Ian Hunter
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 L...
Known For
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Richard of the Lea
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Richard
The Adventures of Robin Hood
King Richard the Lion-Heart
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
Somerset Maugham Hour
Self - Host
Somerset Maugham Hour
Mallowby
Ziegfeld Girl
Geoffrey Collis
Armchair Theatre
Sir Malcolm Saville
Filmography
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
1963
as Robert Talbot
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
1963
as Robert Talbot
Guns of Darkness
1962
as Dr. Swann
Doctor Blood's Coffin
1961
as Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father
The Secret of Monte Cristo
1961
as Colonel Jackson
The Queen's Guards
1961
The Bulldog Breed
1960
as Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth
Somerset Maugham Hour
1960
as Self - Host
Somerset Maugham Hour
1960
as Mallowby
North West Frontier
1959
as Sir John Wyndham
Rockets Galore
1958
as Air Commodore Watchorn
Fortune Is a Woman
1957
as Clive Fisher
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
The Door in the Wall
1956
as Henry Redmond
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Sir Malcolm Saville
Armchair Theatre
1956
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sir Richard of the Lea
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sir Richard
Eight O'Clock Walk
1954
as Geoffrey Tanner
Don't Blame the Stork
1954
as Sir George Redway
Appointment in London
1953
as Logan
It Started in Paradise
1952
as Arthur Turner
Edward, My Son
1949
as Doctor Larry Woodhope
White Cradle Inn
1947
as Anton
The White Unicorn
1947
as Philip Templar
Bedelia
1946
as Charlie Carrington
It Comes Up Love
1943
as Tom Peabody
Forever and a Day
1943
as Dexter Pomfret
A Yank at Eton
1942
as Roger Carlton
Safeguarding Military Information
1942
as Spy (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
as Dr. John Lanyon
Come Live with Me
1941
as Barton Kendrick
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941
as Steven V. Land
Billy the Kid
1941
as Eric Keating
Smilin' Through
1941
as Reverend Owen Harding
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Geoffrey Collis
Strange Cargo
1940
as Cambreau
The Long Voyage Home
1940
as Smitty
Bitter Sweet
1940
as Lord Shayne
Dulcy
1940
as Gordon Daly
Gallant Sons
1940
as Natural Davis
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
as Bert C. Matthews
The Little Princess
1939
as Captain Crewe
Tarzan Finds a Son!
1939
as Austin Lancing
Tower of London
1939
as King Edward IV
Maisie
1939
as Clifford 'Cliff' Ames
Bad Little Angel
1939
as Jim Creighton (Sentinel editor)
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Larry Bryant
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939
as Lewis Murray
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as King Richard the Lion-Heart
The Sisters
1938
as William Benson
Always Goodbye
1938
as Phillip Marshall
Secrets of an Actress
1938
as Peter 'Pete' Snowden
Comet Over Broadway
1938
as Bert Ballin
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Lloyd Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
Confession
1937
as Leonide Kirow
Another Dawn
1937
as Colonel John Wister
That Certain Woman
1937
as Lloyd Rogers
Call It a Day
1937
as Roger Hilton
Stolen Holiday
1937
as Anthony Wayne
Breakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self
52nd Street
1937
as Rufus Rondell
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
as Jay Pierce
The White Angel
1936
as Fuller
To Mary - with Love
1936
as Bill Hallam
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
as Theseus
The Phantom Light
1935
as Jim Pearce
The Girl from 10th Avenue
1935
as Geoffrey D. 'Geoff' Sherwood
Lazybones
1935
as Sir Reginald Ford
I Found Stella Parish
1935
as Keith Lockridge
Jalna
1935
as Renny Whiteoaks
A Dream Comes True
1935
as Theseus (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Morals of Marcus
1935
as Sir Marcus Ordeyne
Death at Broadcasting House
1934
as Detective Inspector Gregory
Something Always Happens
1934
as Peter Middleton
The Church Mouse
1934
as Johnathan Steele
The Night of the Party
1934
as Guy Kennion
The Silver Spoon
1934
as Capt Watts-Wynyard
No Escape
1934
as Jim Brandon
The Man from Toronto
1933
as Fergus Wimbush
Orders Is Orders
1933
as Capt. Harper
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
1932
as Dr. John Watson
The Water Gipsies
1932
as Fred Green
Marry Me
1932
as Robert Hart
Sally in Our Alley
1931
as George Miles
Cape Forlorn
1931
as Gordon Kingsley
The Valley of Ghosts
1930
as Andrew McLeod
Escape!
1930
as William Brown, the Plainclothesman
Syncopation
1929
as Alexander Winston
The Thoroughbred
1929
as Allen Stockbridge
Easy Virtue
1928
as The Plaintiff's Counsel
His House in Order
1928
as Hilary Jesson
The Ring
1927
as Bob Corby
Downhill
1927
as Archie
Confessions
1925
as Charles Oddy
Not For Sale
1924
as Martin Bering