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Ian Hunter (I) (1900–1975)

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Ian Hunter was born in the Kenilworth area of Cape Town, South Africa where he spent his childhood. In his teen years he and his parents returned to the family origins in England to live. Sometime between that arrival and the early years of World War I, Hunter began exploring acting. But in 1917 - and being only 17 - he joined the army to serve in France for the year of war still remaining... See full bio »

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in Cape Town, South Africa

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(age 75) in London, England, UK
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1964 Highlight: The Singing Cinema
 
1963 Il mistero del tempio indiano
Robert Talbot
 
1963 Kali Yug, la dea della vendetta
Robert Talbot
 
1962 Somerset Maugham Hour (TV series)
Mallowby - Host
– The Closed Shop (1962) … Mallowby - Host
– The Book Bag (1962)
– The Colonel's Lady (1962)
 
1962 Guns of Darkness
Dr. Swann
 
1961 The Queen's Guards
Mr. George Dobbie
 
1961 The Secret of Monte Cristo
Colonel Jackson
 
1961 Doctor Blood's Coffin
Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father
 
1960 The Bulldog Breed
Adm. Sir Bryanston Blyth
 
1959-1960 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Sir Malcolm Saville
– The Innocent (1960) … Sir Malcolm Saville
– The Thug (1959)
 
1960 The Four Just Men (TV series)
Sir Walter Barling
– Money to Burn (1960) … Sir Walter Barling
 
1959 North West Frontier
Sir John Windham
 
1958 Mad Little Island
Air Commodore Watchorn
 
1958 Doomsday for Dyson (TV movie)
Tom Dyson
 
1955-1958 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
Sir Richard of the Lea
– Castle in the Air (1958) … Sir Richard of the Lea
– The Goldmaker (1956) … Sir Richard of the Lea
– Blackmail (1956) … Sir Richard of the Lea
– The Knight Who Came to Dinner (1956) … Sir Richard of the Lea
– The Byzantine Treasure (1956) … Sir Richard of the Lea
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1957 She Played with Fire
Clive Fisher
 
1956 Pursuit of the Graf Spee
Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
 
1956 The Door in the Wall (short)
Henry Redmond
 
1955-1956 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Harold Bennet / Tom
– A Train to the Sea (1956) … Tom
– The Sound of Your Voice (1955) … Harold Bennet
 
1954 Fire One (TV movie)
Mr. Dennison
 
1954 Eight O'Clock Walk
Geoffrey Tanner
 
1954 Don't Blame the Stork
Sir George Redway
 
1953 Raiders in the Sky
Group Captain Logan
 
1952 It Started in Paradise
Arthur Turner
 
1949 Edward, My Son
Doctor Larry Woodhope
 
1947 Bad Sister
Philip Templar
 
1947 High Fury
Anton
 
1946 Bedelia
Charlie Carrington
 
1943 It Comes Up Love
Tom Peabody
 
1943 Forever and a Day
Dexter Pomfret
 
1942 A Yank at Eton
Roger Carlton
 
1941 Smilin' Through
Reverend Owen Harding
 
1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. John Lanyon
 
1941 Billy the Kid
Eric Keating
 
1941 Ziegfeld Girl
Geoffrey Collis
 
1941 Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Steven V. Land
 
1941 Come Live with Me
Barton Kendrick
 
1940 Gallant Sons
'Natural' Davis
 
1940 Bitter Sweet
Lord Shayne
 
1940 The Long Voyage Home
Smitty
 
1940 Dulcy
Gordon Daly
 
1940 Strange Cargo
Cambreau
 
1940 Broadway Melody of 1940
Bert C. Matthews
 
1939 Tower of London
King Edward IV
 
1939 Bad Little Angel
Jm Creighton (Sentinel editor)
 
1939 Maisie
Clifford 'Cliff' Ames
 
1939 Tarzan Finds a Son!
Mr. Lancing
 
1939 Broadway Serenade
Larry Bryant
 
1939 The Little Princess
Captain Crewe
 
1939 Yes, My Darling Daughter
Lewis Murray
 
1938 Comet Over Broadway
Bert Ballin
 
1938 The Sisters
William Benson
 
1938 Secrets of an Actress
Peter Snowden
 
1938 Always Goodbye
Phillip Marshall
 
1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood
King Richard the Lion-Heart
 
