Jeffrey Hunter
Jeffrey Hunter (born November 25, 1926 in New Orleans , † May 27, 1969 in Los Angeles , actually Henry Herman McKinnies, Jr. ) was an American actor .
Life
Hunter grew up in Milwaukee , where he played in one of the local theaters as a teenager . He served in the Navy during World War II , and later studied at Northwestern University near Chicago . In 1950 he was offered a two-year contract with 20th Century Fox studio . His feature film debut was in 1950 in the film Julius Caesar .
In 1953, Hunter peripherally took part in the entertainment program This Is Your Life in order to deliberately lure the main guest, Hanna Kohner , into the studio.
One of his bemerkenswertesten roles played Hunter in 1956 as Martin Pawley in John Ford Western The Searchers at the side of John Wayne . He received excellent reviews for the portrayal and was involved in a novelty in film history: For the first time, a film was advertised by a multi-part making-of broadcast on television , initiated by a television appearance by Hunter. He became better known, however, through his embodiment of Jesus Christ in Nicholas Ray's monumental film King of Kings .
Hunter was the first to cast the captain of the Starship Enterprise . However, he only played the character of Christopher Pike in 1964 in the pilot episode The Cage, which only aired on December 24, 1988 as part of a special . Because the concept of the series was too demanding for NBC , a new pilot film was commissioned.
Hunter decided in 1965 against it to play Captain Pike again and thus to tie himself to a television series; he also turned down a short guest appearance to build a bridge between the first pilot film and the new series. Hunter devoted himself instead to his film career, but could not build on his earlier successes. Engagements in cheap European westerns followed.
While the film ¡Viva América! in Spain in 1969 Hunter was injured in the face in an explosion. Later, while practicing martial arts with an old friend, a former British commando , he miserably banged the back of his head on a door. On the return flight to the United States, his right arm suddenly showed signs of paralysis and Hunter had speech impairment. He was admitted to a hospital in Los Angeles immediately after landing. Hunter initially recovered and was discharged after a few weeks. However, shortly after signing the contract to star in the film Desperados with Vince Edwards , Hunter suffered a cerebral hemorrhage when he slipped and fell on a staircase. It took some time to find him there.
Hunter died the following day, aged 42, during surgery to repair his fractured skull without regaining consciousness. He was married three times in total. His first wife (1950–1955) was the actress Barbara Rush , with whom he had a son. From the marriage (1957-1967) with Joan Bartlett two children were born.
Filmography
- 1950: Julius Caesar (not named in the credits)
- 1951: Call Me Mister
- 1951: Fourteen Hours (Fourteen Hours)
- 1951: Frogmen (The Frogmen)
- 1951: Take Care of My Little Girl
- 1952: The Fire Jumpers of Montana (Red Skies of Montana)
- 1952: Marriage by the dozen (Belles on Their Toes)
- 1952: Lure of the Wilderness
- 1952: Casanova against his will (Dreamboat)
- 1953: Sailor of the King (single-handed)
- 1954: Three Young Texans
- 1954: Princess of the Nile
- 1955: The White Feather
- 1955: Seven Angry Men
- 1955: Seven Cities of Gold
- 1956: The Black Hawk (The Searchers)
- 1956: The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series, episode 1x17 The Empty Room )
- 1956: The Fearless ( The Proud Ones )
- 1956: On a Secret Mission (The Great Locomotive Chase)
- 1956 A kiss before death (A Kiss Before Dying)
- 1957: Shoot or Die! (Gun for a Coward)
- 1957: Avengers of the Disinherited (The True Story of Jesse James)
- 1957: The track to Gold ( The Way to the Gold )
- 1957: Window without a curtain (No Down Payment)
- 1955–1957: Climax! (TV series, two episodes)
- 1957: The Ring of the Hunted (Count Five and Die)
- 1958: The Last Hurray (The Last Hurray)
- 1958: Hell, where's your horror (In Love and War)
- 1958: Pursuit (TV series, episode 1x05 Kiss Me Again, Stranger )
- 1960: Destiny, West! (TV movie)
- 1960: The Black Sergeant (Sergeant Rutledge)
- 1960: Saipan raid party (Hell to Eternity)
- 1960: The Wolves of Los Angeles ( Key Witness )
- 1961: The Man-Trap
- 1961: King of Kings (King of Kings)
- 1961: Checkmate (TV series, episode 2x04 Waiting for Jocko )
- 1962: Hell on Guam (No Man Is an Island)
- 1962: The Longest Day (The Longest Day)
- 1962: Alfred Hitchcock shows ... ( The Alfred Hitchcock Hour , TV series, episode 8x02 Don't Look Behind You )
- 1962: In the wild west ( Death Valley Days , TV series, episode 11x03 Suzie )
- 1962: Combat! (TV series, episode 1x03 Lost Sheep, Lost Shepherd )
- 1963: The Gold of the Caesars (Oro per i Cesari)
- 1963: The Man from Galveston
- 1963–1964: Temple Houston (TV series)
- 1963–1964: Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater (TV series, two episodes)
- 1964: Spaceship Enterprise ( Star Trek , TV series, episode 1x00 The Cage )
- 1964: Murietta - Scourge of California (Joaquín Murrieta)
- 1965: The Devilish Game (Brainstorm)
- 1965: The Hour of Decision ( Kraft Suspense Theater , TV series episode 2x28 The Trains of Silence )
- 1966: Strange Portrait
- 1966: Journey Into Fear (TV series, episode Seller's Market )
- 1966: The Legend of Jesse James (TV series, episode 1x32 A Field of Wild Flowers )
- 1966: Dimension 5
- 1966: Daniel Boone (TV series, episode 3x11 The Indian House )
- 1966: Bruce Lee - The Green Hornet ( The Green Hornet , TV series, episode 1x14 Freeway to Death )
- 1966: Joe Navidad
- 1967: The Monroes ( The Monroes , TV series, episode 1x22 Wild Bull )
- 1967: The witch without a broom (Una bruja sin escoba)
- 1967: Guide to infidelities (A Guide for the Married Man)
- 1967: A Day to Fight (Custer of the West)
- 1967–1969: Thoughtful Stories ( Insight , TV series, two episodes)
- 1968: Where can you get beer at the front, please? (The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell)
- 1968: Ringo, look for a place to die (Joe ... cercati un posto per morire!)
- 1965–1968: FBI ( The FBI , television series, two episodes)
- 1968: The landlady also has a count
- 1969: The Truth About Frank Mannata (La vera storia di Frank Mannata)
- 1969: Super Colt 38
Web links
- Jeffrey Hunter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Fansite about Jeffry Hunter (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hunter, Jeffrey |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McKinnies, Henry Herman junior (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 27, 1969 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , United States |