Ian Hunter (13 June 1900 – 22 September 1975) was a Cape Colony-born British actor of stage, film and television.

Biography

Hunter was born in the Kenilworth area of

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where he spent his childhood. In his teen years, he and his parents returned to the family in England to live. Sometime between that arrival and the early years of World War I, Hunter began exploring acting. But in 1917, aged 17, he joined the army to serve in France for the remainder of the First World War. On his return Hunter studied under

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at the

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, then based in the

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, London. Within two years he did indeed make his stage debut. He decided to work in British silent films taking a part in '' Not for Sale'' (1924) directed by

W.P. Kellino William Philip Gislingham (c. 1874 in London, England – 31 December 1957, in London, Middlesex, England) was a British music hall musician and acrobat (part of the Famous Kellinos) and, using the name W. P. Kellino, film director. He founded ...

for Stoll Pictures. Hunter made his first trip to the U.S. because

Basil Dean Basil Herbert Dean CBE (27 September 1888 – 22 April 1978) was an English actor, writer, producer and director in the theatre and in cinema. He founded the Liverpool Repertory Company in 1911 and in the First World War, after organising unoff ...

, the British actor and director, was producing

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's ''

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'' at the Knickerbocker Theater. However, the production folded after one performance. It was a more concerted effort with film the next year back in Britain, again with Kellino. He then met the film director

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in 1927 and was featured in Hitchcock's '' The Ring'' (1927) and stayed for the director's ''

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'' (US: ''When Boys Leave Home'', 1927) and '' Easy Virtue'' (1928), based on the

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play. By late 1928, he returned to Broadway for only a months run in the original comedy ''Olympia'' and stayed in America to work in Hollywood on ''

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'' (1929) for

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, his first sound film. He returned to London for Dean's thriller ''

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'' (1930). In ''

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'' (1935) with

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, Hunter made his connection with

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But before settling in with them through much of the 1930s, he did three pictures in succession with British director

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. He then appeared as the Duke in ''

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'' (1935) for Warner Bros. It marked the start of a string of nearly 30 films for the studio. Among the best remembered was his jovial

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in ''

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'' (1938). Hunter was also paired in seven movies with

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between 1935 and 1938. Hunter appeared in '' The Little Princess'' (1939) as Captain Reginald Crewe. And he was the benign guardian angel-like Cambreau in

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'' Strange Cargo'' (1940) with

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. He was staying regularly busy in Hollywood until into 1942 when he returned to Britain to serve in the war effort. He appeared once more on Broadway in 1948 and made ''

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'' (1949) for

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with

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directing and

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and

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in the lead roles. Hunter worked once more for Michael Powell (''

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'', 1961) and then retired in the middle of that decade after nearly 100 films. Among dozens of film roles, his best-remembered appearances include ''

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'' (1937) with

, ''

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'' (1939, as

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), and '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1941, as Dr. Lanyon). Hunter returned to the Robin Hood legend in the TV series ''

'' from 1955 in the recurring role of Sir Richard of the Lea. His numerous West End roles included appearances in '' London Life'' (1924), '' The High Road'' (1927), ''

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'' (1930), '' Good Losers'' (1931), '' Can the Leopard...?'' (1931), '' Take a Chance'' (1931), ''

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'' (1934) and ''

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'' (1956).

Filmography

* '' Not for Sale'' (1924) as Martin Bering * '' Confessions'' (1925) as Charles Oddy * '' A Girl of London'' (1925) as Peter Horniman * '' The Ring'' (1927) as Bob Corby * ''

'' aka ''When Boys Leave Home'' (1927) as Archie * '' His House in Order'' (1928) as Hilary Jesson * '' Easy Virtue'' (1928) as The Plaintiff's Counsel * ''

The Physician ''The Physician'' is a novel by Noah Gordon (novelist), Noah Gordon. It is about the life of a Christians, Christian English boy in the 11th century who journeys across Europe in order to study medicine among the Persian people, Persians. The b ...

'' (1928) as Dr. Carey * '' The Valley of Ghosts'' (1928) as Andrew McLeod * '' The Thoroughbred'' (1928) as Allen Stockbridge * ''

'' (1929) as Alexander Winston * ''

'' (1930) as Detective * ''

Cape Forlorn ''Cape Forlorn'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Fay Compton, Frank Harvey and Ian Hunter. It was the English-language version of a British International Pictures multiple-language production with Fr ...

