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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 ''

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''. 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

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– 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

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, with whom he had two daughters, the stage manager Samantha Hunter and the actress

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; the couple divorced in 1966. His second wife was

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from 1967; they separated in the 1980s, but never divorced. Hunter died in

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in 2004 aged 74.

Selected filmography

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

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'' (1962) as Peter * ''

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'' (1962-1963, TV Series) as Sir Gilbert * ''

Doctor in Clover ''Doctor in Clover'' (U.S. title: ''Carnaby, M.D.'') is a 1966 British comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Leslie Phillips, James Robertson Justice and Shirley Anne Field. The film is based on the 1960 novel of the same title by ...

'' (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 ''Vampire Circus'' is a 1972 British horror film directed by Robert Young and starring Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters and Anthony Higgins. It was written by Judson Kinberg, and produced by Wilbur Stark and Michael Carreras (uncredited) for ...

'' (1972) as Hauser * ''

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'' (1972) as Mr. Darling * ''

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'' (1989) as Roland

References

External links

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