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.
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as King Richard the Lion-HeartRobin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win...
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The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. AjaxIn the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep...
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. John LanyonDr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil...
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The Little Princess
as Captain CreweA little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
as TheseusFour young people escape Athens to a forest where the king and queen of the fairies are...
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Tarzan Finds a Son!
as Austin LancingA young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane who...
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Strange Cargo
as CambreauConvicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure.
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Easy Virtue
as The Plaintiff's CounselLarita Filton is named as correspondent in a scandalous divorce case. She escapes to France to...
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The Ring
as Bob CorbyBoth Jack Sander and Bob Corby are boxers in love with Mabel. Jack and Mabel wed, but their...
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Broadway Melody of 1940
as Bert C. MatthewsJohnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers...
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North West Frontier
as Sir John WyndhamIn the rebellious northern frontier province of colonial India, British Army Captain Scott, a...
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Bitter Sweet
as Lord ShayneA woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they...
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Gallant Sons
as Natural DavisWhen a teenager's father is accused of murder, the boy and his high-school classmates set out to...
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Downhill
as ArchieRoddy, first son of the rich Berwick family, is expelled from school when he takes the blame for...
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Ziegfeld Girl
as Geoffrey CollisDiscovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three...
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Another Dawn
as Colonel John WisterColonel John Wister, on duty with the British army in the desert region of Dubik, returns to...
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The Long Voyage Home
as SmittyThe crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World...
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Forever and a Day
as Dexter PomfretIn World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the...
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Maisie
as Clifford 'Cliff' AmesWisecracking showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself trapped in a Wyoming town when her new...
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The Devil Is a Sissy
as Jay PierceA well-bred young English lad living in lower Manhattan tries to gain acceptance from his...
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Guns of Darkness
as Dr. SwannCommitted pacifist Tom Jordan's decision to help former President Rivera escape a military coup...
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Tower of London
as King Edward IVIn the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord,...
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Come Live with Me
as Barton KendrickSeeking US citizenship, a Viennese refugee arranges a marriage of convenience with a struggling...
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Appointment in London
as LoganWing-commander Tim Mason leads a squadron of Lancaster bombers on almost nightly raids from...
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The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
as Dr. John WatsonA young woman turns to Holmes for protection when she's menaced by an escaped killer seeking...
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That Certain Woman
as Lloyd RogersA gangster's widow fights for love despite society's disapproval.
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Fortune Is a Woman
as Clive FisherAn insurance man discovers his ex-girlfriend and her husband's art-forgery/arson scam.
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Escape!
as William Brown, the PlainclothesmanWhen Matt Denant (Gerald de Maurier) finds himself wrongly imprisoned for manslaughter, he takes...
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Billy the Kid
as Eric KeatingBilly Bonney is a hot-headed gunslinger who narrowly skirts a life of crime by being befriended...
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas,...
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The Bulldog Breed
as Admiral Sir Bryanston BlythNorman Puckle, a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything right....
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Bedelia
as Charlie CarringtonBedelia Carrington is living happily, it appears, in Monte Carlo with her husband Charlie...
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Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
as uncreditedNarrator Hopper covers two war benefit affairs, a garden party and a USO fashion show, at...
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The Queen's Guards
as uncreditedCaptains John Fellows and Henry Wynne-Walton finish their Army training at Sandhurst Military...
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The Mystery of the Indian Temple
as Robert TalbotDoctor Palmer, wrongly accused of the murder of a British officer, is a prisoner of the...
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Breakdowns of 1938
as Lloyd Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.
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Smilin' Through
as Reverend Owen HardingJohn Carteret has long been depressed and lonely, because, at his wedding years ago, his bride,...
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The Man from Toronto
as Fergus WimbushAccording to the terms of a will two strangers must marry. Leila (Jessie Matthews) is an...
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Death at Broadcasting House
as Detective Inspector GregoryAn actor is murdered live on air whilst a play is being broadcast. Everyone in the play and...
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Secrets of an Actress
as Peter 'Pete' SnowdenTwo architects lose their heads over a glamorous actress.
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Edward, My Son
as Doctor Larry WoodhopeFollowing the death of his only son, a ruthless businessman reflects on his life, his unhappy...
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Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Steven V. LandAll set to graduate from high school , Andy Hardy flunks his English exam -- in spite of the...
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Doctor Blood's Coffin
as Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's FatherAfter being thrown out of medical school for ethical violations, Dr. Peter Blood returns home to...
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Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
as Robert TalbotAt the end of the 19th century, during the British rule of India, the goddess Kali commits a...
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To Mary - with Love
as Bill HallamMary stands by Jack after the Depression of 1929 but considers divorce when he again becomes...
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Breakdowns of 1937
as SelfFlubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1937.
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Syncopation
as Alexander WinstonBenny and Flo are a husband and wife dance team, Sloane and Darrel, traveling around the country...
