontier

as Sir John Wyndham

0.0

(1954) Don't Blame the Stork

as Sir George Redway

Escape!
6.3

(1930) Escape!

as William Brown, the Plainclothesman

The Thoroughbred
0.0

(1929) The Thoroughbred

as Allen Stockbridge

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.4

(1955) The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Sir Richard of the Lea

Armchair Theatre
5.8

(1956) Armchair Theatre

as Sir Malcolm Saville