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

Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl

1941

as Geoffrey Collis

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

The Ring
The Ring

1927

as Bob Corby

The Little Princess
The Little Princess

1939

as Captain Crewe

Tarzan Finds a Son!
Tarzan Finds a Son!

1939

as Austin Lancing

Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940

1940

as Bert C. Matthews

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo

1940

as Cambreau

Downhill
Downhill

1927

as Archie

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

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home

1940

as Smitty

Escape!
Escape!

1930

as William Brown, the Plainclothesman

Easy Virtue
Easy Virtue

1928

as The Plaintiff's Counsel

Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid

1941

as Eric Keating

North West Frontier
North West Frontier

1959

as Sir John Wyndham

Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day

1943

as Dexter Pomfret

The White Angel
The White Angel

1936

as Fuller

The Sisters
The Sisters

1938

as William Benson