'' aka ''The Love Storm'' (1931) as Gordon Kingsley * '' Sally in Our Alley'' (1931) as George Miles * '' The Water Gipsies'' (1932) as Fred Green * ''

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'' aka ''The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case'' (1932) as Dr. John H. Watson * '' Marry Me'' (1932) as Robert Hart * '' The Man from Toronto'' (1933) as Fergus Wimbush * ''

The Silver Spoon ''The Silver Spoon'' is a 1933 British comedy crime film directed by George King and starring Ian Hunter, Garry Marsh and Cecil Parker. It was produced and distributed as a quota quickie by Warner Brothers and was shot at the company's Teddi ...

'' (1934) as Captain Watts-Winyard * ''

Orders Is Orders ''Orders Is Orders'' is a 1933 British comedy film starring Charlotte Greenwood, James Gleason and Cyril Maude about an American film crew who move into a British army barracks to start making a film, much to the commander's horror. Much of the ...

'' (1934) as Capt. Harper * '' The Church Mouse'' (1934) as Johnathan Steele * '' No Escape'' (1934) as Jim Brandon * '' Something Always Happens'' (1934) as Peter Middleton * ''

Death at Broadcasting House ''Death at Broadcasting House'', also known as ''Death at a Broadcast'', is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Ian Hunter, Austin Trevor, Henry Kendall, and Jack Hawkins. Novel The original plot comes from a ...

'' aka ''Death at a Broadcast'' (1934) as Detective Inspector Gregory * '' Lazybones'' (1935) as Sir Reginald Ford * ''

'' (1935) as Geoffrey D. 'Geoff' Sherwood * ''

The Night of the Party ''The Night of the Party'' is a 1934 British mystery thriller film directed by Michael Powell and starring Leslie Banks, Ian Hunter, Jane Baxter, Ernest Thesiger and Malcolm Keen. In the United States it was released as ''The Murder Party''. ...

'' aka ''The Murder Party'' (1935) as Guy Kennington * '' The Phantom Light'' (1935) as Jim Pearce * '' Jalna'' (1935) as Renny Whiteoaks * ''

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'' (1935) as Second Knight Pleading to King Richard for Food (uncredited) * ''

'' (1935) as Theseus - Duke of Athens * ''

I Found Stella Parish ''I Found Stella Parish'' is a 1935 melodrama starring Kay Francis as a beloved actress whose dark secret is revealed to the world.. Plot In London, Stella Parish (Kay Francis) has her greatest stage triumph in a play produced and directed by Ste ...

'' (1935) as Keith Lockridge * '' The Morals of Marcus'' (1935) as Sir Marcus Ordeyne * '' The White Angel'' (1936) as Reporter Fuller of the London Times * '' To Mary - with Love'' (1936) as Bill Hallam * ''

The Devil Is a Sissy ''The Devil is a Sissy'' is a 1936 American MGM comedy-drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and Rowland Brown. The film stars Freddie Bartholomew, Jackie Cooper and Mickey Rooney, three of the biggest child stars of the 1930s. The film prem ...

'' (1936) as Jay Pierce * ''

Stolen Holiday ''Stolen Holiday'' is a 1937 film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Kay Francis, Claude Rains and Ian Hunter. It is loosely based on the Stavisky Affair, a French political scandal. A Russian con artist worms his way into the upper reach ...

'' (1937) as Anthony Wayne * ''

Call It a Day ''Call It a Day'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Olivia de Havilland, Ian Hunter, Anita Louise, Alice Brady, Roland Young, and Frieda Inescort. Based on the 1935 play '' Call It a Day'' by Dodie Smith, the ...

'' (1937) as Roger Hilton * '' Another Dawn'' (1937) as Colonel John Wister * ''

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'' (1937) as Leonide Kirow * ''

'' (1937) as Lloyd Rogers * ''

52nd Street 52nd Street is a -long one-way street traveling west to east across Midtown Manhattan, New York City. A short section of it was known as the city's center of jazz performance from the 1930s to the 1950s. Jazz center Following the repeal of ...

'' (1937) as Rufus Rondell * ''

'' (1938) as King Richard the Lion-Heart * '' Always Goodbye'' (1938) as Phillip Marshall * ''

Secrets of an Actress ''Secrets of an Actress'' is a romantic drama film directed by William Keighley, and starring Kay Francis, George Brent, and Ian Hunter in 1938. It is about a love triangle between a stage actress, her financial backer, and his friend. Plot sum ...

