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Ian Hunter

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJun 13, 1900 (Died at 75)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthCape Town, South Africa
Career Span1924 – 1975
Known Credits87 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.6

Ian Hunter

Total Works

87

85 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

6.2 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Adventures of Robin Hood
7.5
as King Richard the Lion-Heart
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.5
as Dr. John Lanyon
The Little Princess
6.6
as Captain Crewe
Tarzan Finds a Son!
6.1
as Austin Lancing

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 87 titles featuring Ian Hunter

The Adventures of Robin Hood
7.5

as King Richard the Lion-Heart

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.5

as Dr. John Lanyon

The Little Princess
6.6

as Captain Crewe

The Ring
5.9
The Ring
1927•movie

as Bob Corby

Tarzan Finds a Son!
6.1

as Austin Lancing

The Long Voyage Home
6.6

as Smitty

Downhill
5.7
Downhill
1927•movie

as Archie

Easy Virtue
5.3
Easy Virtue
1928•movie

as The Plaintiff's Counsel

The Battle of the River Plate
6.4

as Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

North West Frontier
6.8

as Sir John Wyndham

Strange Cargo
7.0
Strange Cargo
1940•movie

as Cambreau

Tower of London
6.2
Tower of London
1939•movie

as King Edward IV

A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.4

as Theseus

Broadway Melody of 1940
6.9

as Bert C. Matthews

Ziegfeld Girl
6.6
Ziegfeld Girl
1941•movie

as Geoffrey Collis

Come Live with Me
6.8
Come Live with Me
1941•movie

as Barton Kendrick

Doctor Blood's Coffin
5.3

as Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father

Billy the Kid
5.3
Billy the Kid
1941•movie

as Eric Keating

Edward, My Son
6.5
Edward, My Son
1949•movie

as Doctor Larry Woodhope

That Certain Woman
5.6
That Certain Woman
1937•movie

as Lloyd Rogers

The Bulldog Breed
6.1
The Bulldog Breed
1960•movie

as Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.4
104 eps

as Sir Richard of the Lea

Confession
6.2
Confession
1937•movie

as Leonide Kirow

Appointment in London
6.5

as Logan

The Phantom Light
5.6
The Phantom Light
1935•movie

as Jim Pearce

Fortune Is a Woman
6.8
Fortune Is a Woman
1957•movie

as Clive Fisher

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
4.8
Death at Broadcasting House
6.1

as Detective Inspector Gregory

The Sisters
6.1
The Sisters
1938•movie

as William Benson

Forever and a Day
7.5
Forever and a Day
1943•movie

as Dexter Pomfret

Guns of Darkness
6.2
Guns of Darkness
1962•movie

as Dr. Swann

The Devil Is a Sissy
7.0

as Jay Pierce

The Girl from 10th Avenue
6.8

as Geoffrey D. 'Geoff' Sherwood

Bedelia
5.2
Bedelia
1946•movie

as Charlie Carrington

Maisie
4.8
Maisie
1939•movie

as Clifford 'Cliff' Ames

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
5.7

as Steven V. Land

Another Dawn
6.4
Another Dawn
1937•movie

as Colonel John Wister

Smilin' Through
6.3
Smilin' Through
1941•movie

as Reverend Owen Harding

Eight O'Clock Walk
6.9
Eight O'Clock Walk
1954•movie

as Geoffrey Tanner

Bitter Sweet
6.0
Bitter Sweet
1940•movie

as Lord Shayne

Always Goodbye
7.2
Always Goodbye
1938•movie

as Phillip Marshall

Stolen Holiday
6.4
Stolen Holiday
1937•movie

as Anthony Wayne

Gallant Sons
7.4
Gallant Sons
1940•movie

as Natural Davis

The White Angel
7.3
The White Angel
1936•movie

as Fuller

A Yank at Eton
6.1
A Yank at Eton
1942•movie

as Roger Carlton

Jalna
5.1
Jalna
1935•movie

as Renny Whiteoaks

The Night of the Party
5.7

as Guy Kennion

Rockets Galore
6.4
Rockets Galore
1958•movie

as Air Commodore Watchorn

Something Always Happens
6.5

as Peter Middleton

Secrets of an Actress
6.0

as Peter 'Pete' Snowden

The Secret of Monte Cristo
4.3

as Colonel Jackson

I Found Stella Parish
7.3

as Keith Lockridge

Escape!
6.3
Escape!
1930•movie

as William Brown, the Plainclothesman

Armchair Theatre
6.0
1 eps
Armchair Theatre
1956•series

as Sir Malcolm Saville

Bad Little Angel
5.5
Bad Little Angel
1939•movie

as Jim Creighton (Sentinel editor)

Broadway Serenade
6.6
Broadway Serenade
1939•movie

as Larry Bryant

Dulcy
6.4
Dulcy
1940•movie

as Gordon Daly

The Door in the Wall
6.0

as Henry Redmond

Sally in Our Alley
5.0
Sally in Our Alley
1931•movie

as George Miles

The Queen's Guards
5.2
The Queen's Guards
1961•movie
The Church Mouse
5.8
The Church Mouse
1934•movie

as Johnathan Steele

Lazybones
7.2
Lazybones
1935•movie

as Sir Reginald Ford

Yes, My Darling Daughter
4.5

as Lewis Murray

It Comes Up Love
4.2
It Comes Up Love
1943•movie

as Tom Peabody

The Mystery of the Indian Temple
5.2

as Robert Talbot

Breakdowns of 1938
5.8
Breakdowns of 1938
1938•movie

as Lloyd Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Dream Comes True
6.2
A Dream Comes True
1935•movie

as Theseus (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Man from Toronto
5.0

as Fergus Wimbush

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

White Cradle Inn
6.8
White Cradle Inn
1947•movie

as Anton

Comet Over Broadway
5.7

as Bert Ballin

To Mary - with Love
5.7

as Bill Hallam

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
5.0

as Robert Talbot

The Water Gipsies
6.7
The Water Gipsies
1932•movie

as Fred Green

Breakdowns of 1937
6.0
Breakdowns of 1937
1937•movie

as Self

Call It a Day
7.0
Call It a Day
1937•movie

as Roger Hilton

It Started in Paradise
6.5

as Arthur Turner

Cape Forlorn
8.2
Cape Forlorn
1931•movie

as Gordon Kingsley

The White Unicorn
8.8
The White Unicorn
1947•movie

as Philip Templar

Syncopation
6.5
Syncopation
1929•movie

as Alexander Winston

Not For Sale
10.0
Not For Sale
1924•movie

as Martin Bering

Marry Me
10.0
Marry Me
1932•movie

as Robert Hart

52nd Street
7.0
52nd Street
1937•movie

as Rufus Rondell

The Morals of Marcus
9.0

as Sir Marcus Ordeyne

Orders Is Orders
Orders Is Orders
1933•movie

as Capt. Harper

The Thoroughbred
10.0
The Thoroughbred
1929•movie

as Allen Stockbridge