Thomas Hunter
Biography
Thomas Hunter was an American actor associated mainly with Spaghetti Westerns, and he also worked as a Hollywood screenwriter. A Savannah, Georgia native, he studied acting under Sanford Meisner and Uta Hagen. He made his first screen appearance in a minor role in Blake Edwards's What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966). Once shooting ended, an encounter with Dino De Laurentiis brought an offer to play the lead in The Hills Run Red, which steered him toward European, mostly Italian productions and occasional guest roles on American TV. Dissatisfied with that work, he established the New England Repertory Company. He also wrote two books: a 1982 end-of-the-world novel, reissued in 2014, and a 2015 memoir about his time making Spaghetti Westerns in Rome. He died in 2017.
85years old at death
- Born Savannah
- Died Rowayton
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Thomas O′Driscoll Hunter (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 10 years1966 to 1976
Every film, newest first
- 1976The Cassandra CrossingIMDb rating 6.3
- 1975The Human FactorIMDb rating 5.7
- 1968AnzioIMDb rating 6.0
- 1966What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?IMDb rating 6.6
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Big break
After finishing a film, Hunter ran into Dino De Laurentiis by chance. De Laurentiis asked him to play the lead in The Hills Run Red, which started his career in European cinema, mainly Italian.
A change of course
Hunter was not satisfied with the cinema he found in Europe, and this dissatisfaction led him to start the New England Repertory Company.
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Worked with
Thomas Hunter shares two films with Arthur Franz, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Edward DmytrykDirector, 2 films, 1968 to 1975
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