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Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter

Known for: Acting

Born 13/06/1900
Died 1975-09-23
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa

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.

Filmography

The Adventures of Robin Hood Series ★ 6,4

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Sir Richard of the Lea

1955

Series

Somerset Maugham Hour

Self - Host

1960

Series

Somerset Maugham Hour

Mallowby

1960

The Adventures of Robin Hood Film ★ 7,5

The Adventures of Robin Hood

King Richard the Lion-Heart

1938

Armchair Theatre Series ★ 6,0

Armchair Theatre

Sir Malcolm Saville

1956

Armchair Theatre Series ★ 6,0

Armchair Theatre

1956

The Ring Film ★ 5,9

The Ring

Bob Corby

1927

Confession Film ★ 6,2

Confession

Leonide Kirow

1937

The Battle of the River Plate Film ★ 6,4

The Battle of the River Plate

Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

1956

Dulcy Film ★ 6,4

Dulcy

Gordon Daly

1940

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Film ★ 6,5

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. John Lanyon

1941

Ziegfeld Girl Film ★ 6,7

Ziegfeld Girl

Geoffrey Collis

1941

Tarzan Finds a Son! Film ★ 6,2

Tarzan Finds a Son!

Austin Lancing

1939

Jalna Film ★ 5,0

Jalna

Renny Whiteoaks

1935

Broadway Serenade Film ★ 6,6

Broadway Serenade

Larry Bryant

1939

Strange Cargo Film ★ 7,0

Strange Cargo

Cambreau

1940

The Little Princess Film ★ 6,7

The Little Princess

Captain Crewe

1939

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Film ★ 7,0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

North West Frontier Film ★ 6,8

North West Frontier

Sir John Wyndham

1959

A Midsummer Night's Dream Film ★ 6,4

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Theseus

1935

Billy the Kid Film ★ 5,3

Billy the Kid

Eric Keating

1941

The Long Voyage Home Film ★ 6,6

The Long Voyage Home

Smitty

1940

Downhill Film ★ 5,7

Downhill

Archie

1927

Edward, My Son Film ★ 6,4

Edward, My Son

Doctor Larry Woodhope

1949

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance Film ★ 5,0

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance

Robert Talbot

1963

The Mystery of the Indian Temple Film ★ 5,3

The Mystery of the Indian Temple

Robert Talbot

1963

Breakdowns of 1937 Film ★ 6,0

Breakdowns of 1937

Self

1937

The Bulldog Breed Film ★ 6,0

The Bulldog Breed

Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth

1960

The Sisters Film ★ 6,1

The Sisters

William Benson

1938

Stolen Holiday Film ★ 6,4

Stolen Holiday

Anthony Wayne

1937

Yes, My Darling Daughter Film ★ 4,5

Yes, My Darling Daughter

Lewis Murray

1939

Rockets Galore Film ★ 6,4

Rockets Galore

Air Commodore Watchorn

1958

Breakdowns of 1938 Film ★ 5,8

Breakdowns of 1938

Lloyd Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)

1938

Easy Virtue Film ★ 5,3

Easy Virtue

The Plaintiff's Counsel

1928

Maisie Film ★ 4,8

Maisie

Clifford 'Cliff' Ames

1939

The Devil Is a Sissy Film ★ 7,0

The Devil Is a Sissy

Jay Pierce

1936

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary Film ★ 5,7

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

Steven V. Land

1941

The Girl from 10th Avenue Film ★ 6,8

The Girl from 10th Avenue

Geoffrey D. 'Geoff' Sherwood

1935

Come Live with Me Film ★ 6,8

Come Live with Me

Barton Kendrick

1941

Tower of London Film ★ 6,1

Tower of London

King Edward IV

1939

Broadway Melody of 1940 Film ★ 6,8

Broadway Melody of 1940

Bert C. Matthews

1940

The White Angel Film ★ 7,2

The White Angel

Fuller

1936

A Dream Comes True Film ★ 6,7

A Dream Comes True

Theseus (archive footage) (uncredited)

