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

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

The Battle of the River Plate

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Ziegfeld Girl

The Ring

All Movies (92)

• Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Mystery of the Indian Temple1963 · as Robert Talbot
• Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance1963 · as Robert Talbot
• Guns of Darkness1962 · as Dr. Swann
• The Queen's Guards1961
• The Treasure of Monte Cristo1961 · as Colonel Jackson
• Doctor Blood's Coffin1961 · as Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father
• The Bulldog Breed1960 · as Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth
• North West Frontier1959 · as Sir John Wyndham
• Rockets Galore1958 · as Air Commodore Watchorn
• Fortune Is a Woman1957 · as Clive Fisher
• The Battle of the River Plate1956 · as Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
• The Door in the Wall1956 · as Henry Redmond
• Eight O'Clock Walk1954 · as Geoffrey Tanner
• Don't Blame the Stork1954 · as Sir George Redway
• Appointment in London1953 · as Logan
• It Started in Paradise1952 · as Arthur Turner
• Edward, My Son1949 · as Doctor Larry Woodhope
• The White Unicorn1947 · as Philip Templar
• White Cradle Inn1947 · as Anton
• Bedelia1946 · as Charlie Carrington
• It Comes Up Love1943 · as Tom Peabody
• Forever and a Day1943 · as Dexter Pomfret
• Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 61942
• A Yank at Eton1942 · as Roger Carlton
• Safeguarding Military Information1942 · as Spy (uncredited)
• Smilin' Through1941 · as Reverend Owen Harding
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1941 · as Dr. John Lanyon
• Billy the Kid1941 · as Eric Keating
• Ziegfeld Girl1941 · as Geoffrey Collis
• Andy Hardy's Private Secretary1941 · as Steven V. Land
• Come Live with Me1941 · as Barton Kendrick
• The Long Voyage Home1940 · as Smitty
• Gallant Sons1940 · as Natural Davis
• Bitter Sweet1940 · as Lord Shayne
• Dulcy1940 · as Gordon Daly
• Strange Cargo1940 · as Cambreau
• Broadway Melody of 19401940 · as Bert C. Matthews
• Tower of London1939 · as King Edward IV
• Bad Little Angel1939 · as Jim Creighton (Sentinel editor)
• Maisie1939 · as Clifford 'Cliff' Ames
• Tarzan Finds a Son!1939 · as Austin Lancing
• Broadway Serenade1939 · as Larry Bryant
• The Little Princess1939 · as Captain Crewe
• Yes, My Darling Daughter1939 · as Lewis Murray
• Breakdowns of 19381938 · as Lloyd Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Comet Over Broadway1938 · as Bert Ballin
• The Sisters1938 · as William Benson
• Secrets of an Actress1938 · as Peter 'Pete' Snowden
• Always Goodbye1938 · as Phillip Marshall
• The Adventures of Robin Hood1938 · as King Richard the Lion-Heart
• Breakdowns of 19371937 · as Self
• 52nd Street1937 · as Rufus Rondell
• That Certain Woman1937 · as Lloyd Rogers
• Confession1937 · as Leonide Kirow
• Another Dawn1937 · as Colonel John Wister
• Call It a Day1937 · as Roger Hilton
• Stolen Holiday1937 · as Anthony Wayne
• The Devil Is a Sissy1936 · as Jay Pierce
• To Mary - with Love1936 · as Bill Hallam
• The White Angel1936 · as Fuller
• A Dream Comes True1935 · as Theseus (archive footage) (uncredited)
• I Found Stella Parish1935 · as Keith Lockridge
• A Midsummer Night's Dream1935 · as Theseus
• Jalna1935 · as Renny Whiteoaks
• The Phantom Light1935 · as Jim Pearce
• Lazybones1935 · as Sir Reginald Ford
• The Girl from 10th Avenue1935 · as Geoffrey D. 'Geoff' Sherwood
• The Morals of Marcus1935 · as Sir Marcus Ordeyne
• Something Always Happens1934 · as Peter Middleton
• The Church Mouse1934 · as Johnathan Steele
• No Escape1934 · as Jim Brandon
• Death at Broadcasting House1934 · as Detective Inspector Gregory
• The Night of the Party1934 · as Guy Kennion
• The Silver Spoon1934 · as Capt Watts-Wynyard
• Orders Is Orders1933 · as Capt. Harper
• The Man from Toronto1933 · as Fergus Wimbush
• Marry Me1932 · as Robert Hart
• The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case1932 · as Dr. John Watson
• The Water Gipsies1932 · as Fred Green
• Sally in Our Alley1931 · as George Miles
• Cape Forlorn1931 · as Gordon Kingsley
• Escape!1930 · as William Brown, the Plainclothesman
• The Valley of Ghosts1930 · as Andrew McLeod
• The Thoroughbred1929 · as Allen Stockbridge
• Syncopation1929 · as Alexander Winston
• Easy Virtue1928 · as The Plaintiff's Counsel
• His House in Order1928 · as Hilary Jesson
• Downhill1927 · as Archie
• The Ring1927 · as Bob Corby
• Confessions1925 · as Charles Oddy
• Not For Sale1924 · as Martin Bering

All TV Shows (5)

• Somerset Maugham Hour1960 · as Self - Host
• Somerset Maugham Hour1960 · as Mallowby
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Sir Malcolm Saville
• Armchair Theatre1956
• The Adventures of Robin Hood1955 · as Sir Richard of the Lea