Robin Ian Hunter (4 September 1929 – 8 March 2004) was an English actor who was also a performer and writer in musicals, music halls, and comedy.Newley, Patrick (16 April 2004)
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Life and career

The son of actor Ian Hunter, he made film and television appearances from the 1950s to the 1990s, which included '' Up Pompeii'', the '' Carry On''s, ''

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'' and '' Poirot''. Musicals in which he performed included ''

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'', and the scripts he wrote himself for the Aba Daba Music Hall were of a comedic turn – such as ''Botome's Dream'' (produced in Brighton) in which Shakespeare is put on trial for plagiarism, and ''Aladdin & His Microsoft Compatible Floppy Drive Laptop'' (performed at the Arches Theatre, Southwark). For many years, he and his girlfriend Aline Waites – an actress, playwright and critic – collaborated on scripts for plays, revues and musical theatre of all kinds. Their ''Illustrated Victorian Songbook'' was published by Michael Joseph in 1984. Appearances in West End theatre included male lead in ''

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'', and juvenile lead in ''The Pleasure of his Company''. He married twice. Firstly to the actress Maria Charles, with whom he had two daughters, the stage manager Samantha Hunter and the actress Kelly Hunter; the couple divorced in 1966. His second wife was Amanda Barrie from 1967; they separated in the 1980s, but never divorced. Hunter died in Hampstead, London from

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in 2004 aged 74.

Selected filmography

* '' The Spanish Sword'' (1962) as Thomas of Exeter * '' Three Spare Wives'' (1962) as George * '' Masters of Venus'' (1962) as Peter * ''

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'' (1962-1963, TV Series) as Sir Gilbert * '' Doctor in Clover'' (1966) as Sydney * ''

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'' (1966) as Pilot * '' All the Way Up'' (1970) as Malcolm * '' Universal Soldier'' (1970) as Bradshaw * ''

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'' (1971) as George * '' Vampire Circus'' (1972) as Hauser * '' Carry On Matron'' (1972) as Mr. Darling * '' The Phantom of the Opera'' (1989) as Roland

References

External links

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McDermott’s War Song performed by Robin Hunter (1991)
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