Skip to main content
▶ WHOPLAYSNOW
Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter

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

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
1963 • Robert Talbot
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
1963 • Robert Talbot
Guns of Darkness
Guns of Darkness
1962 • Dr. Swann
The Queen's Guards
The Queen's Guards
1961
The Treasure of Monte Cristo
The Treasure of Monte Cristo
1961 • Colonel Jackson
Doctor Blood's Coffin
Doctor Blood's Coffin
1961 • Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father
The Bulldog Breed
The Bulldog Breed
1960 • Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth

Full filmography

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