'' (1938) as Peter Snowden * '' The Sisters'' (1938) as William Benson * ''

Comet Over Broadway ''Comet over Broadway'' ( 1938) is an American film starring Kay Francis and released by Warner Brothers. John Farrow stepped in as director when Busby Berkeley became ill, but Farrow was uncredited on the film. Plot Eve Appleton (Francis), wife ...

'' (1938) as Bert Ballin * ''

Yes, My Darling Daughter "Yes, My Darling Daughter" is a 1940 song by Jack Lawrence first introduced by Dinah Shore on Eddie Cantor's radio program on October 24, 1940. It was Shore's first solo record, released by Bluebird, and peaked at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' ma ...

'' (1939) as Lewis Murray * '' The Little Princess'' (1939) as Captain Crewe * ''

Broadway Serenade ''Broadway Serenade'' (also known as ''Serenade'') is a 1939 musical drama film distributed by MGM, produced and directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The screenplay was written by Charles Lederer, based on a story by Lew Lipton, John Taintor Foote an ...

'' (1939) as Larry Bryant * ''

Tarzan Finds a Son! ''Tarzan Finds a Son!'' is a 1939 Tarzan film based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was the fourth in the MGM ''Tarzan'' series to feature Johnny Weissmuller as the "King of the Apes" and the fourth of six films in which he ...

'' (1939) as August Lancing * ''

Maisie Maisie Ravier is a fictional character, the leading character of ten films (1939–1947) and the radio show ''The Adventures of Maisie'' (broadcast 1945–1947, 1949–1953). She was played by actress Ann Sothern (1909–2001). Eight of the ten ...

'' (1939) as Clifford Ames * ''

Bad Little Angel ''Bad Little Angel'' is a 1939 inspirational drama film starring Virginia Weidler as an orphan named Patsy Sanderson, living in America around 1900. The film was based on the story "Looking After Sandy" by Margaret Turnbull. Plot Treated with c ...

'' (1939) as Jm Creighton (Sentinel editor) * ''

'' (1939) as King Edward IV * ''

Broadway Melody of 1940 ''Broadway Melody of 1940'' is a 1940 MGM film musical starring Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell and George Murphy (Astaire's first male dancing partner on film). It was directed by Norman Taurog and features music by Cole Porter, including "Begin the ...

'' (1940) as Bert C. Matthews * '' Strange Cargo'' (1940) as Cambreau * '' Dulcy'' (1940) as Gordon Daly * ''

The Long Voyage Home ''The Long Voyage Home'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford. It stars John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell and Ian Hunter. It features Barry Fitzgerald, Wilfrid Lawson, John Qualen, Mildred Natwick, and Ward Bond, among others. The f ...

'' (1940) as Smitty * '' Bitter Sweet'' (1940) as Lord Shayne * ''

Gallant Sons ''Gallant Sons'' is a 1940 American mystery film directed by George B. Seitz and written by William R. Lipman and Marion Parsonnet. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Gail Patrick, Gene Reynolds, June Preisser, Ian Hunter, Leo Gorce ...

'' (1940) as 'Natural' Davis * '' Come Live with Me'' (1941) as Barton Kendrick * ''

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary ''Andy Hardy's Private Secretary'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Kathryn Grayson, Ann Rutherford and Fay Holden. It was the tenth of the 16-film Andy Hardy series. Marian Ha ...

'' (1941) as Steven V. Land * ''

Ziegfeld Girl Ziegfeld Girls were the chorus girls and showgirls from Florenz Ziegfeld's theatrical Broadway revue spectaculars known as the ''Ziegfeld Follies'' (1907–1931), in New York City, which were based on the Folies Bergère of Paris. Descripti ...

'' (1941) as Geoffrey Collis * ''

Billy the Kid Billy the Kid (born Henry McCarty; September 17 or November 23, 1859July 14, 1881), also known by the pseudonym William H. Bonney, was an outlaw and gunfighter of the American Old West, who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at t ...

'' (1941) as Eric Keating * '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1941) as Dr. John Lanyon * '' Smilin' Through'' (1941) as Reverend Owen Harding * ''

A Yank at Eton ''A Yank at Eton'' is an American comedy-drama film directed by Norman Taurog for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Mickey Rooney, Ian Hunter, and Peter Lawford. Released in 1942, it is a kind of junior thematic sequel to MGM's British-made fil ...

'' (1942) as Roger Carlton * '' It Comes Up Love'' (1943) as Tom Peabody * '' Forever and a Day'' (1943) as Dexter Pomfret * '' Bedelia'' (1946) as Charlie Carrington * ''

White Cradle Inn ''White Cradle Inn'' is a 1947 British drama film directed by Harold French and starring Madeleine Carroll, Ian Hunter, and Michael Rennie. It was released as ''High Fury'' in the US; and filmed on location in Switzerland and at Shepperton Stud ...

