Ian Hunter (actor)

Ian Hunter
in Gallant Sons (1940)
Born	13 June 1900(1900-06-13) Cape Town, South Africa
Died	22 September 1975(1975-09-22) (aged 75) London, England, UK
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1924–63
Spouse	Catherine Casha Pringle (1917–1976) 2 sons

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.

Selected filmography

• A Girl of London (1925)
• The Ring (1927)
• Downhill (1927)
• The Valley of Ghosts (1928)
• Easy Virtue (1928)
• His House in Order (1928)
• Syncopation (1929)
• The Sign of Four (1932) as Dr. Watson opposite Sherlock Holmes
• The Silver Spoon (1934)
• Death at Broadcasting House (1934)
• Something Always Happens (1934)
• The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935)
• The Phantom Light (1935)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
• I Found Stella Parish (1935)
• The Night of the Party (1935)
• The White Angel (1936)
• Stolen Holiday (1937)
• Confession (1937)
• That Certain Woman (1937)
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1939) as Richard the Lion-Heart
• Secrets of an Actress (1938)
• The Sisters (1938)
• The Little Princess (1939)
• Tower of London (1939)
• Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
• Strange Cargo (1940)
• The Long Voyage Home (1940)
• Bitter Sweet (1940)
• Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
• Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
• Smilin' Through (1941)
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
• It Comes Up Love (1943)
• Appointment in London (1952)
• It Started in Paradise (1952)
• Fire One (1954)
• Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)
• The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
• Fortune is a Woman (1957)
• North West Frontier (1959)
• Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)
• Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance (1963)

External links

• Ian Hunter at the Internet Movie Database
• Ian Hunter at the Internet Broadway Database
• Ian Hunter at Find a Grave