Ian Hunter

Acting • 1900-06-13 • 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.

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1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageFilm
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1963
The Mystery of the Indian TempleFilm
Robert Talbot
★ 5.2
1963
Kali-Yug, Goddess of VengeanceFilm
Robert Talbot
★ 5.0
1962
Guns of DarknessFilm
Dr. Swann
★ 6.2
1961
Doctor Blood's CoffinFilm
Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father
★ 5.3
1961
The Secret of Monte CristoFilm
Colonel Jackson
★ 4.3
1961
The Queen's GuardsFilm
★ 5.2
1960
The Bulldog BreedFilm
Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth
★ 6.1
1960
Somerset Maugham HourTV
Self - Host • 38 episodes
1960
Somerset Maugham HourTV
Mallowby • 1 episodes
1959
North West FrontierFilm
Sir John Wyndham
★ 6.8
1958
Rockets GaloreFilm
Air Commodore Watchorn
★ 6.4
1957
Fortune Is a WomanFilm
Clive Fisher
★ 6.8
1956
The Battle of the River PlateFilm
Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
★ 6.4
1956
Armchair TheatreTV
Sir Malcolm Saville • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1956
Armchair TheatreTV
★ 6.0
1956
The Door in the WallFilm
Henry Redmond
★ 6.0
1955
The Adventures of Robin HoodTV
Sir Richard of the Lea • 104 episodes
★ 6.4
1955
The Adventures of Robin HoodTV
Sir Richard • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
1954
Eight O'Clock WalkFilm
Geoffrey Tanner
★ 6.9
1954
Don't Blame the StorkFilm
Sir George Redway
★ 9.0
1953
Appointment in LondonFilm
Logan
★ 6.5
1952
It Started in ParadiseFilm
Arthur Turner
★ 6.5
1949
Edward, My SonFilm
Doctor Larry Woodhope
★ 6.5
1947
The White UnicornFilm
Philip Templar
★ 8.8
1947
White Cradle InnFilm
Anton
★ 6.8
1946
BedeliaFilm
Charlie Carrington
★ 5.2
1943
Forever and a DayFilm
Dexter Pomfret
★ 7.5
1943
It Comes Up LoveFilm
Tom Peabody
★ 4.2
1942
A Yank at EtonFilm
Roger Carlton
★ 6.1
1942
Safeguarding Military InformationFilm
Spy (uncredited)
★ 6.0
1942
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6Film
★ 6.0
1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm
Dr. John Lanyon
★ 6.5
1941
Ziegfeld GirlFilm
Geoffrey Collis
★ 6.6
1941
Come Live with MeFilm
Barton Kendrick
★ 6.8
1941
Billy the KidFilm
Eric Keating
★ 5.3
1941
Andy Hardy's Private SecretaryFilm
Steven V. Land
★ 5.8
1941
Smilin' ThroughFilm
Reverend Owen Harding
★ 6.3
1940
The Long Voyage HomeFilm
Smitty
★ 6.6
1940
Strange CargoFilm
Cambreau
★ 7.0
1940
Broadway Melody of 1940Film
Bert C. Matthews
★ 6.9
1940
Gallant SonsFilm
Natural Davis
★ 7.4
1940
Bitter SweetFilm
Lord Shayne
★ 6.0
1940
DulcyFilm
Gordon Daly
★ 6.4
1939
The Little PrincessFilm
Captain Crewe
★ 6.7
1939
Tarzan Finds a Son!Film
Austin Lancing
★ 6.1
1939
Tower of LondonFilm
King Edward IV
★ 6.1
1939
MaisieFilm
Clifford 'Cliff' Ames
★ 4.8
1939
Broadway SerenadeFilm
Larry Bryant
★ 6.6
1939
Bad Little AngelFilm
Jim Creighton (Sentinel editor)
★ 5.5
1939
Yes, My Darling DaughterFilm
Lewis Murray
★ 4.5
1938
The Adventures of Robin HoodFilm
King Richard the Lion-Heart
★ 7.5
1938
The SistersFilm
William Benson
★ 6.1
1938
Always GoodbyeFilm
Phillip Marshall
★ 7.2
1938
Secrets of an ActressFilm
Peter 'Pete' Snowden
★ 6.0
1938
Breakdowns of 1938Film
Lloyd Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.8
1938
Comet Over BroadwayFilm
Bert Ballin
★ 5.7
1937
ConfessionFilm
Leonide Kirow
★ 6.3
1937
That Certain WomanFilm
Lloyd Rogers
★ 5.6
1937
Another DawnFilm
Colonel John Wister
★ 6.4
1937
Stolen HolidayFilm
Anthony Wayne
★ 6.4
1937
Breakdowns of 1937Film
Self
★ 6.0
1937
Call It a DayFilm
Roger Hilton
★ 7.0
1937
52nd StreetFilm
Rufus Rondell
★ 7.0
1936
The Devil Is a SissyFilm
Jay Pierce
★ 7.0
1936
The White AngelFilm
Fuller
★ 7.3
1936
To Mary - with LoveFilm
Bill Hallam
★ 5.7
1935
A Midsummer Night's DreamFilm
Theseus
★ 6.4
1935
The Phantom LightFilm
Jim Pearce
★ 5.6
1935
The Girl from 10th AvenueFilm
Geoffrey D. 'Geoff' Sherwood
★ 6.8
1935
I Found Stella ParishFilm
Keith Lockridge
★ 7.3
1935
JalnaFilm
Renny Whiteoaks
★ 5.1
1935
LazybonesFilm
Sir Reginald Ford
★ 7.2
1935
A Dream Comes TrueFilm
Theseus (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1935
The Morals of MarcusFilm
Sir Marcus Ordeyne
★ 9.0
1934
Death at Broadcasting HouseFilm
Detective Inspector Gregory
★ 6.1
1934
The Night of the PartyFilm
Guy Kennion
★ 5.7
1934
Something Always HappensFilm
Peter Middleton
★ 6.5
1934
The Church MouseFilm
Johnathan Steele
★ 5.8
1934
The Silver SpoonFilm
Capt Watts-Wynyard
★ 10.0
1934
No EscapeFilm
Jim Brandon
★ 10.0
1933
The Man from TorontoFilm
Fergus Wimbush
★ 6.0
1933
Orders Is OrdersFilm
Capt. Harper
1932
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest CaseFilm
Dr. John Watson
★ 4.8
1932
The Water GipsiesFilm
Fred Green
★ 6.7
1932
Marry MeFilm
Robert Hart
★ 10.0
1931
Sally in Our AlleyFilm
George Miles
★ 5.0
1931
Cape ForlornFilm
Gordon Kingsley
★ 8.2
1930
Escape!Film
William Brown, the Plainclothesman
★ 6.3
1930
The Valley of GhostsFilm
Andrew McLeod
★ 10.0
1929
The ThoroughbredFilm
Allen Stockbridge
★ 10.0
1929
SyncopationFilm
Alexander Winston
★ 6.5
1928
Easy VirtueFilm
The Plaintiff's Counsel
★ 5.3
1928
His House in OrderFilm
Hilary Jesson
★ 10.0
1927
The RingFilm
Bob Corby
★ 5.9
1927
DownhillFilm
Archie
★ 5.7
1925
ConfessionsFilm
Charles Oddy
★ 8.0
1924
Not For SaleFilm
Martin Bering
★ 10.0

Known For

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Long Voyage Home

The Ring

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Little Princess

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