'' aka ''High Fury'' (1947) as Anton * ''

The White Unicorn ''The White Unicorn'' is a 1947 British drama film directed by Bernard Knowles and starring Margaret Lockwood, Joan Greenwood, Ian Hunter and Dennis Price. Kyra Vayne appeared as the singer. It was made at Walton Studios by the independent p ...

'' aka ''Milkwhite Unicorn'' and ''Bad Sister'' (1947) as Philip Templar * ''

'' (1949) as Doctor Larry Woodhope * ''

It Started in Paradise ''It Started in Paradise'' is a 1952 British drama film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Jane Hylton, Martita Hunt and Muriel Pavlow. Set in the world of haute couture, the film was squarely aimed at female audiences. Its storyline ...

'' (1952) as Arthur Turner * ''

Appointment in London ''Appointment in London'' (known as ''Raiders in the Sky'' in the U.S.) is a 1953 British war film set during the Second World War and starring Dirk Bogarde. The film was directed by Philip Leacock and based on a story by John Wooldridge, who a ...

'' aka ''Raiders in the Sky'' (1952) as Logan * ''The Divine Creatures'' (1952, TV Movie) as Florent * '' Don't Blame the Stork'' (1954) as Sir George Redway * ''

Eight O'Clock Walk ''Eight O'Clock Walk'' is a 1954 British drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Richard Attenborough, Cathy O'Donnell, Derek Farr and Maurice Denham. Its plot involves a taxi driver who is tried for the murder of a young girl on a bo ...

'' (1954) as Geoffrey Tanner, Q.C. * ''Fire One'' (1954, TV Movie) as Mr. Dennison * ''It's Never Too Late'' (1954, TV Movie) as Charles Hammond * ''

The Battle of the River Plate The Battle of the River Plate was fought in the South Atlantic on 13 December 1939 as the first naval battle of the Second World War. The Kriegsmarine heavy cruiser , commanded by Captain Hans Langsdorff, engaged a Royal Navy squadron, command ...

'' aka ''Pursuit of the Graf Spee'' (1956) as Captain

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- HMS Ajax * ''South Sea Bubble'' (BBC TV 1956) as Sir George Shotter * ''

Fortune Is a Woman ''Fortune Is a Woman'' is a 1957 black and white British-American film noir crime film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Jack Hawkins and Arlene Dahl. Its plot concerns an attempted insurance fraud that goes badly wrong. In the United Stat ...

'' aka ''She Played with Fire'' (1957) as Clive Fisher * ''

Rockets Galore ''Rockets Galore!'' is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Michael Relph and starring Jeannie Carson, Donald Sinden and Roland Culver. The sequel to ''Whisky Galore! (1949 film), Whisky Galore!'', it was much less successful than its predecess ...

'' aka ''Mad Little Island'' (1958) as Air Commodore Watchorn * '' North West Frontier'' (1959) as Sir John Windham * ''

The Bulldog Breed ''The Bulldog Breed'' is a 1960 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom and directed by Robert Asher. Plot Norman Puckle (Norman Wisdom), a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, cannot seem to do anything right. After being rejected b ...

'' (1960) as Adm. Sir Bryanston Blyth * ''

Doctor Blood's Coffin ''Doctor Blood's Coffin'' is a 1961 British horror film produced by George Fowler, and directed by Sidney J. Furie. It stars Kieron Moore, Hazel Court, and Ian Hunter. The story is that of young biochemist Dr Peter Blood (Kieron Moore), who re ...

'' (1961) as Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father * ''

The Treasure of Monte Cristo ''The Treasure of Monte Cristo'' is a 1961 British film directed by Monty Berman and Robert S. Baker. The film features Rory Calhoun as an army captain in 1815 who goes off in search of a treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. It is a preq ...

'' (1961) as Colonel Jackson * ''

'' (1961) as Mr. George Dobbie * ''

Guns of Darkness ''Guns of Darkness'' is a 1962 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring David Niven, Leslie Caron and James Robertson Justice. It is based on the 1960 novel ''Act of Mercy'' by Francis Clifford, which was retitled ''Guns of ...

'' (1962) as Dr. Swann * '' Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance'' (1963) as Robert Talbot * ''Kali-Yug, The Bárbaros's Fury'' (1963) as Robert Talbot (final film role)

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