Portrait of Ian Hunter

Acting

Ian Hunter

Career

Active from 1924 to 1963, busiest in 1935 and 1939 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
52
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ian Hunter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Dark Humor
    1.4, average 2.8
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Class Conflict 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Melodrama 3
  • Family Saga 3
  • Period Romance 3
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Classic Hollywood Musical 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

91
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

7 titles ยท average score 53
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance (1963)

as Robert Talbot

The Mystery of the Indian Temple
The Mystery of the Indian Temple (1963)

as Robert Talbot

Guns of Darkness
Guns of Darkness (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dr. Swann

Doctor Blood's Coffin
Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)
GoodWatch score 38

as Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father

The Secret of Monte Cristo
The Secret of Monte Cristo (1961)

as Colonel Jackson

The Bulldog Breed
The Bulldog Breed (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth

Somerset Maugham Hour
Somerset Maugham Hour (1960)

TV show ยท as Self - Host / Mallowby

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 62
North West Frontier
North West Frontier (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

as Sir John Wyndham

Rockets Galore
Rockets Galore (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

as Air Commodore Watchorn

Fortune Is a Woman
Fortune Is a Woman (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Clive Fisher

The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
GoodWatch score 65

as Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

The Door in the Wall
The Door in the Wall (1956)

as Henry Redmond

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Sir Malcolm Saville

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Sir Richard / Sir Richard of the Lea

Eight O'Clock Walk
Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

as Geoffrey Tanner

Don't Blame the Stork
Don't Blame the Stork (1954)

as Sir George Redway

Appointment in London
Appointment in London (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as Logan

It Started in Paradise
It Started in Paradise (1952)

as Arthur Turner

1940s

20 titles ยท average score 62
Edward, My Son
Edward, My Son (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

as Doctor Larry Woodhope

Bedelia
Bedelia (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as Charlie Carrington

It Comes Up Love
It Comes Up Love (1943)

as Tom Peabody

A Yank at Eton
A Yank at Eton (1942)
GoodWatch score 55

as Roger Carlton

Come Live with Me
Come Live with Me (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Barton Kendrick

Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid (1941)
GoodWatch score 45

as Eric Keating

Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Geoffrey Collis

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dr. John Lanyon

The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Smitty

Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

as Cambreau

Dulcy
Dulcy (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gordon Daly

Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
GoodWatch score 76

as Bert C. Matthews

1930s

45 titles ยท average score 61
Always Goodbye
Always Goodbye (1938)
GoodWatch score 69

as Phillip Marshall

Secrets of an Actress
Secrets of an Actress (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Peter 'Pete' Snowden

Another Dawn
Another Dawn (1937)
GoodWatch score 52

as Colonel John Wister

Confession
Confession (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

as Leonide Kirow

Call It a Day
Call It a Day (1937)
GoodWatch score 64

as Roger Hilton

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
GoodWatch score 78

as Theseus

I Found Stella Parish
I Found Stella Parish (1935)
GoodWatch score 54

as Keith Lockridge

The Girl from 10th Avenue
The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935)
GoodWatch score 60

as Geoffrey D. 'Geoff' Sherwood

Death at Broadcasting House
Death at Broadcasting House (1934)
GoodWatch score 59

as Detective Inspector Gregory

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case (1932)
GoodWatch score 53

as Dr. John Watson

Sally in Our Alley
Sally in Our Alley (1931)

as George Miles

Escape!
Escape! (1930)

as William Brown, the Plainclothesman

1920s

8 titles ยท average score 58
Syncopation
Syncopation (1929)

as Alexander Winston

The Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred (1929)

as Allen Stockbridge

His House in Order
His House in Order (1928)

as Hilary Jesson

Easy Virtue
Easy Virtue (1928)
GoodWatch score 48

as The Plaintiff's Counsel

The Ring
The Ring (1927)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bob Corby

Downhill
Downhill (1927)
GoodWatch score 66

as Archie

Confessions
Confessions (1925)

as Charles Oddy

Not For Sale
Not For Sale (1924)

as Martin Bering