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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

94

Gender

Male

Birthday

1900-06-13

Day of Death

1975-09-23 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Cape Town, South Africa

Also Known As

Ian Hunter

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.

Known For

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons

The White Unicorn

The White Unicorn

Cape Forlorn

Cape Forlorn

The White Angel

The White Angel

The Valley of Ghosts

The Valley of Ghosts

Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

Acting

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as

Dr. John Lanyon

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as

King Richard the Lion-Heart

Come Live with Me

1941

Come Live with Me

as

Barton Kendrick

The Little Princess

1939

The Little Princess

as

Captain Crewe

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

1932

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

as

Dr. John Watson

Tarzan Finds a Son!

1939

Tarzan Finds a Son!

as

Austin Lancing

Tower of London

1939

Tower of London

as

King Edward IV

Easy Virtue

1928

Easy Virtue

as

The Plaintiff's Counsel

The Ring

1927

The Ring

as

Bob Corby

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

1941

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

as

Steven V. Land

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

The Battle of the River Plate

as

Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

Bedelia

1946

Bedelia

as

Charlie Carrington

Maisie

1939

Maisie

as

Clifford 'Cliff' Ames

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as

Theseus

Strange Cargo

1940

Strange Cargo

as

Cambreau

Doctor Blood's Coffin

1961

Doctor Blood's Coffin

as

Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father

The Long Voyage Home

1940

The Long Voyage Home

as

Smitty

Bad Little Angel

1939

Bad Little Angel

as

Jim Creighton (Sentinel editor)

Appointment in London

1953

Appointment in London

as

Logan

Confession

1937

Confession

as

Leonide Kirow

Another Dawn

1937

Another Dawn

as

Colonel John Wister

The Man from Toronto

1933

The Man from Toronto

as

Fergus Wimbush

Edward, My Son

1949

Edward, My Son

as

Doctor Larry Woodhope

That Certain Woman

1937

That Certain Woman

as

Lloyd Rogers

Eight O'Clock Walk

1954

Eight O'Clock Walk

as

Geoffrey Tanner

Bitter Sweet

1940

Bitter Sweet

as

Lord Shayne

Death at Broadcasting House

1934

Death at Broadcasting House

as

Detective Inspector Gregory

The Sisters

1938

The Sisters

as

William Benson

Billy the Kid

1941

Billy the Kid

as

Eric Keating

Something Always Happens

1934

Something Always Happens

as

Peter Middleton

Broadway Serenade

1939

Broadway Serenade

as

Larry Bryant

Smilin' Through

1941

Smilin' Through

as

Reverend Owen Harding

The Phantom Light

1935

The Phantom Light

as

Jim Pearce

Fortune Is a Woman

1957

Fortune Is a Woman

as

Clive Fisher

Call It a Day

1937

Call It a Day

as

Roger Hilton

Dulcy

1940

Dulcy

as

Gordon Daly

Always Goodbye

1938

Always Goodbye

as

Phillip Marshall

Secrets of an Actress

1938

Secrets of an Actress

as

Peter 'Pete' Snowden

The Girl from 10th Avenue

1935

The Girl from 10th Avenue

as

Geoffrey D. 'Geoff' Sherwood

The Door in the Wall

1956

The Door in the Wall

as

Henry Redmond

Stolen Holiday

1937

Stolen Holiday

as

Anthony Wayne

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Church Mouse

1934

The Church Mouse

as

Johnathan Steele

Gallant Sons

1940

Gallant Sons

as

Natural Davis

Sally in Our Alley

1931

Sally in Our Alley

as

George Miles

Lazybones

1935

Lazybones

as

Sir Reginald Ford

The Treasure of Monte Cristo

1961

The Treasure of Monte Cristo

as

Colonel Jackson

Yes, My Darling Daughter

1939

Yes, My Darling Daughter

as

Lewis Murray

White Cradle Inn

1947

White Cradle Inn

as

Anton

It Started in Paradise

1952

It Started in Paradise

as

Arthur Turner

I Found Stella Parish

1935

I Found Stella Parish

as

Keith Lockridge

It Comes Up Love

1943

It Comes Up Love

as

Tom Peabody

Guns of Darkness

1962

Guns of Darkness

as

Dr. Swann

The Bulldog Breed

1960

The Bulldog Breed

as

Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth

The White Unicorn

1947

The White Unicorn

as

Philip Templar

Comet Over Broadway

1938

Comet Over Broadway

as

Bert Ballin

Cape Forlorn

1931

Cape Forlorn

as

Gordon Kingsley

The Devil Is a Sissy

1936

The Devil Is a Sissy

as

Jay Pierce

Ziegfeld Girl

1941

Ziegfeld Girl

as

Geoffrey Collis

The White Angel

1936

The White Angel

as

Fuller

To Mary - with Love

1936

To Mary - with Love

as

Bill Hallam

A Yank at Eton

1942

A Yank at Eton

as

Roger Carlton

Safeguarding Military Information

1942

Safeguarding Military Information

as

Spy

The Queen's Guards

1961

The Queen's Guards

as

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940

Broadway Melody of 1940

as

Bert C. Matthews

Jalna

1935

Jalna

as

Renny Whiteoaks

Syncopation

1929

Syncopation

as

Alexander Winston

Not For Sale

1924

Not For Sale

as

Martin Bering

The Valley of Ghosts

1930

The Valley of Ghosts

as

Andrew McLeod

The Mystery of the Indian Temple

1963

The Mystery of the Indian Temple

as

Robert Talbot

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance

1963

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance

as

Robert Talbot

The Water Gipsies

1932

The Water Gipsies

as

Fred Green

Confessions

1925

Confessions

as

Charles Oddy

The Night of the Party

1934

The Night of the Party

as

Guy Kennion

The Silver Spoon

1934

The Silver Spoon

as

Capt Watts-Wynyard

Forever and a Day

1943

Forever and a Day

as

Dexter Pomfret

No Escape

1934

No Escape

as

Jim Brandon

Marry Me

1932

Marry Me

as

Robert Hart

Breakdowns of 1938

1938

Breakdowns of 1938

as

Lloyd Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Dream Comes True

1935

A Dream Comes True

as

Theseus (archive footage) (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1937

1937

Breakdowns of 1937

as

Self

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

as

52nd Street

1937

52nd Street

as

Rufus Rondell

The Morals of Marcus

1935

The Morals of Marcus

as

Sir Marcus Ordeyne

Orders Is Orders

1933

Orders Is Orders

as

Capt. Harper

Rockets Galore

1958

Rockets Galore

as

Air Commodore Watchorn

His House in Order

1928

His House in Order

as

Hilary Jesson

Downhill

1927

Downhill

as

Archie

North West Frontier

1959

North West Frontier

as

Sir John Wyndham

Don't Blame the Stork

1954

Don't Blame the Stork

as

Sir George Redway

Escape!

1930

Escape!

as

William Brown, the Plainclothesman

The Thoroughbred

1929

The Thoroughbred

as

Allen Stockbridge

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as

Sir Richard of the Lea

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

Sir Malcolm Saville

Production

Crew

Directing