Ian Hunter (actor)
Ian Hunter (born June 13, 1900 in Cape Town , South Africa , † September 23, 1975 in London ) was a British theater and film actor .
Life
Ian Hunter was born in Cape Town in 1900 to Robert Hunter, a wine merchant, and Isabel Gates Hunter, where he also spent his childhood. He and his parents later moved to the UK , where the family had their roots. After serving in the British Army , he made his stage debut in London in 1919. From 1924 Hunter appeared in British silent films , including in three early films by Alfred Hitchcock : The World Champion and Downward from 1927 and Easy Virtue , which came in 1928 for distribution.
After a few appearances on Broadway , including in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal in 1925 , Hunter received a studio contract with Warner Brothers in the mid-1930s . Due to his elegant British accent, he often embodied honorable and high-ranking characters, such as King Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), the film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's play of the same name directed by Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle . With Kay Francis , he formed a popular screen couple who appeared together in seven films between 1935 and 1938, including I Found Stella Parrish , The White Angel and Another Dawn . His better-known roles include his appearance as Richard the Lionheart in Robin Hood, King of the Vagabonds from 1938 opposite Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland .
In 1943 he returned to England to undertake one more time military service and fight at the front in World War II . After the war he stayed in Great Britain, where he played in films and television series as well as on the theater stage for the following years. In the mid-1960s, Hunter retired from show business. With his wife Catherine Casha Pringle he had two sons, one of whom, Robin Hunter (1929-2004), also became an actor. Ian Hunter died in London in 1975 at the age of 75.
Filmography (selection)
- 1924: Not For Sale
- 1927: The World Champion ( The Ring )
- 1927: Downhill ( Downhill )
- 1928: Easy Virtue
- 1932: The Sign of Four ( The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case )
- 1934: Something Always Happens
- 1935: The Girl from Tenth Avenue
- 1935: A Midsummer Night's Dream ( A Midsummer Night's Dream )
- 1935: I Found Stella Parrish
- 1936: The White Angel
- 1936: To Mary - with Love
- 1937: Stolen Holiday
- 1937: Another Dawn
- 1937: Confession
- 1937: That Certain Woman
- 1938: Robin Hood, King of the Vagabonds ( The Adventures of Robin Hood )
- 1938: Secrets of an Actress
- 1938: Three Sisters from Montana ( The Sisters )
- 1938: Comet Over Broadway
- 1939: The Little Princess ( The Little Princess )
- 1939: The Wrong Paths of Love ( Broadway Serenade )
- 1939: Tarzan and his son ( Tarzan Finds a Son! )
- 1939: The Executioner of London ( Tower of London )
- 1940: Broadway Melody 1940 ( Broadway Melody of 1940 )
- 1940: The Miraculous Rescue ( Strange Cargo )
- 1940: The Long Voyage Home ( The Long Voyage Home )
- 1940: Bitter Sweet
- 1941: Come Live with Me ( Come Live with Me )
- 1941: Girls in the Spotlight ( Ziegfeld Girl )
- 1941: The Last Bandit ( Billy the Kid )
- 1941: Doctor and Demon ( Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde )
- 1941: Under the Spell of the Past ( Smilin 'Through )
- 1943: For ever and a day (Forever and a Day)
- 1947: Symbol of Luck ( The White Unicorn )
- 1949: Edward, My Son ( Edward, My Son )
- 1955–1958: The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 1956: Panzerschiff Graf Spee ( The Battle of the River Plate )
- 1957: By a thread ( Fortune Is a Woman )
- 1959: Burning India ( North West Frontier )
- 1960: The rocket for brisk Doll ( The Bulldog Breed )
- 1961: The Secret of Monte Cristo ( The Treasure of Monte Cristo )
- 1962: Escape from the darkness ( Guns of Darkness )
- 1963: Kali Yug: The Goddess of Vengeance ( Kali Yug, la dea della vendetta )
- 1963: Kali Yug, Part 2: Riots in India ( Il mistero del tempio indiano )
Web links
- Ian Hunter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ian Hunter in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Ian Hunter in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Ian Hunter in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Ian Hunter on screenonline.org ( British Film Institute , English)
Individual evidence
- ^ James Robert Parish, William T. Leonard: Hollywood Players. The Thirties. Arlington House, New Rochelle NY 1976, ISBN 0-87000-365-8 , p. 282.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hunter, Ian |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1900 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cape Town , South Africa |
DATE OF DEATH | 23rd September 1975 |
Place of death | London |