Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter

1900-06-13 – 1975-09-23 (age 75) Cape Town, South Africa
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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 Lea.

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The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

as King Richard the Lion-Heart

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941

as Dr. John Lanyon

The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate

1956

as Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl

1941

as Geoffrey Collis

A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Little Princess
The Little Princess

1939

as Captain Crewe

The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home

1940

as Smitty

Tarzan Finds a Son!
Tarzan Finds a Son!

1939

as Austin Lancing

Another Dawn
Another Dawn

1937

as Colonel John Wister

Broadway Serenade
Broadway Serenade

1939

as Larry Bryant

Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940

1940

as Bert C. Matthews

North West Frontier
North West Frontier

1959

as Sir John Wyndham

Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo

1940

as Cambreau

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Ring
The Ring

1927

as Bob Corby

Escape!
Escape!

1930

as William Brown, the Plainclothesman

Tower of London
Tower of London

1939

as King Edward IV

That Certain Woman
That Certain Woman

1937

as Lloyd Rogers

The Secret of Monte Cristo
The Secret of Monte Cristo

1961

as Colonel Jackson

Easy Virtue
Easy Virtue

1928

as The Plaintiff's Counsel