1935

Comet Over Broadway Film ★ 5,7

Comet Over Broadway

Bert Ballin

1938

That Certain Woman Film ★ 5,6

That Certain Woman

Lloyd Rogers

1937

Forever and a Day Film ★ 7,5

Forever and a Day

Dexter Pomfret

1943

The Queen's Guards Film ★ 5,2

The Queen's Guards

1961

The Night of the Party Film ★ 5,8

The Night of the Party

Guy Kennion

1934

Orders Is Orders Film

Orders Is Orders

Capt. Harper

1933

Bitter Sweet Film ★ 6,0

Bitter Sweet

Lord Shayne

1940

Appointment in London Film ★ 6,5

Appointment in London

Logan

1953

I Found Stella Parish Film ★ 7,3

I Found Stella Parish

Keith Lockridge

1935

Always Goodbye Film ★ 7,2

Always Goodbye

Phillip Marshall

1938

Gallant Sons Film ★ 7,4

Gallant Sons

Natural Davis

1940

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case Film ★ 4,8

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

Dr. John Watson

1932

Something Always Happens Film ★ 6,5

Something Always Happens

Peter Middleton

1934

Film ★ 9,0

Don't Blame the Stork

Sir George Redway

1954

Escape! Film ★ 6,2

Escape!

William Brown, the Plainclothesman

1930

Smilin' Through Film ★ 6,3

Smilin' Through

Reverend Owen Harding

1941

It Comes Up Love Film ★ 4,3

It Comes Up Love

Tom Peabody

1943

Another Dawn Film ★ 6,4

Another Dawn

Colonel John Wister

1937

The Phantom Light Film ★ 5,7

The Phantom Light

Jim Pearce

1935

Death at Broadcasting House Film ★ 6,1

Death at Broadcasting House

Detective Inspector Gregory

1934

Secrets of an Actress Film ★ 6,0

Secrets of an Actress

Peter 'Pete' Snowden

1938

Fortune Is a Woman Film ★ 6,8

Fortune Is a Woman

Clive Fisher

1957

The Church Mouse Film ★ 5,8

The Church Mouse

Johnathan Steele

1934

It Started in Paradise Film ★ 6,5

It Started in Paradise

Arthur Turner

1952

Bedelia Film ★ 5,1

Bedelia

Charlie Carrington

1946

Film ★ 10,0

The Silver Spoon

Capt Watts-Wynyard

1934

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 Film ★ 6,0

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942

Doctor Blood's Coffin Film ★ 5,3

Doctor Blood's Coffin

Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father

1961

Eight O'Clock Walk Film ★ 6,9

Eight O'Clock Walk

Geoffrey Tanner

1954

Guns of Darkness Film ★ 6,2

Guns of Darkness

Dr. Swann

1962

Call It a Day Film ★ 7,0

Call It a Day

Roger Hilton

1937

Film ★ 6,0

Safeguarding Military Information

Spy (uncredited)

1942

Film ★ 8,0

Confessions

Charles Oddy

1925

A Yank at Eton Film ★ 6,1

A Yank at Eton

Roger Carlton

1942

52nd Street Film ★ 7,0

52nd Street

Rufus Rondell

1937

Bad Little Angel Film ★ 5,5

Bad Little Angel

Jim Creighton (Sentinel editor)

1939

Cape Forlorn Film ★ 8,3

Cape Forlorn

Gordon Kingsley

1931

The Man from Toronto Film ★ 5,0

The Man from Toronto

Fergus Wimbush

1933

Syncopation Film ★ 6,5

Syncopation

Alexander Winston

1929

The Treasure of Monte Cristo Film ★ 4,2

The Treasure of Monte Cristo

Colonel Jackson

1961

The Water Gipsies Film ★ 6,7

The Water Gipsies

Fred Green

1932

The White Unicorn Film ★ 8,8

The White Unicorn

Philip Templar

1947

To Mary - with Love Film ★ 5,7

To Mary - with Love

Bill Hallam

1936

Marry Me Film ★ 10,0

Marry Me

Robert Hart

1932

Lazybones Film ★ 7,3

Lazybones

Sir Reginald Ford

1935

Sally in Our Alley Film ★ 5,0

Sally in Our Alley

George Miles

1931

White Cradle Inn Film ★ 6,8

White Cradle Inn

Anton

1947

Film ★ 10,0

The Valley of Ghosts

Andrew McLeod

1930

The Morals of Marcus Film ★ 9,0

The Morals of Marcus

Sir Marcus Ordeyne

1935

The Door in the Wall Film ★ 6,0

The Door in the Wall

Henry Redmond

1956

Not For Sale Film ★ 10,0

Not For Sale

Martin Bering

1924

Film ★ 10,0

His House in Order

Hilary Jesson

1928

Film ★ 10,0

No Escape

Jim Brandon

1934

The Thoroughbred Film ★ 10,0

The Thoroughbred

Allen Stockbridge

1929