Ian Hunter

Acting

Ian Hunter

Born 13 June 1900 · Cape Town, South Africa · Died 23 September 1975 at 75

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Hunter, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Highlights

The Adventures of Robin Hood1938 · Film · King Richard the Lion-Heart
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1941 · Film · Dr. John Lanyon
The Little Princess1939 · Film · Captain Crewe
The Long Voyage Home1940 · Film · Smitty
Tarzan Finds a Son!1939 · Film · Austin Lancing
Strange Cargo1940 · Film · Cambreau

Filmography

Movies

81 films

The Mystery of the Indian Temple1963 · Film · Robert Talbot
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance1963 · Film · Robert Talbot
Guns of Darkness1962 · Film · Dr. Swann
The Queen's Guards1961 · Film
The Secret of Monte Cristo1961 · Film · Colonel Jackson
Doctor Blood's Coffin1961 · Film · Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father
The Bulldog Breed1960 · Film · Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth
North West Frontier1959 · Film · Sir John Wyndham
Rockets Galore1958 · Film · Air Commodore Watchorn
Fortune Is a Woman1957 · Film · Clive Fisher
The Battle of the River Plate1956 · Film · Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
The Door in the Wall1956 · Film · Henry Redmond
Eight O'Clock Walk1954 · Film · Geoffrey Tanner
Appointment in London1953 · Film · Logan
It Started in Paradise1952 · Film · Arthur Turner
Edward, My Son1949 · Film · Doctor Larry Woodhope
The White Unicorn1947 · Film · Philip Templar
White Cradle Inn1947 · Film · Anton
Bedelia1946 · Film · Charlie Carrington
It Comes Up Love1943 · Film · Tom Peabody
Forever and a Day1943 · Film · Dexter Pomfret
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 61942 · Film
A Yank at Eton1942 · Film · Roger Carlton
Smilin' Through1941 · Film · Reverend Owen Harding
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1941 · Film · Dr. John Lanyon
Billy the Kid1941 · Film · Eric Keating
Ziegfeld Girl1941 · Film · Geoffrey Collis
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary1941 · Film · Steven V. Land
Come Live with Me1941 · Film · Barton Kendrick
The Long Voyage Home1940 · Film · Smitty
Gallant Sons1940 · Film · Natural Davis
Bitter Sweet1940 · Film · Lord Shayne
Dulcy1940 · Film · Gordon Daly
Strange Cargo1940 · Film · Cambreau
Broadway Melody of 19401940 · Film · Bert C. Matthews
Tower of London1939 · Film · King Edward IV
Bad Little Angel1939 · Film · Jim Creighton (Sentinel editor)
Maisie1939 · Film · Clifford 'Cliff' Ames
Tarzan Finds a Son!1939 · Film · Austin Lancing
Broadway Serenade1939 · Film · Larry Bryant
The Little Princess1939 · Film · Captain Crewe
Yes, My Darling Daughter1939 · Film · Lewis Murray
Comet Over Broadway1938 · Film · Bert Ballin
The Sisters1938 · Film · William Benson
Secrets of an Actress1938 · Film · Peter 'Pete' Snowden
Always Goodbye1938 · Film · Phillip Marshall
The Adventures of Robin Hood1938 · Film · King Richard the Lion-Heart
52nd Street1937 · Film · Rufus Rondell
That Certain Woman1937 · Film · Lloyd Rogers
Confession1937 · Film · Leonide Kirow
Another Dawn1937 · Film · Colonel John Wister
Call It a Day1937 · Film · Roger Hilton
Stolen Holiday1937 · Film · Anthony Wayne
The Devil Is a Sissy1936 · Film · Jay Pierce
To Mary - with Love1936 · Film · Bill Hallam
The White Angel1936 · Film · Fuller
I Found Stella Parish1935 · Film · Keith Lockridge
A Midsummer Night's Dream1935 · Film · Theseus
Jalna1935 · Film · Renny Whiteoaks
The Phantom Light1935 · Film · Jim Pearce
Lazybones1935 · Film · Sir Reginald Ford
The Girl from 10th Avenue1935 · Film · Geoffrey D. 'Geoff' Sherwood
The Morals of Marcus1935 · Film · Sir Marcus Ordeyne
Something Always Happens1934 · Film · Peter Middleton
The Church Mouse1934 · Film · Johnathan Steele
Death at Broadcasting House1934 · Film · Detective Inspector Gregory
The Night of the Party1934 · Film · Guy Kennion
Orders Is Orders1933 · Film · Capt. Harper
The Man from Toronto1933 · Film · Fergus Wimbush
Marry Me1932 · Film · Robert Hart
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case1932 · Film · Dr. John Watson
The Water Gipsies1932 · Film · Fred Green
Sally in Our Alley1931 · Film · George Miles
Cape Forlorn1931 · Film · Gordon Kingsley
Escape!1930 · Film · William Brown, the Plainclothesman
The Thoroughbred1929 · Film · Allen Stockbridge
Syncopation1929 · Film · Alexander Winston
Easy Virtue1928 · Film · The Plaintiff's Counsel
Downhill1927 · Film · Archie
The Ring1927 · Film · Bob Corby
Not For Sale1924 · Film · Martin Bering

Filmography

Series

2 shows

Armchair Theatre1956 · Series · Sir Malcolm Saville
The Adventures of Robin Hood1955 · Series · Sir Richard of the Lea