1937 52nd Street
Rufus Rondell
 
1937 That Certain Woman
Lloyd Rogers
 
1937 Confession
Leonide Kirow
 
1937 Another Dawn
Colonel John Wister
 
1937 Call It a Day
Roger Hilton
 
1937 Stolen Holiday
Anthony Wayne
 
1936 The Devil Is a Sissy
Jay Pierce
 
1936 To Mary - with Love
Bill Hallam
 
1936 The White Angel
Reporter Fuller of the London Times
 
1935 I Found Stella Parish
Keith Lockridge
 
1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theseus - Duke of Athens
 
1935 Jalna
Renny Whiteoaks
 
1935 The Phantom Light
Jim Pearce
 
1935 The Murder Party
Guy Kennington
 
1935 Lazybones
Sir Reginald Ford
 
1935 The Girl from 10th Avenue
Geoffrey D. 'Geoff' Sherwood
 
1935 The Morals of Marcus
Sir Marcus Ordeyne
 
1934 Something Always Happens
Peter Middleton
 
1934 Death at a Broadcast
Detective Inspector Gregory
 
1934 No Escape
Jim Brandon
 
1934 The Church Mouse
Johnathan Steele
 
1934 Orders Is Orders
Capt. Harper
 
1934 The Silver Spoon
Captain Watts-Winyard
 
1933 Skipper of the Osprey (short)
Charlie Lee
 
1933 The Man from Toronto
Fergus Wimbush
 
1932 The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
Dr. John H. Watson
 
1932 The Water Gipsies
Fred Green
 
1932 Marry Me
Robert Hart
 
1931 Sally in Our Alley
George Miles
 
1931 The Love Storm
Gordon Kingsley
 
1930 Escape
Detective
 
1929 Syncopation
Winston
 
1928 Valley of the Ghosts
Andrew McLeod
 
1928 The Physician
Dr. Carey
 
1928 Easy Virtue
The Plaintiff's Counsel
 
1928 His House in Order
Hilary Jesson
 
1928 The Thoroughbred
 
1927 When Boys Leave Home
Archie
 
1927/I The Ring
Bob Corby
 
1925 A Girl of London
Peter Horniman
 
1925 Confessions
Charles Oddy
 
1924 Not for Sale
Martin Bering
 
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1937 Call It a Day (performer: "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" - uncredited)
 
1935 Jalna (performer: "There is a Tavern in the Town" 1891, "Little Brown Jug")
 
1934 The Church Mouse ("La Marseillaise" 1792)
 
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1962 Somerset Maugham Hour (TV series)
Himself - Host
– The Force of Circumstance (1962) … Himself - Host
– Virtue (1962) … Himself - Host
– The Back of Beyond (1962) … Himself - Host
– The Creative Impulse (1962) … Himself - Host
– The Round Dozen (1962) … Himself - Host
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1942 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1938 Breakdowns of 1938 (short)
Himself (That Certain Woman outtakes) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2004 Ziegfeld Girl Intro (video documentary short)
Geoffrey Collis
 
2001 Hollywood Legends: Elizabeth Taylor and Shirley Temple (video documentary)
 
1991 Robin Hood: The Movie (video)
Sir Richard of the Lea
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1935 A Dream Comes True (documentary short)
Theseus (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

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(1934) He acted in Dodie Smith's play, "Touch Wood", at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England with Marie Ney, Flora Robson, Dorothy Hyson, Dennis Arundell and Frank Pettingell in the cast. Basil Dean was the director. See more »

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Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

He played Capt. Kovacs in the first Broadway production of Ferenc Molnár's "Olympia". The play was subsequently filmed as His Glorious Night with John Gilbert, and again as A Breath of Scandal with Sophia Loren. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini