Jeffrey Hunter

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Prolific actor who played out John Wayne’s sidekick in The Searchers and Captain Christopher Pike in the pilot bout of Celebrity Trek. While carrying out at a university play, a scout from 20th Hundred years Fox noticed him and provided him a agreement. He was the name character around the shortlived NBC series, Temple Houston. He was wedded to celebrity Barbara Hurry from 1950 to 1955. Charlton Heston was a classmate of his at Northwestern University or college.

Quick Facts

Full Name Jeffrey Hunter

Date Of Birth November 25, 1926

Place Of Birth New Orleans, LA

Height 1.83 m

Profession Movie Actor

Education Northwestern University, University of California, Los Angeles, Whitefish Bay High School

Nationality American

Spouse Emily McLaughlin, Joan Bartlett, Barbara Rush

Children Christopher Hunter, Steele Hunter, Todd Hunter, Scott Hunter

Parents Edith Burgess McKinnies, H. H. McKinnies

IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm0001374

Movies The Searchers, King of Kings, Sergeant Rutledge, Sailor of the King, Hell to Eternity, The Last Hurrah, Gun for a Coward, The Longest Day, No Man Is an Island, The True Story of Jesse James, White Feather, Fourteen Hours, Princess Of The Nile, The Proud Ones, Belles on Their Toes, The Great Locomotive Chase, A Kiss Before Dying, Red Skies of Montana, Lure of the Wilderness, The Frogmen, Brainstorm, Find a Place to Die, Custer of the West, No Down Payment, Take Care of My Little Girl, Cry Chicago, Count Five and Die, The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell, The Christmas Kid, Dreamboat, Seven Cities of Gold, Three Young Texans, A Guide for the Married Man, Dimension 5, Seven Angry Men, In Love and War, Gold for the Caesars, Man-Trap, Key Witness, The Way to the Gold, Call Me Mister, The Hostess Also Has a Count, Julius Caesar, Strange Portrait, The Cage (Original Pilot), A Witch Without a Broom, Trains of Silence, Mafia Mob, Murieta, Man From Galveston

TV Shows Temple Houston

Star Sign Sagittarius

#	Fact
1	Owned Apollo Productions, which produced his series Temple Houston (1963).
2	He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6918 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
3	Friends and business partners with William Hayes.
4	During his marriage to Emily McLaughlin in 1969, he expressed an interest in appearing on her daytime soap opera, General Hospital (1963). The series' producer didn't believe him, but his interest was sincere.
5	He was the first friend actor Roger Moore made in Hollywood. In his autobiography, Moore says he named his son Geoffrey Moore in his honor.
6	Was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity while at Northwestern University.
7	He worked as a model for several Chicago commercial photographers while a student at Northwestern University.
8	While at Northwestern University he studied under Alvina Krauss, who also taught such Hollywood luminaries as Charlton Heston, Tony Randall, Cloris Leachman, Claude Akins, Jerry Orbach, Ann-Margret and Warren Beatty. Many years after he graduated, Ms. Krauss stated that Hank McKinnies--as she knew him at the time--was the most talented student she ever had.
9	In a radio interview in Palm Springs on November 7, 2005, Laurel Goodwin, his co-star in the Star Trek (1966) pilot, revealed that his wife at the time, Joan Bartlett, demanded that he get more money to continue performing in the lead role when the pilot was picked up as a regular series. After long negotiations the producers, feeling great pressure, decided to simply recast Hunter for a new actor and character, Capt. James Tiberius Kirk, played by William Shatner. The crew was also recast to bring different ethnic backgrounds to the cast to show how they co-existed peacefully in the future.
10	Father, with Joan Bartlett, of sons Todd Hunter and Scott Hunter.
11	Proposed marriage to Mai Tai Sing (1966), Sally Ann Howes (1967), ex-wife Joan Bartlett (1968), and Emily McLaughlin (1969).
12	Under contract to Warner Bros. Pictures, 1963-1965.
13	Served in the United States Navy, under the service number 960 39 80, from May 28, 1945 to May 25, 1946. Received a Medical Discharge as a Seaman First Class and was awarded the World War II Victory Medal.
14	Following in the footsteps of fellow heartthrob turned hit crooner Tab Hunter, he recorded a never-released album of love songs for Parade Records in 1957, some of which he wrote, including "Dusty", dedicated to his new wife.
15	Although in studio publicity Hunter claimed to be a descendant of Zachary Taylor, 12th President of the United States, he was not a direct descendant, although he may have been a collateral descendant, through his father's maternal grandmother, from the Taylors of Virginia.
16	Was working toward his Master's degree in radio at UCLA when he was discovered.
17	Attended Northwestern University and graduated on August 26, 1949, He majored in speech and radio and minored in psychology and English.
18	On June 1, 1950, 20th Century-Fox head Darryl F. Zanuck signed him to a contract and changed his name to Jeffrey Hunter.
19	Son with Barbara Rush, Christopher (born 29 August 1952).
20	While in Spain to film the Chicago Mafia story ¡Viva América! (1969), he was injured in an on-set explosion, suffering facial lacerations from broken glass and powder burns. Later an old friend, a former British commando, accidentally hit him on the chin with a karate chop when Hunter, who knew judo, failed to defend himself in time, banging the back of his head against a door. Then, while on the plane with his wife returning to the US, Hunter's right arm suddenly became semi-paralyzed and he lost the power of speech, two signs of a stroke. He was taken directly off the plane upon landing, to a hospital in Los Angeles. He recovered and was released after a couple of weeks. Shortly after signing to co-star with Vince Edwards in The Desperados (1969), Hunter suffered another cerebral hemorrhage while on a short flight of steps in his living room, and collapsed, injuring his head in the fall. It was not known how long he had been unconscious when he was finally found. He died, without regaining consciousness, the following day after surgery to repair the skull fracture, at age 42.
21	While playing Jesus in King of Kings (1961), his armpits were shaved for the crucifixion scenes
22	Had starred in the unsold, unshown NBC series pilot "Journey Into Fear" in 1966. Based on the same Eric Ambler novel as the 1942 movie with Orson Welles.
23	Cast as Christopher Pike, captain of the USS Enterprise, in the original Star Trek (1966) pilot in 1964. However, when an undecided NBC requested a second pilot in early 1965, Hunter declined, having decided to concentrate on his movie career, instead. Producer Gene Roddenberry, after hearing the news, wrote to Hunter, "I am told you have decided not to go ahead with 'Star Trek'. This has to be your own decision, of course, and I must respect it", and then asked Hunter if he would come back for "one day or two of shooting an additional action opening which can result in a fast, tightly cut, exciting film release". Hunter, who had a six-month exclusive contract for the series lead, also declined that request. Footage from the first pilot was later incorporated into a two-part episode titled "The Menagerie" in "Star Trek"'s first season (Roddenberry later tried to give the impression that it was he who decided not to rehire Hunter for the second pilot. As executive producer Herbert F. Solow pointed out, however, major casting decisions for the series were made by Desilu and NBC executives, not the producer). It wasn't until 1988 that it was screened intact as a filler episode entitled "The Cage" on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) due to a writer's strike.
24	Wife Joan Bartlett was a former model. Two sons, Todd and Scott. Hunter adopted her son, Steele Hunter, from a previous marriage.
25	He desperately lobbied to be cast as Mike Brady for the situation comedy The Brady Bunch (1969). Producer Sherwood Schwartz would not consider him, as he thought Hunter was "too good-looking to be an architect". Hunter died just months before the series premiered in 1969.

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Legend of Jesse James	1966	TV Series	Jeremy Thrallkill
Journey Into Fear	1966	TV Series	Dr. Howard Graham
Kraft Suspense Theatre	1965	TV Series	Fred Girard
Brainstorm	1965		Jim Grayam (as Jeff Hunter)
Uncle Tom's Cabin	1965	voice, uncredited
Murieta	1965		Joaquín Murrieta
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre	1963-1964	TV Series	Barry Stinson / Gabe Flanders
Temple Houston	1963-1964	TV Series	Temple Houston
The Man from Galveston	1963		Timothy Higgins
Gold for the Caesars	1963		Lacer
Combat!	1962	TV Series	Sgt. Dane
Death Valley Days	1962	TV Series	Capt. Walter Reed, MD
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	1962	TV Series	Harold
The Longest Day	1962		Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller (as Jeff Hunter)
No Man Is an Island	1962		George R. Tweed
Checkmate	1961	TV Series	Edward 'Jocko' Townsend
King of Kings	1961		Jesus
Man-Trap	1961		Matt Jameson
Key Witness	1960		Fred Morrow
Hell to Eternity	1960		Guy Gabaldon
Sergeant Rutledge	1960		Lt. Tom Cantrell
Destiny, West!	1960	TV Movie	John Charles Fremont
Our American Heritage	1960	TV Series	John Charles Freemont
Pursuit	1958	TV Series	Lt. Aaron Gibbs
In Love and War	1958		Sgt. Nico Kantaylis
The Last Hurrah	1958		Adam Caulfield
Count Five and Die	1957		Captain Bill Ranson
Climax!	1955-1957	TV Series	Phil Aubry / Wesley Jerome Penn
No Down Payment	1957		David Martin
The Way to the Gold	1957		Joe Mundy
The True Story of Jesse James	1957		Frank James
Gun for a Coward	1957		Bless Keough
A Kiss Before Dying	1956		Gordon Grant
The Great Locomotive Chase	1956		William A. Fuller
The 20th Century-Fox Hour	1956	TV Series	Dick Cannock
The Searchers	1956		Martin Pawley
The Proud Ones	1956		Thad Anderson
Seven Cities of Gold	1955		Matuwir
Seven Angry Men	1955		Owen Brown
White Feather	1955		Little Dog
Princess of the Nile	1954		Prince Haidi
Three Young Texans	1954		Johnny Colt
Sailor of the King	1953		Signalman Andrew 'Canada' Brown
Dreamboat	1952		Bill Ainslee
Lure of the Wilderness	1952		Ben Tyler
Belles on Their Toes	1952		Dr. Bob Grayson
Red Skies of Montana	1952		Edward J. (Ed) Miller
Take Care of My Little Girl	1951		Chad Carnes
The Frogmen	1951		Pappy Creighton
Fourteen Hours	1951		Danny Klempner
Call Me Mister	1951		The Kid
Julius Caesar	1950		Third Plebian (uncredited)
Star Trek	1986	TV Series	Captain Christopher Pike
¡Viva América!	1969		Frank Mannata
Super Colt 38	1969		Billy Hayes
Insight	1967-1969	TV Series	Ken / James Smith
Sexy Susan Sins Again	1968		Count Enrico
The F.B.I.	1965-1968	TV Series	Ralph Stuart / Francis Jerome
Find a Place to Die	1968		Joe Collins
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell	1968		Lt. (J.G.) Lyman P. Jones
Custer of the West	1967		Capt. Benteen
The Christmas Kid	1967		Joe Novak
A Guide for the Married Man	1967		Technical Adviser (Mountain Climber)
A Witch Without a Broom	1967		Garver Logan (as Jeff Hunter)
The Monroes	1967	TV Series	Ed Stanley
Strange Portrait	1966		Mark
The Green Hornet	1966	TV Series	Emmet Crown
Daniel Boone	1966	TV Series	Roark Logan
Dimension 5	1966		Justin Power

