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Jeffrey Hunter

Jeffrey Hunter

23 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jeffrey Hunter was an American actor who worked in film and television. Reared in Milwaukee after his birth in New Orleans, he acted in local theater and radio as a teenager. At Northwestern University he appeared in David Bradley's Julius Caesar, and scouts from Paramount and 20th Century Fox noticed him while he acted in a college staging of All My Sons. Fox signed him and changed his name. Early parts in Fourteen Hours (1951) and The Frogmen (1951) gave way to leading roles. He lobbied John Ford for the second lead opposite John Wayne in The Searchers (1956), the first of three Ford pictures with him, then The Last Hurrah (1958) and Sergeant Rutledge (1960). He played Jesus Christ in King of Kings (1961), a box-office hit, and later Captain Christopher Pike in the first Star Trek pilot. Later films included Brainstorm (1965), Custer of the West (1968) and Find a Place to Die (1968).

42years old at death

  • Born New Orleans
  • Died Los Angeles
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • Also credited as Henry Herman McKinnies Jr.

Movie Career

Films
23
Career span
20 years1951 to 1971

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Jeffrey Hunter played Captain Christopher Pike in "The Cage," Star Trek's first pilot, finished in early 1965. When NBC asked for a second pilot in 1965, Hunter turned it down to focus on film roles.

  2. Big break

    Hunter's career got a boost when he persuaded John Ford to give him the second lead in The Searchers (1956), a part alongside John Wayne.

Jeffrey Hunter movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Searchers1956 Adventure, Drama, Westernas Martin Pawley

    IMDb rating 7.8104K votes

  2. King of Kings1961 Drama, Historyas Jesus

    IMDb rating 7.010K votes

  3. Sergeant Rutledge1960as Lt. Tom Cantrell

    IMDb rating 7.46.2K votes

  4. A Kiss Before Dying1956as Gordon Grant

    IMDb rating 6.75.1K votes

  5. The Last Hurrah1958as Adam Caulfield

    IMDb rating 7.34.6K votes

  6. Hell to Eternity1960as Guy Gabaldon

    IMDb rating 6.91.7K votes

  7. The True Story of Jesse James1957as Frank James

    IMDb rating 6.21.9K votes

  8. The Great Locomotive Chase1956as William A. Fuller

    IMDb rating 6.81.6K votes

Most often with

John Ford directed three of these films, Nicholas Ray two and Robert D. Webb two. Robert Wagner appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Awards

One award and honor.

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Jeffrey Hunter's awards and nominations, grouped by award
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Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

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