Ian hunter actor biography example
Ian hunter actor biography example
Ian hunter actor obituary 1975.
Ian Hunter (actor)
British actor (1900–1975)
Ian Hunter | |
|---|---|
Hunter in Gallant Sons (1940) | |
| Born | (1900-06-13)13 June 1900 Cape Town, British Cape Colony |
| Died | 22 September 1975(1975-09-22) (aged 75) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1920–1963 |
Ian Hunter (13 June 1900 – 22 September 1975) was a Cape Colony-born British actor of stage, film and television.[1]
Acting career
On his return from military service Hunter studied under Elsie Fogerty at the Central School of Speech and Drama, then based in the Royal Albert Hall, London.[2]
Within two years he made his stage debut.
He decided to work in British silent films taking a part in Not for Sale (1924) directed by W.P. Kellino for Stoll Pictures.[3]
Hunter made his first trip to the United States because Basil Dean, the British actor and director, was producing Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal[4] at the Knickerbo