Producer

Title	Year	Status
Temple Houston	1963-1964	TV Series executive producer - 26 episodes
La ciudad sagrada	1959	producer
The Living Swamp	1955	Short documentary producer

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Belles on Their Toes	1952	performer: "Any Rags, Any Bones, Any Bottles Today?"

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Edición Especial Coleccionista	2011	TV Series in memory of - 1 episode

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
The American West of John Ford	1971	TV Movie documentary	actor 'The Searchers'
Oh My Word	1969	TV Series	Himself
A Bob Hope Comedy Special	1966	TV Special	Himself
Your First Impression	1963	TV Series	Himself
Here's Hollywood	1962	TV Series	Himself
Guest Shot	1962	TV Series documentary	Himself
Disneyland '59	1959	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Juke Box Jury	1959	TV Series	Himself
Mardi Gras	1958		Himself - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
You Asked for It	1958	TV Series	Himself
Screen Snapshots 1856: The Mocambo Party	1957	Short	Himself
Premiere Performance	1957	TV Series	Himself
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	1956	TV Series	Himself
The George Gobel Show	1955	TV Series	Himself
This Is Your Life	1953	TV Series	Himself
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Night Life	1952	Short	Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Edición Especial Coleccionista	2011	TV Series	Jesus
Pioneers of Television	2011	TV Mini-Series documentary	Christopher Pike in Star Trek: The Cage
Spacelift: Transporting Trek Into the 21st Century	2011	Video short	Captain Christopher Pike
The Naked Archaeologist	2005-2010	TV Series documentary	Jesus
Religulous	2008	Documentary	Jesus
How the West Was Lost	2008	TV Movie documentary	Martin Pawley (uncredited)
100 Years of John Wayne	2007	TV Short documentary
Private Screenings	2006	TV Series	Wesley Penn - 'South Of The Sun' on Climax TV series
Birth of a Timeless Legacy	2004	Video short	Captain Christopher Pike
Reflections on Spock	2004	Video short	Captain Pike
Brilliant But Cancelled	2002	TV Movie documentary
E! Mysteries & Scandals	2000	TV Series documentary	Himself
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2	1999	TV Special documentary	Himself (uncredited)
John Wayne: On Board with the Duke	1997	Video documentary	Himself
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies	1995	TV Movie documentary	Martin Pawley, 'The Searchers' (uncredited)
Jesus Christ, Movie Star	1992	TV Movie documentary	Jesus Christ
Hollywood Mavericks	1990	Documentary	Martin Pawley
The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones	1988	Video documentary	Himself
America at the Movies	1976	Documentary	Martin Pawley (uncredited)
Directed by John Ford	1971	Documentary
CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite	1969	TV Series	Himself
Star Trek	1966	TV Series	Captain Christopher Pike
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	1961	TV Series	William A. Fuller

Won awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
1960	Star on the Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame	Television	On 8 February 1960. At 6918 Hollywood Blvd.

Nominated awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
1961	Golden Laurel	Laurel Awards	Top Action Performance	Hell to Eternity (1960)

Title	Salary
Temple Houston (1963)	$5,000 /episode

#	Quote
1	I was told I had arrived when, during the shooting of The Searchers (1956), they gave me almost as much ammunition as they gave John Wayne.

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