Jeffrey Hunter

Jeffrey Hunter

Birthday: 1926-11-25

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Biography: Jeffrey Hunter (November 25, 1926 – May 27, 1969) was a versatile American actor who made a significant impact on the film and television industry. He is best known for his portrayal of Martin Pawley in the classic Western film, The Searchers. However, his talent extended beyond Westerns. He also delivered compelling performances in other notable films such as: King of Kings (1961): Hunter played the pivotal role of Jesus Christ in this epic biblical film. The Last Hurrah (1958): He starred alongside Spencer Tracy. Fourteen Hours (1955): He made his film debut in this suspenseful crime thriller. In addition to his film work, Hunter also appeared in several television shows, including Bonanza and The Virginian. Unfortunately, his career was tragically cut short in 1969 at the age of 42 due to an Intracranial hemorrhage.

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The Searchers
The Searchers

As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation ...

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A Guide for the Married Man
A Guide for the Married Man

A man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on one's wife without being caught....

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Brainstorm
Brainstorm

Scientist Jim Grayam saves his boss' wife from suicide but then falls in love with her....

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King of Kings
King of Kings

Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused...

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Hell to Eternity
Hell to Eternity

Based on the story about Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese-...

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Sergeant Rutledge
Sergeant Rutledge

Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white w...

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The Great Locomotive Chase
The Great Locomotive Chase

During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the South...

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Sailor of the King
Sailor of the King

A British naval officer has a brief affair with a woman in England and never knows that she bears hi...

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The Frogmen
The Frogmen

The new commander of a Navy Underwater Demolition Team--nicknamed "Frogmen"--must earn the respect o...

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Super Colt 38
Super Colt 38

Billy Hayes, the marshal, discovers that the bandit whom he has been pursuing so long, and who has f...

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Dimension 5
Dimension 5

An American intelligence agent, aided by a Chinese-American female agent, uses a time-travel belt to...

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Belles on Their Toes
Belles on Their Toes

The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet ...

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Custer of the West
Custer of the West

The story of U.S. Army commander George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant hero of the Civil War who lat...

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Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours

A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of being not capable to...

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The True Story of Jesse James
The True Story of Jesse James

Having fought with the Confederacy during the Civil War, Jesse James and his brother Frank dream of ...

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A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying

A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters....

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Find a Place to Die
Find a Place to Die

An outcast Confederate soldier protects a woman from bandits trying to steal her gold mine....

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Man-Trap
Man-Trap

Helmed by Edmond O'Brien, this slick crime thriller stars Jeffrey Hunter as naïve Matt Jameson, whos...

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The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah

In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a yo...

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No Man Is an Island
No Man Is an Island

The true story of George Tweed, an American sailor who became the only serviceman on the island of G...

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Dreamboat
Dreamboat

Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor - secretly formerly a silent films romantic action her...

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Key Witness
Key Witness

An average Los Angeles citizen witnesses a gang murder when he stops to use a telephone. When he pre...

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Gun for a Coward
Gun for a Coward

A young cowboy, whose dedication to the principles of peace and reason has earned him a reputation f...

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Star Trek: The Cage
Star Trek: The Cage

Led by Captain Christopher Pike, the crew of the starship Enterprise investigates of a far-off plane...

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Murieta
Murieta

The fictionalized story of Joaquin Murrieta, a real life Mexican bandit who terrorized California wi...

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The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

Sgt. O'Farrell an Army soldier on an island in the South Pacific during World War II is trying to br...

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Joe Navidad
Joe Navidad

In a small western town in Arizona called Jaspen, a boy is born on Christmas Day. Joseph "Joe" Novak...

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The Proud Ones
The Proud Ones

Robert Ryan plays an aging sheriff responsible for law and order in a frontier cattle town. Virginia...

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No Down Payment
No Down Payment

The marital difficulties of four couples living in a southern California housing development become ...

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White Feather
White Feather

The story of the peace mission from the US cavalry to the Cheyenne Indians in Wyoming during the 187...

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Count Five and Die
Count Five and Die

Dutch patriots, a U.S. officer and a British spy fool the Nazis with a fake Soho film company....

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Red Skies of Montana
Red Skies of Montana

When a large forest fire breaks out in the mountains of Montana, a squad of 'Smoke Jumpers', the par...

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Sexy Susan Sins Again
Sexy Susan Sins Again

The German innkeeper Susan, now leading an acting troupe, travels to Italy and uses feminine wiles t...

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The Man from Galveston
The Man from Galveston

Circuit-riding Texas lawyer Timothy Higgins defends a former girlfriend against a murder charge stem...

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Seven Angry Men
Seven Angry Men

Rise, fall and execution of John Brown, fanatic abolitionist....

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Seven Cities of Gold
Seven Cities of Gold

In 1769, a Spanish expedition to California seeks to conquer the land and discover its famed gold tr...

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Princess of the Nile
Princess of the Nile

Shalimar, an Egyptian princess, striving to rid her country of its Bedouin conquerors, forms an alli...

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A Witch Without a Broom
A Witch Without a Broom

A flirtatious sorcerous fancies a handsome human professor. Cross time antics arise when she attemp...

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Take Care of My Little Girl
Take Care of My Little Girl

A young woman enters college and learns some hard truths about sorority life, including snobbery and...

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Gold for the Caesars
Gold for the Caesars

A gladiator gets caught up in a slave revolt and the invasion of England....

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Three Young Texans
Three Young Texans

A Texan robs a train in an effort to prevent his father from committing the crime. A young girl atte...

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Lure of the Wilderness
Lure of the Wilderness

A young girl and her father, who is unjustly accused of murder, seek refuge in a Georgia swamp until...

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Directed by John Ford
Directed by John Ford

A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford....

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Cry Chicago
Cry Chicago

Two brothers reunite in this story of gangland Chicago during the era of prohibition. Their syndicat...

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In Love and War
In Love and War

Three Marines take shore leave in San Francisco during World War II. Frankie O'Neill visits his lowe...

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Call Me Mister
Call Me Mister

A G.I. in occupied Japan tries to re-woo his old love, who's putting on a show for the troops....

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The Longest Day
The Longest Day

The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the...

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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin

In the pre-Civil War South, a sadistic plantation owner brutalizes his slaves to the point of rebell...

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Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras

A military school cadet romances a visiting French actress during Mardi Gras. With songs, kissing an...

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The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

This special is hosted by Patrick Stewart and traced the history of Star Trek from its inception wit...

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The Way to the Gold
The Way to the Gold

Following his release from prison, an ex-con heads straight for a cache of gold buried somewhere in ...

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Disneyland '59
Disneyland '59

Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consis...

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John Wayne-A Life on Film
John Wayne-A Life on Film

Recap of The Duke's career from its beginning in the silent era up to his final film "The Shootist"....

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Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

Fess Parker heads to the set of The Great Locomotive Chase in the Blue Ridge Mountains....

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