Ian Hunter

Acting

June 13, 1900 – September 23, 1975 (died at 75)

Cape Town, South Africa

Male

92 Movies

5 TV Shows

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.

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938 7.5

as King Richard the Lion-Heart

Age 37 (now 75)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935 6.4

as Theseus

Age 35 (now 75)

The Long Voyage Home

1940 6.6

as Smitty

Age 40 (now 75)

The Ring

1927 5.9

as Bob Corby

Age 27 (now 75)

The Little Princess

1939 6.7

as Captain Crewe

Age 38 (now 75)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941 6.5

as Dr. John Lanyon

Age 41 (now 75)

The Battle of the River Plate

1956 6.4

as Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

Age 56 (now 75)

Tarzan Finds a Son!

1939 6.2

as Austin Lancing

Age 39 (now 75)

Strange Cargo

1940 7.0

as Cambreau

Age 39 (now 75)

Easy Virtue

1928 5.3

as The Plaintiff's Counsel

Age 27 (now 75)

Come Live with Me

1941 6.8

as Barton Kendrick

Age 40 (now 75)

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955 6.4

as Sir Richard of the Lea

Age 55 (now 75) 144 eps

144 eps

Tower of London

1939 6.1

as King Edward IV

Age 39 (now 75)

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940 6.8

as Bert C. Matthews

Age 39 (now 75)

Doctor Blood's Coffin

1961 5.3

as Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father

Age 60 (now 75)

Confession

1937 6.2

as Leonide Kirow

Age 37 (now 75)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 7.0

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 82 (now 75)

The Mystery of the Indian Temple

1963 5.3

as Robert Talbot

Age 63 (now 75)

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance

1963 5.0

as Robert Talbot

Age 63 (now 75)

Guns of Darkness

1962 6.2

as Dr. Swann

Age 62 (now 75)

The Queen's Guards

1961 5.2

Age 61 (now 75)

The Treasure of Monte Cristo

1961 4.2

as Colonel Jackson

Age 61 (now 75)

Doctor Blood's Coffin

1961 5.3

as Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father

Age 60 (now 75)

The Bulldog Breed

1960 6.0

as Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth

Age 60 (now 75)

North West Frontier

1959 6.8

as Sir John Wyndham

Age 59 (now 75)

Rockets Galore

1958 6.4

as Air Commodore Watchorn

Age 58 (now 75)

Fortune Is a Woman

1957 6.8

as Clive Fisher

Age 56 (now 75)

The Battle of the River Plate

1956 6.4

as Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

Age 56 (now 75)

The Door in the Wall

1956 6.0

as Henry Redmond

Age 56 (now 75)

Eight O'Clock Walk

1954 6.9

as Geoffrey Tanner

Age 53 (now 75)

Don't Blame the Stork

1954 9.0

as Sir George Redway

Age 53 (now 75)

Appointment in London

1953 6.5

as Logan

Age 52 (now 75)

It Started in Paradise

1952 6.5

as Arthur Turner

Age 52 (now 75)

Edward, My Son

1949 6.4

as Doctor Larry Woodhope

Age 48 (now 75)

The White Unicorn

1947 8.8

as Philip Templar

Age 47 (now 75)

White Cradle Inn

1947 6.8

as Anton

Age 46 (now 75)

Bedelia

1946 5.1

as Charlie Carrington

Age 46 (now 75)

It Comes Up Love

1943 4.3

as Tom Peabody

Age 42 (now 75)

Forever and a Day

1943 7.5

as Dexter Pomfret

Age 42 (now 75)

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942 6.0

Age 42 (now 75)

A Yank at Eton

1942 6.1

as Roger Carlton

Age 42 (now 75)

Safeguarding Military Information

1942 6.0

as Spy (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 75)

Smilin' Through

1941 6.3

as Reverend Owen Harding

Age 41 (now 75)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941 6.5

as Dr. John Lanyon

Age 41 (now 75)

Billy the Kid

1941 5.3

as Eric Keating

Age 40 (now 75)

Ziegfeld Girl

1941 6.7

as Geoffrey Collis

Age 40 (now 75)

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

1941 5.7

as Steven V. Land

Age 40 (now 75)

Come Live with Me

1941 6.8

as Barton Kendrick

Age 40 (now 75)

The Long Voyage Home

1940 6.6

as Smitty

Age 40 (now 75)

Gallant Sons

1940 7.4

as Natural Davis

Age 40 (now 75)

Bitter Sweet

1940 6.0

as Lord Shayne

Age 40 (now 75)

Dulcy

1940 6.4

as Gordon Daly

Age 40 (now 75)

Strange Cargo

1940 7.0

as Cambreau

Age 39 (now 75)

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940 6.8

as Bert C. Matthews

Age 39 (now 75)

Tower of London

1939 6.1

as King Edward IV

Age 39 (now 75)

Bad Little Angel

1939 5.5

as Jim Creighton (Sentinel editor)

Age 39 (now 75)

Maisie

1939 4.8

as Clifford 'Cliff' Ames

Age 39 (now 75)

Tarzan Finds a Son!