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A Dream Comes True
as Theseus (archive footage) (uncredited)A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).
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Something Always Happens
as Peter MiddletonUnemployed car salesman Peter is encouraged by his girlfriend Cynthia to approach the head of a...
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Eight O'Clock Walk
as Geoffrey TannerOnly a British cabdriver's (Richard Attenborough) wife (Cathy O'Donnell) and lawyer (Derek Farr)...
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Rockets Galore
as Air Commodore WatchornThe inhabitants of Todday are content to live their lives in peace and quiet, until, that is,...
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Confession
as Leonide KirowVera Kowalska is put on trial for murdering concert pianist Michael Michailow. In court it is...
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Jalna
as Renny WhiteoaksA young poet, accompanied by his new bride, returns home to his large family at their Canadian farm.
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I Found Stella Parish
as Keith LockridgeA blackmailer preys on an actress who is trying to protect her daughter from her past.
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The Girl from 10th Avenue
as Geoffrey D. 'Geoff' SherwoodWhen his fiancée Valentine dumps him, prominent lawyer Geoffrey Sherwood goes on a bender and...
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Cape Forlorn
as Gordon KingsleyWilliam Kell, the keeper of a lighthouse on a lonely stretch of coastline, marries cabaret...
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Dulcy
as Gordon DalyA dizzy young woman aranges to turn her inventor-boyfriend's vacation into a chance meeting with...
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The White Angel
as FullerIn Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards...
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The Phantom Light
as Jim PearceCriminals pose as ghosts to scare a lighthouse keeper on the Welsh coast, in attempt to distract...
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The Treasure of Monte Cristo
as Colonel JacksonA dashing ex-officer in His Majesty’s army, Captain Adam Corbett (Calhoun) becomes embroiled in...
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It Started in Paradise
as Arthur TurnerA talented dress designer, who lets nothing get in the way of her success, rises in the fashion...
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Call It a Day
as Roger HiltonThe various members of the middle-class Hilton family have a series of romantic misadventures...
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Bad Little Angel
as Jim Creighton (Sentinel editor)A bible-guided Victorian orphan befriends a bootblack in a strange town.
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Always Goodbye
as Phillip MarshallFollowing the death of her fiancé, Margot Weston is left pregnant and unmarried. Former doctor...
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A Yank at Eton
as Roger CarltonAn American playboy is sent to a British boarding school to learn discipline.
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The Church Mouse
as Johnathan SteeleWhen a meek secretary goes to work for her new boss, she becomes a sophisticated lady.
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The Sisters
as William BensonThree daughters of a small down pharmacist undergo trials and tribulations in their problematic...
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Comet Over Broadway
as Bert BallinStory of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.
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The Night of the Party
as Guy KennionA major newspaper publisher dies in suspicious circumstances during a parlour game at a dinner...
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Stolen Holiday
as Anthony WayneA young model is set up with her own fashion business by a crooked financier, who sells...
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The White Unicorn
as Philip TemplarIn a home for delinquent girls, the worst offender exchanges reminiscences with the warden.
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Marry Me
as Robert HartA British musical comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele
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Lazybones
as Sir Reginald FordLazybones is an idle baronet. He hasn't a care in the world until his father cuts him off...
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Broadway Serenade
as Larry BryantA married singer, pianist/composer team are struggling to hit it big in New York. Finally, they...
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Safeguarding Military Information
as SpyWorld War II propaganda short which focuses on the dangers of inadvertent dispersal of military...
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The Morals of Marcus
as Sir Marcus OrdeyneA confirmed bachelor takes pity on a young woman and takes her to London.
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Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Lewis MurrayEllen is a free spirited young woman in love with Doug. Sadly he must leave America for a two...
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Orders Is Orders
as Capt. HarperA brash American movie producer arrives at an army base in England wanting to shoot a movie and...
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52nd Street
as Rufus RondellThe story of how 52nd Street became New York City's "Nightclub Row" in the 1930s.
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It Comes Up Love
as Tom PeabodyThis modest bit of comedy and romance in the adolescent vein is about a couple of spirited...
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The Door in the Wall
as Henry RedmondA man is haunted throughout his life, by a magical door that opens onto an alternate,...
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Sally in Our Alley
as George MilesA woman believes her boyfriend died in the First World War, but he is now looking for her
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The Water Gipsies
as Fred GreenJane Bell has lived on an old barge moored in the Thames with her feckless father and sister...
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White Cradle Inn
as AntonThis drama is set in Switzerland and chronicles a fight between an innkeeper and her husband, a...
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Not For Sale
as Martin BeringAn Earl's disowned son becomes a chauffeur, loves a landlady, and is jailed for theft.
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Richard of the LeaThe legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the...
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Armchair Theatre
as Sir Malcolm SavilleArmchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the...
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