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Ian Hunter

Actor

Ian Hunter

Born June 13, 1900 in Cape Town, South AfricaDied September 23, 197586 films

Ian Hunter (13 June 1900 – 22 September 1975) was a British character actor.

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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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The Adventures of Robin Hood posterFirst watchThe Adventures of Robin Hood19387.5as King Richard the Lion-HeartRobin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster6.5Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1941The Little Princess poster6.6The Little Princess1939The Long Voyage Home poster6.6The Long Voyage Home1940Tarzan Finds a Son! poster6.1Tarzan Finds a Son!1939Strange Cargo poster7.0Strange Cargo1940The Ring poster5.9The Ring1927The Battle of the River Plate poster6.4The Battle of the River Plate1956North West Frontier poster6.8North West Frontier1959

Filmography

86 films as actor
  1. 1963The Mystery of the Indian TempleRobert Talbot
  2. 1963Kali-Yug, Goddess of VengeanceRobert Talbot
  3. 1962Guns of DarknessDr. Swann
  4. 1961The Queen's Guards
  5. 1961The Secret of Monte CristoColonel Jackson
  6. 1961Doctor Blood's CoffinDr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father
  7. 1960The Bulldog BreedAdmiral Sir Bryanston Blyth
  8. 1959North West FrontierSir John Wyndham
  9. 1958Rockets GaloreAir Commodore Watchorn
  10. 1957Fortune Is a WomanClive Fisher
  11. 1956The Battle of the River PlateCaptain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
  12. 1956The Door in the WallHenry Redmond
  13. 1954Eight O'Clock WalkGeoffrey Tanner
  14. 1954Don't Blame the StorkSir George Redway
  15. 1953Appointment in LondonLogan
  16. 1952It Started in ParadiseArthur Turner
  17. 1949Edward, My SonDoctor Larry Woodhope
  18. 1947The White UnicornPhilip Templar
  19. 1947White Cradle InnAnton
  20. 1946BedeliaCharlie Carrington
  21. 1943It Comes Up LoveTom Peabody
  22. 1943Forever and a DayDexter Pomfret
  23. 1942A Yank at EtonRoger Carlton
  24. 1941Smilin' ThroughReverend Owen Harding
  25. 1941Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. John Lanyon
  26. 1941Billy the KidEric Keating
  27. 1941Ziegfeld GirlGeoffrey Collis
  28. 1941Andy Hardy's Private SecretarySteven V. Land
  29. 1941Come Live with MeBarton Kendrick
  30. 1940The Long Voyage HomeSmitty
  31. 1940Gallant SonsNatural Davis
  32. 1940Bitter SweetLord Shayne
  33. 1940DulcyGordon Daly
  34. 1940Strange CargoCambreau
  35. 1940Broadway Melody of 1940Bert C. Matthews
  36. 1939Tower of LondonKing Edward IV
  37. 1939Bad Little AngelJim Creighton (Sentinel editor)
  38. 1939MaisieClifford 'Cliff' Ames
  39. 1939Tarzan Finds a Son!Austin Lancing
  40. 1939Broadway SerenadeLarry Bryant
  41. 1939The Little PrincessCaptain Crewe
  42. 1939Yes, My Darling DaughterLewis Murray
  43. 1938Comet Over BroadwayBert Ballin
  44. 1938The SistersWilliam Benson
  45. 1938Secrets of an ActressPeter 'Pete' Snowden
  46. 1938Always GoodbyePhillip Marshall
  47. 1938The Adventures of Robin HoodKing Richard the Lion-Heart
  48. 193752nd StreetRufus Rondell
  49. 1937That Certain WomanLloyd Rogers
  50. 1937ConfessionLeonide Kirow
  51. 1937Another DawnColonel John Wister
  52. 1937Call It a DayRoger Hilton
  53. 1937Stolen HolidayAnthony Wayne
  54. 1936The Devil Is a SissyJay Pierce
  55. 1936To Mary - with LoveBill Hallam
  56. 1936The White AngelFuller
  57. 1935I Found Stella ParishKeith Lockridge
  58. 1935A Midsummer Night's DreamTheseus
  59. 1935JalnaRenny Whiteoaks
  60. 1935The Phantom LightJim Pearce
  61. 1935LazybonesSir Reginald Ford
  62. 1935The Girl from 10th AvenueGeoffrey D. 'Geoff' Sherwood
  63. 1935The Morals of MarcusSir Marcus Ordeyne
  64. 1934Something Always HappensPeter Middleton
  65. 1934The Church MouseJohnathan Steele
  66. 1934No EscapeJim Brandon
  67. 1934Death at Broadcasting HouseDetective Inspector Gregory
  68. 1934The Night of the PartyGuy Kennion
  69. 1934The Silver SpoonCapt Watts-Wynyard
  70. 1933Orders Is OrdersCapt. Harper
  71. 1933The Man from TorontoFergus Wimbush
  72. 1932Marry MeRobert Hart
  73. 1932The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest CaseDr. John Watson
  74. 1932The Water GipsiesFred Green
  75. 1931Sally in Our AlleyGeorge Miles
  76. 1931Cape ForlornGordon Kingsley
  77. 1930Escape!William Brown, the Plainclothesman
  78. 1930The Valley of GhostsAndrew McLeod
  79. 1929The ThoroughbredAllen Stockbridge
  80. 1929SyncopationAlexander Winston
  81. 1928Easy VirtueThe Plaintiff's Counsel
  82. 1928His House in OrderHilary Jesson
  83. 1927DownhillArchie
  84. 1927The RingBob Corby
  85. 1925ConfessionsCharles Oddy
  86. 1924Not For SaleMartin Bering