1939 6.2

as Austin Lancing

Age 39 (now 75)

Broadway Serenade

1939 6.6

as Larry Bryant

Age 38 (now 75)

The Little Princess

1939 6.7

as Captain Crewe

Age 38 (now 75)

Yes, My Darling Daughter

1939 4.5

as Lewis Murray

Age 38 (now 75)

Breakdowns of 1938

1938 5.8

as Lloyd Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 38 (now 75)

Comet Over Broadway

1938 5.7

as Bert Ballin

Age 38 (now 75)

The Sisters

1938 6.1

as William Benson

Age 38 (now 75)

Secrets of an Actress

1938 6.0

as Peter 'Pete' Snowden

Age 38 (now 75)

Always Goodbye

1938 7.2

as Phillip Marshall

Age 38 (now 75)

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938 7.5

as King Richard the Lion-Heart

Age 37 (now 75)

Breakdowns of 1937

1937 6.0

as Self

Age 37 (now 75)

52nd Street

1937 7.0

as Rufus Rondell

Age 37 (now 75)

That Certain Woman

1937 5.6

as Lloyd Rogers

Age 37 (now 75)

Confession

1937 6.2

as Leonide Kirow

Age 37 (now 75)

Another Dawn

1937 6.4

as Colonel John Wister

Age 37 (now 75)

Call It a Day

1937 7.0

as Roger Hilton

Age 36 (now 75)

Stolen Holiday

1937 6.4

as Anthony Wayne

Age 36 (now 75)

The Devil Is a Sissy

1936 7.0

as Jay Pierce

Age 36 (now 75)

To Mary - with Love

1936 5.7

as Bill Hallam

Age 36 (now 75)

The White Angel

1936 7.2

as Fuller

Age 36 (now 75)

A Dream Comes True

1935 6.7

as Theseus (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 35 (now 75)

I Found Stella Parish

1935 7.3

as Keith Lockridge

Age 35 (now 75)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935 6.4

as Theseus

Age 35 (now 75)

Jalna

1935 5.0

as Renny Whiteoaks

Age 35 (now 75)

The Phantom Light

1935 5.7

as Jim Pearce

Age 35 (now 75)

Lazybones

1935 7.3

as Sir Reginald Ford

Age 35 (now 75)

The Girl from 10th Avenue

1935 6.8

as Geoffrey D. 'Geoff' Sherwood

Age 34 (now 75)

The Morals of Marcus

1935 9.0

as Sir Marcus Ordeyne

Age 34 (now 75)

The Church Mouse

1934 5.8

as Johnathan Steele

Age 34 (now 75)

Something Always Happens

1934 6.5

as Peter Middleton

Age 34 (now 75)

No Escape

1934 10.0

as Jim Brandon

Age 34 (now 75)

Death at Broadcasting House

1934 6.1

as Detective Inspector Gregory

Age 34 (now 75)

The Night of the Party

1934 5.8

as Guy Kennion

Age 34 (now 75)

The Silver Spoon

1934 10.0

as Capt Watts-Wynyard

Age 33 (now 75)

Orders Is Orders

1933

as Capt. Harper

Age 33 (now 75)

The Man from Toronto

1933 5.0

as Fergus Wimbush

Age 32 (now 75)

Marry Me

1932 10.0

as Robert Hart

Age 32 (now 75)

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

1932 4.8

as Dr. John Watson

Age 31 (now 75)

The Water Gipsies

1932 6.7

as Fred Green

Age 31 (now 75)

Sally in Our Alley

1931 5.0

as George Miles

Age 31 (now 75)

Cape Forlorn

1931 8.3

as Gordon Kingsley

Age 30 (now 75)

Escape!

1930 6.2

as William Brown, the Plainclothesman

Age 30 (now 75)

The Valley of Ghosts

1930 10.0

as Andrew McLeod

Age 29 (now 75)

The Thoroughbred

1929 10.0

as Allen Stockbridge

Age 29 (now 75)

Syncopation

1929 6.5

as Alexander Winston

Age 28 (now 75)

Easy Virtue

1928 5.3

as The Plaintiff's Counsel

Age 27 (now 75)

His House in Order

1928 10.0

as Hilary Jesson

Age 27 (now 75)

Downhill

1927 5.7

as Archie

Age 27 (now 75)

The Ring

1927 5.9

as Bob Corby

Age 27 (now 75)

Confessions

1925 8.0

as Charles Oddy

Age 24 (now 75)

Not For Sale

1924 10.0

as Martin Bering

Age 24 (now 75)