Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter

Actor

Cape Town, South Africa
June 13, 1900

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.

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Representative Works

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
7.5
/ English
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl
6.7
/ English
The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate
6.4
/ English
Another Dawn
Another Dawn
6.4
/ English
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.5
/ English
Tarzan Finds a Son!
Tarzan Finds a Son!
6.1
/ English
The Little Princess
The Little Princess
6.6
/ English
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
6.8
/ English
Escape!
Escape!
6.3
/ English
The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home
6.6
/ English
The Ring
The Ring
5.9
/ English
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.4
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938Nominee

Best Performance

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Ziegfeld Girl
1941Nominee

Best Performance

Ziegfeld Girl

The Battle of the River Plate
1956Nominee

Best Performance

The Battle of the River Plate

Career Highlights

Another Dawn
1937Highlight

Best Performance

Another Dawn

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941Highlight

Best Performance

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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