Robin Hunter

Biography

Robin Ian Hunter (4 September 1929 – 8 March 2004) was an English actor, who was also a performer and writer in musicals, music hall and comedy. The son of actor Ian Hunter, he made film and television appearances from the 1950s to the 1990s, which included Up Pompeii, the Carry Ons, Sherlock Holmes and Poirot. Musicals in which he performed included Damn Yankees, 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 life partner Aline Waites - herself 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 Barefoot in the Park, and juvenile lead in The Pleasure of his Company. From Wikipedia (en), the free encyclopedia

Most Known For

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Police Officer

Minder

as Man in pub

Sherlock Holmes

as Major Sholto

BBC Play of the Month

No Hiding Place

Richard the Lionheart

as Sir Gilbert

Richard the Lionheart

as Farmer

Ooh La La!

HMS Paradise

as Lieutenant Pouter

Modesty Blaise

as Pilot

Melody

as George

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

as Father

The Phantom of the Opera

as Roland

The Sign of Four

as Major Sholto

Carry On Matron

as Mr. Darling

Vampire Circus

as Hauser

Doctor in Clover

as Sydney

The Spanish Sword

as Thomas of Exeter

All the Way Up

as Malcolm

Universal Soldier

as Bradshaw